The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-25
Office of City Registrar, September "a, 1867.
GEORGE 8. PEa.ZER, NJ. D.. City Registrar


CHARLESTON ENTERPRISE. firm or Messrs.
JNo. ROBINSON & Co., of this city was formed
some months since by several young Charleston
ans, with the intention Of engaging in the cotton
mending and packing business. Though in opera
ton but short time the .o-partnership has
proved successful and, during the winter months,
the business will become one Of some magnitude.
The few arrivals of new cotton have already pro-
duced beneficial effect by infusing new life IN
those commercial houses that deal i'll the staple
Messrs. JNo. ROBINSON & Co., have felt this magic
influence, and have been actively engaged IN pre-
parine their forces to meet the issue. They have
rented an Office al No. 90 North Commercial
Wharf, and have erected hand-power cotton
press in which they pack the cotton samples pur-
chased from the factors.
The press is the work of MIR. JESSE JONES,
Charleston mechanic, and is in many respects su-
perior to those OF Northern makers. hlr. JONES
has secured patent for his press, aud has already
designed several improvements which will facil-
tate the work of COMPRISING by lessenng the ia-
bor The one employed by Messrs. ROBINSON Il
Co. was the first made by MIR. JONES, and is worked
by crank and cog wheels. 1t occupies portion
of the first and second stories of the building, and
the process of packing is conducted as follows:
The cotton is placed in compartment IN the sec
ond story the top of the press is then iriliy
braced on, completely enclosing it, and the pres
sure is given below by means OF a long wooden
handle, which is connected with cog wheel.
This pressure is entirely upwards, and the cotton
subjected to gradual but forcble squeezing nli-
til its dimensions reach the required size -he
compartment or box at the top OF the press has u
capacity of 500 pounds but the bales are often of
different weights, and the machinery can be
graduated to suit the quantity Of cotton to be
packed.
Since this press has been in operation Messrs.
ROBINSON & Co. have turned out numpef vi
bales that for neatness and firm, close packing VIII
comnare fayorably with those IN the hands "i nc
tors that were packed by the common colmti!
screw Mr.. C.. n HUaER of this city, Is the agent
for the JONES Press, and is prepared t" receive
orders for the same AS yet this press Is h' ''''0
known bll. it is destined to super5ede not "h'.
tba borse mower screw but many OF the manu-
presses now in use.
IN ho,;no the cotton Messrs. ROBINSON Co.
have decided to use the iron lie as Ire1er"p'c ~
every respect 10 rope. hl''' '''"o ~.
the different patents they have decidcd 10 iS' VI,
VALLEY tie, which has self-adjustlnG huch'e' anu
the bale can be subjected to steam pressure WIN
CIT iniulng the efficacy Of the tic. Mr. hlErfAHD
: Augusta has applied for patent Tor 'ie ~
emily invented by himself, which is said 10 DC s''-
peror to those now in ,ise, and which Will pe '''i
ployed whenever it is presented to the public
IN establishing the business above referred To-
the gentlemen forming the copartnership 81 JOHN
ROBINSON Co have taken a step i'll the right d.
rection, and We arc happy to state that then o.
forts to rise above petty prejudiccs have received
the sanction OF the cotton factors and merchants,
who have assisted them in various ways. The ex-
pertinent has proved success. and if Charleston
should ever regain heS supremacy as cotton
those engaged in it Will find it lucrative invest
fment.