Year: 1860

Protection to Cotton Planters.

 At the last monthly meeting of the l New York Chamber of Commerce, 5lh inst. ,sMr. Maltsew Maury submitted an invention for making cotton bales, or rather attaching the name of the planter to each bale, so as to identify the packer of it. A motion that the Chamber re- commend this contrivance was lost, for the reason that such endorsement was thought to be outside of the regular pro ceedings. A merchant of this city who has seen this invention sends us the fol- lowing account of it from New York paper; and adds, that he considers 1t well adapted for it's purpose:

 It combines four essential clements simplicity, utility, practicabilty, and cheap ness.

 The inventor proposes, first, 10 place near the middle of the bale loop of gal vanized, twisted light wire, which shall pass if not through at least beyond the center of the bale, the two ends prolect- ing at it's end, and passing through leaden tablet which is securely confined to it--so that no force applied outside can withdraw il. This is to be done at the gin house, when the bale is packed, and the tablet to be stamped with the name of the planter. and residence, in raised let ters, legible, easily read, and always visible.

 No handling will erase, obliterate, or dispace it, for the hexibility of the wire will allow the tablet to be pressed down close to the bale, and it will thus, at the same time, be out of the way and out of danger, yet readily found, ii required, to identify the Cotton.

 In compressing Cotton it will not be disturbed, because it has no connection with the ropes. The attaching of the ablet to the bale rope, is simply to enable buyers and shippers, especially by rail- roads, to attach the name of the owner or buyer to the Cotton, and enabling him to identify it at its place of delivery, and thus avoid the error so often committed of delivering 10 one man, Cotton belonging to another

 The apparatus for stamping the tablet is simple, and the cost of the whole but small. Col Tate, President of the Mem- phis and Charleston road, has expressed his appreciation of this mode of identify ing Cotton, and the value of 1t to the i Planter as well as to all who are interest ed in handling it, in saving not only great dea of time, but expense Tn tracing and delivering Cotton.

 If planters who make good Cotton once have the opportunity of sending thelr Cot ton from the plantation clear to the iacto- ry. with their name so attached to the bale as to get the full benefit of extra la- bor and pains bestowed upon their crop, they will then have some pecunlary n- ducemenl to so handle their Cotton as to make their name, on bale of Cotton, equal to a clear profit in its sale. Such IS not the case now, when 1t goes into the grand sum total, and only helps up the average of some more indolent or care- less planter who aims much more at quantity than quality. The term false packing, as applied to great deal Of I Cotton, is erroneous, because 1t signifies frauds. There is more or less of this every year; but, not to the extent many seem to think. Its the mixing of grades that is the greatest evil; and this IS the result of cateessness, and not of intent to deceive. So, also, with regard to sand and dust. They are put in on purpose, now and then; but, generally, it is sloven- | ly work in picking and ginning. Let each bale be so marked as to identify its maker and we shall have an end to all these complaints.

 Since the above was written, we have had the pleasure of examining the device above described, exhibited to us by it's in. ventor, MT. H. D. Mears, of Baltimore, at present stopping at the Revere House, in this city We readily perceive that this arrangement is every way adapted to accomplish the desired end. In fact, there could be nothing more efectual. It is perfect; and we believe that il will be immediately adopted by all planters, as soon as they become aware of its mer- its. We look for speedy termination of the frequent and vexatous dispules con- slantly arising between the buyer and seller of cotton as to the identity oi bales, when this invaluable process shall have been generally adopted

 To KEEP TIRES TIGHT ON WHEELS. - The following, if reliable, will prove val uabe. A correspondent of the Southern Planter says: "I ironed a wagon some years ago, for my own use, and before putting on the tires filled the felies with lnseed oil: and the tires have worn out