The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-11-05
4 MILLION 4 YEAR
Southern Planters Can Save by 81 Ne: IN
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Atlanta Constitution

One OF the most lmpOElaHt lu' cGtloHS
Of The age, which will cause Z revolution
in the cotton world and which will save
from one to two and q half million dol
lars year to the planters of Georgia,
and from seven to twenty million dollars
annually to the Scuth, is on exhibition
at the Piedmont exposition and is daily
attracting the deepest interest of visitors.
Indeed, there Is no other industrial dis
play there which draws SO much atten-
ton as this, the Rombert cotton com.
press
Bye process simple in principle and
using no more power than is required for
the plantation bale, this compress turns
out a bale of less bulk, greater density
and rlore even aud smooth exterior, than
the large steam congresses make. The
invention is intended to take the place of
both the plantation press of to day snd
the big congresses scattered over the
country. And it is going to do that.
Substituted for the ordinary plantation
press, it will take the cotton right from
the gin and turn out five hundred
pound bale as small as, if not smaller,
than bale that has been crushed in the
powerful hydraulic presses, such rs there
are here in Atlanta, and at Macon, Au-
gusta and elsewhere. A bale from the
Rembert roller compress is ready 10 be
put on the cars and shipped direct to
Manchester. 1t never goes into the huge
compress ard that charge and the ez-
pense of unloading and re loading are
saved. In fact. it just does away with
one set of middle men altogether.
The machine is Texas invention. 1t
was patented last November and last
February. It has been operated in Gal.
weston, and Inc owners Of the large COM
presses there say that it solves the prob
lem of making o compressed bale at the
country gin, and does the work of the
great compresses There is big saving
in the expense Of getting the bale to
market.
A hundred CT more planters stop every
day and make careful study of ihe
compress at the exposition. 1t does its
work in the most perfect manner and is
the admiration Of all who see it and can
appreciate it.
There is no secret about the principle,
which any one can see and understand in
moment Without going into minute
description Of the machine, it is enough
to say lhat as the cotton is girncd it
passes between two rollers which press
the air out Of it and make the cotton
into a soft web which falls layer upon
layer into tie presa The web is smooth
and even, and the bale is delight to the
spinners
The rollers really do the COMPRISING.
After the cotton goes into the press nc
more power is needed Oh the screw than
is required to make the plantation bale.
And tie bale that comes out of this
compress is beauty!
It is completely covered with bagging
and though it has one more tie than the
old process, being less in bulk, saves ten
feet in lies and yard of bagging or
every bale. There is quite pile of bale;
made by this compress in machinery hal
and every cne is handsome. The bales
range in weight from 40 to 5Ol pounds
and are the prettitst eyes were ever laio
on.
This compress is bound to introduce
itself. a ginner, who was looking at il
work few days ago, said that it would
save him $500 g year and be applied
for one on the spot.
To the planter, this roller process rank;
in value right alongside Of the gin. In
few years the process iy bound to be tho
uniycrsa! compress. To the railroads i
will be o great blessing because the bales
being less thou hall the size o! the plan
tation bales, only half so mary car' vii
be needed for hauling them. Then as
they are uniform in size they can 5s
slowed to better advantage in the ships
and a larger cargo of them Can be carried
The invention is Il perfect success and
is one of the most ealuable of the age
AS labor saving and cost reducing
machine it is Invaluable.
THE DIRECT BENEFITS.
Remaining some and mentioning Others
anew mere are the direct benefits to be
gained by the adoption Of this roller pro
cess:
l. A saving OF LABOR at the ginhouse
as the process is automatic throughout
the cotton no. being touched by hano
from the time i. enters The gin until it i:
ready for the bacds to be tied. It i!
claimed that the services Of t"o hands
are dispensed with, the work of picking
the lirt into the balipg bog being auto
matte.
9. Great saving in insurance. Thi
process has been investigated by numbers
of insurance experts representing fire ant
marine companies; both foreign ant
domestic. aoi from their opinions, freely
expressed, as ic the great improvement
in the ri4S, this company confidently be
lieyes that rates now prevailing vii! b
rednced al least enc half on ginnin!
establishments where the Rembert pro.
cess is used
9 Ease Of handilrg aud saving 0
room. This needs no explanation, "hei
il is considered TIA. the Rembcrt bale !
less than half the size Of the common
bale, therefore occupying only half tn
space IL wagons, warehouses, freigh
cars, etc., which the plantation bal