St. Landry democrat., 1891-05-02

Mn. M. VAN WANALE bELA&F&S n ERACTI
CABLE MACHINE Is MADE - IT WILL
GATHER 5000 TO 1000 POUNDS A DA,
THE MACHINES TO BE MADE HERE.
Mr.. e. Van Wrinkle, president of thu
Van Wrinkle Gin and Machinery Company
has just returned from New York, where
he went for the purpose of examining q
new :otton. picking machine.
He comes back thoroughly convinced
that the problem has been solved: that the
. machine is practical affair. and will pick
from 5000 to 10000. pounds of cotton q
day.
1t Is owned By the New York Cotton
Harvester Company, of which Mr.. Isaac
Blum is president.
Mr.. Blum is of the hrm of Leon g.
Isaac Blum, Of Galveston and New York.
gentleman OF large means and member
Of one of the largest commercial houses In
the United States.
"The machine" said Mr.. Van Wrinkle
yesterday, twas originally started In
Texas, but on Mr.. Blooms becoming con-
nected with 1t, 1t was carried to New
York, and the highest mechanical and in
ventive talent that could be obtain d was
secured to perfect the machine. 1t has
finally been made complete success.
''The three leading features for ma
chine to pick cotton, continued Mr.. Van
Wrinkle, ''are, an arrangement 10 pick one
part Of the plant without disturbing the
rect. The pickers are light and very fey
ible steel brushes that will FIRST pick over
the lower part of the plant as that Of ell
fruits at hrst. The underlying platform
10 wonderful ingenius thing. IL opens
ut the slightest pressure for the plant to
pass through, bus still 1t collects all that
falls on IL and passes 1t to she rear of the
machine. This platform runs very close
to the, ground, and strikes. or comes In |
contact with, the stem or base stalk OF the |
plant only, and is as easily parted on its |
surface Is passing stick throug the sur
face Of water. The third feature is q
gathering elevator, which gathers the
cotton that Ia passed to 1t and deposits IL
into sack on the rear Of the machine.
"These elements Of the machine are the
elements Of success. OF course, o good
deal of trash and bulls are collected with
the cotton. but only In the last picking.
The machine will gather from 5000 to TO-
wv pounds OF cotton day. This will en-
able the planter TO take advantage OF the
weather, and the cotton will be easily
saved. The question of trash and bulls
N the cotton 10 not q material one, as We
have perfected ginning machinery that en-.
irely takes this out and greatly improves
no market value of the lint. The dirt
md hulls and trash in this machinery are
lot deposited together; the seed are kept
operate, thus adding to their value. In |
act, cotton 10 now being picked by hand ,
ven more trashy than the machine does
!, especially In the great prairie sections /
4 Louisisns. Mississippi and Texas. The
'lanters cannot control the picking any
aore and must have il done when and ,
ow they can get j.. The immense value ,
the cotton harvester may be Judged
rhen 10 IL we'll known fact that TO sim. !
~ pick out the last crop cost ut least S75.- .
%, goo. and the Ginning and packing ex- .
ense 10 extra OF this large amount. The q
lachi ,e is drawn By two horses, ia lieh, q
nd durable, and will gather compl.tsly o
least 30 per cent Of all the cotton shat l. /,
lade on the plant a
Il is very probable that the COMPANY o
III have their machinery manufactured ]
Atlanta, which will bring very large n
nd important business here. A,Ionta a
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