The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-30

and thrift, as well as their anxiety to have
their tribal relations dissolved and to man
age tn T own business. Most of them are
prosperous and capable o. enjoying full
citizenship. If this experiment proves sue
cessful Ii will be step in the speedy
winding up of the affairs of the majority OF
Indians now under control and special pro-
lection OF the government.
The Osages, a neighboring tribe, far
advanced in civilization, and il is said is
the richest tribe according to numbers in
the Union. Congress will probably author
ize action with them similar to that out
lined above for the Kaws. The Creeks in
Indian Territory, as well as the Cherokees.
ChOctaws, Chickasaws and Seminoles Will
be ready within five years, when present
treaties expire, TO enter on the same career
of individual freedom and self-support.
A COTTON COUNTRY
King Cotton claims this country down
here as part of his domain A familiar
sight to the traveller in autumn is the pick
ing of the white, fieecy staple in the fields,
mostly by negroes. alongside the patches of
that other great staple. corn. The streets
of this and other towns are thronged in the
season by country wagons filled with cot
ton on the way to the gins" The drivers
pass onto the scales, where their load is
weighed and then under a shute where by
means of air-bast, the wagon is un-
loaded as quickly as a hungry person can
swallow bowl of soup by the vacuum and
pneumatic process The gins are cylindrical
machines in which circular saws revolye
rapidly, divesting the tenacious seeds of
their downy coating of cotton. The latter
in the mill that ] have visted-is then
taken by "conveyors" to receptacle
where by means of an air-blast. it is
formed into thin sheets like cotton batting
and gradually fed TO a roll with iron core.
like roll of newspaper and when of
proper size, weighing from $50 10 $50
pounds, II is covered all over with coarse
baGging ready for market. This is the
noted process secured by a patent and
owned by the round-bale trust in which
Senator James K. Jones, of Arkansas is a
large stakeholder. He is chairman of the
Democratic national committee and great
bowler against trusts. Probably no other
monopoly except the steel and standard OIL
amount of gall TO abuse the Republican
party as the friend of trusts, but Jones has
plenty Of it in stock
Near the gin, of which there are two
here is the cotton-seed oil mill. The
processes here are very interesting as ex-
planned by Manager George c. Bushnell
The seeds, with considerable cotton fiber
still clinging TO them. go into another set
OF gins containing more and finer saws.
which divest them Of the last vestige of
cotton. They are then cut to pieces I'm an
other machine and the hull separated from
the pulp. The latter is then cooked in
steam heaters and placed in thin layers
between felt cushions; then placed I'm pow
erful hydraulic presses and the oil forced
out flowing into tanks In the basement
thence pumped into large iron ones in the
open air. The cakes left after the oil is
expelled are broken and ground and used
for stock feed. for which purpose mixed
with wheat bran or corn meal IL is very
nutritious. The hulls are also used for
feed and fertilizers. Nothing is wasted in
the various processes. The oil finds ready
sale for commercial and chemical purposes
The meal when ground is of a maroon color
with a greenish tint and stains everything
ii touches
Looking at cotton-seeds as they come
from the gins one would suppose that not
enough cotton would be left on them TO
pay for a second ginning; yet. after being
ginned again with finer machinery, suff-
cient short-fiber cotton is obtained to add
materially TO the profits Of the cOtton-seed
oil company. This cotton is compressed in
square bales in the Od-fa hioned way and
shipped in all directions.
Muskogee and others of the larger towns
I'm this Territory and Oklahoma are i'm
proving rapidly. So far this winter excent
a weeks cold spell I'm December. building
operations have progressed as they do dur
ing spring summer and fall. General bust
ness shows no cessation. There is a steas Nv
and healthy demand for town lots ana
houses for business and residence purposes
are procured with great difficulty and Al
high rentals At present there is only one
railroad here. the Missouri. Kansas q
Texas. but another is in course OF CON
struction to cross this one. and one or two
others are talked of strongly. There is but
little doubt that Muskogee is destined 10 be
the future great" OF Indian Territory
1t Is the center OF all government OBJ
erations.