The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-01-16

a New Cotton Gin.

SrARTANDTEG, January 10.-AIule
than year ago Col. G. T. Broot. OF
Washington, came here and remained at
the experimental station for some time,
working at an improved cotton gin.
While here he was the guest Of Captain
W. Woford, superintendent ofthe station.
Col. Brott's objective point was to get a
gin that would pull she lint from the seed
and not cut it off after the manner of the
saw gins. It is we'll known to all ginners
that dull gin, running slowly and gin
ming about 800 pounds of seed cotton an
hour, will make better sample than a
very fast gin. Col. Brott's first idea was
that he could pull the lint from the seed
by filling large wooden cylinder with
small, sharp teeth something like card
teeth. After trying that he found objec.
tions that he could not surmount. He
then placed the teeth in leather and GOV.
cred the cylinder. This was also fail.
ure. He then tried rubber with no better
success. After working here several
months be left for Washington and gave
his spare time to perfecting this machin.
cry. he was in hopes that he would get
it ready to exhibit at the fairs last fall,
but there was always something in the
way. Some time ago he fell on another
plan and sent for young mechanic, W.
P. Williams, not yet 81 years old, who
was working with Capt Wofford. He
went on to Washington, and catching the
idea, went to work and made the machine
desired.
Mr.. W. II. Frear, who is associated
with Col. Brott in this work accompanied
by Mr.. Williams, brought their gin down
to this place and set it up at the encamp.
ment ground. The cotton is taken from
the reception box by an endless apron
made of hardwood stats and filled with
teeth. The cotton is first carried through
a sort of card that pulls it to pieces and
spreads it out. It then passes to another
card that tears the lint from the seed.
Saws are used for pulling the lint from
the cards. The size of the gin is thirty
saws.
Mr.. Williams mechanical ingenuity was
shown in the making of a condenser.
When they were about ready to start uF,
he went down town to buy one, but when
he was asked about $50, be went back
without buying He picked up few
old wheels and went to work and in three
days he had good condenser. Everything
vas ready for starting to-day and Capt.
Woford furnished the cotton. This
afternoon Col. Joseph Walker, B. e..
Grambling, J. K. Jennings, b. Z. Rave
mel and President J. 81. Sloan, of the
Beaumont mill, with your correspondent,
drove out to the encampment to see the
gin in operation. Several of these gen.
tlemen are cotton experts. They pro.
nounced the work good, and said there
was no sign of mapping or cutting the
lint A parcel Of the Allen long staple
was put through and the lint came out all
right. 1t will gin that variety of cotton
as we'll as the fine imported English gins.
The gin is simple in construction with
no complicated machinery. 1t will not
gin quite as fast as the saw gins, and it
stands to reason that gin which pulls
the lint off will not do the work as fast as
the saws, which cut and tear it of, but
the cotton will give much better sample.
The gin cleans the seed we'll, makes
better sample than the saw gin, is simple
in construction, taking no more room than
an ordinary gin, and is very durable.
Mr. Frear and Mr.. Williams will leave
for Birmingham soon to make arrange.
ments for the manufacture ofthese gins
News and Courier.