The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-16
comseo COTTON
New styIs or c,o Wnie- ls Invention
of TeEsn.

of Texsn.
t.run''sulla s. G. Marci THE
cotton g'n w.. '1r moro o. 81 hun.
drgd ars. considered such a marvel
4 perfection hat no attempt was
made % improve upon tho principle N
Whitneys invention. It Is true that
great improvements have been made.
out all OF them have recognized the
necessity OF the saw 60 cut the lint
from thc seed
There ~ a now invention now. now.
ever. which IL dest ned to rcvoluti ~
.Eo the ginning u cotton. The ln'eRt.
~ Is J. T. Hiller. q To1an. AMI hs
onlls his machlao "The Fuller Comp.
ing Gin" Mr.. Fuller experlmonted
With his lsvention In Texas tn he got
Il about perfected. and he thoa desired
20 demonstrate It's merits In the east.
ern part Of the cotton belt. Il was nat.
ural that he should have been directed
70 Marlboro. the best cotton county
east OF tho Mississippi. ~ the place
20 make an exhibition OF his gin
NJ Fullcr a. row I'm Bcnnettsvillc. |
and has one oi h5 sinG In operation at
TOO Oh m.ll rinuery. Your correspond
eut cullod on him there today and ]
found HIN IN oyeralis with greasy |
hands. hard at work. adjusting his ma.
chino. which had been put IN the place |
Of ono OF tie oil mills gins and con.
neeted with It's driving machinery.
Nr. Fuller Is = man OF unusual lntelli.
genco and information. and !mpresses
one as possessing indomitable energy.
perseverance and will power He told
Of the timo and money that he had
spent perfoctlng his invention and
then went into an explanation and
demonstration OF It's merits.
This gin separates the lint from the
seed by a comblns process The comb
consists OF steel wiro hooks In re.
volylng cylinder There are no ribs
Ike those In saw gin. but there Is n
stationary comb above the cylinder.
hrOurh which tho teeth OF the re-
yolNlng comb pass. Tho result Is that
tho lint Is pulled from the seed unln.
lurcd. Instead OF being cut 90 pieces (
by a saw, In the presence OF yorr cor.
respondent Some of tho same lot of 3
cotton was run through tho comblng
gin and a saw gin. There was so much q
ilneronce In the looks, feeling and +,
strength OF the lint obtained by the ,
wo processes that one could hardly
'olieyo that IL was not two very an 3,
erent grades of cotton. l.. C. Breed. n
m. tho manager o' tha oil mill. says
hat he carried two OF these samples
o cotton buyers In town and asked
or bids without telling them anything =,
bout tho different processes by
fhlch they had been ginned He was p.
nered quarter OF cent more FOR
he mbg!nned cotton than the other
ir. Fuller says that tho difference IN
he true value Is much greater thn
hs, AS buyers and manufacturers al
ave not yet found out how much the Il
reserving Of the staple Intact will 70
ID 10 the strength and lasting quality II
thread and cloth. Your correspond. m
nj saw thread seesawed against a a.
9th Of the combing gin without be
" Injured. but When II was drawn Y
;ainst tooth OF the saw gin II was G
stantly cut in two. a.
Mr.. Fuller also claims several other o
ivantages FOR his gin II will gin wet 20
tton. as II win not clog up and pro 10
ice fire by friction AGAINST the ribs
10 cotton docs not fall from the feed. ~
on top of the saws, but below the 40,
nning comb, TO another revolving
NIB. which throws the cotton
rough a third revolving comb, up 10
p ginning comb, which catches II ,or
is hooks and carries the lint
'ough the stationary comb. where II
drawn from the seed. A stick or a '
y, or n handful ~ art, thrown into vis
yin, does not afroct its operation. as and
Y cannot reach The ginning cor.b