The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-04
Ginning and Spinning.

ANDERSON, s, c., Aug. 20, 1879.
AT tho recent joint meeting of the State
Grange and State Agricultural Society at
Chester, resolution, introduced by Mai.
woodward, was adopted to memorialiZe
tho Legislature to offer a reward of $40.
600 for tho invention of process by
which soed cotton can lie spun into warn
on the plantations. It may not be gen
orally known that this result has beon
already Mt least proXimately attained in
this state. refer to tho manufacture OF
cotton yarns from the seed cotton by
what Is known as tho new process
Clements attachment" o combination
OF tho "gin and card" in ono machine.
In 1873 tho late Col. L. l.. Harrison. of
this County, who has since died, attract
cd by the accounts of this now process
OF manufacturing, established small
metory on his Andersonville property,
which has beon In successful operation
for three years He was not, however, q
cotton producer to any extent. but pur-
chased by fer tho larger portion Of thu
cotton ne manufactured. His wa1 an ex-
pertinent in manufacturing simply. But
then n few neighboring farmers from
0conee, OF moderate means, pleased with
his experiment, purchased from him a
duplicate set of machinery, not en-
pioyed In his factory, md put it up In O
common cotton or gin-Eouse on ono OF
their farms. Their object was TO manu-
facturo cotton Of thoir own production,
exclusively, and ono of them told the
writer last spring that tho experiment
had proved entirely successful. They
occupy adjoining or neighboring farms,
own tho machinery Jointly. and use IL
alternately. each, In spinning his own
cotton, employing tho SAME operatives.
The cost of their machinery did not
ready for use, and has o daily averatIe
spinning capacity of about 450 pounds
seed cotton, or 10000 pounds per an
mum. .,.
Hero is an instance Of s'spinning seed
cotton into yarns on the plantations" by
process too expensive perhaps for each
separate planter, but at cost sufficient
Is moderate to place It within tho reach
OF two or three ncighboring farmer; act
inH together. One practical experiment
OF this sort Is or moro value than all tho
theories you can devise. And what these
iarmers or Ocohee have achieved may be
accomplished by others, and if their OK
no reason why the State should not in a
few years be dotted over with small co.
operative mahufactories for spinning cot
ton produced on tho farms.
1t Is not my purpose to speak of the ad-
vantages claimed for this process of man.
ufecturing, in superiority of texture O!
yarns, the saving In the waste or mate.
rial, In machinery. In bagging and ties,
&c. am not o manufacturer, and,
moreover, incline TO the opinion IL Is
only adapted to Misunderstanding on q
small scale, which takes away from tho
profits OF tho business, I believe, rs q
separate employment.
Nor is 1t necessary to edd ono word to
the much that has been said of tho afl-
vantages to the South of spinning her
own cotton crops, Suffice it to say that,
by as.1e method q >.....:;e.s. HAT uuf
crops Would be worth 40 per cent. moro
than Is now realized from the raw mnto-
rial. Tho subject, though of the deepest
Interest, Is much beyond the scope fmy
letter.
simply wish to call attention 70 the
experiment of oconee farmers In spin
ming their own cotton, in connection
with Maj. Woodwarfi's resolution. It Is
worthy tho consideration of our State
Grange end State Agricultural Society,"
Correspondent Neaes and CbuFier.