1846-47.] MB. riNNIE'S POTJE TBAES IN TUrKBTrELLT. Ill 



Erection of three Gins and a Thresher : their effect 173 

 upon the Ifatives. — Having made the necessary alter- 

 ations in the hired house, Mr. Knnie erected two 25 

 Baw-gins, one 20 saw-gin, and one thresher ; and then 

 invited the Cotton Brokers, Chitties, and Eyots to visit 

 the scene of his operations. Accordingly they came in 

 crowds. He showed them the advantages of the gin 

 over the churka ; and they all appeared delighted at 

 seeing the gin separate the staple from the seed, and 

 the Cotton come out so nice and clean. He also showed 

 them how the thresher separated so much dirt from the 

 Cotton. StiU however they required time to consider 

 the propriety of adopting so new and wonderfiil an im- 

 plement. From what Mr. Pinnie could learn, they 

 appeared to reason thus : — " Here is a gentleman who 

 is come amongst us, and who proposes to trade in Cot- 

 ton like ourselves. He brings machines which are new 

 to us, and which evidently clean the Cotton beautifully; 

 and he generously offers, either to let us have the ma- 

 chines, or to work them himself in cleaning our Cotton, 

 That the Cotton he produces is superior to our own 

 cannot be doubted ; and it will certainly rule the mar- 

 ket to such an extent, that whilst he will dispose of his 

 superior article to the European merchants, we shall 

 be totally unable to dispose of our inferior and dirty 

 commodity. Under such circumstances we shall have 

 no alternative, but to adopt the gin, or lose the trade 

 by which we make our bread. One point however still 

 remains to be ascertained. The ginned Cotton is evi- 

 dently superior, and ought to bear a much higher price ; 

 but wiU this increased value be sufficient to pay us for. 

 our additional trouble?" 



Testimony of the Brokers that dirty Cotton was 174 

 more profitable than clean Cotton, — A deputation of 

 Cotton Brokers next waited on Mr. Knnie, to learn 

 how much they were likely to get for Cotton cleaned 

 by the gin, and if there was a market for the ginned 

 article. Hitherto, they said, they had found the dirty 

 Cotton seU almost as readily as clean Cotton, with but 

 a very trifling difference in the price ; and certainly the 

 dirty Cotton was more proiitable than the best and 



