The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-30
CLEMENT ATTACHMENT AGAIN.

tract attention i'm the South. eapetiahy ~
Georgia and the Carolnas. The news 81 az
invention having been made that protniaed 70
add to the productive power and m"neyed
u,naith nr the Caitpn States naturally appealed
tn the interests and the ambitions 81 the cot
ton planting community, Recalling and fhihk
ing men IN every quarter wanted 70 KNOW
more about this Clement attachment. Tor
which sueh great results were claimed. Would
n. ne atstpd. enable The South tn do ita own
sninnIne. and, instead " senilng i's crop To
market IN the old form Of baIed lint. with All
the STIMULATING charges for freight. drayage.
compress. brokerage, etc. become It's own
apjnner, and 80 keep the millions " dollars
now resigned to Manchester and New Eng
land Would II enable the cotton growing
districts to group themselves into central
mill nelghhothoods, and thua retain To them
selves the advantages aecrning 10 that addt-
tlnnal Industry and All this 81 profit tn the
producer AZ we'll az To the spinner These
were ~ course important and stirring lues-
tions among Southern people, To whom the
problem Of prosperity ie hv np means easy 81
splltipn II science and progress had Indeed
brought such an opportunity within our
reach. then II were we'll tn assure ourselves af
the fact. and 10 make such effort az might be
possible tn apply II to our service and enrich
mpnt.
Much has boon said and written nD this
topie within the past few months IL has en-
gagged the attention Of the leading Eastern
papers, notably OF the New York 7imea. which
paper has come to the conclusion. after care
ful inquiry, that the day cannot be far distant
when the cotton raised In the South will be
spun there alao, beyond all hope Of compeH
lion hy the arinnera nf Rhode Island and Con
naotient This is, Of course, patent, II Is
reasonable 10 suppose that cotton can he
more cheaply and advantageouay manufac
tured on the ground where II Ia grown, thar
hy sending II long distances IN liz crude state
aud at the great and nnumetabla exppneaa
which attend the handling Of that staple IN
tho plantation bale Hence II there bp an an
paratua within the means nf tho larger plant
era anI capable If being worked prnntahly
In connection with The ordinary gin. II follows
Inevitably that Tho South viii reap enormous
advantages Ivy adopting II.
An interesting con mentary urun this phase
Of the uuestn ia new IN print from tie Com
missioner If Agriculture for Tho Ettto ~
Georgia. who has, ~ pursuit ~ his official
duty taken tho trouble e. examine pnl sonal
~ Into tho character and inertia Of The tlpm
emf attachment lIn haa visited two ~ three
placea where the attachment ia III practical
operation, among others that ~ Nr J. Y
slrihlng, II Westminster. $. q. and hare ho
has taken notaa of All material facts bear lug
upon the financial aspert IN tho matter. HpI
iinda that q pound nf lint cotton costing ten
onnta IL converted hy ,his II lie machine intp
a pound If yarn which soils readily ~ seven
tnen cents This Ia not theory. but the plain
fact, "A he cav It cxnmplinod with hie own
avra and upon thia fact ha bases n simple iii
Ito caIculation tha factors If which liz nl,-
tained from actual ohsarvation. III finds jill
tho iirat piano that tho attachment used ~
Mr Striblna Representa- permanent nynat
ment " 5000. 10 finds in The mkt place
qrea cotton. OF ~. 900 paun,Ia of lint IIa ueSt
estimates Dating capital ~ $4,000 invested
III tho purchases nf this amount Of cotton,
upon which. however. he calculates intereat
TOT only His montha. aimee thn product of Tho
machine II hning constantly converted into
money Tn tlia ha adi4 tho nr6neaary rpti
mate Tor Labor and contingent eSpnnana. with
tho following reaui
Interest ak mnntha ON naa'iug onpital
of $4,000 .-4-. SITS |
fntarpRi yaar permanent tHt
mant $500 a60
Labor nsn, handa 100 daya - ronra
per isy ..,.s.,. s..... 700 |
Contingent asponana tRo
sia5s
AraInat which rot pr NJ of certa rnr
n N Diu tIa Lin
Leaving balance In favar IF the att eli
inert Of. IGlH
Mi lIontlcraon stntra that hIa oatiruHteE fnl |
laGnr and contingent cSpens"E NJ" slightly in |
advance of the tiEnrta actually incurred 10y |
Mi. Strihlug. but no cnploya thnm ms being |
applicable to tho prevailing rates IN Georgia
llia very logical and t"mpcratn conclusion
from all thia Ia that there ia profit enough III
vovcl to ratisfy any reasonable man. hut IL |
Is positively startling to follow him III tho oy.
nnsien " the calculation 40 ma to inru IL tho
mtirn cotton crop Of Grnrga. and 10 aot down
II iigurcs tho amount of money that would |
NJ added to the wealth of tho State If the
adoption Of tho Clement AttarhmNnt. either
III a largo OF u ANAL SCALE ahauli become
invcIanI. MIR Henderson dogm not counsel
any one to invest upon the strength Of his
statement. lIa merely tells what h. hImaoIf
saw. gives som" max vi statiatics AMI draws
satisfactory to hmaclf. lIn nd
,isca others to do likewise hut meanwhile 1t
= evident that MIR. Henderson,. ltka every
rne cse who has any practical knowledge in
ha premises II convinced that for tho South
hera are millions IN IL. Elsewhere we pub
tsh Mr. Hendarsons letter In full.
HAYES AND GARGELON.
Mr.. Hayes IL placed IN particularly awII
yard prcdicament Ivy the difficulty IN Maine.
lis sympathies are. OF course, with the Re-