Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-16
'"pr0rt" Method q Ha4lyaet.riae Theme.
corddrs, &c. By Mr. J. H. Echoi,

, - '''"oef last, We mentioned that Mi ] II
i1eh6ls OF this place had invented and oht,,,.1
patent iot an improved method Of m1n,f,.tn-
ing twIne, cordage, a. II will be seen n, the
'oioWlng letters and certificates. tbatthi. ,,e,bo5
mas been Satisfactorily tested, and lis adyant,,es
'oiif demonstrated. MI Echol>', machinery i,
now IN operation at the Ropewalk of Me<sr,
hehols Cundlii, as may be seen by their al
Vertlsement IN this paper
RESPONDENCE. &r
SHADY GROVE, be Sd. 1886.
IAN SIR Since lwaS in LynchbuIa. and
had the pleasure OF examining your ntr ma
PIofement, ID the manufacturing of Irvine and
s'..Se' ". &c. so lar as yol had progress sed At
l'' o'he' nave thought much on the subject,
'"n 'in forced 10 the conclusion that the plan Is
moi only apractlcable and uselulonr. but very
important one 10 the manufacturer Of hcmn. ma.
only because ofthp gleat saving q f7mr,uj Iibor
winch, IN the article olt~inc | would set down
at from a ihrd 10 a fourth at least but also IN
me actual compacness and neatncss of the
manufactured articlc-and although had net an
opportunity OF seeing your plan IN npe-atiop in
putting up and tarng rope warm and other LARGE
"ofk' ycl iron my knowledge Of that business
on me oId plan, aud from what | dld see and
near OF your improvements cannot doubt but II
l@qoltea as important IN that branch OF busiaess
as IN tWIne, and am inclined To think IN Tan d
WORK a lltiIe more so. And when | take into
oo'>laeTauoa the cheapne-' and simplicity Of
your hXtures. unhesitatiualy conc ludc that no
lhIn@ but the want of general knN'Icdge and
| correct understanding OF your improved plan
Will proven general beIlef in its utility and It's
consequent general adoption by the manulc-
tureTs OF hemp. have, sir, As you know, resi-
9eu IN the W est, (to VII, Kentucky and Ohio }
Tor the last twelve or thirteen year, and Tor a
great part OF that time have been engaged in the
manufacture oil hemp myself and consequently
nave some knowledge OF the plan of operations
N that country and am warranted in SAYING
that your improvement, OF any part OF it, has net
been thought OF in that country. would re
speetuIly name to yoa the prupriety Of LAYING
before the manufacturers OF the west, in some
practical way, a. soon as NAV be, your improve
ments, &c. having no doubt but 1t would be a
valuable acquisition 10 them and profitable 10
yourself. (Sgned) EDWIN W. MoonMAN.
Extracts OF two letters received from Mr.. Ed
WIN w. Norman on the subject 81 cotton bag
Sing.
In a letter Of Dec 3D. 1886, he SAYS. II you
can remove certain objections. would say your
plan for improving hagging would be excellent"
In a letter oil Dec Sth l~3G b. say that up
on thinking, i have removed all the objection,
to my plan ofimproyng baggine to wit. 10 put
the walp on bobbn, by the over head improve
mint, and beam it oil the hobbias as cloth Is
beamed at cotton factories, to be Woye hy water
power.
LYNcHnrEG, Nov 2Sih. ls36.
nave this day examined Nj. Echoe', ropc
walk imp oyement, tor which he tells me he has
recently taken out patent. II Is an overhead
track, which. by means of ltllc car, delivers
any SIZE rope yarn from the hands of the spi IL
ners and puts II on Robbins with great iarll
~ and conyenlencc-tae cars lifting the thread
OFT al the hooks, and bringing up the ends, with
great speed over the heads of tae Nplnners,