The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-01

Nt2 ~ a material IN the manufacture OF cloth
d ing. The growth Of the cotton seed In.
dtstry resembles that OF the fabric In.
ma N&stra efforts, like those of tho planter,
EN- Npve been crowned with success no less
ii,iln nrrLcd. The utilization Of what was for.
,yA ncry considered waste COW constitutes On
Ids lnportunt factor IN the worlds CONNER ce.
1s bis consists of the various by-products Of
y tatton seed which have b,en the oGscome
ut science and industry and IRE nov ar.
n "a - Of common consumption.
VIZ ION 1851 to 1897 rome 900 cotton Sc
Wild ~ mills were erected throughout; the
trss th. About one third Of these were built
~ w rsxa5, The remainder we're distributed
~ throughout all the other cotton produ Ing
IS X f ties, the guiding purpose In construction
liz n uf uG.ly being not TO embrace the uppar.
ows n ~ lnexhau tihle sources of supply, but
Of n ,htr to secure tho easiest delivery of
Il NJ Ne, either by wagon, rail or boat, n; N
Nf lpni mills. Among the many cities,
Il WINS and VILLAGES that proa.el from the
establishment of the new industry. Mem
UNI. n L.. Tenn. because of terminal travis
mn rtntion and other facilities, becuinc prom.
w n tfert as the largest siug.e cotton seed oil
my M aodulng center In the United states, aud.
rred 'IAi h one exception, In the world. The o
RsE bis ,rectcd throughout the South Turing
Ntnr thirty yesrs were generally In re-
inme onse TO n steady iucr asr IN tile variety
boifW uscs nude of their products. No enUr;
"A klt& made to crente q mi ling capaei'y Gu
Ni% 80 Of handling more than n small, tho a
T. n family Increasing PROPORTION. Of me an
H.
y VI IA e close OF this period 1t is estimated TINT
y gff ~ about 40 p + cent Of the toa cotton
outr i ciop was utilized for manu- nct.I lug
2 ml ~ rposes; the remainder, save that used FOR
e, S4 ding ana feeding purp13es and the
Or p, WI od'cum used for fcrtllaiAg, was consigned
ian Since 1857, 2oa additional mills. approx
~ Mattlr. have been constructed In the cotton
lat oE3 Towing stntes. making total Of about
now manufacturing oil As in producing
Hc1 }pwer, Texas maintains its supremacy In
,hy i Industry with a crushing capacity EN-
a HVr abr lfwl ~ #ln fnFa
force of mills, Georgia South Carolina and
noL III 'ssissippi are each OF aim {. identical
s haqSaf ncrtauce In the manufacture aud, cou
lts Nned, have Hhout 40 pcr cent 81 the total
IN fRIrhCr. Alabama. Ioui lana and North
fos IN sarolina in the order OF thlr rink. y the
z W Nlflness have between thirty ami forty
-VoWf rills each Upv ard of twCnty mills are
Miocatcd in each OF the States Of Arkangas
er cMd Tennessee, and the remain er arc as
] q N DIagtcd In numbers ranging lron oae 20
wv rlne each In virginia. Florida. Missouri,
hier 0iiahoma and Indian Territory.
I, M ~
Aired IN a recent article on the utilization Of
tTa4 astes and by-products IN manufactures,
iRIH pss ahd which was embodied in bulle-
Il M n from Mr.. S. s. D. North ahiet
lpa!s atlst!cian for manufactures. Mr.. Henry
y,,,ma Kthedge gives the following review Of
nut, pc value Of these commodities
mt Az Closely allied to cotton manufacturing is
aetu Nc cotton seed OIL industry, IN which there
nd N has been a great revolution within late
/ ie xears In the utilization Of the cotton seed
lunplp obtaining most valuable commercial by
, .;T1 prcducts that were at one time allowed to
10 Hagp to waste with the seed in the form of
ganlzt m anure. Cotton seed was q garbage in
ers H5SG0 a fertilizer In 1870 cattle food IN
IN IN pslsso, and table food and many things
H M&else In 1890
tai iThe manufacture Of cotton seed oil AID
-Pe Far OF Its resultant by-products furnishes
\ one Of the examples Of the development OF
\ abpslness based upon the utilization OF q
IN I'D VT ste product,
', d rne seed Of the cotton plant, of which
q eotton oil Is the fatty Ingredient, was for
tterk ulhfy years a waste product of the cottnn
theS held The first cotton oil mill was estnb
n lished in 1887 but for many years after the
" 'llusiness did not amount to much; IN fact
rly vthe real advances In this industry nave
has beer made In the past twenty years with
a c the greatest development in the last ten
years Prior to the advent Of the oil mill
lrket and during the interval Of its development
idustSxotton seed was used In some localities as
Y NE FERTILIZER. Later on II was used to 4 GER
of nftein extent as a cattle food; but the main
e ma rFopositlon seems to have been how 20 set
Soutsfi Of the seed with the leRst trouble, and
ted fla fact laws were passed I'm certain states
nds Making It punishable offense for ginners
tbe l3within certain limits of towns to allow cot
bu,il ten seed 20 lie around and rot, or to dump
nan IN is computed that as late as 1870 only
o h 4ro ner cotton crop Of SOL 800
Only MICS was utilized in the oil business. IN
o Of IN ss eS on n1T crop Of 747251i bales and
factoI 81 1900 It was 5S per cent on crop OF
The o.645, 974 49,
! tcw vi lue Of the entire cotton seed crop was
n grs ~ per cent of the totnl value Of the cot
ra crop including the value Ndn Of the fe se tSc
q 81 nsr cs sefd Of ire t1s
egs ~ nay tse pe cottoU On crop Thus It win
r Il sfen that the full benefit of the cotton
tailnK bed product TO the planting and CONNER
n5nF FralizsS: not within S26OOoO0O on the size
iblsIeof crop equal to that in the census year
! fo np IN the oil mills is used for fereilizing
Needing. and planting. II has been unques,
onsbly demonstrated that for fee e M snu
fpn seed. inter expressing the oil, has q
areater economical value than does the
= bed crop viii be worked through the cot
70 On oil mills, with the exception OF the
irned emount reserved for planting;
he vi The seed cotton Is brought from the
whln nelds TO the ginneries, and there the hbei
70 removed, leaving adherinE to tee SEED
desis noval OF which is the hrst process through
mate hich the seed passes In the oil mill after
simlla Vie seed has been cleaned OF trash, hoilA
faeA &c.
soaa ~
ming Cotton seed as II comes to the mill has
in ~ waste. due to sand, trash, etc, amount
takti ing to from per cent to per cent. The
8 az elean seed consists Of about per cent o.
ge Enters, As per cent Of hulls free from Int
and % per cent meats. These figures vars
fifth different scissors and different local
'esV hies, but they show the average of q mum
aer of localities and seasons.
i The process Of separating the different
component parts OF the seed is practically
With continuous one At the mills the seed
ceua Il received into large houses and ther,
distributed BY means OF conveyors and ele
pr Ell fators 10 different parts Of the shed ~
crt tie Alli proper. All Seed 10 thoipuehl'
~ leaned OF bolls, trash, nails etc, bsfor
sf long 10 the delinting machines. Thest
sgtt aus .f.n nfra $50
Tkcgether which tear or the short hbe
1iitef- on the seed as i comes from the resu
1tr cotton gin. This product of the OF
pail known as linters, varies eonsiderab:
p 10 quality and the quantity obtained
t opendins upon the seed worked. TAl
tciaFe amount OF linirrs taken from
IN OF clnaMsnl anah 4. lrnn r.zantr \