The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
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tage, in way, but at the same time the
manufacture is subjected 10 heavy stor-
age and immense Insurance rates. and.
in the case Of fire. 10 big loses from wa
ter absorption.
As the Neely compress promises TO be
a part Of the local gin situated on the
edge of the cotton field from which the
Southern manufacturer buys his stock
for the factory. and claims also 10 give
a perfect lamination that IS within itself
a money saver, Il must necessarily OBJ
viate in large measure the losses TO the
manufacturer that come from causes
above outlined 1t is no wonder. there
fore, that the exhibitions Of the Neely
compress attracted the attention of the
cotton men gathered in Richmond.
The exhibitions at the Jefferson were
necessarily confined 10 the operations Of
the little model machine. which turns
out a bale OF a few pounds, but those
who were not entirely satisfied with its
good work saw the whole thing done on
the big and complete machine at the
Cardwell Company's works. at Nineteenth
and Cary streets.
New Methods VIII Pay.
It Is well known that the present sys-
tenn Of preparing the South's greatest
crop for the markets Of the world is
crude and subject TO many defects. which
defects IN a general way are costly TO
the grower and the glnner. as well as
70 the manufacturer. At the present
time there are something like 5000 gin
neries in the country. in which the lint
is separated from the seed and the seed
less cotton put into large and unwieldly
bales that are but poorly suited for ship
ment. either by rail or by steamer. they
costing entirely too much in freight.
storage. and other charges.
Storage space IS an immense item 10
American manufacturers, and II can be
seen at a glance how the Neely com
pressed bale is a money-saver in this re-
spect.
To remedy this trouble. in a measure.
so far as the cotton for foreign ship
nent was concerned the modern steam
compress came into play. and IN a num-
Der OF Southern cities these congresses
were established, but they are large.
costly. and unwieldly things. and cannot
be utilized in the smaller towns and VII
laees IN which the manufacturers. es-
pecislly the Southern manufacturers, buy
their stock
The country ginner and cotton grower
mus needs ship his cotton IN the bales
that come from the gin to the compress
in the larger shipping points, thus sub
jecting themselves and the home buyers
70 heavy freight charges. platform
charges. compress charges. and what
not, and. in one way and another, be at
all times at the mercy OF the combine,
for be II remembered that the steam
compress combination has grown into
gigantic trust.
And after all OF this the steam com
press does not do the work so as TO pro-
tect the bale from the stealage OF the
voracious army Of samplers, inspectors,
&C, through whose hands the frayed
bale must pass before 1t finally reaches
the factory where the cotton is 20 be
made into cloth.
The Perfect Remedy.
Now, II is claimed that the Neely COM
press, q new thing under the American
sun. viii obviate all Of these difficulties
do away with all OF this improper sam
pIing and other kinds OF robbery. and
enable the ginner TO land his cotton at
the door OF the manufacturer or elsewhere
in the same condensed and perfect shape.
and OF the same weight which marked
its departure from the nome ginnery and
congresses right at the edge OF the field
where II grew, and thus save the enor-
nous tare charges at home and abroad,
estimated ct about Sl5,o0Q000 a year on
the cotton crop of the Southern States
In brief. II is claimed that the NeeIy
system and the wonderful compress have
come into existence 10 save the ginners
and cotton growers OF the South annu-
ally the enormous sum Of $90,0 900 te $50
100000 IN cold cash. The compress will
be manufactured and sold al q price
that Will admit OF every ginnery IN the
country owning and operating one right
at the gin-in fact. as a part OF the gin
mag machinery. and to be operated BY
the same power. II has been well demon
strated that these are not extrsvsgant
claims
Big Thing for Richmond.
The Neeiy congresses are now being
made In Richmond. and II is said that a
factory for their especial manufacture is
to be established there. It viii be a big
thing for Richmond. FOR. as before stated.
It takes about 5000 ginneries TO gin the
American cotton crop Of 100000 to a.
10000 bales. and these 5000 ginneries are
the prospective customers OF the big COM
press mandatory to be established in
that good city, and then follows repair
work and new machines 70 supply the
places Of broken or wornout ones.
Il Is expected that only a modest fac
tory. employing not over 100 expert me-
chanics. win be required 10 supply the de-
mand for this year. but that IN time-and
short time. al that-there win have to
be. Il is believed. enlargements OF facili-
ties and increases Of working force. and
then this gigantic enterprise viii be one
OF the foremost among the industrial
works OF Richmond. turning loose i'm
mense amounts on the pay rolls to enrich
the traders and help to increase the vol