Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-11
SPEERS'S NEW COTTON-GIN.
I The Largest and Only Complete Gin
House in the City-The Place for
Merchants and Planters to
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An Accurate Description or the Build
ing. its Capacity, Powerful Ma
chinery, and General Manage
ment-New Machinery
and Gins, Etc.

Our reporter yesterday visited the large
new ginhouse of n. w. Speers, jr., Nos. rs,
a, 20 and 81 Vance street, with view to
discover the capacity and magnitude of the
ginhouse, it having been rumored on the
streets that it was one of the largest and most
complete ginhouses in the south. On arriv-
ing at the building, our reporter discovered
several business men present taking look at
the machinery and surroundings. The build
ing Is two and half stories in hight, and Is
built OF the best pressed brick, and In the
most solid and substantial manner. large
gateway opens into the building on each side
In front, so that wagons can drive in, pass
through tie building out into backyard,
and return by the second passa0e-way on the
other side of the machinery and out the gate
way to Vance street. The first object which
attracts your attention is a mammoth plat
form scales of the new United States standard
pattern, and with a weighing capacity OF nine
thousand five hundred pounds. The beam
of the scales is in the office, Immediately adj
Joining, In which office our reporter found
Mr.. n. w. Speers, jr. The office is neatly
fitted up IN business style with the usual
office furniture of safe, desks, chairs, etc.
Stating to Mr.. Speers his desire to look
through the building, our reporter was po-
lltely taken charge of and conducted around,
and to him was explained all about the ma
chlnery, capacity, power, etc.
THE GROUND FLOOR.
A glance at this floor develops its large
size, hight and vastness. The wagon-ways
pass through the building on either side from
front to rear. The large boiler, securely sur
rounded with pressed brick, stands on the
right, while in the middle of the building,
but Immediately back of the office, is seen
the powerful steam engine of sixty horse
power, which drives the machinery. betting
and gins In d noiseless manner. A cotton
press, capable of turning out a seven hun
dred pound bale of cotton, Is one of the i'm
portant things in the house. Should planter
send In a large quantity OF cotton, the press
is sufficiently large to pack it in bale of large
size, ranging from i've to seven hundred
pounds IN weight, ana no remnants are lett.
All this machinery is new. and of improved
pattern.
THE SECOND FLOOR
A broad flight of steps leads up to the Sec
ond floor, which is divided off into platforms
of different nights. The gins are located on
this floor. They are new, OF the most APP
proved make, and have capacity of ginning
fifty bales of cotton day. newinvention
most useful and necessary, has been intro
duced by Mr.. Speers. It is blower, or air
cleaner, through which the cotton passes, and
during which it is cleaned of all impurities
and dirt. This blower possesses strong sue
ton power, by which all the particles of dirt
and dust found whirllng the lint-room and
around the gins is taken up and forced out
all impurities, an advantage which will be
duly recognized by the planter and mer-
chant
A COMPLETE ESTABLISHMENT.
The ginhouse is certainly the largest and
most complete in the country. 1t possesses
all the necessary arrangements to thoroughly
clean hully, damp and dirty cotton without
injunng the staple, it being done by air pres
sure, and not by beating, as Is practlced at
other ginhouses. Damp cotton can be ginned
and the seed cleaned as thoroughly as though
the cotton was dry. An accurate account IS
kept of all seduction delivered, and when
parties desire it the weights are furnished
them. All cotton sent to Speers 8 glnhouse Is
fully insured, so there Is no risk to be taken
by the planter.
WHO CONDUCTS THE BUSINESS.
The proprietor, N. w. Speers, jr., is well |
known in our city, and is favorably known by |
our mercantile community as a practical, |
experienced and responsible cotton glnner. |
He has had ten years experience IN the busl- |
ness. His references number among them |
the most responsible and largest business |
houses of our city, and this is sufficient guar
antee to planters that their cotton will fall
into responsible hands when they patronize
Mr.. Speers, who gives personal attention to
and has supervision over his business. He
guarantees that he will make a better sample
and give larger yield OF cotton than can be
secured at any other gin.
ADVANTAGES TO THE PLANTERS.
By shipping cotton to Speers's ginhouse,
IN sacks furnished by the PROJECTORS, the
planter can keep on picking his cetton and
not be troubled with ginning the cotton, which
during transportion and in the Clubhouse is
insured, free of charge TO the planter, and
while the planter is wasting valuable cotton
picking time In ginning five bales, fifty bales
of his crop can be ginned by Mr.. Speers, and
in much better and more profitable man
ner. Mr.. Speers has ginned over fifty thou
sand bales of cotton during his business ca
reer, and has always succeeded in giving
planters should visit Speers's gin-hou and
inspect the premises. The place is well
worth visit, and from Mr.. Speers all neces-
sary information can be obtained. Those
having cotton to be ginned will consult their
interest and find it to their advantage when
they patronize this extensive glnning-house.