The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-11
THE COTTON GIN QUESTION CON-
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GRETTO BE COMPELLED
| 4 to reply to another Cotton Gin Advertise
| ment, and assare the public that would not
do it, but for the efforts now being made publicly
and privately, by circular and other means, to
produce the impression that am imposing upon
| farmers, by selling a spurious article of Cotton
Gin, and therefore not entitled to their patron
age. f;..5 =
| In one instance, a private letter was written to
| party, to whom had sold 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., DC, 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 dtsinterested kindness? Such devices and
| means to sell goods did not originate this year,
but are old and stale, and | had supposed would
scarcely be resorted to by any respectable business
| house in the year of our Lord, 1866. First, l
will say that I'll. L.. Emery never made Cotton
Gin in the United States, previous to Nov. 18th,
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
| who know it, to be the best Gin extant.
The Gin was exhibited in England in 1862, and
which was much fapplauded by the cotton
growers and others of Asia, was manufactured by
Emery Bros. the very men whose Gins H. L.
Emery's agent here, styles s'inferior." This 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 H. L. Emery & Son commenced
manufacturing, and upon this reputation they
are now working. The Picker Roll Supporter"
which is the burden of their song is an insignif
cant attachment, which costs about $l.5 to So.
By actual experiment, they have proven deci-
ded detrment, instead of advantage. They
serve as something to talk about, and for that
reason will answer some people admirably well.
That it is a decided disadvantage, can prove to
| any practical cotton7grower 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; tits due myself to say that
l have not desired to continue this subject, and
regard it as positively forced upon me, have
in no instance, publicly or privately, sought to
recommend my goods by condemning my neigh
bors; upon the contrary,I reject both the princi-
| pie and policy. deny that H. l.. Emery 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-
Celphia or New York. iS'A 1a 1sif io
AI O. 4BILIUPS,
IHs- Successor to Borum IL MCLEAN,
IolgUf i7H No.ll Wide Water street,
" au1I- D5t&Wlm }tal an. - Norfolk, Va