Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-13
oil MILLS CLOSE DOWN
Ne Managers Of the Southern Say
Thut Seed Is Scarce.
SEVERAL HUNDRED EMPLOYEES IDLE.
~. ouuook Not Encouraging for pusi-
mes. This winter at the
Oiher Mills

n was announcer yehtefuhy On tc
,o,ets that the Southern OIL Mills had
.,,spended operations for the season, and
mi several hundred employees were in
.rtorced ldleness. The scant cotton crop
M 1856, and tho scarcity OF seed were
.,ven as reason. a Post reporter vlsl-
"a The Office OF the Southern oil Mills
.ra there met the assistant manager J.
~ vogler.
III Is rumorcd that the oil mills Of the
,,,y haye shut down for the season, Mr..
yorler. Can you throw any light on
The report-connrm or deny itl''
-Wel," said tho gentleman to whom
,he question was propounded, "thc South
,rn oil Mills closed last Monday. We
may nuke u abort run, nay two week1.
!, January or February. There Is no
,..f: competition has been very strong
mis- season. The price of products Of
ths mills have been very low. and there
Il no sale ut present. However, we ex-
p.ct a steady advance In prices shortly
ana brisk demand for products. ] un.
d,r,tand that the Merchants and Planters
closed last night The capacity OF our
mills ls three hundred tons n day, and
IN tho busy season we give employment
10 10 men,
On his rounds the representative OF the
Post ascertained that the Consumers
Mll. which has daily capacity OF one
hundred tons, and employs perhaps ono
hundred men, Is not rushed at present
At tho National It was stated that there
was sOme seed on hand, aud that tho
mill will not run many days LONGER, VI
course at intervals durlng the winter
mills Will be operated. There II but lit
Tia seed In the hands OF tho producers
ard ginncrs. however. and the rush 10
ihS, TO tho Keen regret OF hundreds OF
employee. as we'll az other classes Of clti-
zenh
Rov. "sin Killer Griffin, who Is now at
tempting to dislodgc Satan from his posi-
ton In Afro-AinericHn circles. claims 10
have preached in G1O churches and has
baptized $500 converts. His fnvorts text
Is, Tho Child sncozed Seven Timcs After
i Was Dead" Last night "Sln Killer"
held forth In the Third ward. at Rev, Loft
tus' church. IIia subjects while in this
city. as outlined by himself. are us fol-
lows:
!. THE Wondrous Works Of God"
- "rhe Race of Israel out OF Bondage
rnder leadership OF Mcscs."
y Ills Eyes Arc AS Flames OF Fire"
~ The Dead. Small and Great, Standing
asiore Cod
rrhhse an, HnIfl or We Bottomiess I'M.
l. mrhs Prayer Meetin,y in He'll"
"The Pale Horse and His Rider"
AZ Fhc "lu" "oca 10 i'eaVeh IN eh"llo'
10 'ien ia Naked"
il "Fltly Thousand at the Palace OF the
itaellto King"
n david in Battle with Man Ten Feet
II "The child sneesed Seven Times AZ
trt Mas Dead"
Y The Roy. Went west"
Y Faith the Keynote"
\ "Ent,ihg9iasm. !
Lhs%
onvs nc A''''o Soy at MS N0'n0' . .
Where Is N9 lie Tha eT Is Born tSr s Rns Of
Nc JewsY'
4, . .S;,Are the Light Of the World"
~
order have been holding forth in Houston
.no past Ten days. Many OF the delegates
came early to attend the conversation Of
The Grand chapter. ana Remained over 10
attend the daily sessions OF the committee
tonight tho rnar,hera nil d'nsr, ,or ,h,I,.
respeeiIve home. .,,a, n 400, ,,,roaahi,
visit 10 tia Marnni,a c,,v "a moe,
Cccessru neot,nas -, ,ha raa, orders
with Will, ~, ''e,,,,a, ,t,.n, tho
follovIng ro1rasa',,.,i,.a, .aia ,hs MILO
Of rha por, s',,,'s,'' -
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BOSTON; Il. II Meeormick Weinar.
Wayman Kindred Wanna. w a Hryan'
Decatur; A. II. noherden,ix corkt Max
Taub Uouston. II N Evnn. Jeyvetts n
Willie UlU pouyhL.onsie, ia Me-
hrayar. Iorenn, Dr Il q 'Jobnson Rich.
hond; r. l. oyvs / or,nn. Inhn n puster.
Paradise. &. NNrlrha IJoustan. w r.
rbEle, Town Pa,l, - y unndfellow' Es.
leliei n. l.. RIcha.daon An,nI,ions II w
Johnson. Oatviilss " 4 lonnjnus Forcs-
ion. j. N U,,si,in,, r,.ird II M Patterson.
bpfinytown, John s,n1c ieonerii Il
MMeel9n, centeryillei J, w, Love. Paris
stone, Jones' Prairic, " 4 GtnfIns. Hack
lack Grove; l.. A. Daniel. WiiiHl j. poun-
tS, mhgntsbero; w, W. Wheeieri M w
ThornhnI, p. ~ Draws Zephwr; W. III
mMylle. Victoria; r. X, Lynch. iIoehhcim
N.earan r5rks' chsapslde; r. II l.us,on
" Cowiey preirie Len A. 8. johnson
Barfo; j NJ CLARK Yonlt,imi J. III, Nc,
hrayer, II. j. Lowe and Il. 4. Lambert