The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-14
r EIGH BROTHERS & PHELPS
REGRE TTO BE COMPELLED

REGRET ITO BE COMPELLED
/ to reply to another Cotton Gin Advertise
ment, and assure the public that | would not
do it, but for the efforts now being made publicly
| and privately, by circular and other means, to
pr oduce the impression that am imposing upon
farmers, by selling spurious article of Cotton
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
al 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 disinterested 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 H. l.. Emery never made Cotton
Gin in the United States, previous to Nov 18th,
1864. Emery Bros. commenced the manufac-
ture of Gins in 1852 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's agent here, styles finterior." This ex-
hibition took place in 1867, 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 l. Son commenced
manufacturing, and upon this reputation they
are now working. The'Picker Roll Supporter 81
which is the burden of their song is an insignif-
| cant attachment, which costs about 81. so to 81
By actual experiment, they have proven deci-
ded detriment, instead of advantage. They
| serve as something to talk about, and for that
| reason will answer people admirably well,
That it is decided disadvantage, 1 can prove to
any practical cOtton-grower in few minutes. |
can, however, furnish Gins with then, if so order
ed, and always make it optional with the farmer
| to have them or 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 privately, sought to
recommend my goods by condemning my neigh
bors; upon the contrary, reject both the princi-
Pile and policy. 1 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 10 Baltimore, Phia-
celphia or New York.
.t .4s ..I -. @. BILLUPS,
Successor to Borum 4 MCLEAN,
~ - No. ii Wide Water street,
aull-D5t&Wlm Norfolk, Va.