The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-06-14
COST or A 4, 200 BALE COT
TON MILL.

The Chattanooga Tennessee,
Iraaesman received ain inquiry
from a subscriber as to the cost
|of erecting, equipping ana oper-
ating n 1000 bale cotton mill,
making standard southern Sheet
lings. The following data, hav-
ing been carefully compiled. ate
presented for the benefit 81 tie
readers of The Tradesman, as it
is matter in which many OF them
are doubtless Interested. The
equipment for machinery to con-
sumo 1000 bales Of cotton per
year would require ?, ,2SS spindles
with the machines distributed as
follows:
break lapper, / self-feeder
finisher lapper, / beater, 8 cards
with II inch golfers. 40 inch by
q inch revolving flat, 1 coarse
drawing, 8 deliveries. 10 inch
roll, II inch golfers, 1 interme-
date drawing. 8 deliveries, 10
inch roll, 10 inch golfers, Stub
Der frame, IS spindles, bobbin II
inches by 81 inches, ? fine row.
ing frames, 12s spindles each,
bobbin s inches by 81 inches, 8
warp frames, POS spindles each,
l2A space, 8 filling frames, POS
spindles each, 24 space, spooler
100 spindles each, ~ inch space,
warper, 432 spools each, size
kettle, 100 gallons, slasher, 4
feet and 6 foot cylinders, 2 draw
in frames, rs looms, 36 inches,
folder, screw press, 2 card cyl
inder grinder. The cost of this
machinery is $27 $50.
The cost of the necessary build
ings complete including shafting,
hangers, pulleys, betting, plum
ing, heating, lighting, ventila-
ting and fire protection is $4,000.
The cost Of power plant, 110 horse
power, is $1,000; cost Of incident
ais for erecting machinery, ETC.,
$500; cost of supplies, S700. The
total cost is S33, ,4S0.
The organization to manufact-
ure 1000 bales of cotton into
standard southern sbeeting per
annum would be thus:
q ganizations to make numbers
Z and l's, starting with IA
ounce lap. With 90.46 draft on
finishing card, / yard silver
should weigh 65 grains. With
draft on r. w. head and doub.
ling, with 5.41 draft on first
drawing and doublingf 8 one
yard silver should weigh 60
grins With $50 draft on Sec
ond drawing and doubling, 6 one
yard silver should weigh 50
grains. With 6 draft on third
drawing and doubling, g one yard
should weigh So grains. With
Los draft on slubber, making go
hank rowing. With 6. Is draft
on rowing frame and doubling 9,
making 1.S0 hank rowing; with
Z draft on warp frame, yarn
should size number 14's; warp
twist per inch IS. 45 turns; filling
twist per inch 1916 turns: This
will result in standard sheetings
2.85 yards per pound, 36 inches
wide, AS by 48 picks. The pro-
duction will be 23,9S0 yards per
week Of sixty hours, consuming,
1 200 bales Of cotton per year.
Floor space required: $500
square feet. Two story building
AS by 100 feet.
The help required to operate
the above machine will be 43
hands at 1926 per week of sixty
hours, southern rates. The pay
of the superintendent should be
about S24 per week. Other help
may be calculated on the follow
ing basis in the carding, picking
and spinning.
Overseers, 81. 25 per day.
Second hands, Loo per day.
Picker hands, St.00 per day.
Stripper, railway and drawing
hand S1.00 per day.
Slubber hand, 8 cents per hank
Fine frame hands, 8 cents per
hank.
Ward spinning, 10h cents per
side per day.
| Filling spinning 13 cents per
day.
Doffers, 60 cents per day.
Spoilers s 1-2 cents per day,
1872 spindles.
Oyerseers weaving, $3.50 per
day.
Weavers, II cents per cut.
One machinist and carpenter
S2.10 per day.
Warping, 20 cents 100 pounds.
! Drawing warm, cent per 100