The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
tBY VI. z POSTER


was ve-y much surprised the ether aaT
70 learn that there was factory in Hols-
tcu Gsr making an article Of commercial
uso from carsel's hair and nohair-tne
crude materials for this industry beinE
imported from Asia ard Africa
pvesu't IL seem queer that a city like
this should be githout factory for spin
ring ccttcn. and yet can boast Of an in
etitution for manufacturers ezneTs hair
and tire hair OF tho Asia Miner goat! MOI
one factory for utilizing az artiels that is
az cur very docra--tast Ee ha1d1e bY he
million q balss-and ge, an Industry
thas wszves a producs brought through
the Willis and across deserts Of other Goa
tlaeuis. shipped over the ocean, and hnaIiy
landed ia Houston At great expense.
ThiS factory is one Of three in the United
statssl or the other two one Is Ia New
Ycrf ard che in Massachusetts, Houston
has the distinction. therefore. Of rnanutac-
turing a rare article Of commerce.
Aad pet /, Is perfectly NATURAL that Shis
factory should be in Houston. Tae pres
eaee ot sLeh an industry hsrs is perhaps
ros 50 worthy Of comment as Is toe alb
sense % loas list Of factories toE maxi
Iug various lines O. cottoa goods White
HE ccty9n crop Of Texas has made the
srss a possibility. lt would seem that ths
same crop would make the cotton factories
.6zoiHis necessities
The location In H0uatoa Of this plant f1r
making peculiar Eiad OF cloth or mat
ting for use in cotton seed oil mills IN par
ticuIar, and for general rse in olive mills,
candle factories and sugar Eeaneriss,
merely demonstrates what The Post has
frequently st-tsd-thar one lire Of mar
ufacturlug well developed will create
cthers
The manufacture Of cotton seed products
IN Texas IS che OF the States greatest in
dustries 1t is one industry that has been
thoroughly developed. and Texas today
supplies the world With fully one-third Of
It's cotton seed neal and cake. and IL.
crude and refined cotton seed oil. In Hous.
, ton there are i've Of these mills and they
do an immense business. They furnish EN-
! Dloynent 10 hundreds Of Iaborers. and
bring to the city thousands and thousands
I Of dollars. one Ct the mills In Houston h4.
made soap factory possible, while the.
all purchase barrels from Houston in.
s;itu,ion. thus creating aud making sue
| cesstul other Lies OF work
The cett5n oil mills OF Texas have also
made it possible Tor the augusta Maautac
turing company to De- located at Houston
Hsighss-an institution that is one Of tbs
three of its kind in the United States. a
mentioned previously.
/ In crushing the cotton seed q peculiar
rnat-like cloth. nearly halt an inch thick
is needed. The seed are placed in thii
/ covering, are subjected 10 an immeus,
pressure. and the oil squeezed through,
| leaving the cotton seed cake in the mat
ting receptacle. Only one fiber Will with
stand this heat and pressure-lnd that 4
the camel's hair. This is woven into
elcth or mating. and can be utilized b!
the oil mills for several weeks.
Noting the wonderful growth and de
| veiopment Of the cotton seed crushing
business in Texas. and realizing the larg
and increasing demand for this mating
in that work, the Augusta Manufacturing
company was organized in Houston abou
three years ago. IT'S president is Mr.. S f
Allen OF Harrisburg. who is the princlpa
owner. and who made 4, possibility b.
his courage and financial backing. Mr. 4
f. Parker Is the vice president and gen
eral manager and Mr.. / W. Walker secre
tary. All three OF these gentlemen ar,
residents Of Harris county. and home cap
itsl exclusively has been used in develop
ing this industry.
In Speaking of the firms business Mr.
Parker said: We have done remarkabl,
we'll thus far and expect our trade to con
stantly increase. Not only is our produc
sold to oil mills, but We furnish mating
fer olive mills, candle factories aud sugal
rehneFies. While our trade IS conane,
principally 10 Texas. we ship a consider
able amount Of mating to California an,
Mexico"
Recently the Augusta Manufacture.
company has placed on the market larg,
line Of hOor mattings, for use in Railways
or railroad cars. in public buildings, etc