The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-25

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There n probably no industry IN the
South that has developed more rapidly
during the last hvs years than tho
manlfacture OF Gotten seed oil. Il
va not many years sgo that cotton
ed were regarded By many planters
- great nuisance. bat now they ere
the object of sharp competition be.
tween many buyers anxious to seoero
them. Cotton seed Is indeed a woI-
derful product, but its value has only
been appreciated OF late years. Pro
fessor Myers, az the Mississippi AgIi-
cultural and Mechanical College, in
An address upon cotton sesi, said:
"And now, In conclusion, there 10 no
agricultural product knswn 70 your
speaker thai aas value equal 10 this
In almost Any place that YOU can pnt
It. You aY lake its hal,s aud use
them for cattle Iced, FOR fertilizers and
for fuel. 4 hs kernel yea may use as
feedstuA, & fertilizer or Substance from
which oil may DO obtained. The oil Ia
ono Of the best culinary articles, lie OF
extensive Use Ia pharmacy, and OF al
most Initiated application to the Aris
II makes little dinerencs whether you
buy u a. butter, ss lard, rs iuhricAting
oil, or olive oil; whether You apply IL
- salve, 4 polnsde or a sUap,is is good,
and good everywhere"
IL has been ,,ated that cotton seed
oil hrst spposreo in commerce in 1852,
when some OF it was received Ia
France from Egypt. In this country
the manufacture OF this oil has now
become q very important industry,
the number II Nails engaged in tae
business ia tho South having insreased
from 40 in 1880 TO l46 At tho present
time. Prior to this large increase In
the mum Der Of mills, the manufacture
Of cotton seed oil yielded pro1ts tina.
were extremely gratifying TO those
who were fortunate enough TO bs In
terested in 10. Like all other industries,
however, in which big profis are made,
there has been q disposition during the
last few ears TO overdo the business
BY the erection Of too many mills. The
natural result has been that the pro.
dueti0n OF oil hae increased more rap
idly than consumption, and prices
have largely declined. Is has also re-
suited IN tho erection, In some locsli-
ties, OF moro mills than are required 10
crush all the seed produced Ia ada
cent territory, thus nscessitating the
closing of the mills for . considerable
period each year, owing to tho inabil-
tty TO secure seed. There are, OF
course, some sections In which mills
arc really needed, 40 ~ TO furnish u
market for the seed, but ON the whole,
Il would probably be beat to move
slowly Ia tho erection OF
now mills until the con.
sumption Of the oil increases.
The market for this oil is steadily
widening as its many good qualities
become k nO1p, and in time the de-
mand 1t good prissA will probably
fully equal the limit OF supply, rs il ia
an article the manufacture OF which
can net DO indefinitely increased,
With q Wow to showing tho area;
increase In this blsinsss since 1850,
We have compiled, through GORE.
spondence with all tho mills Ia the
South and by other means, some in
teresting figures. The census OF 1889
gives us the statistics OF this industry
tor that year. The number OF mills Ia
the South, and tho amount Of capital
invested In 1885, ~ compared with
$50, are as follows: