The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-04-27


,rd and the brothers j. H. and A. A.
sIaginnis being the principal projec' !
Lors. There will be 10000 spindles
and 300 looms, run by Corliss en-
oine of 800 horse power. 1t is ex-
nected that the mill will be operation 4
by the 1st of December. {
HORSE AND MULE BREEDING.-Nt
is a fact we'll known to all, and es-
pccially to our cotton factors that !
ono of the principal drains upon the
country, one which tends to keep our
farmers poor more than anything
else, is The yearly purchase of mules ,
brought mostly from Kentucky and
Missouri and which might as well
he raised at home. In a converse
lion with one of our we'll known clu'
zens, formerly a planter in North
Louisiana but for some years en-
gagged in the cotton business, he told
us that he had already advanced the
neat little sum of wenty-eight thou
sand dollars to his customers tor the
purchase of mules alone. lie FUR
,her remarked that while engaged in
planting, business in which lie was
eminently successful, the WORK OF
blowing, cultivation, etc., on hls
plantation was almost entirely done
nv brood mares, of which be owned
some thirty five head. He sold from
his place every year sufficient NUN
her of animals more than enoughtto
cover the entire cost Of their keep,
besides leaving q handsome margin
for profit. We relate this incident,
hoping thereby to encourage our
farmers and planters to undertake
the breeding of draught animals Tor
home use, being satisfied that sue
cess will crown any well-dlrected Ell
fort in this way. There is no MORE
reason why our people should not
raise their own stock than there is
for the purchase of corn and hay
from the West; both tend to keep
the couatry impoverished by this
tremendous drain upon our pecuaia
ry resources. New Orleans Tiraes
CoTToN PICKER AND CLEANER.'-l
seems to be settled, says the NeV
Orleans Democrat, that the good oil
fashion of picking cotton by hand
soon to be superseded and that ina
chinery is to be made TO do thi
work. The Democrat has printe
several very interesting communities
lions from Mr.. Cockrill, Vice-Pfes
dent Of the Mississippi Valley Go
ton Planters Association, on tt
subject of picking and cleaning co
ton by machinery, aad the supje'
will doubtless engage the serious a
= tcntion of the Convention Of the A
= a ISOLATION to be held at Memphis
g, the 25th of May. The machine s
which Mr.. Cockrill alluded, howevt
have not, we believe, been comp
ted, owing to lack of funds ON t
part of the inventor, who is q re
dent Of Arkansas, end it is therefe
gratifying to learn that Mr.. Got
win, also of Arkansas, has perfect
q cotton picker and cleaner VIII
has already been practically dem
strated to be an entire success l
idea of inventing machine for pi
ing cotton is old, but every eff
heretofore to that end has prove
failure, and there are not many pl
ters now who can be induced to
lieve that iron fingers can ever
made to take the place of hun
o fingers in the matter of picking
ton. A machine, therefore, that
accomplish what is claimed for
one invented by Mr.. Goodwi
which will both pick and clean
ton-would be hailed with delight
planters throughout the South
will work a revolution in the CT
vation of cotton. The following
ter we clip f,om the Memphis
peal:-
WHEATLEY, ARK,
April II ilss
Editors Memphis Appeal
In replying to your editorial. of a
davs since, the Helena Yeoman
does Justice to Mr.. Goodwin, of
County. who has really invented
nerfected cotton gatherer and Gle
combined. The writer of this has
the machine work, which is III his
ion destined to revolutlonlze the &C
industry of the country by Jesse
about one-halfth expense OF produ
or preparing the staple for market.
Goodwin gathered his own crop
duced last year, with this machine
sold it for good price at Marla'
This is at least an evidence OF Its
cess. Correspondence is now
carried on with parties looking t
manufacture of the machine in gu
tics enual to the demand. Doubtl
model or a machine vii! be on ex
ton in Memphis during the meeti'
the Mississippi Valley Cotton Par
Association the 18th OF May next.