Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-24
THE TRIUMPH STEAM COTTON BAND
FULLER AND BUCKLER-A NEW AMI
IMPORTANT INVENTION TO FACILITATE
COMPRISING COTTON.


COMPRISING COTTON.
This great invention consists Of two
parts, which are found tO be absolutely re-
luislte to the successful banding Of cotton
by steam.
The hrst is the engine or machine by
which the steam ,s applied Tor drawing
the bands taut the bale; the second Is
the buckle by u, .ans OF which the bands
are held with slip, down TO the exact
point at which they are drawn; thus by
both the engine and the buckle, to what.
ever size a bale Of cotton Is compressed,
that compression Is saved BY the bands be.
ing drawn so as to hold IT..
This 10 exactly what this engine and
buckle does; what II was intended to do,
and what In fact 1t taccOmplishes-it is pre-.
clsely the same object and purpose for
which compress 10 used. But without
this invention the compress itself loses
One.th.rd OF its work, for the bale expands
to from One.ihiTd 10 One.hali its compress.
ed size. SO that this engine and buckle
are emlnently requisite TO the compress,
provided II be easy Of adjustment, swift In
It's work and ecOnOm cal In It's use. And
these three essential points are covered BY
this invention.
The engine or machine can be easily put
up 10 any style or size Of compress, aud at
a plice which its use for very brief time
would repay: II is simple, plain and with
out the least complication, 30 that the or.
dinary labnreTs required 10 do compress.
ing can easily handle 1t.
It's power Is derived from a cylinder,
supplied by steam from the boilers OF the
compress; its pistons and levers by easy
and graceful motions, move two Jeans up
and dOwn, by alternate motion; on the one
I l.. l.. - ftnr
| the buckle. "Fingers" are made and 50
constructed as 70 hold the buckle freely
aud secu ely and with ample room ior
/ their proper movement, and with absolute
security. The buckle is placed IN posi-
/ tion, the band passed a Ound the bale
| through the buckle and into the grip at
| tachCd 20 the upper beam, steam is ap
! piled, the beam holding end VI this band
! moves swiftly up, drawing the bands taut
/ to the bale, the beam holding the buckles
moves by equal motion down TO the centel
| Of the bale; the band at It's end Is loosened
the buckles reyOlveland the oands are held
taut on the bale at the point ol lne lowest
compression Of the bale.
Thus this invention Is not only band
muller" but a buckler, and performs It's
work thoroughly, turning out from 10 10 s
bales per hour, and making a perfect bale
THE BuCKLE.-The buckle Is simply per
feet; It is cheap and strong, and can bt
furnished on the order Of a day by the mil
Lion. The old bands are used as thel
come oil the bales, and nothing Is lost.
The Inventor is the Rev. +. VI. Logue, 0
Vicksburg. Miss, aided and assisted thor
Oughly by Judge Harris OF the same city
IL Is the cOnsummatiOn Vt six years Ol hart
study and expense, and during tnat tint
The whole subject and every branch Of th'
art in all its details nave been thoroughly
considered, tried and explored on this in
yention, in the accomplishment Of the OBJ
ject. II has required great courage, pa
tience and Cortiiudc in It's aehievements
The owners Of the invention are +. VI
Logue, ]. W. VI. Harr 5, JOHN A. Klein
and Gen y. II. Harris. Mr.. Lewis John
son, Of New rleans, is tue skllliul builde
of this machine, TO whose genius the In
yentor and owners are justly INDEBTED.
NEW ORLEANS, May !, ISIS.