The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1875-07-16
COTTON SPINNING AT HOME.


MIR. EDITOR: Herewith allow me to hand
you copy of a letter received from B. f.
Archer, Ga practical mechanic,) Special
Agent OF tho Patrons of Husbandry in the
State OF Mississippi, also some communica-
tions and reports from Mr.. Archer, publish
ed in the Farmers Vhulicator, the official
organ OF the State Grange Of Mississippi -
This subject you remember was brought to
the attention of the "Agricuitu,ui .SOc.cty
of South Caroltaa," at its January meeting,
in series of resolutions offered by me and
which wore adoptedby the Society
MIR. Archer has kindly forwarded We a
bat, or sttUer, and a sample of"thc yarn,
which | have now before mc---the yarn,
though it, as Mr.. Archer states, was made
from inferior cotton, is well spun and strong,
and IS ,ocH adapted for erpon To India and
China, especially. The Clemens attachment
here alluded to, is adapted to any quality or
number of yarn that would be profitable for
us to spin, and there is 10 reason why we
should not supply Europe and Asia with
yarn spun from at least two to two and
half million of bales of our cotton, thereby
increasing the annual value OF our exports
more than one hundred million dollars
We have the white labor in tho Southern
States (',o,o almost unen,ploycd) to spin all
the cotton and wool we now raise, without
taking any from the fields, if our rich men
would but realize that there is some higher
obligation than to loan money to needy bor-
rOwers at extOrtionate rates ofintcrest. La
Dor (tohtte) for cotton spinning and manu-
featuring can be had al Ebitum i'll the
South, at from three to six dollars per week,
according to the character of the service.
Yours, truly,
WINBORN LAWTON.
EXTRACT FROM LETTER.
TAYLoR's DEPOT, LAFAYETTE Co., Miss
May 18th, 1875.
WmJom Lawton, Esq, Charleston S. C.
| DEAR SIR: 1t affords me much pleasure
Y to reply to your letter of the 10th inst, re-
\eived some days since, and will do so rath-
\desultory. "Mou,tain MIls," the facto-
ncntiorcd, is located in North Alabama,
Nmilcs south of the Memphis and Char
- \Railroad, between Huntsville and
iss, Post office, Barton Station
Sho proprietor of the Clemens
SNH Corinth, Miss, aud is
E,%f2pon the new plan, soon
<H6s, that will turn out eight
na s4s PROV sssSFistss ssssss9 ss ssels
des,0Rslrdassetad ysS.1SoSd d phicA has Jec,l
thermore, could not nuve petw .Furc
perform the labor have done without com.
pcnsation, but for Me great lovc Ihayc TO,
our South Mnd. This little machine, il
properly handled and duly appreciated. ,o,A
help an " won1erfM degree to redcem our
material prosperity. :" y X
will also send you small sample of yarn
spun in my presence from yery poor seed
cotton, as a test, also, a bat or silver. X
| must be allowed to state that am IN no
acGy Interested IN tie patent, and respectfully
refer you to Col. 4. +. Whitfield, Corinth,
Mississippi, for any information you desire
about sales, etc. | would also state, that it
is practicable to spin and manufacture in
any part of the world WHARF cotton is grown.
Hoping that the printed matter accompany
ing this will be satisfactory,
l remain, very truly, yours, 81
BE. ARCHER.