The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-05-26
Interesting TO Cotton Planters.

In recent number of the st. Louis Rspubts-
can, ne observe description of machine TOR
ser,aratinp cotton from the bolls, and cleaning
Il of all dirt and trash, which, if it really does
III that IS claimed for it by the patentees, is of
the highest value and importance to cotton
planters. particularly since the decrease In
steady hand labor on the plantations. This
machine will take in the cotton bolis, picked In
the rough from the plants in the field, and sep
arates the lint completely from them, and as
completely agwas accomplished by the Whitney
and other saw gins: and by using it, three
times as much cotton can be picked In day as
under the old system, and the planters who
adopt it can send their hands into the fields to
gather cotton that is mature with the husks,
trash. etc, tc be stored away until it can be
separated from the bolls, leaves, stems, dirt and
sand by picker before being put through the
Gin. This machine is an improvement upon an
older invention patented by the la5e Mr.. John
G. Page, of. ldemphis, and in its new form it
combines both cleaner and gin, the new pro-
cess of ginning breaking the fibres much less
than the original one; it requires one-fourth
less power than the first invention, while it
Yields more lint and without mapping. 1t is
claimed that it will effect a saving of labor of
at least one-third, and enhance the merchan-
table.vaIu Of the cotton ten per cent. The
Republican says:
1.-THE visitors were shown the machine, which
was put in operation by DIR. Andrews. 1t re-
sembles large grain separator, and was run by
steam power. TO test the experiment, sack
of roughly gathered cotton bolls was opened
snd placed on feed apron at the forward part
of the machine. The ballss cotton, dirt and
other substances were swallowed up and disap-
peared. It was first operated on by beating
pans and and forced against strong currents OF
air. By this operation, the 6bres were cleaned
and separated from the hulls and dust. Then
it is pushed forward to the gin saws which
strips the lint from the seeds, the latter drop
ping by Its weight into box or receptacle.
At this point the lint is cleaned and separated
from the seed. It is then carried through a
reverted fue' to the lint room, where it drops
gently down Ike snow fakes, ready for bal
ing.:n
When it is remembered that most planters
have not within third of the labor at their
command which they had few years since, and
that large proportions of the crops grown last
season were left standing unpicked in the fields
for want of hands to set it out, it must be evi-
dent that this invention is of the highest i'm
portance to them, as it may enable them to save
and send to market every pound of cotton
grown. The patent is owned by Messrs. Dow
dali, Page & Co., of st. Louis, who are engaged
h manufacturing the machine in time for the
next crop. No information as to the cost is
given by the Republican, nor are we aware that
any agency for the sale of the machine has
been established in this city. But we have
thonght the invention of so much importance
to the cetton planters that we call the subject
to their attention.