The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-11-28
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TIE" CYemeat Attachment" at Westn,inister,
an Oconec- Coun.y--Ms Operation, rs
Operators, aud its Certain Profit.
We. paid hurried visit to Westminster,
Oconee County, on tho Air Line Road
few days ago, to see the "New Process Yarn
Mill, known rs tho "Clemcnt Attachment"
for spinning yarn from seed cotton. We
had heard and read so much about this
wonderful invention that we had a great
curiosity to see it, and we were we'll paid
for our trip. Mr.. j. V. Stribling, the lead
ing spiritof this enterprise, was not at home,
being absent attending the Georgia State
Fair. but his brother, Mr.. w. j. Strib-
bling, who is ga host within himself" ~
took charge of us and drove US out to the
factory, and he and the superintendent,
young man 'goins on 20 years" of age.
showed us around and explained to US the
machinery and its PRACTICAL workings very
isatisfactorily.
The factory is situated on branch of
Choestos Greek, two miles from Westmins-
ter, in Oconee County, on the Air line
Railroad. 1t i, plain, cheap building,
just such as tho ordinary -four and grist
mills through the country, and contained
the following machinery: One cotton
cleaner, one Clement attachment, ono &c
inch Wellman top fiat card one four deliv.
cry Danforth drawing frame, one II b,b-
bin Dantorth spccder, two Danforth spin
ming frames, 132 spindcs, one bunch press,
and one bale press. Most Of it is old and
secondhand machinery, and cost $4,000.
Tho building and other improvements cost
81 200 making the total investment, So.
700. The capacity of the factory is only
10000 pounds of seed cotton. They en-
ploy the superintendent, the lad "going on
twenty years" seven girls and ono boy,
with tho following results for twelve
months:
LIABILITiES.
$50, 600 pounds seed cotton at cents 81, 500 90
Operators and contingent expenses. 1900 90
Total...... ......... ..............$G,oo 600 90
RESOURCES.
10000 pounds yarn at 16 cents.......S7, ,36O 90
$500 pounds wastc.................. l45 90
5000 bushels cotton seed. $50 90
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,9b5 90
This factory is owned by four farmers,
and is operated on small stream affordins
only about six.horse power, BY increasing
tho power and machinery to greater cupac.
ity Of course the expense would be reduced
and the profits increased.
The Clement Attachment is simply
attaching the principle of the ordinary cot.
ton-gin to the carding machine in such
way that the lint cotton, as soon as scpa-
rated from the seed, passes directly on the
cards and comes out in the shape of silver.
The rest of the process is the same, and the
machinery the same as in any other factory,
and there is no reason why just as fine
thread may not be spun by factory of this
kind with fine machinery of the latest i'm
provcments as can be spun in any factory.
We brought some of the silver and the
thread home with us that shows for itself.
The great saving by the "Clcmcnt At
tachncnt" is in doing away with the expense
of gins, gin-houscs, presses, &c. The seed
cotton, just as it comes from the field, is
Put right into the hopper Of cotton cleaner
and passes right on into the attachment,
and then right on the cards as stated above,
coming out in form of silver The cost of
the ginhouscs in this county would be more
than enough to pay for the erection of one
OF these factories in every nciShborhood of
three or four farms, if the farmers would
only club together and build them. BY
dispensing with lintrooms it decreases the
risk OF fires. 1t saves the expense of bag
siDg, ties, nc. 1t saves the expense of
handling the cotton by spectators and pay
ing freishts, storage, &c. 1t would give
employment to labor at home. 1t will fore,
capitalists to bring factories to the cotton
fields, and, what is better than ALL the Yam
KEGS cant cheat US out of it, for it can't be
utilized at the North, as they have no seed
cotton. We are delighted with it, and
firmly believe that it will rcvolutionize the
whole cotton business and enable the South
to hold the balance of power in handling
the cotton crop. We hope at no distant
day to see thcso New Process Yarn Mills
dotting all the streams of the South, afford.
ing employment for skilled labor, which
will start the South upon a new departure
Of peace and prospcrity.-SpartanJu,y
Herald.
NO GUSHING FORTUNE, BUT A sUBsTAN-
TIAL INVESTMENT.
Arriving at the pleasant village of West
minister we found conveyances awaiting us
and proceeded overland to Mr.. Striblinss.
Grady followed and whooped all the way
like an escaped lunatic. Ifa squirrel ran
across the road it threw him into connip.
| tions. "Just look at his little tail Yonder
he goes-watch him, watch him, watch
him-hless his little heart Don't Yon wish