The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
The Fuller camhIng Gin.

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Benoottsville, Feb. 23.--The cotton
gin was for more than 100 years con-
s;1sTod suoh q marvel Of perfection
that no attempt vas made 70 improve
upon the principle Of Whitney's in
yention. 1t is true that great i'm
provements have been made, but all
Of item have recognized the necessity
OF the saw to cut the lint from the
| seed.
There is a new invention now, how
ever, which is destined TO regolution-
ize the ginning Of cotton. The in.
ventor is j. 7. Fuller, Texan, and
he calls his machine "The Fuller
Combing Gin" Mr. Fuller expert
mented with his invention in Texas
till he got it about perfected, aud he
then desired to demonstrate its mer-
it's in the eastern part Of the cotton
bslt. It was natural that he should
have been directed 20 MARLBORO, the
best cotton county east Of the Miseis.
sipri, as tue place 60 make an exhibi-
tica Of his sin.
Mr. Fuller is now in Bennettsyille,
and has OFT Of his gins in operation
at the oil mill ginnery. Your CORES.
pondent called on him there, aud
found him in overalls eud With greasy
hands, hard at work adjusting his
machine, which had been put in the
place Of one Of the oil mills gins and
connected with it's driving machinery.
Mr.. Fuller is MAN Of unusual iutelli-
gence and information, and impresses
one as possessing indomitable energy,
perseverance and will power. He
told of the time and money that hs
had spent perfeoting his invention
aud then went into on explanation and
demonstration Of its merits.
This gin separates the lint from the
seed by combing process. The
comb consists Of steel wire hooke in q
revolving cylinder. There are no ribs
like those in saw gin, but there is q
stationary comb above the cylinder,
through which tho teeth of the reyolv.
ing comb pass. The result is thai
the lint is pulled from the seed unin
jured, instead Of being cut to pieces
by saw. In the presence Of you,
correspondent, some OF the same 10,
of cotton was run th rough the oombinf
gin and a saw gin. There. was 81
uuch difference in the looks, feeling
aad strength Of tho lint obtained BY
the Two processes that ono coult
hardly believe that it was not twt
very different gTades of cotton. mr.
l.. 9. Breeder, the manager Of tbt
oil mill, says that he carried two O.
these samples to cotton buyers in towl
and asked for. bids, without telling
them anything about the differen
processes by which they had beer
ginned. He was offered quarter O.
a cent more for the comb ginned cot
ton than the other. Dir. Fuller say
!; that the difference in the t.ns vals.
is much greater than this, as buyer
aud manufacturers have not yet fount
out how much tho preserving Of th,
staple intact will add to the strength
and lasting quality of thread aut
j cloth. Your z. correspondent saw
thread see.sawed against a, tooth o.
the eorbing gin without being in
3ured, bn. when it1as drawn agains
q tooth Of the saw gin it vas instantl,
! ont in ego. - ..: II. i.
Ms. Fuller also claims several othe,
advantages: for his GIN, 1t will gir
wet cotton, as ;is will not clog up ano
produce fire by friction against .he
ribs. the cotton does not fall from
the feeder Oh top Of the saws, but be,
low The ginning comb, TO another re-
yolviug comb, which throws the cotton
through q. third revolving com5, up tc
lSthe ginning comb, whioh catches it ia
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