The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-03
WONDERFUL NEW COTTON GIN
Norfolk Man Has Invention That Ma,
Eevolutionize Industry.

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From the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch.
1t will be of interest TO the people
OF Norfolk to know that a Norfolk
man, ]. ]. McNally, has invented and
patented cotton gin that bids fair
to revo!utionize the cotton industry of
the South. Mr.. McNally has been di
'ligently applying himself to the con-
struction of the gin for the last two
years, in one CT the largest machine
shops in New England, and now re-
ports he now has it perfected. Mr.. r.
II. Birdsong, a prominent ginner of
Courtland, Va, was in the city today
en- route home from Boston, Mass,
where he had gone to inspect the
working of this gin. When seen by a
reporter of the Ledger Dispatch he
seemed very enthusiastic over what
he had witnessed, and expressed him.
self most emphatically as to it's merits.
Mr.. Birdsong said:
"The gin Mr.. McNally has invented
will. In my opinion. prove to be a
complete success and no doubt re-
volutionize the cotton ginning indus
S-y OF the South. l witnessed its sue
cessful operation. saw it rapidly pull
seed without breaking a single strand
and leaving no linters on the seed and.
what is most remarkable, without the
use Of saws, knives or brushes. 1t is
a very simple affair, constructed en-
tiie!y Of metal. and does not require
more than one-third the horsepower
required by the saw GIN"
MIR. Birdsong showed the reporter
some cotton seed taken from the Nc
Nally gin and stated, 81 have seen a
great amount of cotton ginned, but
l have never seen the seed stripped of
lint so clean as that which passes
through this GIN
The invention is process of GIN
ming on entirely new lines from the
old. and gins wet cotton as we'll as
dry, and 1t is the only gin 1 have ev-
er seen that would successfully do
this. While in Boston conferred with
several capitalists who are desirious
OF taking a financial interest in the
project and placing the gin upon the
market in time for next seasons
work.
"Mr. McNapy is to ship his gin to
my ginnery at COurtland next week.
where II will be installed and given
an endurance and capacity test upon
thirty bales of cotton l have held ov-
e. for this purpose. Experts from
Boston and elsewhere are anxious 10
witness its operation and will be on
hand when nctihed, and 1 have TO
doubt but that they will see a COM
plete success in the operation of the
gin"
Mr.. Il. III. Synon, Of this city, who
has an interest with Mr.. McNally in
this gin project. and financing the
same, was seen and he said: "The
machine which Mr.. Birdsong saw op-
crate Is Mr.. McNally's fifth construc-
tion of the gin before he got 1t per-
.ccted, and no doubt is an improve
meat upon the fourth one I saw op-
crate last October when ] was called
70 Eoston by Mr.. McNally to consider
an offer for our gin patents. that was
mace us by one of the leading firms
OF that city We decided not to con
alGer any proposition in advance of
on organization and not until we had
machines in operation in sinneries
hut we did except their offer for ma
chimes to be sent to Egypt and Peru.
The McNally pneumatic gin was re-
Gently seen by Il party from Misslss-
ippi, one of the largest and most cx-
pert sinners In the South. He was
very much interested and is now
Negotiating with us for the purchase
on number of them. 1t has been
seen I'm operation by nearly all the
prominent cotton men of Boston and
they state IL should make saving Of
az least 80 per bale by the increased
length of the fibre, and this would
mean a saving af $65, 1000. 900 q year
10 the planters of the South alone"
Mr. Synon stated that he would en-
deavor to have these gins manufac-
'ured In Norfolk when the time
comes
Besides this gin, Mr.. McNaIly has
also invented and patented a continu-
Gus oil press now in successful opera-
uoh In number Of oil factories in the