The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-05
IS l-2 FOR FIRST BALE
COTTON OF J. c. CARTER WINS THE HONOR.
Second New Bale Drought in by Moses
 McLemore Sold at Auction,
 Bringing 15 IA Cents Per Pound.

The first bale of new cotton brought
 to the Montgomery market this season
 by John c. Carter was sold for 15 Ia
 cents pound The second bale of new
 cotton to reach the market. brought in by Moses McLemore. brought Is 1-4 cents a pound.
 The cotton grown by Mir. Carter was brought to Montgomery at o'clock Thursday morning and was delivered at the ginnery of the Montgomery Gin- ming and Cotton Company to be ginned.
 The cotton grown by MT. Mcl.emore
 reached Montgomery Thursday after nightfall and was ginned at the Hem dirk gin after which 1t was sent to Court Square. where 1t was sold at auc- tion yesterday morning.
 A controversy has arisen between the friends of Messrs. Carter and Mo Lemore as to which of them brought the first bale to market inasmuch as
 MT. McLemore's bale was ginned be- fore that of MT. Carter. There seems to be no doubt that MT. Carter is due the credit of bringing the first bale to market as his cotton had been soio before that of MT. McLemore reached
 the city. The Carter cotton would
 have been ginnei nearly twelve no"rs before that of MT. McLemore reached the city had lit not been for an accident to the gin
 Donald Macdonald, manager of the Montgomery Ginning and Cotton Com many. explained the accident and gave
 Mir. Carter full credit for delivering the first new bale to the Montgomery | market.
 donald" was delivered at our gin at | 9 o'clock Thursday morning. Under ordinary circumstances 1t would have | been ginned and delivered to him in | an hour and he was assured that this | would be done. While ginning the cot ton the machinery broke down and we
 were unable to repair 1t until today
 To save MT. Carter any uneasiness on | the score of not having the first bale
 we purchased 1t from him on Thursday. paying him IS 12 cents.
 T understand that MT. McLemore's
 cotton did not reach Montgomery until Thursday night Certainly Mir. Car ter's cotton was the first bale to reach the Montgomery market this season | and althougf1h I am friendly to MT. Me Lemore, if his cotton did not come in until nearly twelve hours after MT Carters, there cannot be any question | about the latter gentleman having the credit of the first bale"
 l The Carter bale weighed 475 pounds
 The McLemore bale weighed 54S pounds.
 The McLemore bale was grown at
 his fine plantation near Mitylene. The
 cotton was brought to Montgomery
 Thursday night. It was rushed across
 the city to the Hendrix gin, where it
 was ginned and then hauled to Court
 Square. At an auction sale yesterday
 morning the bale was bought in by Marks & Gayle for 15 IA cents.
 This Is the second year that MT Carter has won the honor of bringing
 the first new bale to the Monts lery
 market, although he came near break
 ing all previous records this year
 The earliest that first new bale that | has ever been delivered in Montgomery reached here on July S1 several years
 ago. Last year MT. Carter brought in | the first new bale on August 12. This 1 year he beat that by nine days. His bale last year was sold to Sellers & Drum 1 for 10 1t-i6.
 I M- MaI-amore has several times won