Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-25

which will be ready for business when the
| present crop natures.
| A new grist mill and cotton gin is to be
erected at Colorado near the ice factory.
L. f. Garlands gin and grist mill at Ter
| rell is nearing completion.
The Dublin ice company will have their
soda water bottling works in operation in
about two weeks
The turtle canning factory at Rockport is
shipping canned turtle to all points.
The Beeville ice factory began operations
Tuesday.
The Tyler collar factory has begun opera
lions. Six dozen collars per day will be the
capacity OF the factory at present.
The canning factory at Jacksonville
opened Tuesday.
The compress at Honey Grove is being
rebuilt The ice factory is putting up six
tons per day.
FLOYD, Hunt COUNTY, June 2O.-Messrs.
Mondy & George received carload of ma
chinery to-day for their large gin, which
they are building at this place.
QUANAN, HARDEMAN COUNTY, June 49,
Judge Prescott of Salina, Kan, in company
with Mr.. Nicholson, prominent capitalist
of Erie, Penn, were here the first of the
week in the interest of the new cement
works to be located in Quanah. Judge
Prescott is the president of the company,
and one of the largest stockholders in the
plant, and Mr.. Nicholson is here to take
stock. Judge Prescott stated TO Judge
Combs that the company instead of putting
in ffty-horse power engine, as was their
first intention to do, would put in
an elghty-horSe power engine and 100
horse power boiler, and that the plant
would have the capacity to turn out 800
barrels of adamant plaster per day. The
inventor or discoverer of the acme plaster
has been employed and will have charge of
the plant here. The name of the works
here has been named the Lone Star &C.
ment works." Work has already been
commenced and enough rock has already
been quarried to lay the foundations for the
buildings, and carpenters are now making
their estimates on the wood work The
plant will be in operation within sixty days
so we are informed. From thirty to 100
men will be employed in these works, which
will be big thing for Quanah and this sec
ton, as the plant will be located only
short distance from town.
Hamilton, Hamilton couflty-S D. Felt,
prominent sheepman, whose ranch is four
miles from town, has bought out the Hamil
ton mill and gin company here. The mill is
the roller process. He is having it over
hauled for the new crop and will have some
repairs made on the gin soon. D. II. and
James, Williams, two brothers, who are
also sheepmen, are putting up new steam
gin here and will be ready for the crop.
ITALY, ELLIS CoUNTY-The mammoth
gin will soon be completed.
Honey Grove, Fannin county.-The Honey
Grove cotton seed oil mill has been organ
lied with the following directory: Dr.
Joseph Meyer, w. Underwood, T. Z. Cole,
Rufus Morgan, J. B. Mckee, Nose Crow
son and ]. Gibson. 1t is mentioned that
the roller mills will again be set in opera
ton.
CLAwsoN, June 1.-THE mill at this
place is cutting some fine timber
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY, Tex, June
16.-The canning factory is shipping in cans
by the carload for the seasons business.
SEYMOUR, BAYLOR COUNTY, Tex. June
16.-The new Touring mill is almost COM
pleted, and is expected to be in full running
order by August /.