Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-17
PLANT
is NOW CERTAIN
GEORGE M'GONIGLE. AGENT FOR
TENNS REFINING COMPANY. NN
Vol Noes THAT DEAL FOR SITE
WILL fE CLOSED
WORK TO BEGIN SOON
PLANT WILL REPRESENT INVEST
MENT or NEARLY -lnnun AND
WILL EMPLOY FROM - To 80
PEOPLE.

George McG"Hiplr. agent fur thr Texas
Refining company ~ Grccnvillc. ~.
nnunccd TODAY that ~ had been author
lied ~ 4. ! Phillips. president II the
Texas Refining company. ami 'hn n
Middleton. vice president and w inagrT.
e. proceed ~ close the deal for uc pro
posed hard and soap mluufa turing
plant. Both ala, n men Srnn friday
Saturday and Stnllv in rrnwI willie.
leaving Monday morning or san An
tnnIr Their Ur- ~l-r NJ Nlr Mctinni-lp
was received ~ him this morning from
>au Antonio.
The plant will represent an Investment
# nearly Sl0o00a and il will cmplo.
from twenty five w forty people. many
Of whom will hc skilled lahorcrS. This
will result iu several additional families
beng hroughi to Brownsville.
The favI~rN will manufacture the two
products from cotton seed products -
curing refined cotton uil from the piInt
IN Gr,,uNillc for the manufacture ~ y
fine grade ri cotton ~ lard. ami m .lr
uil also ltum GFrruNiIIr inr tht mHnu
facturc ~ soap. The products nf The
plant viii W. marketed in the Lower Ein
Grandc Valley aud in Northeast M,Xico.
both sections being large rnn- mrrS rf
soap aud cotton 81 lard.
Mr.. Mr'inniglr has represented tha
Texas Refining COMPANY ~ th, point
fu- several wears. and tn business hr
has dome n the products The company
plans ~ manufacture here T. what
caused the company ~ determine ~ ~
cate a factory ia brownsville. The local
agent has often handled the output ~
the main Factory "a GrcrnVillc for week,
M time. aud the COMPANY felt that IN
manufacturing the articles ~ the field
they could reach the trade better and
cheaper
Mr. McGoniglc said today The Texas
Refining company feels that v w max
ng no mistake IN coming to Brownsville
with this factory. IN ~rck. no bonus aud
will sell no stock. for the concern has
none ~ sell. The location N very ah
vantageous ~ 10 markets. and II u Ger
tain that with the Improvement ~
BraZos Santiago harbnr aud increased
railroad facilities there will ~ other va
du>trir~ that will seek brownsville ~ n
place in which 90 locate.
NJ time will ~ lost in starting actual
construction on the factory. We are not
vrt ready a. announce the site that We
expect a. acquire ~ purchase. bat II j.
probable that IA will H. made public
within few days After that detail has
been completed actual construction ui
the plant will begin. and before many
+ months Brownsville can boast If having
an industry that will surely cause other.
to locate here
The Texas Refining company lwnS nnr
If the largest cotton oil rcfincFics Ia ia,
south. IA GrcrnNilr The company IN
"A strong one financially. and own, VI.
rolling stock. including large number
'rf tank ear. The concern hHs not ~
eidcd 90 come to Brownsville suddenly
hut has been Investigating The pn~~IhilI
ties of the market Tor more than two
wears Both Mr.. Phillips and Nr Md
dlcluu were Ia Brownsville tNo YEAR
! ago. nnd "A that time they assured poo
pie that the plant would W. located W
this city. bat when they could nlt say
About year ~ the company Increase
~ capital stock and secured permit
y irum the State tD operate branches IA
Brownsville Laredo anil III Pasu
brownsville has secured the HdvAntAg'
.aN In Inn ..V h. ri.