The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-24
Correspondence of the Charleston News.
The Clement Attachment Cotton.
Factory at Westminster. =. e.

Having made personal visit to the Cotton
Factories of the State, and having in CONVEX
sation with the manufacturers themselves re.
celved opinions unanimously adverse to the
practicability of establishing "The Clement
Attachment with any reasonable prospect of
profits to those engaging in the enterprise. /
thought it would be valuable to those who are
discussing this mater so generally in this State
and out of 1t, to have placed before them not
only the objections which the large manufac-
turers make t" the'New process Machine" but
also the answers to these objections which the
agents and advocates of the Clement Attach
ment urge in its favor, together with nv own
Impressions and calculations, based upon
personal inspection of the process. According
ty boarded the Air Line Railroad at Green
vile, and after ride of about ETY. miles ar
rived at the town of Westminster which is
IN oCoEEE, MILES FROM THE GEORGIA LINE.
For some time previous to arriving at the
station / became aware from the conv ersation
of party OF gentlemen in the car that l was
not the only pilgrim in search of 1.-The Gle
ment Attachment" and VIII the train stop
ped three gentilmen stepped out about the To-
cation of the nill when one of the party, who
seemed to be the old st. saved the trouble
by asking the station master if he could tell
him whereabouts was that Little Spinning
Jinny?' - We were told that 'tWestminster
Mills were located about two miles off, and
gone up to the ''hotel' and taken breakfast
There is perhaps nothing which serves soon
to break down the barriers of etiquette and
place men on terms of intimacy q mutual
hunt for a meal In a country village in upper
South Carolina small house pointed
outsto US, about quarter of mile down the
railroad track, which was distinguished by
having twp ehimneys, one at each end. in
eontradistinction to the other houses of the
place. which had one chimney in the middle,
This was the "HotSl.'' In fact, Westminster
has become famous ST. rapidly that there has
not been time to erect more eommodious
building for the reception of guests. Before
we had gone ten steps | found thSt my com
panions were Mr.. Holmes Harder, of Chester,
the President of the Chester and Lenoir R. r.,
Mr.. Osman Barber, the Representative In the
Legislature from Chester, and Mr.. f II. Ear
Der of Rock Hill. was informed by them that
they had come to examine the "Machine''
WITH VIEW TO ESTABLISHING FACTORIES
in their localities. Upon arriving at the hotel
I met another pilgrim. II had arrived the
night before and was from Bremond, Texas,
Mr.. I. R. Hayes. He had come, he said to
make a personal examination of the Clement
Attachment in the interests of several capital-
lists, who would upon his verdict determine
whether they would establish several factories
near Bremond. Mr.. Hayes gave an amusing
account of his chase after the Attachment He
hrst went to Memphis, where he was informed
that one of the machines was in operation. He
arrived there just in time to see the remains of
the factory being carried off to Alabama. He
then went to Corinth, Miss, and found the
machine, but, as bad luck would have it, it
was not in operation. He then heard of the
Westminster Mill, and came down with the
half formed conviction that be would see this
one rise up and fly away soon as he got near
it. mention these facts to show the great inte-
rest that has racentlv sprun mn amanp mania
ALL OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES
concerning this little machine, and the sulpri
sing difficulty experienced by those desiring to
ex mine it in getting the opportunity to do so.
About O'Clock the party started for the MILL
After long ride through country which was
misunderstanding that one of the party want
ed to know~if it wasn't unsettled Government
land, arrived modest looking frame
building at the foot of the hill, and were told