The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-24

answering the innumerable questions "nich
were asked. The operation and mechan,,h
have been already so fully described 10 Inc
News and Corrier that I will not att mpt rep
etition Of it. Everything worked IN me most
satisfactory manner. and the visitors nso tne
hest opportunity of examining the WORK .Fo,n
the moment the seed was placed upon me ieeu-
ing table until it came out sliverfrom tue carus
and rollers. The Westminster MIL CONSISTS
Of the following machinery: One Clement AT
tachment, one So inch Wellman top-h cara,
one four delivery Danforth drawing frame
one twelve hobbin Danforth speeder, two pan
forth spinning frames. 1872 spindles eaeh; Two
reels one bunch press, and one OF the CnamP-
ion Cotton Cleaners This completes the iist
of machinery of the mill. which has capacity
of consumption of SO 900 pounds OF seed COT
ton per snnum. A portion of this machinery,
being second hand cost So instead OF
SO, 500 if it had been new. The cost OF erect
ing buildings, applying motive power, lurnish-
ing. etc. was 81 200, making the eapital IN
vested 50 700. Operations were commenced on
the lst of April, 1873 The operatives consls
ted of seven Young girls of the neighberhood,
who had never seen a cotton factory, and one
skilled operator, who trained them and atten-
ed to the card Bv the first of November, the
crop of 1877. amounting TO 6S,OOo pouhns Vi
seed cotton, had been Manufactured. lney
then estimated the crop which they hsn just
made at SO 600 pounds, and as this would only
To purchase from the proceeds OF their safes ~
| 0N0 pounds more to make enough to run twelve
| months For this amount of cotton they paid
| an average of 234cepts per pound. or ~ OF
| the market value of lint cotton. No dlthcuIty
was experienced in securing the cotton, ana
| Mr.. Striking said that if he bad the water
power he would not hesitsre to increase the
| capacity of the factory four or five fold. As
| farmers, the gentlemen who now compose tie
| Westminster Manufacturing company owned
| three gins, with presses. powers, etc. Ihey
| have found, they say. that they can haul the
| seed cotton to the mill, a distance often miles,
| over a verv billy country, and effect saving
| over ginning at home. The lie of the Clement
| Attachment. therefore, tbsy claim has wrought
! for them as farmers a saving of 81 $50, the
| amount invested in these gins. The consump-
| ton of seed cotton is 500 pounds per dav, and
| the production is ! 60 pounds of yarn per day
| This yarn they now selling for % cents per
pound The cotton, therefore, per day, at
three eer IS a pound, which is more than they
paid for it, would cost 5. Operative and
| coutin gent expenses placed at 81 so per
day which would maxi the total cost cf produce
| ing 100 pounds tf yarn $3.50. The value of
| this amount of yarn in the market, at % cents
per pound, would be $3.50, or
OVER FORTY PEE CENT. NET PROFIT.
The estimated profit is one cent net on every
pound Of seed cotton manufactured. Mr.. Strib-
| ling is of the opinion that mill of capacity
Of 500 900 pounds per annum would pay l p
cents per pound. The net profit for the past
twelve months had been, Mr.. Strbling inform
ed me- 81 500 on cash capital of $500 in
| vested Having obtained these figures show
ing the operations and profits of the mill for
the last year. I asked Mr.. Stribling to give me
AN ANSWER TO THE MANY OBJECTIONS
which the large manufacturers had mad made
to this machine. In the first place, | said the
factory men claim that you can't build house
large enough to hold the seed cotton for q
large factory. Mr.. Stribling said: ""hat
is ali talk. You can store seed cotton in bales
and you save by doing away with the picker
room and cumbrous pieces of machinery al
most as much room as will make up this diff
ference"
Glow about the difficulty of procuring the
seed cotton?" I asked.
owe have found Mr. Stribline said, enc
difficulty. 7 could have procured enough Il
run four or five machines. The farmers sa!
they pre- fer to sell i in that way"
"The factory -mer claim that you are at :
disadvantage in berg compelled to lay in you
stock for the year az one time | said.
''We are not at no greater disadvantage
than they are," Mr. Stribling said. "They hav
here in the upcount-y to lay in their cottoi
before it gets out Of the country, just as W
have to do Besides the seed cotton lying il
bulk from eight to twelve months enhances il
market value from1 y to 2 cents per pound lint
; by absorption Of oil by the fIamects from thu
seed. which gives the staple a rich cream,
color which increases its ght and traetiit,
and causes it to work up with less waste. No
so with baled cotton which deteriorates in valu
the longer it is kept"
DWELL, now, how about the quality of YOU
yarn? Most of the factory men say il is of al
inferior grade" / inquired. Mr.. Stribblinj
| cd 70 goods
hut hink the endorsements we have received
are sufficient to answer that question Our
YARNS ACTUALLY COMMAND A PREMIUM
in the market The staple Icing preserved il
this process perfectly straight, naturally
makes better class of goods, and works NJ
with less waste. Mr.. Fl. J. Kimball, of tbs
Atlanta factory, has exprr ssed himself as be-
ing astonished at the quality of our yarns
Yarns manufactured by this process in Missis-
sippi received diploma and medal OF honor
at the Centennial E Exhibition. State Fairs oil
Georgia and South Carolina have awarded
| premiums to f. Z. Harrison, of Andersonvlile
S. c., FOR similar yarns made by him. Buck
ingham & PauIsen. of New York, in letter tc
us in December, 1878, state that they had seer
some of our yarns In Philadelphia, and thai
they were the hansomest cords they had seen
gain they say, under date of June, 1879
"There are no better yarns made and they are
put up in excellent shape" Again under date
of October IL, 1879, they say: "We wish you
would make shipment of yarns to Phila-
delphia, we have an outside trade for II
there, and for a superior quality of yarn such
as you make US, can find a ready market
These are some of the endorsements we have
received, and the fact that we get % cents for
our yarn is practical evidence of its standin G
| in the market"
''But the factory men say you can't make
any of the finer yarns, said.
GIVE CAN MAKE ANY KIND OF YARN"
Mr. Striking replied 'sThe spinning ma
chinery is entirely separate from the Clement
Attachment and We make any class OF
yarns we please"
1t is fair to state here that the factory men
who opposed the Clement Attachment all ad-
mitted that they had never one.
Upon our return asked the gentlemen in
the party how they were impressed. Mr.
Hayes,
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS,
said: 81 am satisfied with it and am moi
afraid to try it. with steam power" Mr. Os.
man Barber said, II mean to tuy them by
June" Mr. F. E. Barber echoed this senti
ment, and Mr.. Horden said he was very much
pleased, and after little figuring could 20
into the enterprise
asked Mr.. Hammett, the President, what
ne tn ught of the relative advantages, disad-
Nantages and cost of water and steam power
and he said that. in his opinion water power
was very much cheaper and far superior to
steam. As 10 the prospect of manufacture in
this State Mr.. Hammett said: s.We have
never had at any time since the a future
which was encouraging for manufacturers as
the present, and it will not do at all to base
calculations on the present condition of affairs
| think we'll RECONSTRUCTED and well-managed
! cotton mill, in a favorable locality, is one OF
the best pieces of property in the State. II
should not yield net pro it of Tess than Is to
20 per cent On the capital invested
THE VERY DEEP INTEREST FELr
concerning the "new process" is shown by the
! immense minnie If, VERSIONS wi o are d-ilv vi