El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-08
Industrial and
Commercial.

J. gun plan lOr GQo cODSGruCLlOu VI d
million dollar combination cotton, cot
ton seed oil, bagging factory and press
plant. The buildings will occupy q
circle of four thousand feet circumfer-
ence. j. j. Skies is the promoter aud
manager.-Ft. Worth Mail-Telegram
Mr. NJ Eagan of Pittsburg, Pa
yesterday purchased from the South
ern OH company ten producing wells
at Corsicana. Mr.. Eagan is an oil man
of much experience and has several
other wells in course of construction
and will further assist the contingency
in the development of the resources
Houston Post.
| England shipped here in January OF
this year, 4,00S, 400 yards of cotton tex
tiles as compared with 3, 124, 700 yards
in January 1897. The increase in the
importation of cotton goods, in the
face of the augmenting product OF
domestic mills, is remarkable, and de-
monstrates that the people have money
to buy goods.-Mexican Herald.
w. M. Fesgle says he has severed
his connection with the oil mill at
| Denison, where he has been manager
for nearly three years. He came here
as manager of the Denison mill and
has since held that position. He has
organized q company with sufficient
capital to build an oil mill plant at
some able point in this section of
the state, and that is the reason for his
resignation.-Denison Herald.
| Citizens of Midlothian are much
felated over the assurance that in the
near future the town will have a Is, 200
bushel wheat elevator and q Touring
per day. Mr.. W. W. Major of the
Midlothian Grain company will build
the elevator and Mr.. j. E. Major lately
OF Hamilton, Texas, the Touring mill.
Work will commence on both sas soon
as deeds for the sites are received. -
Houston Post.
| 1t is said that in the West Texas
mountains there is a deposit of slate.
| If so, it will prove source of great
| wealth. The builders and architects
all now incline to tile or slate roofs,
which properly put on, will last sew
| eral life times. In Mexico and South
| America there are many tile roofs
| at are over 100 years old aad never
have leaked or been repaired. Some
of them rest on mahogany timbers-
Dallas Times-Herald.
The Citizens Electric Light company
of Houston has awarded the contract
for the building of it's new plant to
machinery will cost two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. It will be mod
ern and up-to-date in every particular
and will combine every necessary feat
ure and appliance for lighting purpo-
ses. The work of constructing .neces-
sary buildings will begin at once.-Ft
Worth Mail-Telegram.
Ever since the morning the tenants
on the Kellum farm near Waco, found
their hydrants yielded petroleum in
stead OF artesian water the oil excite
ment in this region has been active and
rising. While the Kellum we'll fails
steps to save it, the fact was clearly
demonstrated that high-grade oil ex-
lists on the east side of the Brazos
river and prospectors are spending
money in drilling wells in that region.
Dallas News.
A dispatch from Taylor says: The
oat crop, which would have been the
largest ever grown in this section, was
almost entirely killed by the late
freeze, and farmers are now busy re-
planting. This will partly interfere
with corn plan ting, as every hour of
the farmers time Is now needed in the
latter crop. Seed oats are scarce and
high, none to be had for less than 40
cents per bushel. This is dead loss
to the planter, for seed alone of nearly
81 90 per acre.-San Antonio Express
A dispatch from White Oaks says:
The largest stamp mill in the world
1000 stamps-has been ordered for
the Parsons mine. recently purchased
by the Letter syndicate of Chicago. A
large force of men is at work making
excavations for the foundations of the |
new plant. The ore in this mine, |
which is situated up on the Bonita |
among the White mountains, is a very
high grade silver, carrying gold in |
paying quantities. The mill will be |
operated by electricity and the cleo
trio plant will furnish power for a mar
row gauge railroad to NoRal to connect
with the Ell Paso and Northeastern ex-
tension. Liberal.
In speaking Of building operations in
Dallas Mr.. T. F. McEnnis said to
News reporter: SIN thinking over the
in the shape of build
lngs that have been built during the
past two years, and also the statements
made by many persons that the in
crease in buildings would result in
about as many old houses becoming
vacant, the actual condition of affairs
IS astonishing. Many of our citizens
nave been greatly alarmed on account
II active building operations and the
great number of new structures added
20 the material wealth of the city and
cared that the rental revenues would
De greatly reduced. They have been
lgreeably disappointed. During the
,ast two years about 800 houses have
,een built at cost of 81, $50, 600, and
most observers will agree with me that
wo years ago at least 300 houses were
At the present time almost
very house in the city that is at all fit
o live in is occupied and rents are
higher than they were two years ago
n view of the above it is i,
easOnsble to estimate that each