Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-02-12

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Feeding Table is the Attachment is pulley sa~s
Knowing this would run the machinery only
about seven months, we decided to use the
proceeds of our sales for the purchase of 6l,-
900 pounds more, to make enough to run
twelve months. For the last mentioned 6l,-
600 pounds we paid an average of two and
three.fourths cents per pound, three tenths
market value of lint cotton. Many of the
surrounding farmers preferred to sell.to us,
and we could have bought enough to have
run four or FIVE times as much machinery.
If our motive power was sufficient, we would
at once increase the capacity of the mill. In.
stead of the experienced young man we had
at the beginning, we now have boy Of IL OF
the neighborhood, who is now good, atten-
tive card and drawing frame hand.
"As farmers We formerly owned three gins,
with presses, powers, &c. Our experience is
that we can haul the seed cotton to the mill,
distance of ten miles over this hilly country,
and effect small saving over ginning at
home The change, or the use of the Gle
ment Attachment, has therefore wrought for
us, as farmers, a saving Of the investment in
the above-named three gins and fixtures
equal to $2,25O. The gins we're only used
one month in the year. Then the arrest Of
this $2,25O saves the interest on it for eleven
months of each year, which, at per cent.
per annum, is equal to $144, 373. We are
also indebted to the Clement Attachment for
saving the purchase of bagging and ties for
sixty bales Of cotton, at $3.50 per bale, equal
to $50. "l } .l.. r.
"As manufacturers, our operative and con-
tingent expenses are $3.50 per day, and our
net profit is equal to one cent on ever pound
of seed cotton we manufacture 1t is our
opinion that mill Of a capacity Of 100000
or 100000 pounds per annum, judiciously
managed, will pay one and 'one-half cents for
every pound manufactured. The demand
for our thread is always good. In the fall
and winter seasons we cannot supply the Local
trade. In spring and summer we ship to New
York and Philadelphia. Wherever sold it is
pronounced the best Here is what Buck
ingham d Paulsen, of New York, say about
u Ill u lGLCcE duuFcsScuN W uS DCCCuUCA AO,
1878: 'We have seen some of your yarns
in Philadelphia, and they are the handsomest
goods we have ever seen. We have de-
mand here for an extra quality of yarns, and
would like to have shipment from you
Also, under date of June II, 1879: There
are no better yarns made, and they are put up
in excellent shape Again, under date of
October II, 1879: we wish you would
make us shipment of yarns to Philadelphia,
as we have an outside trade for it there, and
for a superior quality Of yarn, such as you
make, we can find ready market
'.'@ VISIT TO WESTMINSTER.
Mr. H. W. Grady publishes an interesting
account of visit to the Westminster mill,
giving the impressions which its operation
produced upon him and number Of promi.
nent citizens of Georgia, who accompanied the
party. Mr.. Grady says: a. Alu 49,,
ARRIVING at the mill he found modest
looking plankhouse at the foot of placid
mill-pond, differing in nothing apparently
from an ordinary country grist-mill. 1t was
not running, as there had been death among
the operatives and the survivors were of at
the funeral. The Striblings, however, soon
had small force on hand and announced that
they would startIthe mill. Before it was
started, the two Striblings who manage it,
spent an hour describing to the visitors every
part Of the machinery, which was so simple
that its very simplicity required explanation.
After every possible question was answer.
ed, the water was turned on and the mill
was started. I described its operation and
mechanism so fully in a former letter that
do not think it necessary to 60 over that
again. The little mill never behaved better.
The seed cotton fed into the gin came out in
the most regular and feecy silver that could
be imagined, and the crowd had the best op-
portunity of examining its work. &c.. .
r-- RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION. 80
"It was very soon evident that no one ofthe
visitors had been disappointed, but all we're
more than pleased. The outcome of the at
tachment was discussed, and the various OBJ
jections offered and answered. The main
trouble that has been seen in it up to this
time, viz the procuring and storing of seed
cotton, was answered by the experience of
the Striblngs. A house that had cost them
$40, placed next to the mill, had held 10000
pounds of seed cotton. A house costing $50
would more than hold enough to run this
mill year, as tnsy could get seed cotton
from the fields for two months. The storage
was thus provided for. As to the purchase
of seed cotton, Mr.. Stribling stated that he
could get any amount that he needed. He
gives the farmers the cash value of their seed
cotton-that is what it would bring if ginned
and sold as lint, and charges no gin fee, which
is one-twentieth. A farmer, therefore, who
sells to Stribling, gets his cash the day his cot
ton is picked, and gets one.twentieth more
than he could if he waited for the ginning.
He has no expense of hauling to market, no
commissions to pay, &c. Mr.. Stribling says.
he could get ten times what he wanted. A
glance at the seed, as it comes from the attach
ment, showed that every particle Of the lint
has been taken off, 1t is estimated that a
Clement gin will get 8 per cent more cotton
from given quantity Of seed than an ordina-
~ gin. There is no danger of fire in storing
seed cotton, as a fire will flash over it and
scorch the top surface, leaving the mass unin-
jured.
- SALE OF YARNS
"The question of selling the yarns was dis:
cussed. Mr.. Stribling stated that he could
sell more than he could make. His yarns
commanded premium in market, and his
customers all asked for more than he could
supply. They stated that they could sell
any amount. Mr.. H. I. Kimball expressed
himself as being astonished at the quality of
the yarns. He did not think it possible that
such thread could be made by the principle
ofthe Clement Attachment As further proof