The Appeal by Sawtell and Irvine
The Appeal is credited to Jas. P. Sawtell with J. C. Irvine listed as associate and general traveling agent.
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1873
Page
2
The Appeal is credited to Jas. P. Sawtell with J. C. Irvine listed as associate and general traveling agent.
A wide array of brief items from Cuthbert and nearby areas reports crop issues with rust in Early county, first bales of new cotton arriving in Albany and Savannah, and breadother local events. Also noted are deaths Captain John W. Allen and Joshua Harris, a $20 000 fire in Lake City Florida, a notable bridge history in Columbus, and remarks on agricultural colleges and chemistries.
The Comptroller General and assistants completed tallying Georgia agricultural returns from most counties, noting twelve counties pending. Totals cover cotton, corn, tobacco and livestock figures, with comments on data reliability and urban-rural variations, plus county notes on Houston and Washington counties and Appling leading cattle.
Gov. Smith quotes from a Thomaston speech urging Georgia to prioritize farming, establish an Agricultural Bureau, and reduce middlemen. He praises mineral wealth, warns against overreliance on professionals, and endorses women’s farm organization roles. He cites grain, cotton, and a rail of planters’ gains. notes a sheriff sale of the Pope plantation and advances in cotton gin technology.
The author extols music as a deep bond with domestic life and sacred services. It argues female education should include music to ensure cheerful homes, while noting music also opens social doors for men. The piece urges teaching children music before it is too late, urging both genders to value musical training.
The Sawyer Eclipse Cotton Gin claims three premiums last year across Southeast Alabama Southwest Georgia and Goldsboro North Carolina fairs. Portable roll box allows seed picking control and maintains staple length. Old Griswold pattern gin available on order.
Prices listed for gins to be delivered on board cars include thirty five saws 13150 forty saws 15000 forty five saws 16875 fifty saws 18750 sixty saws 22500 seventy saws 26250 eighty saws 28000. Orders and old gins should be sent in immediately to prevent delay.
A series of letters and endorsements from Georgia planters and professionals dated 1872 73 praise the Sawyer Eclipse Cotton Gin. Testimonies claim superior seed cleanliness fast output no roll breaks and high lint quality across locations Locust Grove Tuawiston Rome and Orangeburg with figures of bales and weights cited. Endorsers include H T Dickin Son Hi ALEX Cleveland M L Harris Daniel P Ferguson Colonel Nathan Bass W Odantel J C Staley and others.
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