, 1880-11-29
COTTON GINNING AND SPINNING.


Invention.
F. i. Whitfield, of Corinth, Miss, one OF
the owners OF the Clement attachment, has
an Interesting article on the new process Of
manufacturing cotton yarns from seed cot
ton in tho Southern Planter and Farmer
OF Richmond, Va. Opportunity was given
tho owners of tho machine 10 exhibit 1t ut
little cost Mt the Nashville Exposition, nild
again ut tho Exposition In Louisville, but It
was not done. II half that is claimed for 1t
Is true, 1t could only be benefited by such nh,
examination. Wtat will be tie decision con-
cernlng the invention, nfter rigid exa'nlna-
tton, cannot be known until M opportunity
for such an examination Is given. As q
matter Of very gcNrral intoEcst. VIC mako
largo extraets from tho article In the South
crn Planter aud Farncr:
The Southern mills, during the last five or
almost, Without exception run stcailliy pay
Ing fr0m 10 10 20 per cent profit, while North
ern mlils.weru citller suspended or running oli
sllort Ting, rayfnE lltt!e Dr n9 profits, and the
tlEiils In Nrnnt Britain, still further from the
coston-t!elds, in 1nuch worse condition. j.
report of the condition and progress Of III!
1the cotton mills IS South Carolina, lately
paolisllei, {or The plepartment 9f At;rieult;;
Commissioners, reports tie llet profits Of tho
seyonteon old.process cotton mills ns varying
from y to 2'h9 ror cent, the average t!e lug
elH. Of tae u ane%%sprossssn!!! " s!sited # @ Wss{-
MlItstur, ). T., lie reports rs f0llnWs: Capital,
50, 7u0; number Of spfntlie5, :1|s; daily pru-
d.ictlol, Of yarlis, 1Gv ponllls; :net profit, 20
por cent The S3,7oo includes i'll machinery.
bNsk!!aEs. wases.no%%ss, II % .a,sa. esc:: Astls oE
the cotton they spin: They use savcli~horse
power, seve,l operatives, and work up $50 to
b75 pounds Of seed cotton daily, leaving no
ath{rnf T IL fl3uA fila HnHf In hfG
report OF cuch nll-prncess utill, gives tho
answer received from thetn t0 the question,
".Whnt dn sou think Of the Clement attach-
month"; I1le answer wns Invariably unfa.
0thers snld 1t WIS worthless; Others II could
hurt mans but such as Invested III It: and tho
Inst one interviewed (A1r. llaMlAett, or Pied
Tio Interviewer. in cIosll,g Ills report tafter
tachnsnt}, oi, pags ID says: nit Is fair to
state That tho factory-l!e'l WHO orposed tl1e
| Clement attachment MI admitted that they
| llnd never Seell It,"
Tho relorts from Georgia mills are equally
| fav0ruble-nlnny lleW factories '{suEne very
! jarEc) aro being erected, mud q iiew-preccss
running day mid night. Now rs well ns old
| process iaciurles nro being erected III every
cottU,l producing Slnte. Our l'u0plo arc be-
ginning to see Tic folly Of growing cotton to
realize tho laet that 10 penplo call long oo IN.
| dependent ahl prosperous who are depenu-
etlt I'll distant people for food alld raiulent;
TO learn lhnt all products ot . callntry or sec.
value bef0re 0xportatlo,l. anu to rcallko BY
| experiences TINT there Is moro money In
manufacturing tllnn producing cotton.
| 10 convert i'll old Into u 1law process cot
ten-lnili, iitts s!se Is necessary tim to get :
| cleansvr Ut seed colt0i, capaclly fro:ll 5000
| to 10,0D1 pounds seed c0ttot per day., cost
from s7S 70 SIo1, aMl to subst!tuts gn 4ttacll::
tec.i foiiers s.. each car.l; th,s IL Gasiiy aMi
asky @ saus a Sew "ss IL Us esss sss Sh%t e
a5e Thy a;aiaxss s@ny,ss; WIZ s;,s Etc. :ottdn q the
first passed through tllo cleanser, which re-
moves al dirt, dust, a1l most Of tho tintes,
trash, etc.; It ts tiioh carried by q revolving
apron slL;cstly into thu brcast u tito attari'-
mert ut tho rnte Df from thrrr.1l1Arters tu
two pounds Of scu1 c0ttull PCT Nilnlsle. .wlicra
tho lint Ii Ill! removed from tho seed; tho
lllanents not being permitted to tly or leAvo
tho IlaclIliIery, mrs PASSED through the nlD-
1 mbtcs, MllA t>thor GxtrAneons naNttbr not ~.
ntnve.l by tho cleanser or snws Ar0 c0tlibra
ont ntd tho ti!anel!ts delivered 10 tho cartl.
passtng through which they fall eithor Into
wl!era three or lnuEc nro lsett) tnt0 tho orlt'
mry railway trough, WHENCE, passing
Through the nslln! machinery. 1t Is converted
.First-It Is uiainui. nt,d practically dem
onstsatrl BY, ,ayery llew-ptoccss 'nll, TINT the
i attachment tllslmilses With nearly uHe.haat
tho buildings, nl0tlsU pnwer, machinery, md
given ahln,lt ot seed eott0il into yarns liz
lIly s[ecltiAl tlntu.
Srcoini-'rhat tIse card Is n,ade to do four
tintes as much work. uslnt. seed cotton any
BY thu old process, using lint cotton n1tcr Y
had passed through six o. eight 's'storel't
4 Tro,,. ali