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Administrator’s Sale.
BY virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of
.Jackson county, granted in terms of law, will
be sold, to the highest and best bidder, on the Ist
Tuesday in December next, between the lawful
hours of sale, at the Court House door of said
county, in Jetterson, the following lands, to-wit:
One parcel, known as the N. 11. Pendergrass home
place, containing one hundred and lifty acres,
more or loss, lying in the county of Jackson, on
the waters of Middle Oconee river, adjoining
lands of C. M. Shockley and lands of Pendergrass
A Hancock. On said place there is a good dwell
ing house and out-buildings, two acres in apple
orchard, two acres in peach-orchard, lifty acres
of good bottom land in a high state of cultivation,
twenty-live acres of good upland in cultivation,
and the remainder in forest and old lields. One
parcel, known as the Wash Lay place, lying on
the Federal road, containing one hundred and
seventy-two acres, more or less, adjoining lands
of C. M. Shocklej r , B. F. Boggs, Levi Gunter and
t’. W. Finch. On said place there is fifteen acres
of good creek bottom in cultivation, forty acres
of upland in cultivation, and the remainder in
forest and old lields. On said place there is a
comfortable cabin and out-buildings. One parcel,
known as the John 11. Newton place, containing
one hundred and lifty acres, more or less, adjoin
ing lands of T. L. Harrison, Mrs. S. A. Turner,
Mrs. S. P. Carithers and J. E. Randolph. On
Haul place there is thirty acres of fine bottom
land in a high state of cultivation, forty acres of
rich upland in cultivation, and the remainder in
tfA'tfinal forestand old
is two conifortafTfirfoginvelTing houses and out
buildings. All of said lands lying in the 245th
District, G. M. Sold as the property belonging
to the estate of N. 11. Pendergrass, deceased, for
the purpose of distribution among the heirs of
nnid deceased. Terms of sale, one-half cash, the
other half on time, with notes payable first day
of December, 18S0, bearing interest at eight per
cent, from date. J. B. PENDERGRASS,
Adin’r of N. 11. Pendergrass, deceased.
Administrator and Administratrix Sale.
liY virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary
> of Jackson county, granted in terms of law,
will be sold, to the highest and best bidder, on
the tirst Tuesday in December next, between the
lawful hours of sale, at the Court House door of
said county, in JelFerson, the following lands and
town lots, to-wit : One parcel, known as the
James Wood place, containing four hundred and
twenty acres, more or less, lying in the county of
Jackson, in the 24.1 th District, G. M., on the
waters of the Middle Oconee river, adjoining
lands of Dr. Matthew Doster, James W. Wood,
C. W. Finch, C. M. Shockley and the N. 11.
Pendergrass home place. On said lot there is a
comfortable dwelling and out-buildings, a very
good orchard, thirty acres of bottom land, ten in
cultivation; ninety-five acres of upland in culti
vation ; one hundred and fifty acres in original
forest, the remainder in swamp and old field.
One parcel, known as the Burns place, containing
one hundred acres, lying in the 247th District,
(L M., adjoining lands of Dr. J. M. Burns, IV .
A. Burns, J. S. Freeman and others. Said place
is all in original forest. One parcel, containing
twenty-six acres, lying within the incorporate
limits of the town of Jeltcrson, adjoining lands ol
T. 11. Niblack, Mrs. S. A. Turner, Wiley Han
cock, colored, and J. E. Randolph. All of said
lot is in cultivation and under good fence. One
eighth remainder interest in the Mrs. Nancy
Stark place, in the town of Jefferson. Said place
containing forty accres, more or less. One lot
in the town of Jefferson, the place whereon Mrs.
iSallie S. Hancock now resides, containing one
ami a half or two acres, lying on the corner of
Lee street and Court House alley, adjoining lots
of W. !. Pike and others. On said lot there is a
good two-story eight room dwelling, good barn
and stables, good garden and orchard. One
store-house and lot in the town of JefFerson with
two stories and basement, in good repair. All of
said lands and lots sold as the partnership prop
erty of N. 11. Pendergrass, deceased, and R. J.
Hancock, deceased, for the purpose of paying the
debts of said partnership, and lor division between
the estates ot said deceased partners.
Also, at the same time and place, will be sold,
to the highest and best bidder, seven shares in
Jackson County Publishing Company’s stock.
Terms of sale, one-half cash, the other half on
time, with notes payable first day ot Dccombcr,
ISSO, bearing interest at eight per cent, from date.
J. B. PENDERGRASS,
Adm'r of N. H. Pendergrass, dec’d.
MRS. S ALL IE S. HANCOCK,
Adm’x of R. J. Hancock, dec’d.
NOTICE!
\\T ILL be let to the lowest bidder, before the
Ordinary’s otlice, in Jefferson, Jackson
county, Ga., on the Bth day of December, ISiO,
tbe contract for superintending, managing and
caring for the inmates of the Poor House of said
county. The county will furnish all provisions,
clothing, medical attention, &c., necessary for the
paupers, and the person making the lowest bid,
per month, for said service of superintending, Ac.,
will be awarded the contract upon the following
conditions : The contractor will be required, at
his expense, to cultivate the farm and receive all
the benefits thereof, the same to be allowed tor in
making bids ; also, to cultivate a garden sufficient
f ( > supply vegetables for the paupers. The con
tractor will be required to give bond, with good
.security, in the sum of five hundred dollars, con
ditional, for an honest administration, respeepul
and humane treatment of the paupers, and faith
ful discharge of all duties, anu will be required to
make monthly reports to the Ordinary, showing
the number and condition of the paupers, amount
expended for provisions, clothing and medical at
tention during the month, and the amount of pro
visions, Ac., on hand at the end of the month,
besides forfeiting said bond, the contractor will
be subject to removal by the Ordinary at any
time for failure or refusal to comply with any ot
the conditions or regulations. Eor more definite
specifications, apply to this office.
uo\7 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
The People their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
Jackson Sheriff’s Sales.
WILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in Decem
ber next, before the Court House door in the
town of Jefferson, Jackson county, Ua., within
the legal hours of sale, the following property,
to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land in said county
of Jackson, known as lot No. (0) nine, (according
to survey of John Simpkins, made for the Admin
istrator of Green It. Duke, Sr., deceased) and
known and described in the deed from said Ad
ministrator to Peter McLester as the Rat Duke
place, containing one hundred and twenty-seven
and 7-10 acres, more or less, adjoining lands of
Mrs. S. Turner and others, on the road from
Jefferson to Lawrenceville, one and \ miles from
Jefferson. On said land are two tenant cabins
and other improvements, fifty or sixty acres in
cultivation, twenty or thirty acres of it bottom
land, remainder of place in old field and original
forest. Levied on as the property of Peter Mc-
Lester, to satisfy a mortgage ii. fa. issued from
Superior Court of Jackson county, August term,
1378, in favor of N. 11. Pendergrass, surviving
partner of Pendergrass & Hancock, against Peter
McLester. Property pointed out in said ti. fa.
Written notice of levy given to Peter McLester,
defendant, and to Henry Turner, colored, and
Andy Justice, colored, tenants in possession.
T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff.
Administrator’s Sale.
AGREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or
dinary of Jackson county, Georgia, will be
sold, on the first Tuesday in December, 1579, be
fore the Court House door in Jetterson, in said
county, within the legal hours of sale, the follow
ing property, to-wit: All of the right, title and
interest of Alfred Smith, deceased, it being the
remainder, after the expiration of the dower or
life estate of Mary K. Smith, in and to all of that
tract of land situate and lying on Big Sandy Creek,
in Jackson county, Ga., and the place whereon
Alfred Smith resided at the time of his death, and
whereon Mary K. Smith now resides, and adjoin
ing and bounded by the lands of William T. How
ard on the west, by Susan Johnson on the west
and north, by the lands of Warren Hawks, de
ceased, on the north and east, by Z. J. Hardman
on the east, by James Thurmond and Dianah
Sanders on the South, and by Andy Sailors on the
west, and containing two hundred and twenty
eight acres, more or less. Said place is well im
proved, with all necessary buildings ; up-land and
bottom land in good state of cultivation ; sufficient
wood land in original forest to make this one of
the most attractive places in the county. The
above land sold as the property of Alfred Smith,
late of said county, dec'd, subject to the life es
tate of Mary K. Smith, tenant in Dower, and for
the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said Al
fred Smith, deceased. A plat of the premises can
he seen at the Clerk’s ollice Jackson Superior
Court. N. B. CASH, Adm’r,
oct24 M. K. SMITH, Adm’x.
Ach)i inistrcitor’s Sale.
AGREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or
dinary of Jackson county, Ga., will he sold,
to the highest bidder, before the Court House door
in Jefferson, on the first Tuesday in December
next, the following property, to-wit: Seven hun
dred and tifty-one acres ol'Jand, in three lots.
I t ate: Aundretfowid eighty-one
acres, more or less, on the waters of Sandy Creek,
adjoining lands of Cooper. Walker and others.
On said lot there is a good dwelling, good out
buildings of all kinds ; one hundred acres in cul
tivation, fifty acres of it bottom land, thirty acres
of original forest land, the remainder good old
field land. Lot No. 2, containing one hundred
and seventy acres, more or less, adjoining Lot No.
1, Walker. Thurmond and others. On said lot
there is about twenty-five acres in a high state of
cultivation, fifty acres of original forest land, the
remainder good old iicld. Lot No. 3, containing
four hundred acres, more or less, on the waters
of Sandy Creek, adjoining lands of B. Sailors. Jas.
Thurmond and Lots No. 1 and 2. On said lot
there is a good dwelling, good out-buildings,
seventy-live acres in a high state of cultivation,
forty acres of it bottom land, seventy-five acres of
original forest, the xemainder good old field land.
All of said lands lying in the 253d District. G. M.
Sold as the property belonging to the estate of
Samuel Smith, Sr., deceased, for the benefit of
the heirs of said deceased. Terms cash.
S. S. SMITH.
T. S. SIIANKLE,
oc t24 Administrators.
Administrator's Sale.
AGREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or
dinary of Jackson county, Ga., will be sold
before the Court House door in said county, with
in the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
December, 1871), at public outcry, to the highest
bidder, the following property, to-wit: A tract
or parcel of land, situated and being in the 248t1i
District, G. M., of said county, adjoining lands of
Edwards, Randolph, Smith and others. The same
being the place whereon M. 11. Sims now resides,
containing one hundred and nine acres, more or
less. On said land there is a tolerable good log
house and necessary out-houses ; about forty-five
or fifty acres of the land in a high state of cultiva
tion, the remainder in old field pine and forest
land. Sold as the property of the estate of G. W.
Saul, deceased, for the purpose of paying the debts
and for distribution among the heirs at law of said
dec'd. Terms—one-half cash, balance on twelve
months time. MALLITA SAI L,
oc q 24 Administratrix.
Executor s Sale.
\tt ILL be sold, on the Ist Tuesday in Beccm-
YY her 1579, before the Court House door, in
Jefferson,’ during the legal hours of sale, the
following tract of land, to-wit: One hundred
ai d three acres, more or less, lying in the 253d
District. G. M., of Jackson county, adjoining
lands of Green Nance’s estate, W. W. Davis, B.
Tuck and others. There is on said land a good
framed dwelling house, stable, barn, and other
out-houses ; about twenty acres in cultivation,
and balance said land in forest and old pine field.
Sold as the property ol Martha A. Strickland,
deceased, under will of said deceased, for the
mirnose of distribution among the heirs at law.
S’erms, cash. S G. STRICKLAND,
Ex'r of Martha A. Strickland.
Thomas Phillips has made application to me to
supplement or amend the exemption of personalty
and setting apart and valuation of homestead,
heretofore set apart to him by the Ordinary of
said county on the 22d day of December, 1809 ;
and 1 will pass upon the same at 10 o’clock a.
in., on the 12th day of November 1879, at my
office. 11. W. BELL, Ord y.
oct 31
Jackson Count}’.
Whereas, J. W. H, Hamilton and T. K. Smith
makes application in proper form for Letters of
Administration upon the estate of Bailey '..hand
ler, late of said county, deceased—
This is to oite all concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can, at the regu
lar term of the Court of Ordinary of said comity,
on the first Monday in December, 1579, why sanl
leave should not be granted the applicants.
Given under my official signature, this October
24th, 1879. H. W . BELL, lrd y,
i:OKbiIA, Jackson County.
John G. Long has applied for exemption
of personalty and setting apart and valuation of
homestead;‘and 1 will pass upon the same at 10
o'clock A. on the 18th day of November, IVJ,
at my office. oct3l 1L W. BELL, Old y.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 14,1879.
Administrator’s Sale.
AGREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or
dinary of Jackson county, Ga., will be sold,
on the first Tuesday in December, 1879, before
the Court House door, in Jefferson, in said coun
ty, within the legal hours of sale, the following
property, to-wit : Three hundred and seventy
live acres of land, more or less, lying in said coun
ty, on the road leading from Jefferson to Gaines
ville, about seven miles from former place; the
place whereon Temperance Pettyjohn resided at
the time of her death. Said tract of land lies on
the waters of Allen’s Fork of Oconee river, has
about one hundred acres of bottom land, twenty
five acres (or about that amount) uncleared, the
remainder of said bottom land in a tolerably good
state of cultivation ; about thirty-five or forty
acres up-land in cultivation, thirty or thirty-five
acres in original forest, balance of said tract in
old pine fields. Said tract of land is reasonably
well improved. The above tract of land will he
sold as the property of said Temperance Petty
john, deceased, for the purpose of paying the
debts of said deceased and for making distribu
tion amongst her heirs. Terms cash
O. 11. P. PETTYJOHN,
oct24 Adm’r Temperance Pettyjohn, dec’d.
Administrators Sale.
4 GREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or
j\- dinary of Jackson county, granted at the Oc
tober term, 1879, of said Court, will ho sold, on
the first Tuesday in December next, at the Court
House door in said county, within the legal hours
of sale, one tract of land in the 257th I)ist., G. M.,
of said county, said tract or parcel of land con
taining one hundred and forty acres, more or less,
adjoining lands of Henry Merk, Thomas Garrison
and others ; about thirty-five acres in a state of
cultivation, the balance in forest and old field. On
said land is a small log cabin. Sold as the pro
perty of George Merk, dec’d, for the benefit of the
heirs and creditors of said deceased. Terms cash.
HENRY MERK,
oct24 Adm’r of George Merk, deceased.
Administrator’s Sale.
WILL be sold, before the Court House door in
Jetterson, Jackson county, Ga., on the first
Tuesday in December next, during the legal hours
of sale, one tract of land, in said county, contain
ing eighty-four (84) acres, more or less ; half mile
from Nicholson, the Northeastern Railroad run
ning through said land ; there is about forty acres
in cultivation, part of which is branch bottom,
balance in original forest and old pine field. There
is on said place a good four-room dwelling, and
other buildings, and an excellent well of water.
The place whereon Green Nance lived at the time
of his death. Sold for the benefit of heirs and
creditors. Terms cash. N. B. CASH,
oct24 Adm'r of Green Nance, deceased.
Administjxitor’s Sale.
4 GREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or
dinary of Jackson county, granted at the Oc
tober term of said Court, will be sold, in Jetter
son, during the legal hours of sale, on the lirst
Tuesday in December, 1879, thirty-seven acres of
land, more or less, known as the land laid olf to
11 olly r Davis, out of the lands of James Davis’, de
ceased, estate, as dower. Said land adjoins lands
of Marion Carruth, John Austin, Perkins and
Sold as the property of James Davis, de
ce{?.e.<L for the purpose of distribution among the
heirs at law, and io pay Co's-t of administration.
Terms cash. N ATH ANIEL ROOKS,
0c.t24 Adm’r of James Davis, dec’d.
Executors’ Sale.
4 GREE ABLY to an order of the Ordinary of
A Jackson county, Ga., will he sold, on the
first Tuesday in December next, before the Court
Douse door, in Jetterson, during the legal hours
of sale, the following property, to-wit: Fifty
acres of land, more or less, lying in said county,
adjoining lands of Mrs. Garrison, Wilson and
Merk. Sold as the property of Samuel Garrison,
deceased, for the purpose of paying debts and for
distribution. Terms cash.
HENRY MERK.
J. G. DUNNAIIOO,
oct24 Executors.
Jackson County.
Whereas, Z. T. Suddeth, Administrator of S.
Cowan, late of said county, deceased, represents
to the Court, by his petition duly filed, that he
lias fully administered the estate of said deceased,
and is entitled to a discharge—
This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can, on the first
Monday in December, 1879, at the regular term of
the Court of Ordinary of said county, why Letters
of Dismission should not be granted the applicant.
Given under my official signature, this August
2Gth, 1.879. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
Jackson County.
Whereas, L. Y. Bradberry, Executor of Samuel
G. Ilunter, deceased, applies for leave to sell the
real estate of said deceased—
This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can, on the first
Monday in December, 1879, at the regular term
of the Court of Ordinary of said county, why said
leave should not be granted the applicant.
Given under my official signature, this October
24th, 1579. 11. W. BELL. Ord’y.
Jackson County.
Whereas, S. S. Smith and T. S. Shank le, Ad
ministrators of the estate of Samuel Smith. Sr.,
dec’d, applies for leave to sell the Railroad and
Bank Stock belonging to said estate, also the
lands belonging to said estate—
This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred
itors. to show cause, if any they can, at the regu
lar term of the Court of Ordinary of said county,
on the iirst Monday in December, 1879, why said
leave should not be granted the applicants.
Given under my official signature, this October
24th, 1879. v ' IJ. W. BELL, Ord’y.
* tdntinistra tor’s Notice !
VLL persons who owe in any manner the estate
of Samuel Smith, Sr., dec’d, of Jackson coun
ty. Ga.. will please come forward and settle said
debts with decedent’s Administrators immediate
ly. All persons holding claims against said de
cedent’s estate will please present the same for
settlement to SAMLTEL S. SMITH and
T. S. SA ANKLE,
oclO Gt Adm’rs estate Sarn’l Smith. Sr., dec’d.
BOOKS!
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W. FLEMING,
Octal Athens, Gra.
A Magic Hum.
A Walk Throutjh Westminster—The Clement
Attachment—A Little Machine that Makes
Millions — What it Amounts to — A Talk
zoith Mr. Stribling.
Atlanta, Ga., October 28.—1 was coin
missioned more than a week ago to report
fully the operation of the Clement attachment
at Westminster, South Carolina, and I have
delayed the work simply that I might get
some system from the bewildering array of
figures that presented themselves when the
magical attachment was mentioned—that I
might evolve some principle from the complex
technicalities with which the experts over
whelm neophytes when they try to explain
its workings.
I hare succeeded in getting a pretty clear
idea in my own mind —though with what
clearness I can transfer it to others, will de
pend. I shall he careful to give only the
best attested figures and to write a3 calmly
as the exhilarating suggestions of the theme
will permit. Be it known in the preface to
those who have not investigated up to date,
that the Clement attachment is an invention
by which cotton is spun into yarn from the
gin, and be it known to those who would
turn back from this technical definition that
the facts which will follow have about them
all the spice and flavor of romance, it is a
romance turned from the patient and unam
bitious hand of a mechanic, who little sus
pected how wisely lie plodded.
TIIE HISTORY OF TIIE CLEMENT ATTACHMENT.
The Clement attachment was invented
about five years ago by a Tennesseean named
Clement. lie lived in Memphis, and had a
small shop there in which he proposed to
manufacture his attachments. lie died
shortly after making his invention, and it
now belongs to his heirs, having been per
fected by the workman who had assisted him
in making it. Mr. F. E. Whitfield, of Cor
inth, Miss., has charge of its interests for the
heirs. There are now six mills operating
this attachment. The first ever built was
put up in Corinth in IS7o. In 1876 one was
put up at Andersonville, S. C.. and in the
past two years four have been added—all
along the Piedmont line. The best known
of these is at Westminster, S. C., where lives
Mr. J. V. Stribling, a most intelligent me
chanic, who has charge of the affairs of the
attachment, and to whom all correspondence
is addressed.
A GLIMPSE OF WESTMINSTER.
Westminster is 110 miles from Atlanta,
and is a place of about 100 inhabitants. It
lias not heretofore been considered of much
importance, being simply a sprightly young
village. Since the excitement over the Clem
ent attachment it has become famous, and is
visited by crowds of capitalists who wisii to
look into the operations of that piece of ma
chinery. It has had visitors from New Eng
land, New York, all the Southern States and
from almost every county in Georgia. There
is not a single day that passes but what one
or more persons get off' at the unpretentious
liLtle station and go ontto sec the attachment
at work.
The site of the Westminster manufacturing
©
company, as it is pretentiously called, is
situated almost on Choestoo creek—a slender
stream, dammed into some sort of breadth,
and dropping a trickle of water twenty-two
feet, on the wheel of a roughly built mill.
The mill itself is a two story house, valued
at $1,200. It is managed by about seven
boys and girls, young Mr. Stribling being in
direct supervision.
To describe the work of the Clement at
tachment, we will compare the operation in
its incipiency to the ordinary gin, and in its
prosecution to the ordinary cotton factory
machinery—for the attachment is nothing
more or less than the marriage of the gin to
the spindle, the union being deftly effected
in wild operation. It may bo remarked in
the opening that an ordinary gin cannot be
used for this attachment —-though ordinary
spinning machinery may bo used.
THE OLD PROCESS OF GINNING.
In the regular old-fashioned ginning ope
ration, the seed is fed into transverse sections
of bars and saws. ' The bars are placed about
one-eighth of an inch apart and the keen
saws sweep rapidly in and out between these
bars, cutting and tearing the fibre of the
cotton from tiio seeds. The space between
the bars will not allow the seed to pass
through. As soon as they are comparatively
cleansed of the fibre which has field them in
place they fall into the place provided for
them. In the meantime the lint or fibre
having been cut and torn loose from the seed
is driven through the bars and is deposited
on a circular brush which revolves with
enormous rapidity. This revolving cylinder
is covered with stiff bristles on which the
lint is caught, but turns with such swiftness
that the centrifugal force throws it off into
the lint room. By this process the fibre is
torn, dislocated, tangled and twisted. In
this state it is pressed into bales and sent to
market. After awhile it finds itself in the
factory. The first work of the factory is to
pick it to pieces. It is taken to the picking
room and picked and pulled into tiny bits,
the fibre being again torn and kinked and
broken. The next process is to re-unite or
pa*eh together these broken fibres and get
the bits of cotton into rolls. For this pur
pose it is taken to the carding-room, and is
finally, after harsh and complicate handling,
combed out into a roll of some fibrous
strength. This is, in general terms, the
treatment of cotton by the present method.
THE NEW PROCESS OF GINNING AND CARDING.
Now I shall uive the exact process of the
Clement attachment. In the first place, up
stairs, in a loft above the general machinery,
the seed cotton was stored ; near the pile of
seed cotton was a cleaning machine, which
was used simply to cleanse the cotton of all
dust, or dirt before it went to the gin. After
being cleaned it is let down a chute on to an
endless revolving apron, which carries it to
the gin. By the side of this apron stood a
boy, whose duty it was to regulate the feeding
of the gin. The apron was marked off into
square yards, and about one pound of seed
cotton was spread to the square yard. This
amount varies slightly with the weather.
The seed cotton having been spread upon
the apron it sweeps slowly into the gin.
The Clement gin differs from the ordinary
gin in many respects. In the first place, it
is much slower. There is no rush, or clatter,
or hurry about it. Its motion is gentle and
even, and its speed about one-third of the
ordinary gin. It is of much finer make than
other gins. It lias sixty-four saws to the
space usually given to forty saws, and the
teeth are much smaller and finer. Its opera
tion on the cotton seed is essentially differ
ent. In the regular gin the saws plunge
like flashes through the fibre cutting, or tear
ing, or puffing it. In this gin the fibre is
pulled from the seed. The motion is so much
slower and the hold of the saw-teeth so much
firmer, that the fibre is pulled out and not
chopped or torn. The seed has time to turn
completely around under the pull of the saw,
so that the fibre may be pulled out, as if it
were hand-picked. In the one case the lint
is roped from the seed —in the other it is
coaxed. After the seed is stripped of its
fibre it drops out of the way. and the fibres
of lint arc carried on to the brush. In the
regular gins this brush revolves with fierce
rapidity, its centrifugal force throwing the
lint from its teeth. In the Clement gin it
revolves slowly and the lint holds its place.
As the brush revolves slowly, holding the
lint securely, it meets a revolving card eyl
inder armed with steel teeth. The brush is
covered with hair bristles, and the cylinder
with steel teeth. The teeth of the cylinder
push in gently between the bristles of the
brush and pull the fibre loose. The brush
is inclined to hold it. and the slight resistance
made to gi\ing it up stretches the fibre to
full length and leaves it hanging on Hie teeth
of the cylinder. As the cylinder rolls up
ward with these pendant fibres it meets a
pair of cards, suspended just above it. The
teeth of these cards sweep through the teeth
of the cylinder and card the fibres back as
the cylinder pulls them past. As the cylin
der turns on, it meets a doffer—another cyl
inder moving a trillo faster—which pulls the
fibre from the carding cylinder without
breaking the fibre or twisting or dislocating
it. As the doffer turns with it it carries it
against a series of combs that, moving up
and down between the teeth of the doffer,
gently strips the fibre off. Nothing can be
more beautiful, smooth and even than this
fibre as it is combed from the doffer. It
comes off in a roll of thirty-six inches in
width, carded, combed and straightened in
marvelous contrast to the ragged, torn, shreds
of lint thrown from tho harsh teeth and whiz
zing brush of the regulation gin. A boy
stands ready to raise the roll as it is combed
from the doffer. It is then a thin, fleecy roll
of thirt\ T -six inches in width and of diphanous
thickness. lie doubles the ends of it togeth
er and forces it into a card head about an
inch and a half wide. As the combs feed tho
rod to Hie card head, the card head takes it,
and as it emerges from the other end a per
fect “sliver,” which i3 deposited into a tin
can. A sliver is a roll of cotton fibre about
the breadth of two fingers and a half, the
thickness of one. and it is then ready for
spinning into yarn. From this point it is
fed into spinning machinery, just such as we
see in any cotton factory, and is in a few
minutes the most perfect yarn.
THE THEORY OK THE CLEMENT ATTACHMENT.
The render who has gone thus fnr with us
will sec the theory upon which the Clement
attachment works.
1. It avoids chopping, or tearing, or break
ing the fibre, by using fine teeth saws, set
close together, and by ginning so slowly that
the seed are stripped as if by hand rather
than jostled and rocked and jerked as in the
ordinary gin.
2. Instead of throwing the torn lint into
tangled masses, as the ordinary gin does,
it handles it carefully and never releases its
hold on it. It is first taken on a delicate
brush, where it is smoothed ; then pulled to
a cylinder, where it is carded ; then to a
do Her, where it is combed, and then into the
card heads, where it is spun.
After studying it carefully I am struck
with two points —its simplicity and its power.
It is miraculous that no one has ever ap
plied the principle before. And yet this
wonder pales when wo think of what its effect
will ho. It is my honest opinion that the
handful of machinery before me—for the at
tachment is nothing more than the card
cylinder by which an improved gin is con
nected with a system of spindles—will do as
much for the south as the invention of steam
has done for the world.
A TALK WITH MR. STRIBLING.
I had a long talk with Mr. Stribling, who
is an unusually intelligent man. He said :
“ The main thing we claim for the attach
ment is that it simplifies the manufacture
of cotton, and will encourage its manufac
ture at home. Now, follow a bale of cotton
raised by a farmer, lie first picks it out.
lie then takes his seed cotton to a gin. 11c
hauls his seed cotton back home and then
gets his lint cotton. He then pays for bag
ging and ties and packing and hauls it to
market. He then sells it. After paying a
half dozen middlemen good commissions it
reaches a factory. It is then ripped open
and taken to the picking room. The tangled
mass of short fibres is picked apart and the
odds and ends carded into indifferent rolls.
It is then spun into yarn, and is worth just
double what the farmer gets for it. Now wo
take a farmer who has otic of these attach
ments, or where there is one in his neighbor
hood. lie takes his seed cotton to the at
tachment ; he puts it in, and it cornea out
yarn. He has no gin fees to pay ; he has no
bagging or hauling to do; he has no com
missions to pay ; and he sees his seed cotton
converted, not into lint worth 9 cents a pound,
hut into spun yarn worth 17 cents a pound.
It does not hurt the factories, because the
factories will weave the yarn that is spun on
the plantations. They can discard the picking,
carding and spinning machinery and substi
tute looms.
“ In the process then of converting the
seed cotton into cloth, besides, Ist, cheap
ening and simplifying every step of the pro
cess it deals with. 2nd, Producing a strong
er and better product. 3rd, Encouraging the
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producer to return the profits of partial manu
facture, and 4th, doing away with much
freights, commission and package. It also
eliminates from the process the gin of the
farmer, and the picking roojn of the factory?**
es, sir j because the ginning becomes
part of the manufacturing process, and tho
picking machines are needed, because
the lint is never either torn or tangled or
packed.” °
A HUGE ESTIMATE OP PROFIT.
“ What will be the result of the general in
troduction of these attachments?”
W ell, let us look at what they have dono
already. We were farmers—those of us in
terested in this mill. \\ e used to sell our
cotton at say 0 cents a pound. Wc now get
17 cents a pound for every pound of yarn wo
sell. Wc have therefore added a value of 8
cents to every pound of cotton wc can con
vert into yarn. This is the gross added
value. Our net profit is a! out 3 cents per
pound. To be brief, then, we virtually double
the value of every pound of cotton wc get.
Of course much of this increased value goes,
to labor and expense. But then this value
is created on the farm and it stays at home
cither as wages or expense of our profit.
Now the south rai.'.ns 5.000,000 bales of cotton.
At S7)O a bale this would be $250.000,00ft.,
Now the universal use of Clement attachments
would nearl}' double this value. That crop
spun on the plantations, as it is now ginned,
would bring into the country $450,000,00ft
instead of $2n0,000,000. In order to do this,
work on the farms we si.ould give employment
to fully one-fourth more persons than arc now*
employed. It would rapidly make the south
independent.”
” 4ou do not think it possi I*l ethat anv such
genera! introduction of the attachments will
take place?”
“ I do not look for them to bo universally
adopted at once, but I do look for their rapid
introduction. Now let us get back to figures.
I ask every farmer that visits me how many
bales of cotton the gins in bis neighborhood
gin every year. The average I have pot at
40 bales. But let us say the aver ago is sft
bales. To gin the 5,000,00 ft bales now raised
would require 100,000 gins. These gins cost
with building and all $750 each, let us say.
Then we have $75,000,000 invested in gins
in the south. The same amount would very
nearly provide Clement attachments with
which to gin and spin the whole crop. Take
our case. Wc gin and spin 500 pounds of
seed cotton a day. In three days we gin and
spin 1,500 pounds which equal 500 pounds
or one bale of lint. ... 100 tunes a year.
To gin this 100 bales we have used heretofore,
three gins, costing us with the houses, etc.*
about $2,500. just what our Clement, attach
ment cost. 1 look to see gins replaced by
attachments as fast as the gins wear out or can
bo disposed of. I look to see many gins set
aside and those attachments substituted. The
$75,000,000 invested in gins is idle capital
eleven monthsof theyear. The “attachments’'’
run every day in theyear. We shall see tbn
idle capital withdrawn as fast as possible and,
put into Clement attachments.”
WIIAT BENEFIT TO THE FARMERS.
“Of what benefit is your mill to the farm,-,
ers around you ?”
“ The benefits aro defrnito, but of course,
are limited to a few. We give the full mar*
ket price for seed cotton brought us, ehnrg-.
ing nothing for ginning. A farmer who brings
his seed cotton to us, gets just as much as if 1
he were to have it ginned, baled and hauled
to market, and has none of t hese expenses o*-
worry. We then make one cent per pound*
on seed cotton or 3 cents on lint cotton, cleat
profit.”
“ Is this your regular profit?' 1
•* Yes, sir; I published the details in your
paper some time ago. Our books will show
that on 500 pounds of seed cotton, our daily
consumption, we make one cent a pound or
$5 a day— or $1,500 a year. This is below
the actual profit, but 1 put it low purposely.
I see that Mr. Hardee wrote a letter which
was published, in which he. on a SI,OOO mill,
makes $lO a day, or $3,600 a year. 1 hare,
no doubt be does even better. lie spins 1,-.
000 pounds a day, and should make one am\
a half cents a pound, as the profit
with the product. For $25,000 Clement at
tachments can be bought to use 5,000 pounds
of seed cotton per day. which I am sure will
pay $75 per day, or $22,200 a year. It is
perfectly safe to estimate that the profit will
he from one cent to one cent and a half on,
every' pound of seed cotton used. That it is
cheaper than any other process is proven by
this. With the Clement attachment we usa
only four machines from the cotton in the.
field to the thread on the spool. By the ol<\
process there are about ten machines.
SOME POINTS OF INTEREST.
“Is the yarn that you make better thaq
the yarn made in factories?”
“ Yes, sir. And for this reason,
others : The seed of cotton is filled witli oil.
Of course this oil is put in the seed for a pur
pose. Its purpose is to oil the fibre—make,
it flexible, smooth and strong. In the old
; styde, the farmers pull the cotton before it is,
fully mat ured, and the seeds aro then takeiy
out at once. The cotton is packed away and
dries, and hardens, and grows brittle. Wit,l\
the Clement attachment, we buy the seed and
pack it away. The seed is then with the
fibre, and the oil enriches and smoothes it,
and makes it flexible. We are row spinning
old cotton that is still packed away in thq
seed. Our yarn is soft and smooth. We chr
see the difference at once when we begin to
spin new cotton. Another thing that
our yarn better is that the fibre is never chop
ped, or torn, or cut, or tangled. Experts say.
that our yarn is just as line as the yarn sput\
from the sea island cotton. It is simply be
cause we preserve the fibre in its original
length and strength. The old Indies who use
our yarns say r that it is like the hand-picked
y'arn of olden times. It is not hard and tensq
like the factory yarn, but is soft and flexible.
We cannot supply the demand for the Clement
yarn. We sell it in New York and Philadel
phia, \yhere it is pronounced “the best.” and
the demand in local markets is more than WQ
could supply.”
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