Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05
LOCAL MILLS Do
HEAVY BUSINESS
Growth i'm Industry Since
Year 1906 Steady
and Marked
(J. \. Beaslcy)

There Is no manufacturing enter
prise in the great western country
that can boast OF its antiquity or
display on its autographed staten
cry. as our eastern neiehbors are
wont to do, year of establishment
so far remote In the fading past that
the mind OF man is bewildered when
II tries TO compute Its age.
The milling industry of the Pan
handle dates from the summer or
1906, when a Tennessean. named j.
r. Morning. with money and plenty
OF nerve 10 back Il. cast his lot with
the people of Amarillo and began
the erection of flour mill. At this
time practically all of the citizenship
OF this country was engaged in the
real estate business and the outside
world was awakening TO the great
farming possibilities OF this wonder
full country. John +. Monning saw
the great opportunity presented to an
ENTERPRISE. which would manufacture
Panhandle wheat into Panhandle
flour and at the same time market
the feed and seed crops of the Plains
country
Accordingly In the fall of 1906 the
Moaning Mil e. Elevator Co. was or
ganized and from the beginning Gil n
large business over western Texas and
Eastern New Mexico, and established
a reputation for Amarillo flour which
has made II possible TO keep this mill
running day and night to supply the
demand for its products SO great
were the requirements Of the retail
and jobbine trade that the capacity
OF the mill was doubled in the fall
OF 1907 and a thirty thousand bIshel
elevator constructed the following
year.
The success Of this institution at
tracted others n this field and the
Star Mill G. Elevator Co. was orgari7-
ed and constructed an elevator at
Amarillo, with branches AZ n mum
her Of Panhandle points, and made \
specialtv Of handling Panhandle
grain. The attachments Of this inst
tuition speak for themselves and the
management has stood at all times
ready 10 contribute to anything which
will advertise and build MP this uro.
ductive country, in which they have
cast their lot.
The great quantities OF grain which
was being produced in this TERRITORY
induced many others 10 engage u
the grain and brokerage business
with varying success, among whom
was Allen Early, man versed in tn
details OF the grain business and In
timatelv acquainted with tho large
huvors and exporters Of the state
After marked success In the broker
age business. he organized the Earl
Grain G. Elevator Co. In 1908, an
made a speciality Of handling hay
oats and seed. He Is one Of the larf
IS, individual dealers OF alfalfa Ia
in the state. and the Early Grain
Elevator Co. is known everywhere "a
its honesty OF purpose and fair dea'
ines.
The two lean wears OF 1910 an
ASH adversely affected every bus
ness in the west and the grain an
milling interest OF the Panhandl
we're not an exception. Howeve
an OF the Amarillo institution
emerged from the period OF deprei
sion in good condition financial
and prepared TO enter the new era {
prosperity with increased capacii
for handling the enormous graz
Weld OF the Panhandle country.
In the summer OF 1871. realiziu
the need OF increased facilities ar
more capital 10 handle the then cro'
ing crop. the Morning Mill a FL
vator Co. was reorSanized under q
name Amarillo Mill & Elevator CO
With a paid mp capital Of fifty tho
sand dollars and increased war
house capacity OF twenty thousar
bushels ~ grain. This being the on
flour mill IN Amarillo II has be-
necessary 10 run night and day
supply the ever-increasing demai
for Amarillo flour and az this vritii
this institut on Is forty cars behind
filling is orders The brands. 20
Home. ROYAL XXX" and Dictate
hard wheat flour. White Lilac" a