Richland beacon., 1880-01-17
The Clement Attachment.


DR.. j. II. ID. Bowman. Secretary
and Treasurer Mississippi Valley Cot
ton Planters Association, Vicksburg,
Miss:
DEAR SIR: Your esteemed favor
of the End inst. received. Circum.
stances over which | have no control
debsr me the pleasure of accepting
your kind invitation to attend your
next regular meeting. on Friday. Dec.
l2, inst, at Vicksburg. You ask, in
lieu Of my non-attendance, a commu-
nication on the "Clement Attachment"
or New Process" of converting seed
cotton, directly. by one operation. into
silver or continuous roll. l am apoor
writer, but you suggest theme" Of
vital importance to the Sonth-a sub
ject I have closely studied for the last
four years, and feel it not only duty
but pleasure to try to comply with
your alternative"
Lewis 7. Clements patent was for
no new invention or discovery. but
for the combination Of the principles
Of the gin aud card, to convert seed
cotton directly into silver. He. 10
fortunately. died before perfecting it.
1t was subsequently, perfected by
making the attachment which bears
bis name. 1t is but diminutive gin.
lS inches square and So inches long.
consisting Of 66 saws, I inches diam
eter, and IA teeth to the inch ribs to
suit. Also q set of combipg plates.
placed Immediately behind the ribs. q
continuous brush. covered all over
with bristles. with evolving and ira
verse, or horizontal motion. This At
tachment occupies the place aud space
of the Sickerin and feed.rOlIers on the
ordinary &c inch top fiat selfstripping
card. There is also feed able. chute,
stop-motion, small-drawing AID cam.
motion attached TO the card. which
constitute oil The changes 10. mactin.
cry from the old to the new process.
and costs 1915. ~
The seed cotton is first passed
through a cleanser, (Which COSTS SIS
capacity G.00O pounds seed cotton pei
day, power necessary, one-half horse.
then weighed and spread on an end
less fecd-apron. and falls through the
chute into the breast of the Attach
ment. at the rate Of one pound of seed
cotton per minute in making yarns
numbering from s. to l2s. The seed
are delivered 10 the usual way Of gil
stands, but much cleaner of lint
Whilst the lint is on the fne saw teeth
(i~medistely after passing through
the ribs. J the saws pass through th.
combing plates. which comb out al
notes. trash. dust, dirt. ETC.. left BY
the cleanser. The saws revOlve lSl
- 200 times per minute; the peripher!
of the brush little faster, anu tha
Of the card still faster. causing th'
brush ~ take The lint from the saws
and the card to take it from the brush
without permitting il to fly. leave tb
machiuery, change ends Or becom
tsue!ed, thereby causing the card I
do with same smOunt o. propellioI
force,) 5 or 6 times as much work q
it does by the Old process. using bale
cotton. The Int passing through tn
card and doffsr 10 The ususl way. i
drawn down t. it's usual size by ID
small drawing. and psssing throog
the calendar. falls into tie rsvolvio
can 10 the form Of s1iser. or contipu
Gus rolls. and goes thence through tb
ordinary drawing frsme spindle an
on the spinning ksws. y here ID
thread ia perfected thus using onl
four machines (6vs. counting %
CLEANSER. in converting sssd cotton 4
st comes from the Gsid. into periee
thread. whilst fully double that pnu
Ter srs necessary BY The old process.
The new procsss" dispeoses vii
fully oos-half the building. motiv
power machiosry aud operatives bill
crt0 necessary to convert any give