A STORY OF COTTOxX -1!) 



Other devices simply lighten the band automatically, while 

 the bale is being compressed and, thus, retain the original 

 elliptical shaped bale, with, however, a very great increased 

 density. 



We will address ourselves, as briefly as possible, to each of 

 the RE-COMPRESSED bales, separately, and accompany our 

 arguments by photographs of each bale so discussed, so that 

 the merits of each method of compression may be freely and 

 fairly analyzed by the cotton trade. 



PHOTOGRAPH "A" is an exhibit of two "STANDARD" 

 bales of cotton, RE-COMPRESSED as cotton is ORDINARILY 

 re-compressed. 



Approximately, four pounds of additional bagging has been 

 applied to each of these bales of cotton as ordered by the cot- 

 ton shipper for the purpose of ENTIRELY COVERING each 

 bale. 



A marking patch, one-half of a second-hand sugar bag of 

 approximately one pound in weight has been applied to ONE 

 edge of each bale. 



A patch of rewoven bagging of approximately three pounds 

 has been applied to the other edge of each bale. 



Bale No. 1 in Photograph "A" shows the edge of the bale, 

 that has been re-compressed in the ORDINARY MANNER, 

 with the MARKING PATCH applied. 



Bale No. 2 in Photograph "A" shows the opposite edge of 

 another STANDARD BALE, re-compressed in an ORDINARY 

 MANNER, with a patch of rewoven bagging, of three pounds 

 in w^eight, applied. 



These two bales were, BEFORE RE-COMPRESSION, each 

 of a measurement, of 27 inches wide, 54 inches long and 48 

 inches in thickness. 



After re-compression, as shown in the photograph, the meas- 

 urements are: 



Bale No. 1 : — 30 inches wide, 58 inches long, 20 inches in 

 thickness. 



Bale No. 2: — 30 inches wide, 60 inches long, 22 inches in 

 thickness. 



You will note that these bales photographed, show approxi- 

 mately 4% of the cotton in each bale is ENTIRELY exposed 



