The Rice belt journal., 1919-09-27
NEW INDUSTRY FOR ELPASO.
Texas Sulphur Company Will
Build Fertilizer Plant
of Large Size.
(El Paso Herald)


will begin the immediate con-
struction in Ell Paso of a modern
plant for sthe production of ferti-
Iizer with sulphur base in large
quantities. About 81 acres of
ground have been purchased a.
bove the cement plant, near the
point where the, Santa Fe railroad
crosses the concrete road. The
building will be of cement, fire
proof and of sufficient capacity
for an output of s TO 10 carloads
a day. 1t is expected that the pro-
duct will be shipped all over the
United States.
Capital Stock $5OO,OOO.O
''The Texas Sulphur Company,
Inc, has a capital stock of half a
million dollars. The stock is held
chiefly by the leading men of Or
ange, Texas, and vicinity. 1t was
incorporated several months ago.
THE officers are: A. G. Fleig, preSi-
tdent; A. c. McFarlane, vice presi-
dent; T. NJ. Dodd, treasurer; R.
M. Trippet, secretary. Mr.. Fleig,
president, and Mr.. Trippet, secre-
tary, were in FL Paso last week,
at which time the site for the
Iplant was purchased. MIR. Fleig is
expected in Ell Paso in a few days
to take charge of the construction
of the plant, machinery for which
has been purchased for some time
and is now being made ready for
shipment. Several months ago the
Texas Sulphur Co., officials be-
gan the consideration of a loca-
ition for its plant, and have chosen
Ell PaSo from among several cities
including Fort Worth, Dallas and
some of the southern cities having
water transportation. The offic-
iaIs stated that in coming to FL
Paso, they hope to join hands
with those now so intent in MAX
ing this city known FAR and wide
as a logical location for industries
seeking to expand their operation.
Important Industry.
ut was said at the Chamber of
commerce: The citizens of Ell
PaSo also should pause TO think
what a permanent enterprise of
this kind really means to the city,
as it will rank with the larger
manufacturing concerns already
employment to great number of
local people. Owing to the great
need of this community, the farm
ers and producers of all kinds of
food stuffs in this part of Texas,
also in the irrigated districts of
New Mexico, Arizona and other
western states, should congratu-
late themselves upon having this
enterprise located so convenient
ly where all orders will receive
prompt and immediate shipment.
Mines in CulbersOn.
Officials of the company state
that the raw materials from
which the fertilizer will be manu-
factured will be taken from the
vast deposits of sulphur-bearing
ore located in Culberson county
which are owned by the Texas
Sulphur Co., Inc. The ore will be
shipped into Ell Paso in carload
tots, to be pulverized and made
ready for market. Nature has
played a prominent part in the
launching of the enterprise it was
said, in that the ore contains prac-
tically the exact amount of sui
phur required in the finished pro-
duct.
Numerous careful experiments
show that fertilizer with a sui
phur base has no equal in the field
of increasing production of food
and feed crops of all kinds, it was
said. On account of prohibitive
prices, as well as the scarcity of
sulphur in the past, the public has
been deprived of the privilege of
purchasing this kind of fertilizer.
"The above story is of interest
to the people of Orange because
the parties who have promoted
and made a success of the splen-
did industry are Orange people
and now have suite of offices in
the Holland building of this city,"
IF it had been possible this in
dustry would have been located
here but the fact of the mines be-
ing located in Culberson county,
precluded, the headquarters being
in this portion of the state.
Numerous tests have demon
strated that the plant can manu-
laeture sulphuric acid as well as
fertilizer, and the same will be
done at their splendid plant in FL
Paso.
The above story is from the FL
Paso Herald and is pleasing tri-
Dute.
We have heard from some of
he best business men that the
owest grade of fertilizer is SELL
ng from $4,000 to $500 per ton
md in some places as higb oS