The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09
gIfl. FOR MANUFACTURING
.v.opsls OF A PAPER READ BY r.
0 n. BAILEY.
ma. Caused Much Discussion at che
Convention Of the Texas Cotton
Seed Crushers' Association.

..lu.r.,ng IS 4 synopsis ~ a paper on
y, Manufacturing Purposes read he
|Ik NJ Cation Seed Crushers convention
'.nslles BY +. II. Bailey. 1t attracted
IN attention and the lengthy discussion
's,se suhiect terminated in an Endorsement
!, ~ Bailey's views:
~, mr. manufacturing purposes is a
.snon of vital Importance to cotton seed
s,hers and u serious concern to steam
.sr. engaged in any character Of mann.
.a.,,g enterprises. With the possible
.,,or of the nse Of the reslduum from
..s.sd petroieum by two oil mills at Cor
.t,apa. and ignite by a few mills located
.4,hip A short distance of ignite beds, the
,,a heretofore nsed by over $50 Texas
|.oron seed mills has been either wood
!, raol and that coal costs MS too much
uoner and that wood is becoming more
4, tsshsiye eacn gear on account of its grow.
~ scarcity. are facts that can not he
,ontrorerted. The recent discovery al
|pe,umont Of petroleum in unlimited quaint.
Z, Is ukely to make It an important factor
4 4 me manufacture of cotton seed products.
Il, be price at which it can he purchased
|leIrered Mt our mills, and the expense Of
IDaper Installation for handling and burn.
Ia II is sufficiently reasonable to make
II an economic factor.
f. have quite recently made some invest
trsilons on the subject Of fnel oil ana
fcnna the reslduum being used hy the
Mean plants at Corsicana at cost OF 30
Eents per barrel Of for<y-two gallons. Civ
H. rery satisfactory results. At Houston
tse residuum from the Corslcana refinery
4; nsed by the American brewery at cost
N e5 cents per barrel, and Beaumont oil
1 used quite generally by all other steam
4sew In that city at a cost of 80 cents |
teY barrel delivered at the plant. as against |
MO for pine wood. and Is proving the |
fost economical fuel thus far obtained. |
4 barrel Of fuel oil is rated as AZ gallons |
4 ri pounds each, or 315 pounds. and the |
News Of fuel oil users at both Houston |
Nil Corsicana are that about four barrels.
Il l2GO pounds, equals one ton Of coal
A Ihe use Of either wood. Ignite or coal
3nr fuel and the cost per ton of seed work
A Is subject with which all crushers
~ familiar 70 the extent TO which they
3ate used either or all, and shall there.
Nc contine ihls paper to consideration
II the use Of fuel oil
4 proper consideration Of the. aCNvisahfl.
N Of using oil for fuel necessarily in.
n lNth 81 VNHNlV'Id lllu pi lIS COST NJ Beau |
&ont or Corsicana, the freight thereon ia
N mills and the cost of Installing new
4ant In such manner as will prove efficient
&d economical
q The price for the residuum at Cor
hama Is now lower than previous to the
4N4yery OF petroleum at Beaumont being
pei al 20 cents per barrel; but at the
resent lime there is a lack of stability
Il the price at which oil may he purchased
4 Beaumont This, however. is a motter
4st likely to he adjusted in tho near
4iure, as the Indications are that better
<flness methods are being reSorted Ia
n have hitherto prevailed In marketing
- Crude and fuel petroleum is at pres.
handled by the railroad lines under
"A provisions of commodity tariff No. y A.
&cuVe March 10, 1899, which Is as fol
eumn headed No contains rates 70
&py On shipments transported over
We llne Of ratroad. or over two or
FIe INES under the same management
IA Qnmn headed No . contains Joint rates
*fs OF railroad