Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
IMPORTANCE OF C0TToNsEED.
Proposal for Exposition in the In
terests of the Product.

From the Manufacturer Record.
One of the many manifestations OF a
growing realization Of the widely ramif1ed
importance of the cottonseed industry Is
the plan being considered at Dallas. Tex.
for holding there an International cotton
seed products exposition. Some attention
was given to the Industrial and CONNER
cial possibilities in cottonseed crushing
before the war. Indeed, farseefng south
ern men of that time outlined the in
dustry as 1t is today. But cottonseed, ex-
cepting that reserved for planting, was
then regarded as a considerable nuisance.
and there were laws for the prevention Of
using running streams as dumps for the
seed. With the revival Of the textile in
dustry In the south after the war came a
gradual enlargement of the earlier pro-
ject for cottonseed crushing. until in 1880
cottonseed-oil mills were producing an
nually to the value of more than $1,000
600. Since then the industry has rapidly
expanded, until today it's crude products.
oil, cake and meal hulls and linters. have
an aggregate value annually Of close to
$3.50 900, OOO representing about one-sev-
enth of the value of the cotton crop with
its seed.
From the rnters are derived batting.
wadding. stuffing for pads, cushions, COM
forts. horse collars and upholstery. alb
sorbent cotton mixing for shoddy, for
wool in hatmaking and for lambs wool
yarns used in making lamp and candle
wicks, Irvine, rope and carpets and cellu-
lose used in making artificial silk and
writing paper and a basis for explo-
sives. The bulls are used In feed. fer
tilizer paper stock and in stuffing. The
cake and meal are used in fertilizers, In
dye stuffs, in feed for cattle. poultry.
horses and swine, in confectionery and In
flour The oil appears in lard compounds.
white cottolene, butter oil, cooking oil,
salad OIL "olive OIL and oleomargartne.
in packing for olives and sardines, in
medicinal emulsion. in cosmetics, In min
ers' oil, in lubricating oil. in paints. in
mixing for putty and In automobile tires.
and as stock for soap, washing powders.
glycerin, candles, olein and roofing tar.
In the production of these fifty-odd ma
terials many industries are directly or In
directly concerned The uses to which cot
tonseed products may be put are by no
means appreciated as they should be.
even If all of them have been discovered.
gested in q center OF the territory where
the bulk Of the cottonseed for crushing
is produced would serve to emphasize still
further the importance Of the cottonseed.
Edward Atkinson Of Boston. who In his
life rendered valuable service to the in
dustrial south in his statistical presenta,
ton Of conditions there and his wonderful
forecasts. took the ground a quarter OF a
century ago. as we recall ii, that the cot
tonseed weighing twice as much as the
fiber. would some day be worth quite as
much. Every practical means adopted to
bring the facts within range OF such a
prophecy should appeal to many interests
in the south and the world. Properly
planned and carried out on practical lines,
an exposition would be an effective
agency for publicity about cottonseed
products.