The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-23
TINE TYLER PRESS TO THE FRONT.
Casting 0f . Mig Press at Leeds Foundry
ana Five More 10 Come.

ana rive More 10 Come.
While politics are sharing great deal
OF the attention OF our people, it is
gratifying to notice that the CONNER
cial interests OF the city are also being
attended to with a commendable zeal.
The very interesting report made re-
Gently to the Cotton Exchange by it's
honored President, Mr.. j. b. Lafitte,
concerning the extraordinary powers of
the Tyler presses, used in India, and the
unaccOuntable absence in this city OF
equally powerful presses, seems to have
awakened our cotton men from their ap-
parent lethargy, and promises to give a
new impetus to the cotton trade, where
it's legitimately great market is.
On Wednesday, at Leeds foundry, in
the presence OF number of gentle
men. who bad been invited to attend.
there was cast a 75-inch cylinder Tyler
press. the process being much admired
by the spectators, many OF whom had
never before seen such sight. The
press is intended for Selma, Alabama,
having been ordered by the Selma Press
snd Warehouse Company. The aggre-
gate weight OF the press is about one
hundred and seventy-five tons, or three
hundred and fifty thousand pounds,
divided as follows: weight of beam,
5000 pounds: cylinder, 10000; plateau,
20, 700; sectors, 1900 each rack. 10000:
the other pieces forming the aggregate,
We have in New Orleans only one
press which approaches this one in size,
the Aigiers press, with a seventy-three
inch cylinder, the larger ones on this
side OF the river being of sixty inches
diameter only. The press OF the Selma
Company, susceptible Of five cumuia-
tioDs. is capable of 400 tons pressure to
the bale, while the ordinary press is sus-
ceptible OF only four cumulations, giving
pressure OF only seven hundred tons
at the same pressure OF steam, one
hundred and twenty-five pounds, or an
increase OF one hundred per cent. in
favor OF the new press.
The new presses are not only power
ful In consequence of the large diameter
OF the cylinders, but gain power over
the presses formerly constructed by
reason OF their exerting a greater lever
age, say In the proportion Of five to four.
Hence the difference mentioned above.
Following In the footsteps of the Selma
Company the owners Of We Of our cot
ton presses have ordered 75-inch presses
OF Messrs. Leeds &5 Co., viz The Levee
Steam Cotton Press Company. Messrs.
Smith Il Goldsmith OF the Commercial
Press, OBrien q Co. of the Jackson
Press, Louis, Lynd & Co. OF the Virgil
MIA, and the st. Anna Asylum owner OF
the Fire Proof Press. The cost OF each
press, put up, will be about $1s, 800.
While laborers are employed in dig
ging the cylinder cast yesterday out of
its sixteen foot pit and walling, others
are constructing the moulds for the
next press. Before the new season sets
in all the new presses ordered will have
replaced the old ones, and it is not an
tlc1pating TO say that they will receive
the lions share OF the yatrra&ze Of
snfppefs, whose interest it is to obtain
the greatest compactness attainable i'm
cotton bales.
The enterprise Of the owners OF the
presses named, as we'll as that Of Messrs.
Leeds & Co., offer another gratifying
feature: that here, in New Orleans, we
can accomplish much in the foundry
line that Lot many years ago would have
been deemed impracticable. at prices
rivaling with Northern figures. This
we conclude ITtDea focse, for it is Datu-
raj to suppose that If the presses could
have been manufactured cheaper else
where, they might not have been order
ed here.
1t is hoped that this spirit, which was
doubtless provoked by the information
and criticism Of Mr.. Lafitte, will be even
emulated, and we may soon boast OF
presses equalling In power the most
powerful presses OF India. 1t Is only a 1
question OF first expense; the power can
be obtained by paying for it.