The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-08
TO REFINE COTTON SEED OIL.
SOUTHERN COTTON OIL COMPANY'S
NEW WORKS.

The Buildings Erected and the Plant
Nearly Ready for OperatiOn-Fifty
Thousand Barrels of Oil Estimated
to he the First Years COnsump-
tiOn-FuIIers' Soap One of the Pro-
ducts-The Daily Capacity of the
Works GOO Barrels of OIL and 100
Barrels of Soap.
In the general advancement of the times
and the achievements to be gained by taxi
ing advantage of the return of prosperity,
Savannah is not to be behind the enter
prising cities of the country and will show
its progressiYeness when the opportunity
offers.
Already the bright prospects for the flu
ture are creating a better feeling in every
line of business. Capital is seeking in
vestment and confidence in the future
prosperity of the city is growing stronger
every day.
Among the enterprises to take the lead
is the Southern Cotton Oil Company.
Heretofore this company has manufacture
ed only crude cotton seed oil, but in the
near future it will establish plant for
refining the oil that will be equal in ca
pacity to any refinery in the country and
strictly up to date in every respect.
A brick building, 60 by 80 feet in dimen-
sions has been erected at the company's
works, on the Savannah river, near the
Hermitage, and the machinery is rapidly
being put in position. In addition to the
main building sheds have been built, to be
used in barreling the OIL Twelve iron
tanks are also being erected, which will
have a capacity of $4,000 barrels of crude
oil.
The company will handle $4,000 barrels
of oil during the first year and expects to
extend the plant to 100 coo barrels capacity.
The plans of the buildings and machinery
were made by one of the foremost chem
lists in this country. A refiner has been en-
gagged who has had an extensive exper-
fence in New York, will oversee the pro-
duction of the refined oil and Fuler's
soap.
The company expects to manufacture
the finest grades of cotton seed oil, such
Oil Company of Philadelphia
The capacity of the factory will be
about 600 barrels of oil and 100 barrels
Of Fuller's soap a day. The oil is extern
sively used in the manufacture of COM
pound lard and butter, while the Fuller
soap is used by fulers and wool washers.
Satisfactory freight rates have been OBJ
tanned through the Central of Georgia
railroad of Georgia, and shipments of
crude oil will be received from mills
throughout Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Louisiana and Texas
The product will be shipped to the east
ern states and to Europe. The demand
for refined cotton seed oil is increasing,
and prices have been rapidly advancing
recently. The present quotations are zoe
for prime crude; 26d27c for prime sum
mer grades; 90QS2c for butter grades, and
3Sc for prime winter yellow grades
The latest tariff change with regard to
soap making has rendered it impossible
for foreign manufacturers of certain
grades of soap, of which cotton oil is an
important component part, to com
pete successfully with American
makes. AS some of these foreign brands
are popular in the United States rather
than lose the American trade, one or
more of the foreign manufactur have
decided to build a large soap plant in the
south, thereby increasing the domestic
outlet for cotton oil. Lard is tending up
ward In price and the prospect of an in
creased compound lard demand would APP
pear most promising for the cotton oil re-
finers, the circumstances being strength
ened by the marked interest now display
ed by western refiners in crude OIL The
Southern Cotton Oil Company will start
its factory under the most flattering pros
poets. The advantages of a desirable
geographical situation; a connection with
the largest oil mills throughout the cot
ton section; satisfactory freight rates; a
deep waterway from its factory to the
ocean, and the steady advance in the
value of its product, all tend to give en-
couragement for a successful undertake
ing.
The officers of the company are: Presl-
dent Henry c. Butcher of Philadelphia;
vice president. w. J. McCahan Of Phila-
delphia; secretary and treasurer, Alan H.
Harris of Philadelphia manager l.. w.
Haskell Of Savannah
Mr.. Haskell will leave for the north IN
a few days to perfect all arrangements
for starting up the new plant.