Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-11-06


with present surroundings that there is but
little profit to the planter who sells his cot
ton for less than ten cents per pound. 1t is
equally plain that with continual increase
in the product of this crop, that there is
but little prospect of rise 10 the price,
and yet cotton is tho staple crop Of this
section--cotton raising, in the main, is the
money process of this country
Then if tho premises taken are correct,
the inevitable conclusion must be that our
outlook for the future is one affordiug but
little enoouragement, to the cotton planter
at least, 10 fact, to sum it all up, it just
about amounts to this proposition, 10 sub
straotion, that two from two leaves naught,
and is this not about the truo history Of the
case Us it now stands?
If the matter could only DO reversed and
be made to work by the rule of multiplica.
tion instead of subtraction, then we might
look forward with brighter expectations.
We now propose the new "cotton process"
as tho finger b,ard to the reversal, that will
change the proposition bye aud bye, to an
example more like this, three times three
mukcs uine.
In manufacturing the thread from the
field the country will realize the value of
two crops from onc-double the amount of
money in one year. On the other hand it
will curtaif very largo portion of the ex-
pcnscs of the old plan, and by saving
money we add it to the profit side.
With proper judgment aud organization
one or moro Clcmcnt attnchmenta could bo
run in each neighborhood, either by indi-
vidual capitalists, or by stock companies Of
the farmers themselves, utilizing the water
powers or steam as the case may suit best.
Connected with each mill might be store,
or stores, grist mill; and other enterprises
would cluster around, posto6ice, school,
church, shops for mechanics, etc.
Conmop sense indicates that right in the
heart of great cotton belt, within a region
as healthy us this, and oimute unequallcd, i,
where labor may be congregated es cheap
aud as effective as any spot in the wide
world, capital and machinery must oveutu-
ally move to the material, as naturally as
the waters, though obstructed for time,
must makc their way to the sea.
Jhc new cotton process is 80 very simple
that women and boys can do most of tho
work; in fuct tho machinery of the Clement
attachment understands it's business so we'll
that all it needs is to be fed and helped a
little. The cotton from the field is poured
into hopper, aud after making its trip
through the machinery, comes out the other
end beautiful, indeed the very best of
thread, oud | can't now say how far the
day is off, when it will drop the garments
themselves ready for use
= The Westminster mill is the enterprise
of young mechanic, j. V. Stribling, who
induced his father, Mr.. Stokes Stribliug,
and two other neighbors, Mr.. Werner and
Mr.. Shelor, all farmers, to enter stock
compuny with himself They selected a
small creek, affording about six horse power,
put up a cheap frame building 25x50 feet,
with two floors, and bought the machinery,
consisting of one cotton oeancr, one Gle.
ment attachment, 800 spindles, two reels,
q bunch and bale press. Total cost,
$500
They employ one superintendent Ga
younger brother of tho proprietor,) seven
girls and one boy, and here are the results
for tho first twelve months,
LIABILITIES.
$50 900 pounds seed cotton at
q cents, S8,375. 90
Operations and contingent ex-
psnses, 10000
Total, st,s75.0o
RESOURCES.
$4,000 pounds yarn at Is cents, $6,00O0O
$500 pounds wasted, 145,OO
5000 bushels cotton seed, 45O.O
Total, s7,495.OO
Net profit, sl,s70.Oo
This mill has now been 10 operation
twenty-five months, with results highly
satisfactory to all the parties concerned.
The proprietors are receiving hundreds of
letters Of inquiry and many visitors, all of
whom, as far as | can find out, came away
under deep conviction.
There are already six mills using tho Gle.
ment attachment in successful operation, as
follows:
Westminster, 8. C.--Westminster Man.
ufacturing Company, proprictors.
Anderson, S. c. Harrison estate, pro
prietors.
Windsor, N. C..--HardeD, proprietor.
Newbern, N. C.--Goorgo Allen, proprie--
tor.
Mathews Depot, N. C.--Grior g. Son,
proprietors.
Corinth, Miss.-F. f. Whitfield, propri-
etor.
Any one wishing to know farther, would
refer thom to j. V. Striblipg at Westmin-.
ster, =. o., who is agent for tho sole Of the
Clement attachment for North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, and who is
also protector aud builder of new cotton
process mills.
l will again mention some of the advau-