The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-12
SELMA ID HAVE NEW
 GIN MANUF ACTORY
Latest Patent, It Is Said, Will RevOlutionize
 Ginning

Selma, September 11.-tspeciaL)--A new gin. which will revolutionize cotton sin- ming. is to be seen at the plant of the Union Iron Works company, where 1em- onstrations are being made daily. Cit- zens of Selma who have farmed extensive
 y and have practical knowledge of ma cnnery as we'll expert cotton men are unanimous in their verdict that the new gin will prove pronounced success and will be as. great blessing to the cotton farmer of today as the gin which Whit ney patented and put on the market 10 years ago was to the cotton farmer of that time.
 The new gin Is the patent of George Lispenard and Sol Litchenstein of New York and with them are associated John W. Zurn of Brooklyn and other eapi- talists of New York. It is probably that a plant for the building or the new gin may be erected in Selma and in the man ufacture of the new gin there will be millions of dollars behind the venture.
 Seed that come from the new gin are practically free from all lint. It will prac- tically do away with that class of coz, ton which Is called 'lnters' and which the farmers sell with their seed and are only paid for as seed. Another saving to the farmers will be the operation of tho new gin for it can be operated with less power. The power which 1t takes to op- crate a 50 saw gin of today can operate two of the new gins The output from the new gin will also be at least third greater than that of the present gin. The new machine will gin at least 10 bales a day.
 It is believed that the valuation of cot ton will be increased by the new gin, in5 asmuch as the fiber is not cut. The :awe of the gins now in use cut the fiber 'tnd it is generally a sixteenth of an inch shorter after it is gnned than when pulled from the boil. It has been dem onstrated that the new machine will gin long staple cotton just as easy as 1t will short staple cotton. No regulation IS necessary for the change of staple. The new gin Is an improvement over the old gin in other ways, because it is said there is less danger of fire. It has been lem onstrated that the friction which comes from sand, nails or matches and other substances which sometimes finds their way into raw cotton as 1t is gathered m the field will cause no fire as 1t passes through this new gin. It will greatly les- sen the number of fatalities and accidents to those who work around gins as there are no saws to cut and inJure.
 The modern gin which is now being demonstrated differs from the gin of today in only three features. It has the same brushes and ribs but in place Of the rows of dangerous saws there is niched cyi- finder. the inches being like the screws on any bolt There is spiral mlxturer anu a seried bar. The raw cotton is dropped into a regular gin distributor and worked by the spiral mixture until It IS caught on the nched cylinder and pulled to the sered bar where 1t is held uhtll all of the fiber is pulled from the seed, which is done without the fiber being cut, as it is by the saws of the regular Sins'
 The inventors claim that the new gin can be placed upon the market at cost of about what the present gins are p& ing sold. The saving in the operation. as well as the rick of operation, will mean a great deal for the farmers. large number of new machines may be installed throughout the cotton districts.
 A more thorough test of the new gin will be made here for the next day or two The gnners of Alabama will also be given an opportunity of seeing it worked as the owners contemplate exhibiting it st the big fairs which will shortly be held in Birmingham and Montgomery. After these fairs the new machine will be taken to Mississippi where it will be given a severe test with long staple cotton. These tests will be made to satisfy the patentees, who, although they are of the opinion they have the gin perfect they want to test it as severe as possible, so as to satisfy themselves if perfection has beex attained.