The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28
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new cy ylindricals press for bal ling 20
ton, by the inventor, d tizen ID
this place. Y q llasc5 tIIIiIlssyiis ilc
drawings illustrating IFS colistfact ion
and operation, and arc incliiied 10
think tlnt the pentions is ali tint
claims to be, Il yiz:s u good press fltr
making bales. Unfortunately how
ever, for tho inventor, lit will lsney yer
come into general demand !, round
bates having been q geieralls
prescribed by botitt buyer and ssli d
per. Daily experience shows thai
round bales are, not so convenient ior
hauling, either ON the banks i sot 81
rivers or on steamers; nor can they lie
SO closely slowed away. in ships
which fact alone must Determined
Yet the invention IS not Without
utility. Its siAnplicilS,,>aasd md siioyeIty
cannot fail 70 attract s.tent; . i, -
must necessarily rank high among iheiss
labor-saving machines OF 5the, touIl
try. By connecting it to the gin, the
cotton is made up at once into bales
by the same power and at the Same, ,:s
time. To appreciate the great { de 81
gree of compactness to which bale sl
iuay be pressed by this machine,
has only to take small piece OF cot
ton and to press it slightly while
rolling it between the fingers, HE
principle embraced in K. this Inachine
is precisely similar-and 5.bys q con
tinuous layer ofcotton revolving round i.t
itself under constant pressure, Willis rs
the rollers are turning, the bAlb ss g
formed OF extreine compactness, re-
quiring no after COMPRISING IL
Is thought that this mode Of forming, n
the bale will supercede the necessity
of roping. -
These presses can be furnished for
about $500, ready for operation.
This further explanation by sflls
| inventor is given: ri
'SIhe operating partnof. my press s.
consists mainly of three wooden sorsS
iron rollers or cylinders, the length 81: ss
each being equal to that Of the balo
| which it is intended TO form. These 3
cylinders are placed 80 as to oTepreseiiit
| triangle at equal distances apart and
parallel to each other. When used
for pressing, they at first approach se
closely together as to be nearly in
contact; and as the cation which
forms the bale accumulatcs between sss
them, they recede from each other
under any required pressure, the CO q Sc
ton being fed i'll between them direct s
iy from the cotton gin, by means Of S
an endless apron. s sSs
San endless chain operating on #
each eide of the mackiile inlpaf ffS
motion to the cylinders. 3 IS ss'ss
"lhe cotton in passing into tliesS
space between the rollers, revoI yes
| upon itself SO as to form cylindtira
i5llc, which goes on aooIinlilating nil
| til it is of sufficient size and compnct..
ness. at this time the bale i is seiIssi n 3
secured by passing tho 4 batgiii,g
rs to surround the bale-4sarltI tIt,sss
next moment, by knocking
the catches, the cylinders rccede init, S.
slots left in the frame of the machine
for the purpose, and the bale lies ii
your feet ready for market ,,
We have said that the power, I as
applied by this invention is not
without utility. We can anSreadilyscsoii4 4ss6S
ccirc of its application in farming s6lig
cratons-as, for instance, III the
form of portable machine for talssssss
ing up and baling hay and other
field crops required to be put up m ii
less bulky form. But then All saddi- q
ton to its present capacities would be
required. The lever now. used 10 81
r"gulate the COMPRISING power oulal O.
have to be SO abridged in form as 3to ,.
be rendered equally useful in another
form. There would be required tho
additional power and mechanical con & s.
trlvance for picking up the material
fed in by the endless apron. With 81
these additions we can see no practical 4,
objections to its usefulness. l9ss
Mobile (4id.) Tribune.
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