Consideringthe limited facilities at hand, this running-gear for theutilization of mule-power exhibited marked mechanicalingenuity and adaptability, the lack of which, in othercountries, prevented such results in the production of cot-ton as were attained here in ante-bellum days. When the gin, the… … Fig. i. Diagram of Cotton Gin, with Feeder and Condenser. 4 COTTON AS A FACTOR IN PROGRESS. made a demand for labor and increased the price of slaves.The saves in the Northern States were purchased, andstill more were needed, which demand was partly suppliedby the African slave trade, the ships of…
Cotton manufacture
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