The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-07
COTTON SEED CRUSHERS.
They Conclude Their Fourth Annual
Convention Here.
MANY MlLLERS OF MANY MINDS.
They Discuss the Eject of Moisture
In Meal ana Go Into the Press
Room--i'rcsidcnt Elected.


yontion OF oil surorinteudents, notably MIR.
John Bannon OF New York. editor OF the
| National rruNiBirnor,
Under the head of committee reports Mr..
Patkhurst, for the committee on member
ship. requested all applicants to appear be-
iofo the committee during the noon ad-
iuuinmcnt.
Tho committee ON correspondence sub
mitted letter from J. M. Garvin OF the
Lone star Oh company, stating the sue
cess with which he lad met since establish
ing an oil business here in 1892.
On tho subject OF Anything for the Good
OF the Association. MIR. Parkhufst stated
that the Na,iona, Dairy association was
using ovorv EFFORT and influcnce upon leg
| isRtlon 10 suppress the manufacture aud
use OF oloomargertne and butteriue. Such
| lsgisladon would probably AFFECT Texas mill
men more than those of any other State
| rus association should urge it's members
10 look into this matter and use thoir in
| iiuonce In an efIorl TO prevent legislation
| so detrimental To their interests.
President Walsh then introduced Mir.
bennon who addressed the convention as
| follows:
would say at the commencement that
am very much indebted to MIR.
Walsh. the president of this associa-
| tion. for having extended to me the
honor OF addressing you. The duty
| therefore. devolves upon me Of saying
|
| influence Will permit, tend To strengthen
| the standing of this organization net only
| from the standpoint of tho individual who
mas shown sufficient sasacity TO become a
mombor. but alpo the manager and owner
| oil every mill In the territory comprised In
this great cotton oil producing State.
| know of no greater Incentive TO progress
| IMAM reunions such as this where opinions
| unoh topical subjects relevant To tho cot
ION oil industry may be considered aud IN
| terchGnged
The elevation Of the character mud stand
| INK OF this excellent organization is what
Is needed. thorough understanding eS-
| listing between the monbprs OF the asso-
| citation. the convention of which IL open 10
all. and the managers and mill owners. is
| undoubtedly cur aim. The great seed
crushing community Will be benefited
| thereby
| Az TO business. might suggest that none
| oi us can 40 II all. This is vast country
| ana on fair competitive basin we can all
| flnd plenty OF room AMI scope for our ac-
| tiNi'ies No great aggregation OF interes,R
can absolutely control either price or out
nut OF any material This has boon CON
| cinaiNek established repeatedly Here we
| meet 10 discuss ways and means OF adyanc-
| ing the individual and collective intercsta
| not only OF the members of the associa ton
| nut also of the great Industry with which
| alrloht every man present Is identified We
| are here to adjust mutual interests To dis
| ouss ways and means OF rendering manu-
| ibciuring operations more effective In the
| future than they have been in the mast; TO
| point OUT to the trade that the interests oil
all VIII ha advanced by supporting the Su.
| pvriniendents' association. whether rnminy
| from manufacturers or ownera
New ideas, new aims, now deslres ond
new enterprises emanatc and are fostarel
by such conventions as this. An industry
when comprises within this single State
IS, 500. 900 capital and in which sll 0po ooo
| is used annually. necessarily furnishes I'm
| addition TO the immense capital referred
to, large amount ~ labor diving en-
ploymont to many hundreds OF men Tbnt
the men who arc Interested with The con
troll OF the work. md guide mill operniiona |
-thai Is the superntondcnts annually |
confer compare notes etc, should natural. |
ly prove of concern to the manufacturers |
thouaelycs. goes without Saying. The price
of hog and beet fats have tended TO Keen |
the price Of cotton oil dawn a,d ib,rn ls |
not as njoh money In the Dunufnrtur, Of |
Gotten oil today rs there has bron in dnvs |
gone by, hence the Necessity Of retrcnrh |
mGnt Ia The running expenses Of mill.
Cake and meal. too have to contend with
numerous feeding products natural and
artificial AT home and nhrond
Apropos of this highly lrnportnn, natter
therefore none can be more directly inter
eated In the prosecution of measures ,,ub
regard 10 press room economics rhon tho
manufacturers themselves Their l,uoineas
interests viii he suhseryod biz lending their
presence aud support 10 this organlsltion
whcro the men upon whom thoy DEPEND
and upon whom drvolyos The iuty of run
ming their rogpcctlv.. mills-,bn s,inerin-
teudenta. assemble aud discuss mattnrs for
the furthoranoo of their mutual mtor,sis
There IL nothing savoring of a labor or.
ganizatian In the mako nm I'm the rg,uh nnd
nic M thip nssocIa,ion ~, t,a..t-i.,- -.
tives which founded II being of n dIffercnt
character. No better means c,n
acquire for Tho securing NJ
his employers confidence than he ner
feeling himself In Tho vnrIons onSya,ions
as wei ns IN tho exorclso OF so,,n5 nt,ig'
mcnt in The thousand md che things which
are part OF mo regular happenings In the
average on mil. our aim In meeting here
" ioi me advancement Of the ideos ic-
TERED TO. have not had much experience
IN cotton oil milling. However. / nave
spent twenty years In the business. slx