The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-07

| use moisture. II he were seller Of oil he
| would favor the moietenlng process. Dry
meal certainly helped tho quality Of tho
| oil IL not its quantity. Dampness makes
a darker quality OF oil. You can't get Q
choice primo crude oil out OF damp meal
as compared with dry meal nor did ne
think that one could get as much primo oil
out OF damp meal
Mr. Russell, another refner. rather IA
vorod the moistcnlng process. He had got
ten better results from moistening his
| meal. He thought that socd from the
| black land were improved by molsteDins.
He got more oil per ton by moistcning.
Mr.. Edwards OF Bruccville also contend
ed that he got more oil by moisture and
could sell II as primo crude OIL" which
was all the miller wanted.
Secretary vardoll said that to moisten
meal at the rollers would destroy tho best
| chilled rollers in the world. He favored
using moisture, Ms II gave gain Of from
| two TO three gallons Of oil TO the ton.
| There was this much to the credit OF guam
| tty, then tho only question left was, what,
| II anything, was gained In the rearing?
Better results were socu,c IN cooking by
using moisture. II prevented scorching.
The moisture. he contended. was oil cooked
| out and did not form an emulsion with the
oil
Mr.. boring Of San Marcos contcnded
that moisturo simply distributed the heat
and that no moisture--cNccpi the oil Itself
could be extracted out OF the meal after
II was cooked. Tue moisture should be-
applied TO the seed and IL would be cooked
ont IN the meal
Mr. Schumacher az Navaso,a said his
seed yielded him thirty three gallons of
oil To the ton.
MIR. Edwards Of Bruccvillc said his SEED
yielded him forty-hvc.
Mr.. Taliafcrro Of the Waters Fierce oil
pf IN In
standpoint Of an oil buyer HIS was the
talk OF thoroughly well posted and OBJ
seivant business man. Ha scored the su-
pcrlntcndonts on the dirt and trash that
too often found its WAY Into their product.
II cleanliness were next to godliness It
was also next to making good and purc
oil. No discussed the effect OF temperature
on exposed oil, the mixing cold and bot
ellis and OF scdiinentary deposits IN tanks
which materially affected the classinca-
tion.
Mr.. Taliarorrns talk was listened TO with
much interest and when ho concluded Mr..
parhhurst said he wished the same OBJ
scrvaticns could be placed before the man.
ayers and owners OF all mills,
MIR. Bannon spoke on the subject OF
moisture, and upon the Importance of coko
anays sis. He explained device for clnri-
fying oil and doing away with tank clean
INK and favored the use OF sltcr presses.
Houston was an an,i-moisture man and
gave Ms his reason that he wanted tho
best quality of oil
MIR j T.. Winchill of the Fodc Manufac-
turing company of Springfield. Ohio. gave
an interesting talk. the subject being meal
and it's manufacture. He called attention
to tho fact that while great deal had
been said regarding the proper sacks the
quality OF the meal In the sacks had not
been referred 10. He spoke at length on
the great Improvement In Texas meal
Before adjourning for dinner n telegram
was read from Mr.. Ruumgarten ANNOUNCE
ing the death Of his little son Mr. Baum
gaitcn was with the association the day
before and was called home the night
previous by telegram announcing tho
Illness OF his child
The following telegram Of coincidence
was sent him;
Mr.. Gus a. Baumgarten, sGhuenburg.
Tcxes.
The association extends to you their
deep sympathy In your afiction.
Oil Superintendent Association.