The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1898-09-17
THOROUGHLY REMODELED.
The Mississippi Cotton OIL Company-Gre-
NADIA Mill
Has Receive Extensive Repairs and Made
Up-to- Date in All Respects.

The Mississippi Cotton Oil Company
Grenada mill, which is one Of the
most important institutions OF Grenada,
and a most valuable adjunct TO the
city's commercial Importance, has this
season undergone extensive repairs and
additions, which bring it up to met
ropoltan standard and make it first
class institution of It's kind in every
respect.
These additions, repairs and remod~
elings have not been Of a perfunctory
and temporary character, but are cost
ly, permanent and substantial. In the
first place, there has been erected Il
two. story seed house, lsO feet long by
70 feet wide by 40 feet high. 1t is con-
servatively and carefully estimated
that this house will contain 5000 tons
of seed. Besides, the mills storage
capacity for meal and cake has been
doubled. And in addition to these i'm
provements, the old engine has been
displaced by large new Corliss, and
the old press gives place 70 the better
andmor desir>nle presses of the latest
style anu make. IN short, the capacity
of the mill is now about one hundred
tons per twenty.iour hours, since the
the old oil mill has been changed from
a forty -tive-ton old style mill to IL new
style mill of one hundred tons. In fact,
the whole mill has been overhauled
renovated, remodeled and made almos,
another affair throughout all its intr-
cate ramiticaliOns. Its value, both rs Il
public henefactor and as private en-
terprise, has been more than doubled.
Cotton is prepared for the market on
the new square bale sys EN- with Tho
latest improved Munger outfit, and the
time required for ginning bale has
been reduced to fifteen minutes. The
cost has been reduced accordingly
Corn may also be ground here at any
time while the gin is running.
Necessarily the extensive change:
mentioned have involved an outlay or
the part OF the company OF thousand:
of dollars, which represents SO much
additional capital and enterprise in
vested in Grenada-not an unimportan
| item. This mill is one Of the most i'm
portart factors in the Industrial life 0
the city. 1t is a public benefactor an(
should be so regarded by the people o
the community. 1t pays out in tow
more than double the amount thus eX
pended than by any olher institution ii
Grenada, and it should be encourage
and fostered-in fact, the public coul
not afford to neglect an institution q
such Importance and benefcence.
| When the mill commences operation
which will be about October l, th
manager, Mr.. W. II. Latimer, will e>
tend an invitation to the public TO c;NI
and see in operation some Of the mos
wonderful mechanism which has bee
produced by modern inventive geniu:
1t will readily repay visit. a VAS
majority of people have probably n
idea of the intricacies and marvels OF
set of oil mill machinery in full opera
Ition. Under Mr.. Latimer's manage
ment the mill is sure to prosper, for h
is popular, intelligent gentleman an
business man of unquestioned inte4
rity and capacity.
The mechanical department OF tn
mill is in excellent hands, for MIR. j. Il
McNeill is chief engineer, etc, and ha
comprehensive knowledge Of ever
detail of his profession. He is, beside
pleasant, genial and Intelligent ger
tleman and quite popular.
Mr.. John Ben Perry is bookkeepe
and we need hardly say he is tts
class one, for that fact is generally re-
) Ognized. Like his business ASSOCIATE
he combines business sagacily with
genial and social disposition. He is
young gentleman of bright, quick /,
telligence and much popularity.
II is our wish that success and hal
piness may attend the Mississippi Co
ION Oil Company--Grenada mill and
numerous employees.
Several men have been mention'
] in connection with the Gubernat