A STORY OF COTTON 



PHOTOGRAPH "D" is an exhibit of three bales of cotton 

 compressed on what is termed a "STANDARD COMPRESS." 



The STANDARD COMPRESS re-compresses a bale of cotton 

 on all of its six sides and creates, after compressing, a rect- 

 angular bale of a very REGULAR shape, as evidenced by pho- 

 tograph. These bales are very desirable for the conservation 

 of room. 



ALL of the measurements of these bales were not obtain- 

 able, but the length is recorded as 48 inches. 



These photographs show exposure of cotton on the Hat sides 

 of the bales. 



GIN COMPRESSION. 



NEARLY ALL of the WASTE, ALL of the mutilation, and 

 a GREAT PORTION of the unnecessary expense with whiih 

 cotton is and has been made to bear the burden, can be elimin- 

 ated at the POINT where the bale is ORIGINALLY packaged. 



A bale of cotton, originally compressed to a PROPER 

 DENSITY at the gin, and a correct sample drawn from the 

 ORIGINAL bale of cotton, PROPERLY SUPERVISED, and 

 with a sulTicient financial guarantee as to the sample honestly 

 and fairly representing the bale, would FOREVER STOP, the 

 unnecessary waste of cotton and INSIIRE a PERFECT pack- 

 age from ORIGIN to DESTINATION. 



A great portion of the trading in cotton is NOW DONE 

 on the basis of (iUARANTEED SAMPLES AND WEIGHTS. 



Many shipi)ers DAILY purchase cotton, and ship their 

 purchases to destination, on samples and weights GUARAN- 

 rEED by the Seller. THEREFORE 



It would seem that, if a guarantee, that would be accep- 

 ted beyond question, is furnished to the Buyer by the Seller, 

 covering the samples and the weights of the cotton, that he 

 has purchased, the l)usiness of the Cotton Buyers and Ship- 

 pers would not bo MATERIALLY disturbed, if conducted on 

 this basis. 



If cotton were compressed at the gin and oflered to the 

 trade, either as a ROUND BALE OF COTTON or a RECT- 

 ANGULAR BALE OF COTTON, it cannot be denied that the 

 producer, the merchant anl the manufacturer would ALL be 

 GREATLY benefited ; BUT 



