Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-05-07
CLEMENT ATTACHMgST.
BRENNAN Tex.
April 18th 80.

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sDEAR SiRs: | again desire a
small space in your valuable
paper. that may communicate
a few facts concerning the said
Clement Attachment, of which
/ wrote description, a few
days ago, and through your
kindness was given 10 the pub
lie. l feel conscious, that some
people may conclude that ! hsvc
Clement Attachment on the
BRAIN and, desire relief, from
my frequent appearance in tie
papers, but l would state, that
it is not that l desire SO much
to be relieved, as it is that ]
may more fully satisfy the pub
lie mind. concerning this new
process, which l know has
created some interest. from the
numerous letters of inquiry !
am constantly receiving; there
fore, l desire to answer just
such inquiries in this as ] know
many persons would like to
make, ETC., rst as to the cost OF
machinery as before numerated
Il copy from a price list of the
"Bridesbury manufacturing
company" Philadelphia, Penn.
One feed board $1,000. One.
Clement Attachment for SO
inch card $4,000. One Walt
man Top Flat cards $4,000.
One card head (attached| $50.
One, d delivery drawing frame,
$4,000. One IL block speed
er $4,000. One top flat
grinder $4,000. One Hardy
cylinder grinder 5000. One
ring frame 2o4 spindles S7I4.
One Reel, 40 spindles SI5o.
One yarn press $50. Speede1
bobbins Soc each, and kim
frame Bobbins sIS pr. M, foN
both $40. Gard clothing for:
one card sos; and the beltingI,
shafting hinges, pullies and box
ing, and delivery of all, say,
5000, making a total of s2SI4
for all, new first-clas machinery
at this factory, and the capacity
is put down by the makers of.
the machinery, at from rs to
2ooIbs per day, of silver, ac-
cording to No. of thread, and is
sufficient for about 900 spindles.
End. as to the yield of
thread which IS from so to 81
lbs. of thread for each 100 lbs.
of seed cotton, which is butvery
little less than the yield Of ordi-
nary lint, and that is caused by
having the notes olt cleaner,
for the waste of lint is no more,
than by the ordinary gin.
sd. As to the profit Of spin
ming; from the above estimate
one card can easily work up
100 bales of cotton per season
that is, work up the seed cotton
that would make 100 bales, or
even more, but we will take 100
as a basis of comparison, with
the the cost Of production, and
see whicliis most profitable. In
myo ? county (Washingtonl it
takes 5000 of fixed capital, in
the form Of land, teams, tools,
gin, etc., to produce and handle
ready for market 100 bales Of
cotton, and will take from 20 to
IS hands linen mostly to pro-
duce said AMOUNT and 500 lbs
per bale, at ten cents per pound
would amount to 5000. As to
the net product, | leave each
one to form his own conclusions.
Now to convert the same am
cunt of cotton into yarn, taxi
ing it in the seed, would re
quire about $4,000 in fixed capi-
tai in the machinery, house,
motive power etc. and would
require the labor Of about nine
hands, two of them men, and
seven women, or girls (women
or girls being handler at spin
ming than mem and would
yield about 40 lbs. of thread
per bale and if No. IL thread,
is worth in the market now,
according to the price current
of thread factors % cts. per
pound, making the sum of SIo,-
Soc, and no loss on this in bal
ing, weighing, sampling, COM
pressing, etc,
Another important fact. .toos
is that it takes seven thousand
dollars capital, and 20 hands to
produce 100 bales of cotton, it
will take twice that sum and
number of hands to produce
200 bales, while the addition Of
one half the capital and half