Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17
THE GLEN oNT ATTACHMENT,

Inc StDject or NclS sketch Is
at present attracting the atNn-
ton Of many Mississippi farm
rsand is destined tOrevOlution-
izc the agricultural interests OF
the whole cotton growing
South. The following remarks
are from the Planters journal,
published at Nicksburg, Miss.
We dwell on the above sib-
lect, and give it the first place
iii our columns this month, be-
cause Of its paramount impor-
tuncc and value TO our country.
io IS TOO iisucii the :i;ililre OF GU,
people in the ardency Of first
impressions to eXaggerate pro
hts, underestimate costs, and
jump to conclusions 1t has
been ma kedIy so in the case OF
the Clement Attachment. The
first impression concerning this
inportOnt factor in our future
prosperity led planters to be-
llcvc that it WAS a new inven-
ton which they could purchase
for three or four hundred dol
lars, and which attached to
their gins would enable them
TO convert their crops into yarns
a.; rapidly as the cotton bales
are now marketed. And be
'al'sc tiii., has been found to be
an error, we ROW frequently
hear it spoken OF as impractical
and Il humbuG.
In reply TO sl>h assertions,
We might simply refer 10 the
articles on The subject ti.at have
appeared iii Our back numbers,
and OF our readers who have
net done so would derive much
enlightenment by their careful
perusal This will not suffice
however, and we love our peo-
pie and our country too dearly
TO thus lightly pass by this
boon Of fortune that now awaits
their bidding.
Ii the testimony OF a large
Of the ost intelIi giant,
reliable and practical men il
oar land is 10 be relied on; men
who have been sent by States,
corporations and communities;
to witness; its working, and eN-
anime it.; merits and particality
with no other end in view, the
Clement Attachment can but
b. considered the most glorious
achievement OF modern times
for the :5ol,ji', prosperity.
Mr.. Strihiin~, Of the West
HlinisteN Clement Attachment
Company, which is composed
OF farmers, showed by an exllib-
it Of the books Of the Company
to q reporter OF the "NeVs and
Courier" of Charleston, ). G.,
that the profit Oh their invest
uleilt was 40 per cent, for the
year 1879, with the greater part
ofth2ir machinery secondhand.
They found do difficulty in
buying seed cotton, for they
were able always to pay more
i;orit than its equivalent Of !iut
Wouli bring Gil the day OF pur-
chase.
They also found no difficulty
in storing sufficient quantity OF
seed cotton to ran their mill
tl3c year round, and have ncv-
cr had any to spoil, bat on the
contrary. show that the seed
cotton by lying in bulk theycar
round cnhancodin value l 5IU2c.
per pound by the absorption of
OIL by the liilaments from the
seed, Increasing its weight and
tractility, and causing itto work
with less waste.
From the Mobile Register we
learn that Mr.. Jeifers, Mayor,
ofBirmingham, AMI Mr.. O'Brien,
Of that Guy, both experienced
mechanics, have RECENTLY visit
ed the Westminster mills, and
both are OF the opinion that the
will DO all tNat is
claimed for it. Mr.. Kennedy,
Of Tuscaloosa, Ala, is also OF
the same opinion.
But better than all is the teS-
timony Of Nir. Henderson, Com
niSSinnNr Of u n,ricui iurn tIAI. ilN