The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-18
CLEMENT MILLS FIGURES.

Mr.. i r. Derby. Of Atlanta has made A
very interesting compilation of facts and
figures relative To the Clement Attachment.
IT includes lnttera from different pereona who
have purchased and are working the Clement
syaten ~ machinery, statements from the
nwnera ~ the patent giving prices, etc, A
significant ami interesting feature nf the
matte, ~ that the prices ~ marhlnn'y NJ
given Nv the owners III their statements GOV
reapnnh exactly with the figures which the
purchaeera cay they paid FOR the material
MI Derby hps had the fpretbought tn con
trast the eetin,ates furnished Ivy the owners
with the prices actually paid Ivy bona file
p,,rphaaera The reader may, therefore. aee
~, hlmaelf md neeape all Those dangers Of
INSTRUMENTATION which notnrnualv attend the
ATTEMPT Ill carry theory Into practice. The
publication hepine with series nr lettera ~
thn Atlanta Constitution. includes Interviews
with Meae,e st,ibllnp, IT Westminster. &.
c.; q. r. Harden. Of Windsor, N G.. atIer
y Son, vt Matthew'S Depot. n. O.,
and uthera. who are practical men, engaged In
the operation Of the machinery, and enmpe-
tent 81 testify ne to any and all details In con
nnriirn with H. In addition w all THE, We
| have the views If a,iel, men AZ Judge Hnnhnr-
ann, Commissioner pf Agriculture fni the
State ~ Georgia. tending to confirm md cor
roburate the statements or othe, parties thua
making altogether concurrence Of testimony
which ia entitled to the helid cf the public.
| The main facts of interest IA regards the
Clement machine are:
EI,at That II costs leae then the ordinary
arsnnlng machinery now used N New Eng
land
Eanondlv That II produces a iat better and
more marketable article Ivy reaann 1T its using
cotton direct from the seed, Instead VI cotton
that haa heen plnned and pressed
Thirdly That II can he operated Without
skilled Labor Ia perfectly atrona and simnle
and Ia therefore cheap.
Tru,thgy Tint II will make the annth n
producer III manufactured g~da. md furnish
employment III thousands who are now illera
and consumers.
Tifthly That II retains 70 the pradnenra Of
cotton at leaet W per cent of the money
which now gnns 10 middle men, md there
fore to that 81 tent enriched the section.
or course we cannot. in the space ~ news
paper article. give even considerable part of
pamphlet We shall NV to give the salient
points. and III, NIL further matter refer nrr
readers 10 Nj. Derby. who has the pamphlet
foy aale ~ IS cents. Much curiosity has heen
expressed regarding the cost " these me-
chimes the total enai I'm different capacities
ranging upward from the smallest tn the
larueat Planters In Louisiana. aa n rule
would have little uae for an apparatus eapa-
bio 0f manufacturing no more than loo halea
n yenr. md. at the same time. they would
not feel willing til pay three. four. Of ten
iinaa the price Ut single machine tn get
three. four or ten times the capacity. II has.
therefore, been cur dee're to get authentic
tlaures ou these rointa. so "a to eet at rest all
further uncertainty aud controversy, aud
these figures. happily, are furnished by Mr..
Derby let us hepln. therefore, with the
figures On one OF the smaller sizes owned
and operated Nv Mt. q. u. Harden. of Wind
aor, N. n. What he says about the machine
viii answer FOR all nthe,a.
W1Nnaoe NJ O.. October 1. 1879.
Mr., q. r. Akers
Yours Of the. eighteenth q. Hertemher re-
oeived and eAutants noted. We are running
two Clement attachments. We have been run
ming about three months.
The attachments cost 5000 each. We are run
ming aH sriniles, eastiug, Of btideshurp. In.
each card clothing san. one drawing frame
n, deivariaa, ats INTO one 5000: ona block TIFF
eprthar. siFn. two raala, forty arlniaa anoh
$500; one cotton cleaner t72.
Fifteen h1,as eoWs, T. 7 ,n0 Ter, T. run The
"ss a' ss work TX en ase 81
engineer at 81 per day. one foreman ~. fnur
glrs at 80 ennts and four erls at 40 een,a eael.
p"p "s pep our 'I n ae ~'"a
trom 81 to 40 per day We get from II to
Nnr sm ", Yaaa e, STE p snI Nav IN
The new pigeaaa haa an advantage ~ half
over The I'D. W. iisransa with the lint room
and AL the machinery used therein We do
lie done gu the a4me card IN the old process.
The cotton is never allowed to ny. or eav. the
machine nntl II nasses of into silver or con
are more than double that Of the old process
We only usn four manhlnea from the field TO
he a wh TSeye
ten machnea IN the old process, taking the cot
ton in the sead.
water, everything considered. The more nj
tarhmanta Ut the larger your NTH the sreater
will be Your profits. AZ the expense does not In
crease In PROPORTION. The main uhant Ia 10
Mud out how much aead cotton you can 4 It. and
build your mill accordingly. One great beauty
In the Clement alta. hment ia that you can hutld
and another Ia that the Northern people cannot
uilia, Il because they can't get seed cotton aud
they ara down on II and doing all
they can aRanat II. We aaIl our seed at eight
cepta Der huRhal TO the farmera.
our machinery T. al new md " the lateat
ana beat improved. second. hand machinery
can ho bought for half the money, and cheaper
c,aea % new machinery can he bought, hnt |
alwaya prefer the beat, II II ooss a little more |
Hriaaahur1 Manufacturing Company No Gp
North Front street, Philadelphia, Penn. Ia tho
address OF the firm that bought our machinery
from.
ANY Information that can give you In tho
future will be done with pleasure. | hope To
live TO ace the day when eveiy pound of cotton
raised In the South will be manufactured In tho
South: then we will become a prosperous peo-
ple. We have lahnrad long enough 10 enrich
the North. and now II fa time our eyes we're
opened IN nnr own lntareat. Lot me know what
you meet with. Very respectfully,
q. y. HARDEN.
The total cost OF machinery In Mr.. Hardens
factory. You will goo, which does not In
otude the engine. la