The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-17
gho Elliott Cotton Gin,

closco TIC years WOrk."
gho Elliott Cotton Gin.
In another column will be found an
advertisement of the Elliott Cotton Gin,
manufactured by Mr.. j. M. Elliott, of
this place. OF tho merits of this ma
chine it is hardly necessary foE us To-
speak. 1t is WoN known all over the
county as decidedly one of the best,
if not, indeed, the very best cotton gin
made. Its maker is a mechanic Of
long experience, acknowledged ability,
and the highest personal cbaractcy.
Not content with the good results
already achieved, Mr.. Elliott has of
late greatly improved his gin, placing
itin the front rank of machines of lis
kind. The testimonials he has re-
ccivcd from cotton-plantcrs in differ
ent portions of the State tell plainly
the estimation in which his gin is held
by those best capable Of judging.
Aside from its high hmcrits, there is one
great reason why the Elliott Cotton
Gin should be used by tho Carolina
planter. 1t is the fruit of native genius
and native industry. Other things
being equal, it is at once the duty and
the interest Of every one to patronize
home industries III preference to
foreign. 1t will certainly be conceded
that the Elliott Cotton Gin is no whit
inferior to any Of the Nortbern-made
gins i'll the market. BY many, capable
ofjudging, it is rcgardcdas far. superb
or. When, therefore, the farmer can
get first-class article, and at the same
time help to build up home Industries,
it is certainly the part of both duty and
sclf-intcrcst for him to do SO. Wo
should like to sec an Elliott Cotton
Gin i'll every Clubhouse in Fairfield
county. This being so, it would not be
long before its ,aerits would be known
in other rneighborhoods.
From q large number of testimonials
received by Mr.. Elliott, we have
selected tho following, as showing the
opinions of those best capable fjudg-
ing:
From Gen. Jno. Bratton, Fairfield
E1ndlng the forty-1ive saw Gin pro-
cured from you in excellent order and
doing extraordinary work l deter.
mined to test its capacity on a run Of
twelve hours. 1t was started at six
O'Clock, a. m, and stopped at six
o'clock, p. m. AS it was necessary to
remove the lint out of the way, it was
packed as it was ginmcd, and not
weighed until il was packed in bales.
The bales, twelve in number, weighed
a fraction oyer 5000 pounds. This
result is unprecedented, so far as
know, and deem it due to you to re-
port it to you. The Gin was run bv
steam and at q regular and uniform
speed all day. The cotton sold as we'll
as any, and there was no complaint of
cut staple.
From Saml. NJ. Green, ESQ, Greenvile.
Your fifty saw gin proved very sat
isfactory. l did not permit it to be run
ut q high speed, but at uniform mod
orate gait, and it ginnod out 500
pound bale every hour and fifteen min
utes." This work she would have
done much quicker at the ordinary
high speed most men run their gins.
Your arrangement about tho vol is q
decided improvement. Very damp
cotton will gin and keep the roll and
sample we'll. A very important fact
is that she gins the seed so very clean,
to tho admiration of all who see her
work. This exccllency think is due
to your improvement about the roll.
From w. r. G. Bates, esq, st. Matthew's
!, The fifty saw Elliott Gin purchased
from you last season gave perfect sat,
isfaction. Tt ginned rs rapidly and
with less friction than any gin l know
of. I'nevcr knew tho roll to break
once during tho season. This particular.
feature of your gin is certainly excel
lent. 1t cleans the seed we'll ant, turns
out a good lint. I never tested it's
capacity in number of bales per day,
as we seldom everrun the gin continu-
ously for a whole day.
From J. w. Wilkes, ESD, Chester.
The sixty saw Gin ] bought from
you last fall, with your improved roll,
gives entire satisfaction. Tho roll is
far superior to any have ever seen.
1t gins light, and cleans the seed bctter
than any gin I have ever used.
can gin five hundred pounds of lint
cotton per hour and keep 1t up all day
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