The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-17
THE COTTON GIN QUESTION CON
TlNUED,

r E r E Il TO BE COMPELLED
L to reply to another Cotton Gin Advertise
ment and assdre the public that | would not
do it, but for the efforts being made publicly
and privately, by circular and other means, to
produce the impression that l am imposing upon
farmers, by selling spurious article of Gotten
Gin, and therefore not entitled to their patron
age.
In one instance, private letter was written TO
a party, to whom | had sold a Gin, in which the
writer stated that he had learned of his having
purchased Gin of me, and wished to state that
mine was not genuine article, but very inferior
to his, &c, &c He concluded about as follows
81 do not write you this to create dissatisfaction
with your purchase, but to prevent you from be
ing imposed upon" What a beautiful exhibition
of disintsrested kindness? Such devices and
means to sell goods did not originate this year,
but are old and stale, and | had supposed would
scarcely be esorted to by any respectable business
house in the year of our Lord, 1866. First,
will say that Ii. l.. Emery never made a Cotton
Gin in the United States, previous to Nov. 4th,
1864 Emery Bros. commenced the manufac
ture of Gins in 1859. The first made was opera
ted in Georgia, by G. W. Emery, of Emery Bros.
This test suggested certain alterations, which
were made upon his return home, and since that
time the Emery Gin has been regarded by all
know it, to be the best Gin extant.
The Gin which was exhibited in England in 1862,
and which was so much applauded by the cotton
growers and others of Asia, was manufactured by
Emery Bros, the very men whose Gins II. l..
Emery agent mere, Styles INFERIOR. inns eX-
hibition took place in 1862, two years before II.
l.. Emery commenced manufacturing The cred
it, therefore, is due to Emery Bros, and not to
Ii. l.. Emery, who was only the exhibitor. The
| reputation which the Emery Gin now carries,
was won before II. L. Emery 4 Son commenced
manufacturing and upon this reputation they
are now working. The Picker Roll Supporter
which is the burden of their song, is an insgnih-
cant attachment, which costs about 81. so to 81
By actual experiment, they have proven dec-
ded detriment, instead of advantage. They
serve as something to talk about, and for that
reason will answer people admirably WELL
That it is a decided disadvantage, | can prove to
any practical cotton grower in few minutes |
can, however, furnish Gins with them, if so order
ed, and always make it optional with the farmer
to have them not. 1t is due myself to say that
have not desired to continue this subject and
regard it as positively forced upon me, | have
in no instance, publicly or privately, sought to
reco nnend my goods by condemning my neigh
bors; upon the contrary, reject both the princi-
pie aud policy. deny that H. l.. Emery a Son
are successors to Emery Bros | profess to sell
the genuine Emery Gin, the same Gin that has
such wide reputation in this country and Europe.
That Emery Bros. do manufacture such Gins at
the Albany Cotton Gin Manufacturing Com
pany's Works, | refer to any respectable Agri-
cultural Implement house in Baltimore Phila-
Gelphia or New York.
G. BILLUPS,
Successor to Borum & MCLEAN,
No. IL Wide Water street,
aull-D5t&Wlm Norfolk, Va.