The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-03
BRUNSWICK MEN
ARE INTERESTED
Successful Cotton Picking
Machine Has Finally
Been Invented
HAS BtEN GIVEN A GfsI
Two or Three Business Men Of This
City are Stockholders IN the Com
pany Which win Control the
New Invention.

A cotton picking machine, which can
really pick cotton, has been invented
and is now at work near Albany. The
new machine vas tried few days ago
ard its first work was witnessed by
several Brunswick men. who it is un-
derstood. are interested il 1t.
1t is learned that a company has
been formed and among the stockhold-
ers are }. +. C'shaughnessy and L. H.
Chisholm, Of New York. VINO have
been in this city for several Gays, Con.
w. E. Kay. Judge ]. w Bennett. Mr..
Albert Fendis and one or two other
local busines men.
The machine has created considera.
'ble discussion recently and 1t is be-
lieved that the company va reap a
fortune when it is finally perfected.
The following a@Scle. which was sent
out from Albany yesterday gives a
partial description Of the new machine
and how it works
A cotton picking machine las at last
teen invented and given a successful
trial in the cotton fields ncal Albany
The machine is not entirely automat-
ic as the arns that carry the little
wheels which gather in the fieecy sta.
pie must be directed by human hands
to the open boIls The arms carry
chain with hooked teeth, adjusted like
the chain Of a bicycle. When the ma
chine is in operation this chain revolv-
es rapidly and the curved hooks gath
Q. up the staple the instant it touches
the open boil and carries the cotton up
ward untf it is neecked off into the
receptacle. by a revolving brush The
machine carries four operators and
a driver tor each of whom a comforta,
lie seat is provided. There is no nee
essity for any bending or stopping
on the part OF the operative. and all he
is required to do Is to direct the well
balanced and nicely adjusted arms of
the machine 1t is estimated that
each should gather up one boil per
second. at cry slow rate of speed
making $50 bolls per minute for four
operators or $500 per hour. AS the
bolls early in the season average 60
Or so to the pound, one machine can
pick from 5000 to 1880 pounds per
day Of ten hours. one Of these ma
chimes with four boys and a driver
can do the work of twenty average
p.clers.
George A. Lowry the inventor.
The cotton picking machine when
has been the subject Of experiments
.foI the past three months in the cotton
fields around Albany, is the invention
or George A. Lowry, Of Boston. the in
yentor Of the Lowry round bale press
foI bailing cotton.
About the FIRST of August ne came
u Albany bringing the crude model
.ot his machine with him. This has
been changed and modified from time
;tG time until the inventor has now Sc
cured machine which, while yet far
from perfect, IS decided improve
ent over the hand method OF picking
eotton naturally more reliable and
considerably cheaper The cost Of
picking this seasons crop was about
sg00.000.O0O.
Among those who witnessed the suc-
cessful trial Of the Lowry cotton pick
et here were the following prominent
visitors:
J. F. O'Shaughnessy, OF New York;
S. II. Chisholm, Of Cleveland, o..
X II. Allen, OF Memphis. representing
Latham Alexander G. Co. Of New York !;
Hon. John c. Mcdonald. Of Waycross,
and w. E. Kay. c. p. Goodyear. ). W.
Bennett and Albert Fendig, Of Bruins
wick
In speaking Of the trials The Albany
Herald says:
THE editor Of The Herald has seen
the machins and Is sincerely OF the
opinion that ar. Lowry has. IN meas
iure. solved the great labor problem for
the cotton planters Of the south for
harvesting the cotton crop"