The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-09
MR.. MILLSAPS' INVENTIONS.

AAS OOSS 10 w dSnhgtOn to Sell
His Mail Bag Catcher and Re-
ceiver Armed With Testimo-
mails From Many Who Have
Seen it Work Expects to
Knock Down a Bunch of Mon
ey.
Mr., D. w. Millsaps left Tues
day evening for Washington, D.
c., where he will endeavor to
make a deal with the govern
ment for his mail bag catcher
and receiver. How long he will
remain in Washington depends
upon how long it takes him to
dispose Of his invention. He
goes armed with certificates
signed by quite a number Of.
prominent citizens of Lumberton
and he has no doubt at all of be-
ing able to dispose of his inven-
ton for a large sum.
These certificates set forth
that the signers thereof Witness
ed tests recently made of Mr..
Millsaps' mail bag catcher and
receiver on the Virginia &
Carolina Southern Ry., near Lum-
berton, and that it works per-
Iectly, catching the mail bag ev-
cry time and holding it. One
test was made with a 15-pound
bag, train running at the rate of
five miles per hour; and another
test was made with a bag weigh
ing 118 pounds, the train run
ming at the rate of so miles per
hour. In each instance so the
+ witnesses say-the test was per-
fectly successful, the machine
working with perfect ease and
correctness. The witnesses de-
pose further and say that they
are satisfied that this catcher
and receiver will catch and hold
a 200-pound bag with train going
SO miles an hour and they be-
lieve that if this catcher were
adopted there would never be
another bag lost or destroyed by
being thrown under the wheels
of trains. 1t is claimed that this
invention will catch bags whether
trains are going fast or slow.
Some Of those who witnessed the
tests showed the faith the ties,
= inspired by at once buying stock.
= As mentioned previously in this
= paper, Mr.. Millsaps raised money
to perfect this invention and put
| it before the government by SELL
, ing agreements at so much per,
= and during his absence in Wash
. ington Mr.. |. L. Pope will eX
plain to any who care to purchase
e the nature of this agreement.
Mr.. Millsaps believes he has
y winner. Many other people hav,
been and are trying to perfect
: contrivance for catching AM
u holding mail bags and Mr.. Mill
:, saps has carefully examined ev
I cry one; and he says that his un
- questionably beats any one tina
4 has yet been invented. No de
20 vice for catching mail bags ha
y been put in use that has not tn
: fatal defect of at times allowin
= bags to be swept under tn
, trains, and considerable mail
y destroyed in this way. MI
Millsaps claims that his inver
d ton absolutely has that defeC
a. remedied and that it will cate
Or the mail bags and hold them ur
I'd til the COWS come home, so t
at speak. He expects to get
IN large bunch of money from til
a government for this, and he ais
&c expects to sell his mail ia
7; tener device-whlch has alreaC
i'd been iully described in this pape
5, together with when and Whel
is and how it was conceived. Al
~ he has seething in his head 9th,
at ideas which will bring for
to fruit in their season, if so
enough money is realized fro
these inventions to put him {
iai easy street and so give him tin
he to work them out.
All who have witnessed t
tests of Mr.. Millsaps' mail b
is catcher and receiver say it is
be corking good thing, and here
il hoping he will knock down tt
he bunch of money very lar
M bunch.