El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-28
NEW INDUSTRY
FOR FL PASO
Texas Sulphur Company
VIII Build Fertilizer Plant
of LARGE Size.


The chamber OF commerce an
nounced Monday evening that the
Texas Sulphur Co, Inc. viii begin the
immediate construction in FL Paso OF
modern plant for the production OF
fertilizer with a sulphur base, in large
Quantities About 50 acres OF ground
have been purchased above the cemen'
plant. near the point where the Santa
re railroad crosses the county con-
crete road. The building viii be Of
cement flreproof. and OF sufficient
capacity FOR an output o. 70 10 car
loads a day II is expected that the
product VIII be shipped all over the
capital stock ssS0.OO0.
The Texas sulphur Co. IEr-. has a
H1Qltal stock OF half a million dol
lars The stock IS held chiefly BY the
leading men Of Orange, Texas, and
-icinity- II was incorporated several
months ago The officers are: A c
IleiE. president. a. c. AcFarlane. vice
president. T. H. Dodds treasurer; r.
u Iriupett, secretary M fleig'
PRECEDENT and Ar Trippett, secretary
were in II Paso last week. at which
time the site for the plan was pur-
lasei Mr.. FlelE is expected in Il
E1so in a few days, 20 take charge
~ The construction Of the plant, ma
clinerv for which has been purchased
for some time and IS now being made
ready 10r shipment Several months
ago the Texas sulphur Co officials
BEGAN the consideration OF a location
ror It's plant, and have chosen Fl Paso
from among several cities. includlng
Fort Worth Dallas. and some OF the
southern cities having water trans
portation- The officials stated that.
I'D coming 10 Fl Paso, they hope 10
Join hands with those now so intent
iu making this city known Tar and
vide as q logical location for indus
tries seeking 10 expand their opera
tons.
Important Industry.
Il was said AT the chamber OF COM
THe-ce- The citizens OF II Paso also !
should pause 20 think what per-
-naneut enterprise OF this kind really I
means 10 the city. IS q viii rank with I
tle larger r-anufacturinE concerns I
already domiciled here and win afford 4
employment 70 great number Of local
people owing 20 the great need Of
1915 commodity. the farmers and pro- /
cueers q all kinds OF food stuffs in 4
tIis part OF Texas also in the irri- j
-4tl1n districts OF New Mexico. Art- 4
z1ua and other western states, should /
c0l-rarulate themselves upon having
This enterprise located so conveniently /
unere ali orders will receive prompt
and immediate shipment"
Mines IN CuIherson.
Officials Of the company state that /
the raw material from which the fer
filiZer viii be manufactured viii be I
taken from the vast deposits OF sui
3 1urbearlnE ore located in CulbersOn I
Clruty which are owned by the Texas I
-u' nhur Co. Inc The ore viii be
shipped into FL Paso in carload lots,
90 be pulrerized and made ready for Z
t-e market Nature has played a
prominent part IN the launching Of
the Enterprise. q was said. IN that
Tho ore contains practically the exact
mount OF sulphur required in the
finished product
Numerous and careful experiments
s1ur thar fertilizer with a sulphur
use has no equal in the field OF in
reasinE production OF food and feed
500 OF al kinds. &c was said On &C
count % urohihitire prices. as well as
-r-rcirr OF sulphur en- the past, the
-Hauc has been deprived OF the priv
-e-e % pr hasiug this kind Of fer
ilizer-
Gan repairing our speciality. Allen