The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-25

from IT, H. whitfield. Eaa, tho owner and
patentee Of the Clement Attachment. to n aen
tleman Of Benton county. Miss, In which he
snawers every pos sibls auesiion with retsrepae
to his great invention. Tho letter will fully
astlsfy thoae who have recently addressed In
uutia to tho Courier Journal with re- sfsrencn Ia
the Clement Attachments
THE LETTER.
CoRIsrH, Mas. January H. fRan
" NJ Johnson. Hickory Flat. Benton County.
Mlsa.:
Your esteemed favor Of tho twent '. seyent tn
ultlmo Ia received and contents noted.
nrst heard Of tho new process for convert
Ing seed cotton directly into yarns about flve
Peara ago. through bahop Pagna pf Aherdean
Mi-e. harsue deeply iut4te ga el for hal nj.
4 urnpt' d =" make sornetbtbg oi the KIND duri q
the war. an Tailed tur want sk llt d maehin-
lete. who were all In tho army or engaged Ia
Z vernment ehohs ! learned that Lewis r.
time went to MdIs T'n"s ssea o's" sag so,Is his
heirs, saw he orig nal machine. nsonme inter
eatad 70 tho extent Of Que thru, emulnvsd
sR,iisd wotk knen aud In ak m pr.tha rntu uIatad
tho present alta hmeut, which named after
the sr. at originator. "Uiemepta'
1 was run Tor few days with closed daora
ard did better than had hppsd for sGp il
irdR suGCeRs aud tho next thii z was to aat,irt,
y fro,n ptrHtas, For this pur uo.a cook II Into
tho mnlotana ~ North Alabama, WHARF, with
good mach ne shop and foundry and ahillful
Arisans, IN iwGlys months II wHa brought h.,
~ ptaaent staloof perfection. aud several all
dittnnsl uatpn'a seCured
am gtaietn ut tho conf 1anoa and interest
You fse AID take In this anlsrprre 20 import
ant 10 our lmrovei isned houth. ani wttl with
my b at Hhil y answer your baker y dozen" III
iutarrngat rlea
Fira. IL hn,e apectaF factory established to
manufacture thaae ms,iniunsf IT 40. ut what
place. aud at what pliua
Answer | mndo httHnef mnnta with H. M
Avery, u gin stand max or In Memphis Tenn 10
mako ntfaehmauts. He died ot yellow fever In
fhfITt lIt.al ii
U'mpnUy Il tho shm" cit 70 max them. Had u
few tuad, In Not Alabama but have lately
Inaloartangaa,nnts WI i tn Breleshuty Manu-
I ,otutlna Gpmuany (9fi - N, 65 Norih front
street. ihilaislpha 10 make com pleta asta Of
now ufoatas mae inery. with all the ntaet I'm.
provam"nia. The fret entire hsw sst made by
thom waa for r. A. Batnea. 9anoia. On who
writes mr. hia mill will hs In operation by the
nr-t OF March ueKt, Mr. John =. strihliug In
Weatrntuster, \. q has Or missed mo to have u
sh p ttatted In south Gar ltna or Hsotpia es.
uerialIy for mat Ing attachments and changes
~ he card. and MI lma."ly tho cards, drawing
I 'tameR speednr aud spinung frame. stG. The
st fpt hn 0niire set Of now machinery At
Brede-bntv's would bs about $4,000 md II
bouah part new and balance good s. cond hnnd
~ otnery II can hN bh for ah ,ut $500 S3o00
FWnor more sets bought ut once wuul 1 be- some
10 par cent CheaDer.
Second How many spindlas to ono attach
muH2
Answer Four hundred spinlea for ynrna
nunlbsti from sight 10 luutteen. aud a60 10 |
800 Tor vans numbering from fonrteen TO
wen'y twp.
rhird.How many pounds seed cotton used
u n ten hour rub2
huawsr From b50 to TOO pounds as to quality |
u = Hcuin ~ and thread
-Four b How muoh floor space docs ono ma |
'hina oeenpy2
Anawsr One entIreset ~ machinery rcnnlraa /
400 suunrs ieet ef steady floor aud au II tic |
ooH fse stable, Gtesuser aud temporary |
uppiv Of - sd cotton
iith-What stohin power Will drive one ma
'hino2
Answer-seven to eight horse 20 wsr Ia ample
" "nes set ot machinery; and. ali other hing
} ing aaal. Ieiable water lt,wer IL 81 to ~ 30
I'r day sht aper than steam when wood IL worth
Il 7b y Trotd
hixth-How many handa, and what kind and
he daly OF zach 10 tend one Of t he mnchine
AnsWsr-Hsv II To elghtop 5rativet are neess-
n 10 attend QUO entire set OF ma hInery. all
~ drtributei about Ha felows: Ono u o staita
, attend cleanser ana feed tab .: one card and
lrawtns ffame: ono tpesler with half
ler time u Rpar.l: twp the spinnlug frames
Iud two the rnsls and thread press.
sev nth How many dlrsfont tz,s OF yarn
viii 1t aptL2
Answa-I have seen It mako frat quality OF
pfns Of ali piS ~. from three aud h III tegr-
et Il ltng4 10 No. a. ami have no doubt II will
maze No. 2eo or liner than eau bs made OF baled
Elghth- j. this Clament attachment anything
nofethan the Old hand spinning Jenny on u
Rer RGalf2
Anewsr :. have been Informed In the Inst ye
ninntea that an arti l. in late Issue Of the
inalanche ars Aers this Identical question IN
lor less I han the old spnning jenny OF thirty
ears ago. II II Is an editorial. am not ur.
'rst d AT Il. for ali tbs s,enlar ptpsra ln Mem
'uia have been prrJndiced az ii uBt the new pro.
esB for years. because lts general adoption
would cIose tho doors OF nlne,eu'ns oi their
'atrons sorsnpuofters. or who area class Of middle
non who make th"ir living by hauling cotton
ales In traneitu ON tho n.ld to The distant
irto los. l assure you. answer to your
Ugh question, that the Ciement attach
lent is nothing moro nor less than
he Whitn,y gin. with saws. ribs and
reaat as In any ordinary Rin. H. teue
he saws an iuah or ,wp smaller ia diane
sr. the teeth arc finer. and tho b ,tltr on the
u,n are Tut on II little different bur thee Ia
ne hiug abou' the aitaehm' ut not fund In all
no new thing, for havs seen combtng plates
u gina. near Msnphis. fifteen or twenty years
20. and have known stae fairs award Il st
r-miums 10 cotton In bales that pas ed
hrough AZ d comhing plafss. There Is no doubt
u. tnr the old eptuning. .nnie5 We're ltent-
d lsments ha'i no difficul Ia Ret'i e his
Ot for an attachment but for IA i'm Jrove-
lent In machinery fot ginning and uleaning
otton :" This Improvement in machinery
'as shown by his application. drawing. aud
to be nothing more or less
lau he aomDina.iOn OF the gin ana card TO
leanse the damaged seed c1tton. AZ It comes
m the tlsli. II he seed and al eXtrRneou.
natter, and deliver th- hlamsnts (Which have
ever been permitted tn fly leave tn mac inery
r BIC me tangled) into revelyi, & can. In the
)rm OF silver or continuous roll. whi b then
asse through tho usual drawing franz.
ueeder and spinnitg frame, when the per.
4cted thread l., found to be equal la every re-
nect to that made Of baled cotton. OF superior
heen an1 from 81 to 100 Der cet stronger /
n q be pleased 70 have the writer In the Ara
lnche state wherein tne new pro esa" In any
'ay ls identical with the spinning j.nny. Ite
rst requires a two-story building ith IA 10
qnare 1eet OF space on the first Fl ,or, the
econd requires about fifteen square fest of
IOr.
Ninth-Do you consider the model OF tnia
pinDing arrangement quite perfect and not
usce ptiDle OF great imDre ven eutr and conse-
lenEIy great changee2
Ans wer-I have nearly answered this cues-
ion In my preface The card nsed by US Is he
rmmon .htrty-six inch top fiat self stripper.
ne capacity OF which Is forty pound. silver per
ay by the old process. We make 1t do from
IS to 225 pounds silver Der day. using the
anne am mt motive power. and va nse seed
otton, whI,t by tne old process balad eoiton
> used, THIS Ia making the anne card do fv4
INES more by the ne.o than 1t will ty the old
'rocass. NOW. he can.city Of the English com
orty -eieht inca instead of thirty six inch diam
ter and length will deliver 100 pounds silver Der