The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-13
South Carolina Letter.

South Carolina Letter.
Enrrog Hr~aA~px,~ The
new process - ,pning cotton Nth
tic Clement. Attachment" *,
tracing a gos~l deAl ~ attention ia
the >"uil. more particularly N CIR.
tan portions = upper South Caro-.
lima Tie first q these machines
Wa put IN operation. ) little ostr
one Year ago, IN Anderson county.
and such las been Is success thai
there J. now another one tn sue.
cc,sful operation and others :u
contemplation. ON one or tao 81
which the work las already legutn.
These machines meet a long .fcli
want III the south. a. men who
have small amounts To- invest, es
Peclally farmers, can not only IN.
vest their earnings but a few ma,
combine and manufacture all TIRE
cotton raised upon their plantations.
One would be struck with the Few
cotton manufacturers IN the south.
OF course the nearer the cotton
held the less expense to manufactu-
rcrS, but when We remember the
large amount Of capital required 10
erect a iirst-class mandatory, the
question l. solved. None denies
that the cotton should, II possible.
be put NJ into yarn and cloth. If
necessary, before mueh transport
ton or handling. All Of the ob-
lectlons are removed hy the Gle
ments attachment, which takes
the raw material direct from the
field and converts the same into
first-class yarn, which sells in the
markets for more than ordinary
yarns. In fact II Is claimed that
the yarns 50 made are necessarily
better and stronger, rs the cotton
Is taken direct from the seed and
not subjected to the packing pro-
cess, which has a tendency to some
what tangle the fiber, and render II
difficult TO SPIN Again it j.
found. after trial. that the longer
the lint Is allowed To remain on the
seed. the more flexible IL becomes.
until all the oil there is IN the seed
l. taken up. This j. the experi-
encc Of the company now operating
the new machinery, and they pre-
fer to bulk their seed cotton some
time before spinning. Still ano-
Their advantage l. apparent, that a
common fifty saw gin, which j.
driven very slowly, thcrcb3 picking
the lint from the cotton without
breaking or cutting the fiber IN the
least, and placing the same lmme-
dlately upon the cards, which comb
1t out smooth and even, separating
every particle Of mote which is 50
troublesome TO the spinner.
Another recommendation il, that
this manufactorv can bc put up
with but a small capital ONLY
about 50, 800 is needed TO erect 4
machine which Will spin up the
cotton on three or four large farms,
III twelve months. OF course, OH a
larger scale, it would be still more
profitable. The machine | speak
of only requires eight operatives,
seven of whom are women and IT
Is claimed that one hand In the
mill represents four in the old cot
ton mill. The following figures.
which were furnished by the Presl-
dent Of the An~dersonville mills, for
four and a-half months work, will
sneak for themselves and uI.u
whether this l. a good investment
or not
The result Of four and a-half
months work IN Andcrsonville. ).
c., mills, using one 81 inch top flat
card and Clements Attachment
with 264 spindles, making Nos. :
and 10 cotton yarns. From Sept.
2G. 1877, to Feb. Is, 1878.