The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-21
CHICKASHA IS BUSY CENTER
OF INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY
Big Band Of Boosters Spend a Day
Visiting Shops, Mills and
Factories---What
They Saw

lures Of the boosters both in tae
grandstand and in the automobiles.
chickasha Cotton Oil Mil.
AT the ChIckasha Cotton Oil com
pany's mill the pioneer plant of the
kind in the city. y c. Burton and G..
", Lowry. the manager OF the local
mill, showed the visitors through the
mammoth plant.
The seed house 100 BY 400 feet,
where the seed is stored and prepar-
ed for the lint room, was first inspect
ed and then came the lint room, 40x75.
containing rs different machines
which regin the seed The separator
room, 20 by 50 feet came next and
then the engine room 20x65 feet. with
500 horse power engine, was seen,
-Four big boilers furnish steam, coal
and oil both being used in the fur
naces The press room, 40 by so,
where the seed is cooked and the
oil Is taken out proved Intensely in
teresting and the meal room. 40 by
100 and two stories high. was inyad-
ed, the cake being ground into meal
here The laboratory proved reye.
lation. witk its complete equipment
for analizing anu testing the oil. be-
ing the only laboratory Of the kind
in the ciate
Only Cotton OH Refinery in Okla
homa.
Having completed their tour Of the
min. ;he refinery. recently built was
inspected. II Is the only cotton oil
refinery in the state and is equipped
with The latest and best machinery for
refining the oil, having capacity Of
SEQ barrels.
Cotton Compress.
Capt 9. H. Caneman. manager Of
the cotton compress. did the honors
here showing the visitors the extensive
platforms. the immense engine and
press where from 10000 to 125.oc9
bales OF cotton shipped from all over
southwest Oklahoma. are compressed
annually. Chickasha is the largest
cotton concentrating point in the state
and the equipment Of the plant is full
ly adequate to handle the vast vol
ume OF business. From 40 to Is men
are employed here during the busy
season.
Collins Felt Factory.
T.. e. Collins and Ford Witherspoon
proprletors Of the Collins felt factory
took the excursionists through their
upto-date plant. Here every year
from 1900 to 1900 bales Of linters are
worked up. the felt being shipped to
S5 or more Of the larger cities in near
" all the western states. some even
going to Alaska. Shipments OF felt
average three cars a week, besides the
smaller local shipments. The company
has established a wide reputation for
the quality Of It's product
In addition to felt manufacturing.
the company also runs piekery
where damaged cotton. shipped from
all parts Of Oklahoma and Texas Is
Ie-condItioned and made ready IoI lie
market
sigmon Factory.
The Sigmon Furniture Manufactur.
ing company commenced a retail busi-
ness In Chickasha, in 1908. In 1906
they commenced the manufacturing
OF mattresses and furniture. also job
hing business in "a small way 1--WE
have gradually Increased and improv-
ed our factories until al present wa
are employing about 40 people, includ-
| ing two travelling statesmen, covering
the state OF Oklahoma. west Texas
and part Of New Mexico said D. II
sismon.
Our sales last year amounted 70
100000. OF which we manufactured
about one hail. The number Of
straight ears OF merchandise received
BY us In 1910, consisting Of furniture
and lumber was l42 straight cars. be
sides all mattress ticking, rugs, etc.
whic was received local, would amount
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