Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-06
atIssTATEmENT CORRECTED.
The Cotton Gin that Really Took
the Premium.

eAAeAeo AApVoAoAOns AZ INV dH
pears to be a fact that the
Eagle Eclipse Gin, made al
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and
for which W. A. Smith il
agent, took the premium at the Expo.
%sition, and gave it as announced BY
General Kimball, from the judges
stand, on the 18th day of December
1881:
Product Eagle Cotton Gin Company
Glass 20, Entry 1343-Forthe best saw
gin for ginning rough or hully cotton
Point of::merits being the separation o.
hulls withou tcutting. Recommending
$50 and piece Of plate on silver.
Glass 20,lEntry 1343-For the best
cotton gin FEEDER certificate of award
medal recommended to Eagle Cotter
Gin Company of Bridgewater, Massa.
chusetts.
The agent here adds the following
to which his name is appended, as will
be seen below:
The above speaks for itself. Viii
here say to the public that the contest
Of huller gins was between the Eagle
Eclipse Huller Gin and the Milburn
Eclipse Huller Gin, ard that no plain
gin run in this contest.
Mr.. Milburn is at loss to know how
we got the premium. We ginned 26e
pounds, while he ginned ZIG pounds.
He claims to have made more lint
pro rata. So he did; but the judges
preferred the lint to be clean Of notes
and seed. The above test was on hand
feed. Mr.. Milburn said he addressed
a communication to the Director Gen
eral and Board Of Directors and in re-
ply they said no such awards had been
given. | do not know what kind OF
rewards he asked for. but the above
we're given. Mr.. Milburn claims hat
his outfit as exhibited was superior to
that of the Eagle. So it was, in finish,
for he spent some $500 or $500 on
it, while ours was taken from stock. He
also had the Cowsan feeder and cleaner
on his gin, whi,h was an advantage
over ours, for he did not dare run his
whole outfit, and yet we beat him.
In regard to putting up $l0nO, we
will see first if he will pay the 5000,
according to his advertisement, and if
he does, then he may be accommo.
dated; otherwise we will take this
challenge as the passed nothing but a
blow.
In regard to some one complaining
about the slowness of our gin, | will
say misery loves company, for he has
had one hundred to complain Of his
own, aud | will add here a few facts
without going to New Orleans or At
lanta or some other place. Mr.. @. B.
Clark, Of Clark, johnson & Co., tells
me he gins 16 bales per day and Hola-
way, at Star Landing, Mississippi,
ginned 45 bales in three days. Weaver
ginned, with 80 saw gin, p bales in IS
days with horse power. We learn
that Mr.. Haddcn and MCFARLAND on
Joining places has Milburn's gins and
gets from 2 to p bales per day.
In regard to sample, one bale OF
pulled bale cotton, ginned by Miller &
Son, Dyersburg, sold by Bowder
Malone, classed middling, brought III
cents.
Ask G. B. CLARK, of Clark, johnson
& Co., how his cotton samples, ask
Hill, Fontaine & Co. how J. Dursey
cotton samples, ask G. P. Hunt & Co.
in regard to Humans crop. See
letters on file at Shoemaker & Joplin
from Ayers, of 0sceola, Arkansaw.
Will say the editor ofthis paper saw
the official report FROM under the
hand Of GcneralKimbal and the com.
mittee, and has a copy Of the same on
file. Yet Mr.. Milburn don't know
how we got it. Perhaps he had better
post himself, and if he does, he will
End the little seed and notes mus
be taken out as we'll as the seed
cleaned.
Mr.. Milburn manufactured the
Payne Gin, the Flynn Feeder and the
Emery Conductor. If he had only
madea duplicate he would have done
well. Must say he wa not successful.
in the manufacture Of the Gulleti
Condenser, as the most of them came
back. Likewise his first gins on which
he put the Dobb Huller Roller
at a considerable cost, and ]
have understood his next catch was I
four roller gin. OF course he mus.
have something this year to help hin
out. 1t lisa known fact that Milburr
was at Atlanta the day ofthe trial anC
found that he was beat and ran away
Think if we have another trial he viii
run another day.
Well, we have the Premium Gil
and Feeder, which we offer at the
same price as other manufacturer
Should you call and see them your
mind will be made up at once. l
you cannot come send your Orde
early to. w. A. SMITH,