Oil Mill Gazetteer

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NATIONAL OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION

VOL. 36; No. 2 WHARTON, TEXAS, AUGUST, 1931 PRICE TEN CENTS

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President Turner’s Message

There seems to be an idea in the minds of methods poupled with the knowledge of what a many mill managers and superintendents to in­ ton of seed is really worth is the best remedy to crease their tonnage the comng season, thereby put the mill back on a sound basis. reducing crushing cost. This is not a new idea by I am looking for some interesting letters in the any means. Yes, they are going to increase tonnage August issue of the Gazetteer. I have asked our to save a little working cost. They will save a little good old staunch friend, T. J. McNulty, for a labor, perhaps waste a little more fuel with the letter and I am betting on Mack to give us an already overloaded boilers, engines and motors. eye-opener, also Homer Barnes of Memphis, Use a little more press cloth, work in a rush from Tenn., and F. L. Woodward, Caldwell, Texas. Monday morning until Saturday night, have more I hope all of the members of the Association will dissatisfied labor which means waste. Every move read Secretary Denney’s letter and receive it in toward increasing tonnage means a shorter run­ the same spirit in which it was written. Let me ning season and a longer dormant season. Cutting insist on all that are in the rear with their dues pay off all labor, in some instances the superintend­ up and not be suspended for the small sum of ents, and starting the next season with a new $3.00 Either the Gazetteer or the proceedings organization. A scramble for seed which means of the Dallas Convention is worth more than the higher prices and less margin of profit, glutting price of your dues. I am sure the entire member­ the market for a few weeks with products and ship appreciated the good letters from our Vice forcing prices down. A few years like this and President Charley Rankin and our good friend, you will see more mills in the junk heap. A good K. A. McLachlin of Loving, N. M. I feel like now many managers of today will have to go into the that the vacation season will soon be over and insurance business and the superintendents will all the vice presidents I have asked for a letter go into the chicken business. for publication in the Gazetteer will send these We will all agree there is something wrong in letters in. Naturally the membership axpects the Denmark. Fast running in my opinion will not officers to be a hundred per cent. remedy the trouble, but better milling and business Very truly yours, J. TOM TURNER, President. Vice President Urges Preparation Upon the publication of this letter I presume Pedro, Coah., Mexico, who attended the A. & M. all South Texas mills will be running or ready to Short Course in 1929. He states that he is very start and I am just wondering how many of us sorry he could not attend the short course this will be able to run the entire crush without any year and sends his best regards to all of the class loss of time on account of break downs. Loss of of 1929, and especially to Prof. Thornton. time, due to any cause, is one of the many things I hope to see a letter from “ Old Timer” in the we have to think about and be prepared for, be­ next issue of the Gazetteer. It is an easy matter cause the cost is sometimes very great. The effects for him to start an argument on any subject he of a break down are more noticeable when we desires and we all profit by the question and have a house full of seed, some being hot, and a answers arising in the course of the arguments. desk full of shipping instructions. Come on, Old Timer, let us hear from you. I think a good plan for us all to follow is, after Respectfully, C. W. RANKIN, Vice President. we have completed all repair work and ready to ------start, to make a general nspection of all machnery McNULTY GIVES SOUND ADVICE that is liable to give trouble and see that this I just received a letter from Mr. J. Tom Turner, machinery is properly adjusted and repaired so President of the National Oil Mill Superintendents as to avoid trouble that might occur in the middle Association, and when I read same I came to the of the crush. conclusion that he came straight from the shoul­ President Turner reminds us about our scales, der and states what he expects from the members one of the most mportant pieces of machinery we have about the mil. As he stated they must of the Association. Well, here is what he stated: be watched very closely and kept in good shape “I expect you to give us something for the Gaz­ if you expect to make a showing. Not only the etteer for the month of August; suit yourself but track scales,, but all small scales that are used don’t fail me,” and I am going to do my best as in the mill should be tested and adjusted every I expect to attend the next meeting and don’t day. want Tom to get after me. I sincerely hope that Secretary Denney does I hope he can get the boys to writing and we not have to suspend anyone for the non-payment should. Tom Turner does things from the heart; of dues. Boys, wake up and send the secretary why not help him and the Association. Tom will your check for your back dues, for we need you. sure help you if you will let him know you need I assure you that the benefits derived from this help. I have written so much that I have about association wll repay you many times the small run out of something that would help but I will amount of dues you pay. try again. I have just received a letter from J. J. Carillo, If you will recall at the Dallas convention, many Stop! Look! 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SHIPMENTS DIRECT FROM FACTORY OR ABOVE AGENCY POINTS MAIN OFFICE AND MILLS NEW YORK OFFICE HOUSTON TEXAS 67 WALL STREET Page 5 August, 1931 OIL MILL GAZETTEER interesting ideas were brought out; there were If you don’t you will have to work at something also figures placed on a black board so they could else and please tell me what that will be at the be understood. In fact, we had a wonderful edu­ present time. cational meeting. Some new ideas were brought Yours truly, T. J. McNULTY. out and some new apparatus were shown in the machinery hall and I hope that every superin­ PRAISES CONVENTION tendent saw them as many of them were money makers for your mill at a low cost. If you will As the convention of 1931 and the superin­ recall, I stated at the meeting that I expected to tendents short course at A. & M. College are run only six linters instead of 18 that I have run things of the past, I presume we are all back on in the past. I also stated that it cost from 1% the job repairing and preparing for the next to 21/3 cents to take off from 100 to 150 pounds crush. of lint per ton and then sell same for 1 to 1% It was a great convention. I enjoyed every cents per pound. If this is called making money minute of it, as it was both instructive and by making this large yield of lint, I cannot see it. entertaining. The next question is how about separation, only I appreciated the lectures and the papers that running six linters. I stated that I expected to were so well prepared and the wonderful time separate the most of the linty hulls two feet from enjoyed at the best arranged banquet we ever had. the hullers and avoid absorption. This I believe I feel very grateful to the machinery and supply will work O. K. men for their machinery exhibit and for their Did you ever see a shaker placed so that it successful efforts to entertain us and to the Dallas extends inside the housing of a huller so as to people for their unstinted hospitality. stop the hammering of oil into the hull and lint? I understand some of the members have moved I have been in mills where I noticed the hullers and changed their addresses. I suggest that all so arranged on top of shaker frame that oil is who have done so to notify H. E. Wilson, W har­ being hammered into the lint on the hull. I also ton, Texas, also D. B. Denney, secretary, Green­ note the huller is so placed on the shaker frame ville, Texas, who will revise the mailing list and that should the huller leak seed it drops on the inform the officers accordingly. This is very im­ shaker and if you are not double hulling the seed portant. Do it today. goes to the hull house. Think this over and I feel As we are starting on a new year, I want to sure you will agree with me. remind you of a few things to begin thinking about. When I decided to make the change from 18 linters to six, my manager said what about the One is, where would you like to hold the next separation and extraction? I felt so sure of what convention? Think this over and express your­ I was going to do. I said don’t worry about that. self. It will be a great help to the officers to I will take care of it and he said go to it. He know your wishes in the matter before they de­ cide on the next meeting place. then said how about extraction, j l told him with the McNulty Hydraulic Flow Control and Filter, Another thing to think about before the next extraction had to be good if the meats were convention is who would make the best vice presi­ cooked properly. That is a big word, “cookking dent considering the good of the association and meats properly.” In other words, prepare the the industry which we represent. Of course, we meats by cooking so that you get a good extrac­ won’t express ourselves along this line until the tion and not waste press cloth and not put your proper time, but think about it and have your press boxes out of shape; bad press boxes will mind made up. In other words remember this is not give you good extraction. Bad cake forming our association and it is not only our right and will also give you poor extraction. If you have privilege but our duty to co-operate unanimously a poor former and cannot put it in good repair, instead of leaving everything for just a few mem­ you will make money by buying a new one. bers to do. If there ever was a time when real co-operation On August 4, there will be many a candidate among superintendents was necessary it is now. who will be disappointed as we have over 7000 men running for office. I heard it stated by one A crush following a bad year always means candidate that the oil mill was making $23 per ton trouble for the superintendents as very little re­ profit on seed. I wish some of us could make $23 paring is done to the mills which means mechan­ on ten tons crushed. If the mill could only make ical troubles after the mill starts running and $2 per ton, not so many would be out of business with the prospect of four and a half cent oil, and if they don’t start making some profit there fifteen dollar cake, five dollar hulls, and three will be many more oil mills out of business. Super­ fourths cent lint, there is not much chance of a intendents, it is time to do some heavy thinking. profitable spread unless the seed are purchased at a very low price. This makes it necessary for us to reduce the POSITION WANTED manufacturing costs every way possible which I have had 30 years experience in an oil mill. means low wages, working as small a crew as Am now assistiant superintendent' but wish to possible, crowding the seed through the mill at make a change in location. Can give good refer­ full capacity and getting the best results obtain­ ences. Will consider any reasonable proposition able. and can make good in any department. Address Let’s all pull together and do all we can to “ MISSISSIPPI,” care Oil Mill Gazetteer, Whar­ pull the oil mill industry out of the hole. ton, Texas. Yours sincerely, R. M. CARDWELL. August, 1931 Page 6 OIL MILL GAZETTEER

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WOODWARD EXPRESSES GOOD IDEAS LINTER RATES EXPLAINED As our regular contributors to the Gazetteer Had a letter sometime back from our worthy seem to be on their vacations, I shall attempt to President, asking a man in Alabama to write a write on a subject that I do not think has been letter for publication in the Gazetteer. Evidently discussed to any considerable extent through your the man in question got my letter, and I have not seen his publication, so I am going to get busy columns. This subject of cost accounting, or departmental and get mine in before the letters are straightened cost, may be of some interest, as I have begun out, and I get called on the carpet. to think that we should know just what each Presume all the boys are acquainted with the department should cost for maintenance and new change in linter rates, which are based on operation. the amount of pounds placed in the various size While attending the Chemical Engineering cars. The smallest number of bales and pounds Short Course at A. & M. College, we heard lec­ carry the highest rate, the highest the lowest tures on some special subjects each day by ex­ rate. A forty foot car will have to contain 46,800 perts in their respective lines, and among them pounds to secure the cheapest freight rate. This was cost accounting. I wonder just how many of will figure from 72 to 80 bales. Better get busy us know which department of our mill is the most and block the old cotton press to make smaller expensive to operate. I do not mean that every bales, as no doubt this will be a large feature in department should cost the same, for this is im­ your manager handling his linter sales. possible, as we do not work the same number in It is not my intention to cast any reflection on each department, or is the cost of equipment the our President. He is a good friend of mine, but same, but by charging every item of labor, and my advice would be, Stop and Look. You might repairs to the department in which they are used mail the wrong letter to your wife. this would give us a better idea in analyzing our The Grim Reaper has again invaded our ranks, troubles at the end of the season, and might help and claimed our good friend and co-worker, A. J. us to remedy some costs that would not show up Bradway, superintendent of the Union Cotton Oil in the aggregate. Co., Prague, Okla. My personal sincere sympathy It may be that some of the mills are using this is extended to the wife, children and relatives, method, but for myself I have never tried it out, and commend to them the consolation that the but I am going to this year. Some may think that Almighty does all things for the best. it would be too much extra work, but as I view it Yours very truly, G. D. WOLFENDEN, we would have all our time charged to the proper Vice President for Oklahoma. department when our time book was turned into the office. Then the invoices for repairs would WORDS OF WISDOM HERE be charged to the departments in which used by Have just finished reading the July issue of your office bookkeeper when received, so I do not our Gazetteer and think it more interesting with see that this would be very much extra work for each issue. the superintendent, and really believe that every I notice several good articles this month, es­ one concerned would be benefitted at the end of pecially the one by our Vice President, on the the season by knowing just where this expense, short course at College Station. I am sure that or saving is, or was. any superintendent attending the short course I guess that this subject will be somewhat dry has been benefitted, and those not attending must for our readers, but in the event that our editor feel that he has missed something worth while. passes it on to the boys. If he does I shall try The writer happens to be one who was not in to write on something next time that I am more attendance, but resolves here and now to be on familiar with. hand next year. Trusting that some of our boys that made Another thing I have been noticing is the in­ things hum last year, for the readers, and the creasing number of advertisers usipg the Gaz­ Gazetteer, have ended their vacations pleasantly, etteer. I’m sure that we all appreciate this busi­ and will contribute liberally again this season, ness. I don’t know whether or not it has been I am, Respectfully, F. L. WOODWARD. suggested, but I think it would be a good idea to mention the Gazetteer when writing to any of the advertisers. POSITION WANTED Now, a few words about our crop prospect. I am a member of the N. O. M. S. A. having Things look pretty good at present and I hope receved my first class certificate after joining in every Superintendent has all the seed he can 1912. Have been superintendent of one mill 14 crush this season. We had a pretty short crush years. Any mill desiring the services of an honest, last season on account of the drouth, and I for capable superntendent or assistant, will make no one have been longing for the day when we smell mistake in addressing me, “OKLAHOMA,” care the meal cooking again. J. B. JONES, Oil Mill Gazetteer, Wharton, Texas. Vice President for Arkansas. ELECTRICAL REPAIR WORK Rewinding, Repairing, Rebuilding Dynamos, Motors and Linter Magnets, New and Used Motors, Flexible Couplings, Chain and Tex Rope Drives Houston Armature Works Phone Preston 2174. Day and Night Service.______No. 4 preston Avenue, Houston, Texas August, 1931 Page 8 OIL MILL GAZETTEER

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REMINISCENCES thing. I don’t believe any other state or city but Dallas or any set of men but those actually in “ By the Duke” charge could be found anywhere in the country First of all, yes, of course, first, must come a that could even equal what they had in waiting few words concerning the Dallas 1931 Convention. for us. Well, the only words I can find to express It was the first time that the writer has had the my appreciation of the 38th Annual Convention pleasure of attending the N. O. M. S. A. Conven­ is, it was far better than the best yet and will go tion in some years and it is not surprising that down in history as excelling all preceeding and he was somewhat astounded at the changes met. making almost unhuman demands on all future It seems more like a dream, or a real vision of attempts. Of course, you know that I meant it the next step in the Eternities. I wish someone in the foregoing, but I feel that I should specially would pinch me to see if I am really awake. It mention the part played in the game by the O. M. was grand, it was glorious, and just a little more M. M. & S. Association. Their help in every way than I was able or capable of comprehending in made possible this great convention but the ma­ the few days spent there. They should have been chinery exhibit was immense, almost incompre­ weeks instead. I was like Peter on the mount of hensible to the writer. He wishes that he might Transfiguration when Jesus took Peter, James at least make special mention of some that im­ and John on a mountain top trip and was trans­ pressed him most, but that might seem unfair figured before them and they got a vision of the and create jealousy, therefore abstains, but must real heavens opening and the old Patriarchs, say that I could but make comparisons with what Moses and Elias, who came back for a short talk I have seen and used in my past 40 years. I got with Jesus. Yes, I could truly say concerning the terribly awry in my mind and the first mill I ever Dallas convention, like Peter said there, “ Master, built, which was in 1890 kept coming up before it is good for us to be here; let us make three my eyes causing me to think what I really saw tabernacles, one for Thee, one for Moses and one was a mere dream or vision of some other world for Elias,” and stay right here, forgetting for the and not real facts and phases. Well, boys, the time being the many hundreds left behind in the changes that have been made in machinery since valley and the sickness and suffering and the very I first started oil milling, would amaze anybody, urgent need of their presence there. Yes, the and it is not surprising that I was astounded, and time spent there was altogether too short to fully with all the great improvements you have to do apprehend the “ all” it was intended to impart. with, you ought to be ashamed if you do not But like it was with Jesus and his disciples on exceed and excell us of 40 years ago, in every the mount, they got the view and the message way Sometime if able and if so desired I will it was meant to convey and returned to the valley write an article for this paper recalling and de­ to find pressing duties demanding their presence. scribing some of the early oil mills I had to do So our oil mill boys didn’t get back home any too with for the simple entertainment of the younger soon, I suppose, as pressing duties were awaiting set. Well, last but by no means least, I must try most of them. Well, boys, you see that the Duke to relate my personal feelings in once again meet­ hasn’t changed much in one respect, he can’t ing face to face and taking the hand of many old write even a short article for the papers without timers in the business. I wish I might find words preaching a bit; he has to get in a few words to express my feelings and the impression it made for the Master. Well, I suppose the boys as a upon my mind and heart. Almost every name rule get mighty little real preaching and can presented would send me back over the many stand, and really need, all I can squeeze in any­ years passed since first we met comparing faces how. I wish I was allowed space in these columns trying to make names and faces mate, forgetting for a monthly sermon, I would certainly try and that on myself as well as others, perhaps, (more put the fodder where the stock could get it. so) Old Father Time had not failed to get in his Well, back to the material side of what the work. I wish that I might mention the names of convention was meant to convey. As I said before, them all but I am sure that it will create no ill it was grand, it was glorious, too much of time feeling if I specially mention Uncle George Walsh allotted, but as we always found true when we and Dad Parkhouse, president and vice president were more actively connected with the business, of the Twenty-Five Year Club, who took such oil mill men have to spare more of most every­ an active part in the whole convention, but es­ thing than time. Just think of it, 12 hours per pecially in getting together as many as possible day, Sunday and all, and then some. It is a hard, of the Old Timers. They left no stone unturned confining life and I thought a few years back that and spent much time and money evidently in I had gotten my fill of it and so acted, but after preparing for the special entertainment, comfort finding by actual experience that this old world and pleasure of the old timers, and making the has rough edges on every side, and that it was Twenty-five Year Club reunion a noted feature never intended for a paradise for men and that in the program. Just think, there are only 60 left we would have to rub against fate, and have to now of those who joined during or before 1906 do with the Devil and his cohorts in every line of and only six now are living of the original mem­ life and have to meet and make the most and bers. Brethren, we are fast passing away and best possible out of every misfortune and make it wiH soon be over with all of us and I am not our mistakes stepping stones upward and onward. surprised that Uncle George, the originator of the Yes, after all this, it looks like I would reach my N. O. M. S. A. was greatly exercised in getting end in an oil mill. Well, I am digressing again. together once more as many as possible of the The 38th annual convention was grand and im­ old timers as he has been brought to see more mense just like old Texas is and does, and knows forcibly than most others that the last meeting nothing else but the biggest and best in every­ (Continued to Page 23 ) August, 1931 Page 10 OIL MILL GAZETTEER

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TH E MURRAY COMPANY Dallas Memphis Atlanta Page 11 August, 1931 OIL MILL GAZETTEER The Fourth Annual Short Course for Cotton Seed Oil Mill Operators Program Weight of Waste/ton ____ 19.2 lbs. 6.67 lbs. Wt. of Invisible Waste/Ton 6.67 lbs. Storage of seed— H. E. Wilson, Peoples Cotton T im e______10.5' 11.0' Oil Company, Wharton, Texas. H. P. I d l e ______1.74 1.74 Delinting and Care of Linter— C. S. McKinley, H. P. L oa d ed ______.1.74 1.74 Carver Gin Company. H. P. hrs./ton s e e d ______1.46 1.06 Separation— C. S. McKinley, Carver Gin Co. It may be seen that the seed were fairly clean Press Room— Paul Watson, French Oil Mill Ma­ and of good grade. chinery Company. There were six tests made on the linter. The Care of Press Cloths— Mr. John Radford, Orien­ results are shown in the following table: tal Textile Mills. Lubrication— W. S. Nicholson, Texas Company. EXPERIMENTS ON LINTER Care and Operation of Conveyors— G. C. Reid, 1 2 3 4 5 6 Southwest Cotton Oil Company, Oklahoma City, i st cut 2nd cut 1st cut 2nd cut mill run mill run Oklahoma. Condition of Roll ...... loose tight tight tight med. tight Refining— A. K. Schwartz, South Texas Cotton Speed of Roll ...... 375 375 375 330 375 375 Speed of Saws ...... 417 417 417 417 417 525 Oil Company. Dia. of Saws ...... 12 in. 12 in. 12 in. 12 in. 12 in. 12 in Cost Accounting— Mr. King, Ernst & Ernst, Fort Speed of Brush ...... 1005 1005 1005 915 1005 1005 Worth. Speed of Condenser . . . . 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 Distribution and Regulation of Power— L. B. W t of Seed ...... 400 400 600 600 600 500 W t. of Lint...... 2.7 6.95 5.1 9.3 8 14.5 38.0 Blalock, Texas Power and Light Company. Wt. of Motes ...... 1.7 1.73 1.47 1.92 3.1 6.2 Power Plant Operation— C. W. Crawford, Pro­ W t. of Invisible Loss 6.2 fessor of Mechanical Engineering. T im e...... 10 min. 26 min. 14.25 m . 3 1.0 m,, 45 min. 62 min. Mill Hazards— Mr. Zimmerman, Texas Employ­ Depth of Saws thru ribs .3 -4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 1 1-8 H . P. Loaded...... 4.5 6.0 5.4 7.0 5.6 9.28 ers Liability Insurance Company. H. P. hr./ton seed . . 3.75 13.0 4.27 12.0 14.0 9.6 H.P.hr./lOO lb. lint . 27.8 37.5 25.1 38.4 29.2 34.75 The Fourth Annual Short Course for Cottonseed Lb. Lint/ton Seed ...... 13.5 34.7 17.15 31.2 48 152 Oil Mill Operators was held at College Station, Lbs. Seed/Linter hr. . . . 8.5 8.65 4.9 6.4 10.5 15.5 Texas, June 15-24, 1931. It was highly beneficial To study absorption losses during hulling, the to all present and was the most successful held. original seed were cut with a knife and the meats The men in attendance were the following: and hulls separated by hand. The seed which had Lewis Blalock, Dallas, Texas; A. B. Crawford, a total of 50 pounds of lint per ton removed were Granbury, Texas; John R. Folkes, Giddings, Tex­ hulled and separated in the usual way, the hulls as; Carlos Fiacro Haas, Torreon, Mexico; G. C. were then passed through the huller and a second Headrick, Arcadia, Louisiana; Oliver Henderson, separation made. A sample of undelinted seed Texarkana, Texas; J.- H. Mallery, Huntsville, seed was then hulled and separated. The hulls Texas; William McAdams, El Campo, Texas; from these seed were run through the linter which Charles Wallis McMath, Denton, Texas; Edward served as an auxiliary separation unit. The hulls C. O’Neill, Clarksville, Texas; John James Piper, from each experiment were analyzed for total Navasota, Texas; Charles W. Rankin, Brenham, oil. The results were as follows: Texas; Paul Ruchti, Bryan, Texas; J. E. Satter­ field, Granger, Texas; J. F. Slowey, Bryan, Texas; Hand cut hulls------27 % oil G. C. Taylor, Arcadia, Louisiana; Franklin M. Double hulled______72% oil Teague, Giddings, Texas; Ralph H. Wallace, Nav­ Undelinted hulls after passing asota, Texas; Francis L. Woodward, Caldwell, through lin ter------63 % oil Texas; Will York, Giddings, Texas. The meats from the separator were adjusted During the course, numerous experiments were to 64% of the seed as this percentage should run. The results of the experiments are as follows: yield cake with 43% protein and the following ORIGINAL SEED experiments made: M oisture______9.0 COOKING AND PRESSING H u lls______44.75 1 ? 3 4 5 « M ea ts------55.25 Meats Rolled...... Twice Twice Twice Twice Twice Twice Protein in seed (ammonia)______4.2 Wt. of Meats ...... 47 y2 48 48 48 48 48 W t. of H 2 0 added . . 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. Fat in seed______17.5 How added ...... cold cold cold cold cold cold Time of Adding ...... begin. begin. begin. start start start PNEUMATIC CLEANER T ’me of C ooking...... 40 min. 40 min. 40 min. 40 min. 40 m in. 40 m in. Experiment No. 1 2 Finishing Tem p...... 240 255 240 230 230 235 Temp, at beginning 150 150 155 155 155 155 Speed of Fan 735 735 Temp, at end of 10 min 160 160 165 165 170 165 Speed of Shaker 337 337 Temp, at end of 20 min. 172 171 175 175 180 175 Weight of Seed 416 lbs. 600 lbs. Temp, at end of 3 0 min. 200 205 230 205 205 205 Weight of Clean Seed ___ _412 lbs. 596 lbs. Temp, at end of 40 miq, . .240 ?5§i 240 230 2 3 0 2 3 5 Total Time Qn Pressure 16 min. 16 min. 16 min. 16 m in. 16 min. 16 min. Weight of Waste 4 lbs. 2 lbs. Temp, of Press Bqxes . . 142 142 142 142 142 142 Weight-'of Invisible Waste 2 lbs. Wt. of Cake ...... 14274 13 128 1 3 520 14780 13255 12255 Page 12 OIL MILL GAZETTEER ______August, 1931

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COOKING AND PRESSING 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wt. of Oil ...... 3250 343 1 3886 3755 4310 3707 19 20 21 22 23 24 76.8 Per cent of Cake...... 77.2 79.3 77.7 79.7 75.4 Rolled ...... twice twice twice twice twice twice Per cent of O il...... 22.8 20.7 22.3 20.3 24.6 23.2 Wt. of Meats ...... 48 48 48 48 48 48 Pounds Cake / ton seed 990 1015 995 1010 965 983 W t. of H 2 0 added . . top steam top steam steam steam 3 pts. — Pounds O i l / 1000 lbs. cake 228 262 280 264 325 303 I~Iow added ...... top top on rolls on rolls hot after 20 min. Pounds Oil /to n seed CAKEI A N A L Y S IS Time of Cooking ...... 40 40 40 40 40 40 Finishing Tem p...... 230 230 235 230 230 235 2 3 4 5 6 Exp. No. 1 Temp, at beginning .... 180 180 173 180 170 170 . .— — — — — — Per cent H 2 0 ...... 1 Temp, at end of 10 min. 190 190 190 185 180 180 — — — • Per cent Oil ...... ■ •— — Temp, at end of 20 min. 200 200 210 194 189 195 OIL ANALYSIS Temp, at end of 30 min. 215 215 215 220 210 205 Temp, at end of 40 min. 230 230 235 230 230 235 1 2 3 4 5 6 Exp. N o. Total time on pressure . . 16 16 16 16 16 16 Per Cent Acid ...... —— 3.2 2.3 1.8 1.38 Temp, of Press Boxes . . 142 142 142 142 142 142 — 12.1 9.5 7.6 7.8 Ref. Loss ...... • • — Wt. of Cake ...... 13542 12450 12790 13480 12830 14220 COOKING AND PRESSING Wt. of Oil ...... 4289 4165 4066 4609 3910 4371 Taste of Cake 7 8 9 10 11 12 Per cent of C a k e ...... 76 75 75.9 74.4 76.6 76.4 D. R. D . R. D . R. D. R. D . R. D . R. Per cent of Oil...... 24 25 24.1 25.6 23.4 23.6 W t. of Meats ...... 48 48 48 48 48 48 Lbs. C ake/ton seed .... 974 960 972 950 982 976 Wt. of H 20 added...... 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. Lbs. O i l / 1000 lbs. cake 3 17 325 3 18 343 305 305 H ow added...... cold cold cold hot cold cold Lbs. O il/to n seed ...... 300 312 301 3 18 292 290 Time of adding . . . 2 at start start start start rolls rolls 1 at 20 min. CAKE ANALYSIS Time of Cooking ...... 40 40 40 40 40 40 19 20 21 22 23 24 Finishing Temp...... 235 225 230 235 235 230 Per cent H 2 0 ...... 9.10 8.80 8.90 8.54 8.40 6.68 Temp, at beginning . . . . 155 130 155 175 170 170 Per cent Oil ...... 6.75 6.15 6.10 6.44 7.15 7.37 180 180 Temp, at end of 10 min. 165 145 165 185 OIL ANALYSIS Temp, at end of 20 min. 175 165 175 195 191 190 19 20 21 22 23 24 Temp, at end of 30 min. 205 185 195 215 215 215 Per cent Acid ...... 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.15 1.15 .9 Temp, at end of 40 min. 235 225 230 235 235 230 Ref. Loss ...... 6.3 8.3 7.1 9.1 5.9 7.8 Total Time on Pressure 16 16 16 16 16 16 Temp, of Press Boxes . . . 142 142 142 142 142 142 COOKING AND PRESSING W t. of Cake ...... 13450 12380 12985 12720 14460 13228 25 26 27 28 29 30 Wt. of Oil ...... 4160 4070 4105' 3412 4150 4361 Dead Single Double Double Single Per cent of Cake ...... 76.4 75.5 76.9 78.5 77.7 75.2 — Meal Roll Roll Per cent of Oil ...... 23.6 24.5 24.1 21.5 22.3 24.8 W t of Meats ...... — — 48 48 48 48 Lbs. Cake /ton seed . . . 978 977 985 1005 995 974 W t. of H 2 0 added . — 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. — 6 pts Lbs. O i l / 1000 lbs. cake 309 336 307 268 287 329 How added ...... — cold cold cold — 3 pts. cold Lbs. O il/to n seed ...... — 312 3 07 267 286 310 3 pts. hot after 20 min. CAKE ANALYSIS Time of adding ...... — start start start — — 7 8 9 10 11 12 Time of cooking ...... 40 40 40 40 40 7 8 9 10 11 12 Finishing temp...... -— 230 235 235 235 230 Per cent H 2 0 ...... 10.86 9.84 7.70 8.03 8.98 Temp, at beginning .... 175 150 160 175 177 185 Per cent Oil ...... • ■ — 6.53 5.65 8.55 7.80 6.25 Temp, at end of 10 min. 185 175 185 190 185 205 Temp, at end of 20 min. 195 193 209 210 209 206 OIL ANALYSIS Temp, at end of 30 min. 23 5 200 215 220 220 215 7 8 9 10 11 12 Temp, at end of 40 min. 250 230 235 235 235 230 Percent Acid ...... 1.49 2.4 1.75 1.6 2.3 — Total Time on Pressure 16 16 16 16 16 16 Ref. Loss ...... 8.7 9.9 9.00 7.6 9.4 — Temp, of Press Boxes . . 142 142 142 142 142 142 COOKING AND PRESSING W t. of C a k e ...... 11900 15036 14626 15028 13200 14365 Wt. of Oil ...... 4020 4435 3750 ' 4956 4360 7537 13 14 15 16 17 18 Per cent of Cake .... 74.7 77.1 79.6 75.2 75.1 76.1 D . R. D. R. D. R. D. R. D. R. D. R. Per cent of Oil ...... 25.3 22.9 20.4 24.8 24.9 23.9 W t. of Meats ...... 48 48 48 48 48 48 Lbs. Cake/ton seed 958 990 1018 965 963 974 W t. of H 2 0 added . . . . 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. Lbs. O i l / 1000 lbs. cake 338 296 256 330 330 3 15 H ow added ...... hot cold cold hot hot hot Lbs. O il/to n s e e d ...... 3 10 290 254 3 13 309 298 Time of adding ...... start start start rolls after after 20 min. 20 m CAKE ANALYSIS Time of cooking ...... 40 40 40 40 40 40 25 26 27 28 29 30 Finishing Temp...... 235 230 230 230 230 230 Per cent H 2 0 ...... 6.38 9.64 8.04 8.64 8.32 8.48 Temp, at beginning . . . . 170 175 175 175 170 160 Per cent Oil ...... 6.85 6.30 9.40 8.56 8.09 6.60 Temp, at end of 10 min. 185 185 185 185 180 185 OIL ANALYSIS Temp, at end of 20 min. 195 195 195 195 195 200 25 26 27 28 29 30 Temp, at end of 3 0 min. 215 215 215 215 215 205 Per cent Acid ...... 9 1.4 1.61 1.2 1.15 1.00 Temp, at end of 40 min. 235 230 230 230 230 230 Ref. Loss ...... 6.5 9.3 10.10 7.7 7.60 5.50 Total time on pressure . . 16 16 16 16 16 16 Temp, of Press Boxes . . 142 142 142 142 142 142 COOKING AND PRESSING W t. of Cake ...... 13027 12795 13462 13150 12852 12924 31 32 33 34 35 36 Wt. of Oil ...... 4327 3913 4124 4236 4124 3 58 1 Linty seed Black Hulls Per cent of Cake...... 75.2 76.6 76.7 75.6 75.7 78.3 How Rolled ...... Double Double Double Double Double Double Per cent of Oil ...... 24.8 23.4 23.3 24.4 24.3 21.7 Wt of Meats ...... 48 48 48 48 48 48 Lbs. Cake/ton seed . . . 26.5 982 985 970 972 1000 W t. H 2 0 added ...... 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. 3 pts. Lbs. Oil/lOOO lbs. Cake. 331 307 3 07 322 321 277 H ow added ...... cold cold cold cold cold cold Lbs. O il/to n seed ...... 307 295 295 307 306 274 after after after after after after 20min. 20min. 20min. 20min. 20min. 20min. CAKE ANALYSIS Time of adding 13 14 15 16 17 18 Time of cooking ...... 40 40 40 40 40 40 Per cent H 2 0 ...... 8.28 8.34 8.72 9.40 9.18 9.22 Finishing Tem p...... 230 225 225 225 225 225 Per cent Oil ...... 7^25 6.40 6.85 6.80 7.20 6.96 Temp, at beginning .... 1-65 160 165 163 163 165 Temp, at end of 10 min. 1 80 1 85 185 1 83 1 83 180 OIL ANALYSIS Temp, at end of 20 min. 195 193 195 195 • 190 185 13 14 15 16 17 18 Temp, at end of 30 min 220 215 220 220 220 220 Per cent ^Acid ...... 1.6 1.5 1.22 1.3 .— 2.07 Temp, at end of 40 min. 230 225 225 225 225 225 Ref. Loss ...... 7.4 8.8 — 6.9 — 8.5 Total time on pressure . . 16 16 16 16 16 16 August, 1931 Page 14 OIL MILL GAZETTEER

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31 32 33 34 35 36 which contain more or less sand and dirt, it is Temp, of Press Boxes 142 142 142 142 142 142 difficult to get the proper lubrication for any W t 0f cake ...... 13750 13370 12960 12960 13860 13320 length of time unless regular cleaning of the 0f Oil ...... 4325 4201 4050 4280 4280 4220 Per cent of Cake ...... 76 76.1 76.2 75.2 76.4 76.6 hangers or bearings is resorted to. I have found Per cent Oil ...... 24 23.9 23.8 24.8 23.6 23.4 as a very good plan, to take the older type of Lbs. Cake/ton seed .. 974 975 976 962 977 982 hanger and make the oil hole as large as the Lbs. O i l / 1000 lbs. cake 3 15 3 15 3 13 3 3 1 3 09 305 casting will stand, almost to the point where the Lbs. O il/to n seed 299 301 300 3 16 295 293 babbitt liner begins. This large hole will act as CAKE ANALYSIS 31 32 33 34 35 36 a reservoir for the oil or light grease, then drill Per cent H?0 860 10.21 9.72 8.86 8.88 8.80 the hole through the babbttt liner with a three Z cent Oil ...... 7.05 6.35 6.30 5.75 8.25 6.52 eight drill, next tap the top of the hanger for OIL ANALYSIS three quarter pipe connection, into this screw a 31 32 33 34 35 36 Per cent Acid ...... 2.30 2.53 1.84 1.15 1.20 .9 three quarter nipple about four inches in length, In the above analyses, the color was not determined on the oil as in this three quarter nipple is capped with ordinary all cases except the runs following a stand-over the colors were prime. pipe cap which has been tapped for an alemite fitting. Then cut a piece of copper rod three CARE AND OPERATION OF CONVEYOR sixteenths or one quarter inch in diameter loner Delivered to the Fourth Annual Short Course for enough to rest on the shaft and reach about half Oil Mill Operators Held at A. & M. College way in the three quarter inch pipe nipple. Lubri­ of Texas, June 15-24, 1931 cant can next be applied from a pressure gun, and if the conveyor is in continuous operation, By G. C. R e e d this hanger will require looking after only once Southwestern Gin Machine Shops every 24 hours, the copper rod will provide a Oklahoma City, Oklahoma means of getting lubricant to the bearing between In the language of an oil mill superintendent, a o’lirg periods. I have found that where seed are conveyor is a machine or a mechanical device for being conveyed that a ring or film of lint will moving material from one point to another. In soon form around the shaft and will prevent the cotton seed mills there are two general types, fresh lubricant from leaking out and also aids in belt conveyors and screw conveyors, of the two preventing the dust and grit findng its way be­ named the screw conveyor is perhaps used more tween the shaft and the bearing, if you can pre­ than any other type in oil mill work, due, I would vent the bearing from wearing the first thirty .say, to its construction which permits it to be second of an inch, you can prolong the life of the loaded and unloaded at any desired point. Its low bearing indefinitelv for it is after the first thirtv first cost, decreased power consumption and low second of an inch wear occurs that the shaft rate of depreciation and small maintenance cost drops down leaving all of the clearance on ton makes it a desirable means of mechanical convey­ ance. In selecting this type of conveyor, due con­ p."d this clearance or space is subjected to all sideration should be given to the tons per hour the force that the conveyor exerts at this point required in order that the proper size is obtained. m pushing the dirt and grit into the bearing. The best engineering authorities recommend that Regular care and inspection should be eriven this spirial screw conveyor revolve at the lowest speed conveyor to see that no one hanger is allowed to possible to give the capacity needed. Next in order wear, dropping the conveyor out of its proper is the type of trough or box to be used and last alignment, for it is at this point that your horse the hangers or bearings. There are a number of power curve starts up rapidly. I shall not attempt different types that are available. Select one that to give you any technical data as to the horse will adapt itself to the type of box that is to be no'^er and capacity as this is a matter that should used. One also that will give you the most clear­ be handled direct with the manufacturer of the ance underneath. Capacity depends largely on eouipment. the type used. Belt conveyors which are admirably suited for Care and operation of conveyors cannot begin handling large capacities should be laid out by until after complete installation is made. To make a competent engineer and properly designed for this installation the box should be set on its foun­ the material it is to handle. Efficient and success­ dation bolted together and then properly lined, ful operation depends upon the arrangements of the properly lining of this box will greatly aid in the important element which are idlers which the care and operation of this conveyor. It is worth constitute road bed on which the belt travels, the the expense and time to secure a transent to leven belt to carry the material, the drive through which and line your conveyor box before placing your the power is transmitted to the belt, the loading hangers. It is a good plan next to place your conditions or the method of delivering the mate­ hangers in the box spaced as near as where they rial to the belt, the tripper or the means of dis­ will run as possible and then draw a line or use charging the material from the belt. Anti-friction the transent to see that they come in proper bearings are adaptable to conveyors of this type alignment. If this is done the care and operation and cuts lubrication cost and attention required of this conveyor is much easier handled. Next to a minimum, but the same care of aligning and in order would be connecting the conveyor, using installation should be given as with screw con­ care when bolttng in each coupling to see that veyors if a long life and low maintenance is to be it is free at each hanger. I am assuming that the maintained. common babbitted type of hanger is to be used. May I impress on each of you that any con­ Next in order for the proper care and operation veyor, no matter how large or how small needs of this conveyor is lubrication. Due to the class care, regular inspection and proper lubrication of material to be conveyed in cottonseed oil mills for successful and economical operation. August, 1931 Page 16 OIL MILL GAZETTEER to spend two weeks up at College, and get this O il M ill G a z e t t e e r experience.

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Subscription, $1.00 a year in advance. Advertising rates furnished on cotton seed at eight dollars a ton to the farmer application. and cottonseed meal below twenty dollars per ton, and crude cottonseed oil selling below five ...... Editor H. E. W ilson . Associate Editor cents per pound; boys, we are going to have to H . C. C o p e n h a v e r get out and get busy. The Boss is going to call on us for some real oil mill work this year. He is asking for the lowest crushing cost we have had since the early days of oil milling.. We are going to have to watch every corner, and pick up every cent that we can this year. Quoting from the new constitution and by-laws of the South Texas Cotton Seed Products Asso­ ciation, we find that they are behind the Texas A. & M. College, in all of their endeavors to promote the cotton oil mill industry in every way possible. The associations of our industry have awakened to the fact that they are getting some real support from Texas A. & M. College, not only in the feeding and planting end of the busi­ ness but also in the engineering departments. We

The Oil Mill Gazetteer does not necessarily endorse all the opinions ex­ soon hope to see similar resolutions^ adopted by pressed in contributions appearing herein. As the Official Organ of The all of the associations which are allied with the National Oil Mill Superintendents’ Association, this journal carries official cotton oil industry. _____ communications and articles concerning the activities of the Association, but in all other respects the Association is not responsible for what appears LUBRICATION in these pages, including opinions to which expression is given. Delivered to the Fourth Annual Short Course for OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS’ Oil Mill Operators Held at A. & M. College ASSOCIATION of Texas, June 15-24, 1931 ]. T om T u r n e r , Hillsboro, Texas ...... President C. W . R a n k in , Brenham’ Texas ...... Vice President By W . S. N i c h o l s o n D . B. D e n n e y , Greenville, T exas...... Seeretary-Treasnret The Texas Company, San Antonio, Texas STATE VICE PRESIDENTS Arizona ...... I n o . Folliard . . Phoenix, Ariz. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I appear Arkansas ...... Pjok JoJTES . .9 ...... ------A rk. before you this morning for I feel that I, as well California ...... M ike Fa h e r t y ...... Los Angeles, Calif. as my company, have received a real honor in Louisiana...... Joe T o t t e n Shreveport, La. Mississippi ...... T . J. M c N u lty ...... Brookhaven, Miss. being permitted to preach the gospel of lubrica­ New Mexico ...... K. A . M cL a c h l i n ...... Loving, N. M. tion which is so vast in its possibilities that few North Carolina ...... J. W . Ba r t h o l o m e w . . Rocky Mountain, N. C. of us have even scratched the outer surfaces. T e n n esse e...... H o m er Barn es ...... Memphis, Tenn. We wish to thank the parties responsible for our O klahom a...... G. D. W o l f e n d e n ...... Purcell, O k la .- Alabama ...... R oy G o o c h ...... Tuschloosa, Ala. appearance here, and we sincerely hope that you Texas (North) ...... R. M. C a r d w e ll ...... W ichita Falls, Texas men will receive benefits from this talk which will Texas (S o u th )...... Eu g en e Br ad sh aw ...... Houston, Texas assist you in lowering your lubrication costs, help BOARD OF DIRECTORS you to reduce your maintenance and repair bills W . G. D avis ...... Sweetwater, Texas and eliminate altogether those costly shutdowns M. C. D im p f l ...... Chickasha, Okla. that are so often caused by faulty^ lubrication H om er Barn es ...... Memphis, Tenn. practices. In this lecture we have tried to covei G. C. R eed ...... Oklahoma City, Okla. the subject as fully as time will permit, and we have refrained from direct references to the trade In this issue of the Gazetteer we have the pro­ names of our own products in order that you men ceedings of the Fourth Annual Short Course for may have a clearer conception of the correct lu­ Cotton Oil Mill Superintendents held at A. & M. bricants needed. College, in June. It is the opinion of the Editor, As you men no doubt know, friction is the who is also chairman of the A. & M. College enemy of every oil mill or piece of machinery- Committee for the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers yet without fricton our locomotives could not Association, that we publish the entire proceed­ move on the rails, our cities and towns would ings of the short course in order to acquaint some slide away and life would be non-existant. Fric­ of the men who have never attended a short tion can be defined as the resistance created by course with the work so that they could get an the surface of one body moving over the surface idea of just what work is being done at these of another. If no lubricant is placed between tne short courses. By reading the papers presented, surfaces, then we have solid friction and only and the resume of the work done, why you can slow moving machinery of the crudest type# c0]? , readily see that they are making a real honest be operated. The object of all lubrication is tna to goodness effort at these short courses. It pays the lubricant should attach itself to the rubbing OIL MILL GAZETTEER Page 17 August, 1931

surfaces and form a film between them, which, Bearing pressures range from a few pounds per under the conditions of speed, pressure and tem­ square inch for cast iron piston rings lubbing perature prevailing will not be squeezed out, but against cast iron cylinders to as much as 4000 will keep the frictional surfaces apart. This object pounds per square inch for hardened steel rubbing is not always attained, but in bearings that are against steel. The bearing pressures are chiefly perfectly lubricated, the rubbing surfaces never governed by the nature of the bearing materials, touch one another and the friction is entirely the character of the load and the degree of lubri­ dependent on the lubricant. The coefficient of cation efficiency desired. friction for unlubricated surfaces ranges from The temperatures at which bearings operate .1 to .4, but with fluid friction the coefficient of are influenced to a great extent by the load on friction ranges from .002 to .01, according to the the bearing, the atmospheric temperatures, the body of the oil. It is of utmost importance then speed of the shaft, the kind of oil in use and the that we have a condition of fluid friction or at location of the bearing with respect to the air least one closely approaching fluid friction. cooling tendency. Frictional resistance is composed partly of fluid The majority of bearings operate at medium friction and partly of solid friction, and the object temperatures from 90°F to 120°F. High speed of lubrication of such surfaces is to make the best bearings frequently operate at temperatures compromise between reduction of wear and re­ higher than 120° but seldom above 160°F. Bear­ duction of fluid friction. Where conditions of low ing temperatures above 120° must be termed high pressure and high speed are encountered the most and ordinarily should never be allowed to exceed important factor is the reduction of fluid friction, 140°F. hence we use low viscosity or light bodied oils If the bearing temperature is higher than 160°F which have high lubricating value. On the other the conditions should be carefully looked into as hand, for high pressure and low speeds, the re­ such temperatures are dangerous and show either duction of wear is most important and we use that the mechanical conditions are wrong and high viscosity or heavy bodied oils. should be corrected or that the quality of the oil For purposes of comparison I will give the co­ used is unsuitable or that an insufficient quantity efficients of friction for the bearings usually found of oil reaches the parts to be lubricated. in oil mills: If bearing temperatures are high, notwithstand­ Unlubricated or very poorly ing that the mechanical conditions are correct, lubricated surfaces------1 to .4 that carefully selected good quality oil is used in Semi-lubricated surfaces------01 to .10 sufficient quantity, then the conditions are evi­ Perfectly lubricated surfaces------002 to .01 dently so severe that the heat developed in the Ball Bearings______001 to .003 bearing cannot be radiated quickly enough from Roller Bearings______002 to .007 the bearing surface. In such cases, a circulating There are three general types of bearings in use oiling system should be used in order to move the at most oil mills, namely; plain pillow block bear­ frictional heat and reduce the bearing tempera­ ings, ring oiled bearings and ball bearings. I will ture sufficiently for safe operation. not endeavor to point out where each type of Mechanical conditions, in my opinion, are the bearing is used as it depends to a great extent most important factors in perfect lubrication. on the age of the machinery as to the type bearing Bearing surfaces should be scraped until the shaft in use. Ball bearings operate on entirely different bears uniformly on the whole bearing area. The principles from plain bearings or ring oiled bear­ practice of hitting a few high and then letting ings; the rolling contact between the balls and the shaft rub or burn itself in is poor practice stationary or revolving surfaces is theoritically and should not be followed as it often leads to only point contact whereas plain or ring oiled further neglect and carelessness. bearings have large surfaces in rubbing contact at Bearing clearances are also important and the all times. When machinery equipped with ordin­ general rule is 1-1000 of an inch clearance for ary bearings is started the frictional resistance is each inch of shaft diameter although you will great, several times as great as the resistance find less than this for large bearings and more after a couple of revolutions when the oil film has for small bearings. When the bearing surfaces are been established, whereas in ball bearings the well lubricated and especially if they are fed with friction at starting is the same as or only very a continuous stream of oil, it is possible to use little more than the friction during operation and smaller clearances and run cooler bearings as the always lower than in plain bearings. heat is carried away by the oil and the bearings Plain bearings are usually used on shafting do not expand as greatly. Alignment is perhaps from 1 in. to 6 in. in diameter where the speeds the most important of all mechanical conditions, are comparatively low. The ring oiled bearings and the secret of successful operation and lubri­ are suitable for medium high speeds up to 1800 cation. There is not a lubricant made that can RPM, but in most cases you will find circulating successfully take care of the difficulties caused oil systems in use for such speeds, especially if by poor alignment. Bearings in time will usually the bearing pressures are high. wear or get out of alignment and this should be Ball bearings are especially suited to high speed checked frequently and repaired when found and are being used more and more on all classes necessary by renewing bushings, brasses or anti­ of work regardless of the speeds or pressures friction linings or by adjusting bearings to com­ involved. When ball bearings are overloaded the pensate for the wear. balls become covered with tiny flakes of snow, The power required to drive the line and the flakes being tiny crystals which have broken countershafting in any mill is always a consider­ away from the surface of the ball. Usually for able percentage of the total load and will average heavy loads the multiple ring bearings are used. anywhere from 20 to 60 per cent. Whether more A ugust, 1931 Page 18 OIL MILL GAZETTEER or less machines are in use, the shafting load is always of the same magnitude and I think I can safely state that an average of 10 per cent could be saved in the shafting load by introducing better lubricants, and another 10 per cent by regular ALLIGATOR attention to keeping the shafting in perfect align­ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE ment. Losses from poor alignment and from un­ suitable oils frequently occur simultaneously. Poor alignment often means that certain bearings STEEL BELT LACING heat due to the extra load; instead of the bear­ ings being adjusted, the oil gets the blame and zMore cReliable a more viscous shafting oil is introduced, which i J cools the bearings inclined to heat and at the same belting Service time adds 10 to 25 per cent of extra fluid friction The great sur­ to all other bearings. plus strength of Alligator Steel By lubrication we mean the application of the ' * ’■ . f*i * Belt Lacing pro-1 lowest viscosity oil possible that will keep the TP I vides long unin­ metal surfaces apart at the speeds and pressures terrupted belt­ ing service. The involved, or in other words, under operating con­ powerful com­ ditions. There are several methods by which • • \ pression grip produced in clinching the teeth, prevents friction and ply lubricants are applied in oil mills and it is through separation in the belt ends. This the adoption of better methods that money can favorite lacing is quickly and easily be saved. applied and is reliable in practically every service on all types of flat belt­ Hand oiling is the oldest system employed for ing. Sold throughout the world. lubricating bearings, and it is the least efficient FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING CO. and most wasteful of all oiling systems. Usually, 4687 Lexington Street Chicago, Illinois the oiler is furnished with a large opening oil can in England at 135 Finsbury Pavement, London, E . C- 2 and he pours until he sees the oil run out the end of the bearing. By that time, however, he has poured enough oil on the bearing to last the whole day if properly applied. The press button oil can is to be preferred if you must oil by hand, for with this can you can deliver a drop or several drops if necessary, and a great deal of waste is eliminated. The oil runs down the hole, spreads over the bearng surfaces and gradually works its way toward and out through the ends of the bearing. After each oiling, the oil film in the bearing gradually becomes thinner and finally the ost economical and bearing runs practically without lubrication until such time as it is oiled afresh. W e call this a feast refined Hotels in- and a famine, but the metal rubbed out during the famine can never be replaced by the oil at the feast. In order to prevent the entrance of dust, lint or TEXAS fluffy matter which would tend to choke up the oil hole or would enter the bearing and cause trouble, the entrance to oil holes should be fitted with some type of oil hole protector, even though it be nothing more than a wooden plug. I think I am safe in saying that the majority of all bearings in mills today are ring oiled, and this type of oiling has many advantages over hand oiling. Some of these advantages are: Better and more uniform lubrication, greater oil economy, greater factor of safety in operation, greater cleanliness and less attention required. Some difficulties are experienced with ring oil­ ing at times, such as foaming and spraying and leakage. Foaming and spraying may be due to too high revolving speed of the oil rings or to too low an oil level which brings about quick speed of the rings, owing to the smaller resistance of­ fered to the movement of the rings through the oil. The oil is violently thrown away from the rings forming oil spray, oil foam being formed by the rings drawing air into the oil where they enter the surface of the oil. Excessive _ foaming OPERATED BY-O'LEARY-MICKELSON S HALL and oil spray always means waste of oil, as the finest oil spray finds its way through the bearing Page 19 OIL MILL GAZETTEER Arcgust, 1931 keep the grease within the housing. In addition ends or covers. Such loss of oil may become dan­ to the damage to the retainers, the grease is gerous by lowering the oil level so much that the packed so tightly in the housing that the balls bearings will receive too little oil. must cut their way through it, thereby building Leakage through the side of the bearing be­ up additional friction that consumes power and tween the top and bottom parts can be overcome by inserting a thin leaden wire, which, when the heats up the bearings. The friction in a well designed ball beaung is bearing is put together, is squeezed flat and forms very slightly higher when the bearing is lubri­ During the first few weeks of operation new cated than when it is dry, and the total amount of friction remains very much the same whether bearings should have the oil changed every f gw days. Once the bearing is clean and a good skin the surfaces are lubricated or not. Lubrication is formed, a change every three months is sufficient is imperative, however, to prevent rusting and to unless bad dust conditions prevail. When good maintain the balls races in a clean highly polished quality mineral oils are used they can be filtered condition. The entrance of moisture and dust must and used over and over again in the ring oiled be avoided. In filling ball bearings, I recommend bearings, reducing the oil consumption for this that it be done by hand, using a soft heavy bodied oil grease. Such a grease will not channel, but class of lubrication to a minimum. We cannot emphasize too much the importance will flow into all parts, giving complete coverage of using mechanical means of lubrication through­ and protection. The housing should not be filled out any plant or mill. The farther away you get over three-quarters full, and if the felt retainers from hand oiling the better lubricated your plant are in good condition, you will find that practically will be. There are several mechanical devices or no grease will have to be added to the bearings. appliances for the application of lubricants, such I think it will be profitable, if you have Zerk or as the sight feed cup, bottle oiler, and syphon wick Alemite fittings on your bearings, to remove them cup. These appliances insure a uniform steady and plug the holes so that some inexperienced supply of lubricant to the bearings at all times, man will not pick up a grease gun and start filling are easily seen and refilled, and absolutely elim­ the housing full under pressure. If you prefer the gun, then be careful not to use it too often; and inate waste. My choice of these three is the bottle oiler_ as when it is used, go very sparingly on the amount is ceases to flow oil when the shaft stops revolving of grease added to each bearing. The best way to and starts the supply of oil the minute the shaft tell the correct amount is to remove the cover or starts again. It is fool-proof, requires a minimum end and see how much grease is present, then of attention, and is quickly adjusted to meet dif­ replace and count the number of gun turns or ferent operating requirements. strokes that you think will bring it to the proper Where the mill is equipped with such oiling level. Open the bearing again and note the level. devices it is possible to dispense with the oiler, After a few such tries you can determine the for the devices seldom need filling over twice a number of turns and strokes necessary, but do not week, are visible to the operators at all times, and leave the gun lying around where inexperienced only require a few minutes time to refill. There help can get it. are many mills I call on that have reduced their In general, bearing lubrication grease should lubrication cost per ton at least 50 per cent only be used where there are special reasons through the use of bottle oilers. They are having against the use of oil. Whenever grease is used less maintenance and wear at the same time also, under conditions that are quite suitable for oil due to the bearings always having a film of lubri­ lubrication, the introduction of the correct grade cant. The initial cost of these appliances is small, of oil will always result in an appreciable saving and a large mill can be equipped for about $150. in power. Grease lubrication means a heavy fric­ They will pay for themselves in from one to two tional resistance in the bearings, as obviously the seasons, depending entirely upon the amount of grease does not commence to lubricate until the waste that has been going on in the past. frictional temperature has increased to such an On machines like rolls, I have seen gravity feed extent that the grease melts or becomes suffi­ systems installed that were inexpensive, yet im­ ciently soft to be abraded by the revolving journal. proved the roll operation 100 per cent. A large Grease is made in several different grades of hard­ tank was placed above the rolls, and copper tub­ ness, and with various melting points. For ex­ ing used to convey the oil to all bearings. Sight treme heat conditions we usually find that a high feed guages were used on top of each bearing so melting point solves the problem, but as stated the flow of oil could be regulated, and one filling above, in most oil mill lubrication we have found of the tank per week was sufficient. that oil is a more suitable lubricant. I have noticed an evident lack of knowledge in The waste in power by applying grease, as com­ the handling of ball bearing lubrication which is pared with oil, ranges from 5 to 20 per cent of costing the mill money, and I hope that you men the shafting load, according to the fluidity and will follow this point up and see that it is cor­ quality of the grease and the speed of the rected in your mills if you are guilty of the prac­ shafting. tice. A large majority of ball bearing housings While on the subject of bearings and their lu­ come equipped with Zerk or Alemite fittings, and brication, I think you men will be interested in the oilers or operators seem to think that they the subject of hot bearings, their cause and pre­ should place grease in the bearings each day. vention as we are all more or less troubled from They use the pressure gun and do not stop until this source at times. As stated before, if you have grease is forced out around the shaft. When this hot bearings, check the shaft alignments first for happens the felt retainers have been broken and that is the source of the trouble in many instances. no longer offer an effective shield against the en­ Hot bearings may be caused by excessive stresses trance of dust or abrasive elements, or can they and vibrations, lay the accidental entrance of PaSe 2 0 OIL MILL GAZETTEER August,1931

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Phones 4188 and 4189 OIL MILL GAZETTEER Page 21 August, 1931 gritty impurities or by the shortage of lubricant. grease does not disappear so quickly when this is Whatever the cause may be, the oil film becomes done, and it gives you a much better check on displaced from a small portion of the bearing sur­ your lubricants. face, a dry spot is formed, the surfaces enter into I will now try to briefly outline to you the intimate metallic contact, the local temperature lubricants required in ordinary oil mill lubrica­ rises rapidly, the bearing seizes and if lined with tion, asking you to remember that the lightest oil white metal, the latter may melt and flow out. possible will prove the most economical in the Under such conditions, when the bearing gives long run. warning by heating, the usual procedure is to Line shafts and their bearings make up a good resort to the use of a heavy oil, such as steam part of your lubricating problem, and for prac­ cylinder oil. The effect of using such oil is to tically all shafts that are in alignment and are produce a better film which separates the metalic ring oiled you should use an oil about 200 seconds surfaces and reduces the temperature. viscosity at 100°F. If the shafts are on ball bear­ Flowers of sulphur and white lead are often ings you should use a grease that is soft, but one used to cure hot bearings; they act not so much that has been made from a heavy oil and is free as lubricants but rather as mild abrasives; they from all impurities and fillers. grind away the rough spots and product a smooth The shakers are usually oiled with the same surface oil as the shafting, as you do not hav a difficult Much more drastic measures, such as salt, brick problem in connection with this part of the mill, dust and grindstone dust have been successfully oil as the shafting, as you do not have a difficult employed in very serious cases of large hot bear­ problem due to the presence of mineral oil affect­ ings. Their function is to grind away quickly the ing the color of the cottonseed oil and lint, and rough parts which have commenced to seize. They also due to the conveyor bearings being buried at may be applied mixed with heavy steam cylinder times. Mineral oil must be used very sparingly oils in order to produce a thick film. The oil on such bearings, and the body can be the same should be applied liberally in order to clean away as for shafting. If grease cup equipped, then use the gritty powder after it has done its duty. a medium bodied grade of cup grease. This grease The practice of using water for cooling the does not have to be as highly refined and made bearings from the outside is very undesirable as as the ball bearing grease, but it too should be the result of the sudden cooling is nearly always free of mpurities and fillers. distortion of the bearing brasses so that they have The linters offer a combination of speed and to be filed or scraped before satisfactory opera­ pressure, and should be lubricated with oil. The tion can again be expected. linter bearings should be mechanically oiled, and There is one important phase of oil mill lubrica­ if a constant feed is maintained so that the film tion which is badly neglected, and that is the is unbroken, then a light oil of the same body as handling and storing of lubricants. This careless the shafting oil can be used, and in most cases handling is a source of trouble and you can never it can be the same oil. expect to receive 100 per cent satisfaction from In cold press mills the expellers should be lubri­ your lubricants unless they are properly cared for. cated with oil at all points except the end journals. Oil should always be handled from closed con­ These journals .should use a grease that has a tainers whether it be the oil drums themselves or high melting point and is very hard in consistency, special containers. Pumps should always be used, due to the heat and pressures which are encoun­ and the containers should not have any openings tered. The other bearings should have a slightly open at any time. In issuing oil to the men, some he^'er oil than the shafting, and we usually use special time should be set aside for this and each a 300 or 400 second viscosity oil, due to the slower man requiring lubricants should get them at that speed and higher pressures. time. Issue enough to last through their shift and You will no doubt find that sometimes a heavier no more, and you will find that the men soon oil is needed than I have mentioned above, but learn how to conserve lubricants and at the same do not use an oil of over 500 seconds viscosity time not endanger the bearings. I prefer to see because such an oil throughout the mill will place the oil issued in 1-2 or 5 gallon closed cans, and an awful friction drag on your prime mover. It is from these cans it can be transferred to press better to repair and align before going to such button oil cans as needed. an oil, for the power saving will pay the bill and Grease drums should never be allowed to stand still leave something over. As has often been around the mill with the top off as it is surprising stated, it is far more economical to remove the how much contamination it can collect in this cause than it is to doctor up the pain with aspirin manner. Neither should a wooden paddle be used or heavy oil. to transfer the grease from the drum to a smaller Cost of lubrication per ton is an interesting container as the splinters and trash usually on analysis, and is not. a fixed figure that can be the paddle is the source of much trouble. A metal mentioned. I have seen this cost as low as % c paddle can be used, but be sure that it stays in mills that had modern ball bearing equipment inside the grease drum. You will find that one with purchased electric power, and I have seen gallon garbage pails with tops make excellent it as high as 20c in a cold press mill with steam containers for handling grease through the mill, power and old machinery. The ordinary mill with and these pails will practically eliminate contam­ ring oiled shafting and no mechanical means of ination of the lubricant if care is taken to keep arnlication will usually run about 4c to 5c if the the top tight. prime mover is steam and if Diesel power, it will Whenever possible, I advocate the building of be slightly higher unless the oil is reclaimed and a small room for storing lubricants and keep it reused. If the machinery is mechanically lubri­ locked. My observation has been that the oil and cated throughout and steam is the prime mover, OIL MILL GAZETTEER A ugust, 1931

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Keep your engine adjusted going to briefly touch on the lubrication of steam properly at all times, and your cooling water tem­ and Diesel engines. peratures as recommended and lubrication then Steam cylinder oils are made to meet certain becomes a simple matter. W e usually use an oil conditions, and unless the oil is used that meets your condition, you cannot receive good results of about 750 seconds viscosity at 100°F. For even though you may feel that such lubiication engines badly worn, a slightly heavier oil may be is satisfactory. The compounds used in steam cyl­ used, but remember that the oil must not be too inder oils are usually lard, tallow or degras. heavy, otherwise it will not spread as it should Dogras is cLn oil obtainGd from shoop wool, and and an oil film will not be maintained over the has the property of emulsifying or lathering rap­ entire cylinder wall and piston. idly in the presence of water. This emulsion also In conclusion I want to thank you men for your has a great affinity for metal and sticks to it attention, and again express my appreciation for much better than lard or tallow. Lard and tallow this opportunity of appearing before such a ser­ do not do not emulsify as rapidly in the presence ious group of workers. of water as does degras, but they form a slicker ------or smoother sliding surface. An oil that has a COURT ORDERS KANSAS CITY COMPANY combination of these two compounds offer distinct TO CHANGE NAME ci d.vRnt9-^GS These compounds are used in varying percent­ A decree was entered in the federal court at ages and in different bodied oils because it is Kansas City last week covering an agreement necessary to take care of the steam pressures and whereby the Southland Cotton Seed Products Co., use an oil that is neither too light or too heavy Kansas City, Mo., will drop that name under for the pressures which you carry. The steam which it has operated the past year and will re­ pressure naturally governs the heat of the steam, shape its business organization to continue under so the hotter the steam the heavier the oil should another name. The decree was the result of action be and vica versa. taken by the Southland Cotton Oil Co., of Paris, The method of injecting the oil is also impor­ Texas, which for years maintained a sales office tant, for it must be atomized to secure best results. at Kansas City for the sale of its cake and meal This is usually accomplished by making a spoon output. from a piece of % in. pipe and saw slitting it. The The Southland Cotton Oil Co. felt that^ such spoon should extend into the steam line at least action was desirable to protect the business it had half way so that the steam which is traveling at built up through these sales offices and to avoid a velocity of from 60 to 150 feet per second will confusion that might arise from the similarity of press the oil through the slot and break it up names. into a fine mist. This mist is taken up by the oil and deposited on all surfaces that it contacts. U. S. COURT RULES ON LINTER PATENT The steam used around mills is wet and carries a certain amount of condensed steam in the form It will be of interest to many superintendents of water. Water is also laying on the bottom of to learn that Judge Atwell of the U. S. District the cylinder, slushing back and forth, and this court in Dallas, ruled that the Dick Taylor patent water tries to cut the oil film off. If a compound on a 140 saw linter, did not keep others from as mentioned is used and the oil is correct in body, varying the spacing between saws, or of using then it is atomized quickly and an emulsion is any number of saws desired. The suit was brought formed. This emulsion sticks to the cylinder walls by Southland Cotton Oil Company against E. M. holding the mineral oil and lard and unless the Murphree of Ennis, Texas, who owns the Clarke boiler is priming or foaming or an unusual amount patent covering a solid or sectional grate fall. of water is present, a film is kept on the walls and Mr. Murphy has equipped a number of mills valves that prevents metallic contact. Cylinder oils with his solid grate fall and 140 saws, but when are so different in nature and makeup that I would the above suit was instituted against him, he advise letting the oil company engineer select the ceased offering this device for sale, until a de­ correct grades, for you must know your oil before cision was rendered. Doubtless he will now exploit you can recommend the correct grade. this device which has received so much favorable Some few mills are running condensing, in comment. which case the use of oil compounds with degras must be avoided since degras does not separate REMINISCENCES readily from water, with the result that oil gets into the boilers and causes blisters and other dam­ (Continued from Page 9 ) age. For condensing work we usually use an oil together will soon have come to us all. I want slightly compounded with lard alone, either a to use this opportunity to thank all brethren who straight mineral oil. were so thoughtful of me during this convention Experience has taught me that perfect Diesel and made my attendance possible and pleasant lubrication begins in the correct adjustment of the and profitable in every way and trusting there engine. The fuel injection timing must be correct, may be a recurrence of many future gatherings, and each cylinder must be carrying its part of the I am, THE DUKE. OIL MILL GAZETTEER August,1931 Page 24

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NORTH TEXAS SECTION the Navarro Cotton Oil Co., and Southland Cotton Oil Co. at Corsicana, during a heavy wind storm The Brazos Valley Oil Mill are putting their which struck that city during the early part of Valley Mills plant in shape for operation the com­ July. ing season after having remained dormant the The Consumers Cotton Oil Mill have moved past season. their general offices in Dallas, from the Dallas A. J. Whittenberg, for many years superintend­ National Bank Building, to the new Tower Petro­ ent of mills at different points in Texas and Okla­ leum Building, Room 805, where they are better homa, is now with the Prairie Cotton Oil Co., at fitted up to take care of their business than Chickasha, Okla., succeeding W. P. Johnson, who heretofore. resigned recently. Advice has been received of the death a short W. A. Baucum for a number of years superin­ time back of Robt Ebensberger, at his home in tendent of the Southland Cotton Oil Co. plant at New Braunfels, Texas. Mr. Ebensberger will be Chandler, Okla., is now with the Union Cotton remembered as superintendent of the oil mill of Oil Co., at Prague, Okla., as superintendent of the Landa Industries at New Braunfels, practic­ that plant. ally during its entire existence. The Quanah Cotton Oil Co., Quanah, Texas, The Otis Gin & Warehouse Co. of Loving, New are finishing the erection of a 60 x 190 postless Mexico, are installing a new beater and otherwise seed house, and will soon be ready for the re­ improving their plant for a large crush the com­ ceiving of the new crop of seed. ing season. M. G. W alberg, manager, and C. W. Law, A. M. Williams, superintendent of the oil mill superintendent, of the Elgin Cotton Oil Co., of of the Juarez Mercantile Co., at Juarez, Mexico, Elgin, Texas, were recent visitors in Dallas pur­ has gone to Cuba for the months of July and chasing supplies for their plant. August to superintend the erection of the build­ The Huntsville Oil Mill Co., Huntsville, Texas, ings and installation of the machinery of an ex- are installing additional separating machinery in peller plant recently sold by the Western En­ their plant for the coming season’s crush. gineering Co. for crushing sun flower and various The Rule Cotton Oil Mill, at Rule, Texas, lost other seeds raised in that country. their main mill building and machinery by fire R. R. Moore, superintendent of the Washington on the morning of July 25. The brick building Cotton Oil Co. plant at Dallas the past season, and all machinery were a total loss, it is reported, has been transferred to the Planters Cotton Oil amounting to probably $75,000 to $100,000. It Mill at Pine Bluff, Ark. is not known at this time, whether the plant will The Clarksville Cotton Oil Co., Clarksville, be rebuilt or not. Texas, are putting their plant in good condition A report has been received of the loss by fire anticipating a large crush the coming season, also the early part of July of the cottonseed oil mill installing a cake grading machine for grading plant, and three gin plants owned by the J. G. their cake according to the rules adopted by the Boswell Co., at Corcoran, Calif., together with association. several tanks of cottonseed oil. It is reported that H. P. Swayze, for a number of years, cashier the fire was caused by the blowing out of a fuse of the Industrial Cotton Oil Mill, at Waco, has in the mill plant. succeeded to the management of the plant, suc­ It is with much regret we note the death of ceeding J. M. Ford, resigned. Emil Buescher of Smithville, Texas, at a sani­ The Brazos Valley Oil Mill, Waco, are instal­ tarium in Temple, Texas, on Saturday, July 11. ling new wagon scales and otherwise putting their Mr. Buescher was one of the best known men in plant in condition for the coming season’s crush. central Texas. He was the developer and owner S. C. Boswell, formerly in the banking business of the Smithville Water and Sewerage System, at Durant, Okla., is the new vice president and president of the First National Bank at Smith­ general manager of the Cherokee Cotton Oil Co., ville, owner of the Smithville Oil Mill Co., and with headquarters at Ada, Okla. heavily interested in various other properties in The Opelousas Cotton Oil Mill, Opelousas, La., his vicinity. Mr. Buescher was 66 years of age, are installing additional separating machinery, and is survived by his mother, his wife, one broth­ purchased from the old mill at New Braunfels, er, one sister, and three sons. Texas. J. Cardwell, for many years superintendent of Dudley G. Bolton, manager of the Dallas, the Waxahachie, Texas, plant of the Southland Texas, branch of Fairbanks, Morse & Co., since Cotton Oil Co., has been transferred to Shreve­ 1920, was retired on a pension the first of July, port, La., as superintendent of their plant at that after 42 years service with the company, and point, and has been succeeded by Mr. Beavers with one exception, being the oldest employee in at Waxahachie. point of service with the company, according to Chas. S. Barry, secretary-treasurer of The Mur­ one of the officials. Mr. Bolton has been succeeded ray Co., of Dallas, died very suddenly while sit­ as manager by M. B. Brister, from the Chicago ting in a chair on the front porch of his home in office, and formerly connected with the New Dallas, on Wednesday evening, July 8. Mr. Barry Orleans office of the company. was one of the best known men in the machinery The Travis Oil Mills at Hearne, Texas, have and mill supply trade with the gins and oil mills installed a larger huller in their plant for the in the Southwest, having been with the Murray coming season. Co. since its organization many years ago. Mr. Jno. C. Thompson, executive secretary of the Barry was 56 years of age, and is survived by his Texas Cotton Ginners Association, of Dallas, has wife and two daughters and a son. been called to Opelousas, La., to assist in the Considerable damage was done to the roofs of organization of a Louisiana Ginners Association. Aiigust, 19)i Page 26 OIL MILL GAZETTEER THE BAUER-KIDD PNEUMATIC SEED CLEANING UNIT Complete Service to the Oil Mills An improved method of cleaning cotton seed JUTE BAGGING SUGAR BAGGING has been made possible by The Bauer Bros. Com­ BAGS TWINES COTTON TIES pany who now present (see front page) the W e offer the following brands of Jute Bagging: BAUER-KIDD PNEUMATIC SEED CLEANING 2 LB. BENGAL— TIGER— EUREKA— INDIA UNIT, a type which for two full seasons has been 2 Vi LB. VICTOR 2i/2 LB. GIANT Manufactured by the Carolina Bagging Company, Henderson, operated successfully by the Farmers & Ginners N. C., and we are their exclusive Texas representatives Cotton Oil Mill, Birmingham, Ala. Mr. T. J. Kidd Also DUNDEE 2 lb. Bagging, IMPERIAL Brand Sugar Bagging, LOSCO Brand Linter Cloth is general manager. Eight Ten and Twelve Ounce Meal Bags, Linseed LaPlattas, Users of linters, particularly in the cellulose and Bags for Hulls, Mixed Feeds, etc. COMPLETE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED industry, frequently comment upon the high per­ centage of trash in bales of linters and in design­ LONE STAR BAG & BAGGING CO., Inc. ing the present machine particular attention was L. D. 48 HOUSTON, TEXAS P. O. Box 1673 given to the elimination of small particles of leaf or shale which, if passed through the saws, will contaminate the lint. Linter buyers who have inspected the lint pro­ duced from similar seed cleaned on both old and FIRST EXCLUSIVE IRON DEALERS IN TEXAS new cleaners have appraised the better sample Established 1865 at from one-half to seven-eighths cent per pound higher than the other indicating an added value from $1200 to $2000 on each five hundred bales of lint. Also it can safely be assumed that a bat­ F. W. HEITMANN tery of 14 linters will cut 50,000 tons of seed with­ out changing saws or huller knives and plates and cake mill plates will render service nearly twice as long. COMPANY Older types of Pneumatic Seed Cleaners provide only one current of air to clean the seed but the HOUSTON, TEXAS new No. 199 BAUER-KIDD in addition to separ­ ating bulky rubbish, loose meats and sand, applies four distinct air currents to the seed, the machine functioning as follows: Flintkote Roofing, Shafting, Pul­ The first air current is placed directly under leys, Hangers, Boxes, Rubber the feeder removing dust and loose locks of cotton delivering same to the Cyclone-Collector. and Leather Belting, Etc. The second operation removes large boll shells and all bulky rubbish. The third removes loose Mill Supplies Hardware sand, twigs, loose meats, etc. T ools Metals The fourth operation occurs when the seed enters the aspiration chamber where the second air current lifts the gray seed and drops the black seed, metals, sticks, stones, etc. The fifth operation is performed as the stream Automotive Shop Equipment of seed flows horizontally from front to rear of INCLUDING the chamber at which point the third air current Corduroy Cord Casings and passes through the stream and carries with it re­ Heavy Tubes mainder of the dust, small particles of leaf, etc. The sixth operation occurs as the gray seed

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WOOD & SONS COMPANY ROCKWOODsh,?",mTDRIVE Duplex Filer and Gummer Our purpose is to sell the best the market Quick Service Rendered in Cleaning, Renovating and Rebuilding affords— and to serve our customers in a cour­ Leather Belting teous and prompt manner OIL MILL GAZETTEER Page 27 August, 1931 up— go back yonder to the old cooker room, get falls to the conveyor. At this point a fourth air reinstated and get into possession of the real current passes horizontally through the vertical touch and sense of smell that we may not depend stream of seed and removes larger or longer twigs, on some instrument to know that we have cooked straws and similar matter which is discharged to meal, moisture or color. Our experience has black seed conveyor. Thus, the gray seed is de­ caused us to believe that every cook should know livered to the linters in a condition to insure posi­ conditions and quality of meats coming to cookers tively clean lint. at all times. The meats should be mechanically Black seed, stones, etc., also meats and other conveyed to cookers in such a way, making it matter separated during operation number thiee possible or convenient for the cook to inspect same, are discharged to a supplementary separator every line for temperature and moisture which which is shown and furnished as part of the would cause him to be fully in touch with the machine. This makes three separations, namely: average condition of meats in every sense. By the light • chaffy material goes to the Cyclone- so doing he can automatically bring out most Collector. Stones, metals, etc. are dropped into a every line in a uniform way which would mean suitable receptacle whereas the black seed, loose best results. Old Timer, this is one of our scientific meats, etc. are delivred entirely free of alien principles of meal cooking which we believe will matter ready for delivery to the huller. hold good in any locality. Summed up, the new No. 199 BAUER-KIDD To prove this method of cooking we wish to PNEUMATIC SEED CLEANING UNIT, in one call your attention to our average analysis of our operation, delivers thoroughly cleaned gray seed last three months crush— December, January and ready for the linter and cleaned black seed, loose February. December, 22 samples, moisture 8.44, meats, etc. ready for the huller, a feat nevei fat 5.18, standard 61. January, 20 samples, mois­ before accomplished. ture 8.65, fat 5.05, standard 61. February, 19 All who are interested in better seed cleaning, samples, moisture 8.56, fat 5.06, standard 61. the entire elimination of alien matter which pro­ We did not use the pencil figures and algebraic duces “pepper” and in getting a higher price for formulae or an automatic calculator. Will give linters should immediately write The Bauer Bros. you the writer’s explanation of the above method, Co., Springfield, Ohio, for descriptive matter and it’s the art of touch, the sense of smell, the faith samples of lint from similar seed, some treated that one has in doing it. Listen, you birds. The on the old machine, the remainder cleaned on the press room is the key-note and should be the new No. 199 BAUER-KIDD PNEUMATIC SEED main issue in the oil mill. The seed house, an­ other noted character, seems to be forgotten in CLEANING UNIT. a way. We would appreciate the fact if someone FACTS PRODUCED FROM REALITIES would give the seed house an introduction to the columns of the Gazetteer. Old Timer, we want to think or discuss meal J. R. SORRELLS. cooking for the moment, if you please. It seems that some of these scientific birds have taken their pencils and their recording instruments or an OLD TIMER automatic calculator— gone off after strange doc­ The May Gazetteer is on my desk and has trine. The Good Book teaches us that, if a youth been carefully read. I am glad to note that some is brought up in the way he should go, he would of the boys have taken an objection to my old not depart. In this case we find something wrong. time cooking and have criticised me on .same, Please remember that the way of the transgressor which I am glad to see. This criticism does not is hard. When you violate the fundamentals of change my views or ideas in regard to the state­ meal cooking by taking a pencil, a few figures, ments I have already made in the Gazetteer. After a number of formulas gotten out by some bird 41 years of continuous work in the oil mill, 18 calling it a scientific method of cooking cotton­ years with one and 23 at the present mill that I seed meal, you may assure yourself of one thing— am now with. In this length of time I have made that this bird has fallen from grace, forgetting some extensive researches into the best methods the real touch of cooked meal and that he has of cooking cottonseed meats, trying steam pres­ lost the sense of smell. This scientific method of sure from 125 pounds boiler pressure to 15 pounds meal cooking causes the writer to remember a gauge. I have also tried out moistures from 5% story told by a farmer who had a large corn to 12% in every form and way, vs. spray over field near a creek bottom. In this creek bottom crushers, spray over meats conveyor, hot water there lived a mother coon with a number of baby to cooker direct, cold water in the same way, coons. These coons were destroying the farmer’s steam spray in the top, middle and sub-. After all corn so much that he nstalled a windmill, a large these experiments and many more too numerous bell attached to same. When the wind blew it to mention, I have about concluded for seed in would cause this bell to ring causing the baby our territory that 60 pound gauge steam pressure coons to bcome frightened so much that they with cake showing 7^2% to 8% moisture, using would run out of the field. Finally the old mother a steam jet spray in the top kettle, doing away coon went out into the field one day to inspect with all raw or cold water. or to find the trouble. The old bell began to I have found from my research into this cooking ring— ding-dong ding-dong. The old coon looked problem that the above method has proven more up at the bell and said, “ Well, a great mouth, a satisfactory for the seed in this territory. We long tongue, a hell of a noise but no harm done.” have been able to hold our extraction and protein Old Timer, I feel that we are in a back-slidden within the standard prescribed at the same time state along this line and that we should wake making a good soft colored cake, making a prime August, 19}i Page 2 8 OIL MILL GAZETTEER light colored oil, free from red or being scorched cussions and criticism are good because in this by high temperatures. way we get to know what the other fellow has Some of you seem to think that I am against to say and by this we will derive some benefit in the recording instruments, but I am not, as we the exchange of ideas. have four high 72 in continuous cooker. It is Now, Bill, you did not say what temperature decorated all over with reducing valves, tempera­ you were using when you were cooking on 18 min- ture regulators and every other device that could utes, also on 16 minutes, or what per cent of mois­ be put on. The cooker looks like a porcupine ture you were using. I am satisfied it is possible to with all his quills turned up. These devices are makke a bright cake on this fast cooking, but I good in a way but not perfectly reliable as only doubt if you can make a soft cake. And, Bill, is it the meats around the edge of the cooker come not a fact that when you make a soft and too in contact with the machine and you do not know bright a cake your extraction runs high, I am what the meats in the center are doing and as wondering about this 5:11 extraction as I have you cannot see what is taking place inside the not seen many records of this kind. cooker you have to be guided by the meats as Bill, you said something when you said there they come to the former and if they are green was no definite time to cook meats and that is they have to come out whether or no. I, therefore, the reason I favor long cooking, for then you still claim that old time religion is the best. I can take care of everything, wet, dry or rotten, could say a lot more on this subject but in order that comes into the cooker. Now, Bill, you say not to make this article too long and as I wish that you watch the cookers. What do you watch? to have a few words with my friends who think You cannot tell by looking outside what is going that I am an old fogy and maybe I am, but I on inside. That is the reason I use my little paddle have always given satisfaction to my employers and take a sample just before pulling down the and have put the gravy in the tanks. line. Bill, you are right about us oil millers; we SOFT CAKE BILL. surely have to get away from that hard, flinty cake and now, Bill, as I have a call to make on Dear B ill: the Hired Hand, I will say goodbye and thank As you were the first after my scalp, I wish to you for writing this article. have a few words with you. On a whole, what HIRED HAND you had to say was all right and I am always glad to have every reader of the Gazetteer criticize Poor old Hired Hand, he surely must have been me as I do not profess to know it all. These dis­ having a terrible grouch when he wrote that article. His thermometer must have been stopped up and his protein and extraction must have been running high. Now, Hired Hand, I see that I am Ejjiciency Measures Power Economy going to have to enlighten you on this old time cooking as you have the methods all wrong. You Efficiency and dependability must be considered when figuring lowest cost power drive equipment, for no said that your idea of old time cooking was to equipment is better than the service it gives. turn the meal in the cooker, then to turn the steam on and let her fog, then cut the steam off and let her cook. Wrong again, Hired Hand. We had perfectly good cookers equipped with reduc­ ing valves and good steam gauges. Reducing valves were on every cooker. W g set those valves to any amount of steam that we wanted, then charged the cookers. We had prfect control of the cookers in the old days as we have today with all the scientific instruments. Now, Hired Hand, we do not climb on top ol the cooker to get a sample. There is a perfectly good little door just under the cooker that we can open just a little and take our little paddle and get a sample. If our beezer tells us it is done, out she comes, if not we let her cook a little longer. There is where the long time cook­ ing comes in and you don’t have any troub e getting the cake in or out of the presses. And now about scalding the hog. Say don you know there is more art about scalding a hog than there is in cooking meal? I reckon I wu have to tell you about that, too. You put a oarr in the ground at about 45 degrees angle, put i some ashes. Have your water in a pot and nav it nearly boiling, then put it into the barrel, u the hog by the hind legs and stick him in t barrel, roll him around for a while, then pull ft1 C LUTCH out and if the hair comes off easy, all right, it n MACHINE & FOUNDRY CO. souse him back again and then reverse ends a 6421 BreakwaterAre.;Cleveland, Ohio. go through the same process. ,i POWER TRANSMITTING ENGINEERS Now, about the three kinds of seed. You as Page 29 OIL MILL GAZETTEER August, 1931 extraction that high for in those days we were the question and answered it yourself and that running our extraction around the 6% mark. You is what I called changing the cooking, you eithei say that you believe in scientific cooking. I say have to add a little more moisture or add or re­ there is nothing scientific about it, just takes good duce the temperature. And now, old Hned Han , old horse sense. You say that it takes only two I surely wish that I could meet you and when 1 minutes of the superintendent’s time to make a get through whispering m that old ear of youis change on the continuous cooker, but I have seen you might think that Old Timer had more sense superintendents spend several hours trying to than you thought. straighten out their cooking, when they had a FRANK P. ADAMS change of seed. Well, Frank, old boy, come again As I have had a little visit with Soft Cake Bill I will be glad to hear from you, and when 1 get and Hired Hand, I did not want to slight you as hungry I will come over and take lunch with you there are some things I disagree with you in your on that nice clean floor. article I thought I would thrash it^ out with you. ROADS GET ROUGHER EVERY MILE Say Frank, you have been oil milling 29 je^rs. Jog along, Jehosophat, and show some style, Why boy, you are not out of your swaddling Mule’s gone lame and hens won t lay; clothes yet and too young to remember the old Cow’s way down and wheat won’t pay; time religion. Now, Frank, old boy, you said that Hogs no better, steers too cheap; in the good old days that there was no analysis Cow’s quit milking, meat won’t keep; on cake. Thirty-eight years ago we were selling Fruit crop busted, wind still blows; cake sacked in bags and meal m kelo bags, lb2 /? Sheep seem puny and I’ll be durned, pounds to the sack and had to guarantee our oil Rye field’s flooded and the hay stack’s burned. and fiber contents. In other words, we had to bolt Looks kinder gloomy, I’ll admit— all the lint out of the meal and the cake could not Jog along, Jehosophat, we ain’t down yit. show less than 6% fat. You said that the oil la OLD TIMER. ran as high as 12%. I have never been guilty o± an

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By Jane Inez Gordon AUGUST BIRTHDAYS only a few minor sicknesses. Divorce does not show for those born in August. Only through August is the birthday month of the following death of one mate will the other remarry. members of the Tri-States Cottonseed Oil Mill Birthstone: Ruby, Conjugal. Happiness. Superintendents Association: May your ship of dreams AT 74 HE LOOKS FORWARD— CHARLES M. Come sailing home WARNER WON’T DROP WORK FOR Its cargo Birthday cheer, BIRTHDAY May it bring loads of happiness To last another year. C. Y. Katzenmier, Leland, Mississippi. C. A. Stewart, Memphis, Tennessee. C. J. Ritchie, Helena, Arkansas. C. M. Warner, Memphis, Tennessee. T. J. McNulty, Brookhaven, Mississippi. J. B. Jones, Ashdown, Arkansas. Buff Chisolm, Memphis, Tennessee. F. B. Perry, Memphis, Tennessee. A. P. Holley, Atlanta, Georgia. O. J. Burton, Little Rock, Arkansas. YOUR HOROSCOPE August (Vrigo, or the Virgin) A most important sign, the men brave, gener­ ous, candid, honest, amiable and prosperous, if they do not mar their own fortunes by love of flattery, to which they will be prone, or else ad­ vancement awaits them. They will have many unexpected gains. This month you will have the favorable aspect of the Sun until the 24th, which Three Generations of W arners will tend to improve your business affairs, with C h a r l e s , Sr., C h a r l e s , Jr. the 22nd and 23rd your best business days. Post­ C h a r l e s 111. pone all matters of judgment and decision until after the 4th of the month, as your judgment will Charles M. Warner, veteran master engineer tend to be inaccurate. Those born in this month in the oil milling industry celebrates his 74th live a very long life, and tend to be healthy with birthday August 27 at work, and looking forward Page 3 0 OIL MILL GAZETTEER August, 2 93 j to many years of activity in the game. No mem­ dreamily smiled. “ Well, you know how it is, when ories for him to live on, the present and future a fellow’s in love and Christmas, with the pantry are exciting enough. “ But, I have a colorful past,” stacked high with jellies, cookies, home-made he chuckled. “Never been arrested, but should candies. Oh, things are different now, but love have been a dozen times. Some of my friends is just the same, and just as interesting.” would be surprised to hear what a dashing debon­ In 1899 Warner went to the old Gayoso Oil air young man I was in those days.” Mill, Memphis, as superintendent. He assisted in Mr. Warner is erecting and operating engineer rebuilding it, making a model mill, and a won­ and machinist, and former oil mill superintendent. derful financial success. The next year he rebuilt He was born in Benicia, California, August 27, the Southwestern Cotton Oil Mill in Oklahoma 1857, but moved to New York in 1865. In 1872, City, returning to the Gayoso Oil Mill, until it he began his first contact with the working world was dismantled 18 months ago. by being apprentice to Wright and Smith, marine Warner prefers brunettes, for in 1919, he mar­ engine and machine tool builders of Newark, ried another brown-eyed girl, and Irish, Jennie N. J., to learn the machinist trade until 1876. In Creighton, who passed away one year ago. His 1877 he was granted marine engineer’s license in first wife died in 1894. There are four children, New York, and began working in various machine Charles M. Jr., a civil and mining engineer and shops, erecting and constructing elevators and graduate of Rutgers and Columbia Colleges, who mills. is now superintendent of the St. Joe Lead Smelter One year later he came to Memphis and fol­ at Herculaneum., Mo. John W., who is vice presi­ lowed the erection of machinery and cotton com­ dent and sales director of the Tide Water Sales presses until December, 1882, when Warner went Organization at Tulsa, Okla. Two girls, Mabel, with the Anchor Steamboat Landing which han­ who holds a responsible position in the financial dled 27 steamboats per week unloading and load­ lawyers office at Carter, Ledyard and Milburn on ing as many. This line had in connection grain Wall Street, New York City. Florence is instruc­ elevator and flour mills, for which he was chief tor in the New York City schools. engineer and master mechanic. “ Jennie was pretty too, but the wedding dress- During Warner’s second year in Memphis he well, in 1919, we were living in a very modern married. “Yes, I believe in romance and spark­ era, but guess my next wedding, the girl will in’—married two of the finest women in the have a dress similar to my first wife’s, only the world,” he said. “I know, because I had traveled dresses then stood out wide, and were long—the from coast to coast and found out.” ones now are long alright, but they seem to be “It was Christmas Eve in 1879, I married a minus some of the fixings of 1800,” Warner brown-eyed Irish girl, Mary Flannigan. It was smiled. one of those old-fashioned Christmases, ground When asked his opinion of women, he said, covered with snow, a huge fire place with logs “ Girls are alright if they like you. If they don’t, piled high, and cold! My, it was sure cold outside, stay away is my advice. Its been that way since but the fire was casting dancing shadows against the world began.” the walls, and I can still smell the pop-corn, see “My first courting was done with a horse and the cookies, and good things piled high, and the buggy, the second in a Ford. The horse and wedding cake with the candles. How tall it looked buggy is most reliable, because after all a horse in that lamp lighted room, and she looked so has sense.” beautiful, with the long white satin dress. He Warner said he could write ten volumes on his life, but they wouldn’t be allowed on the library shelf, but he did intend to write one mild HOUSTON LABORATORIES novel sometime. F. R. ROBERTSON, Ph. C. Warner has been a member of the Tri-States Cottonseed Oil Mill Superintendents Association Analytical and Consulting Chemist from its beginning, and is known by every oil mill man throughout the industry. COTTON SEED AND PEANUT PRODUCTS A SPECIALTY WOMEN’S AUXILIARY PLAN ATTRACTIVE Member of the National C. S. P. A. and Texas Cotton BENEFIT PARTY Seed Crushers’ Ass’ns. and Referee Chemist of the American Oil Chemists’ The Women’s Auxiliary of the Tri-States Cot­ Society tonseed Oil Mill Superintendents Association have made plans for a benefit bridge and bunco party, Long Distance Phone, Houston 267 which will be given at the Forest Hill Auditorium, 12061/a Preston Avenue Thursday evening, August 20. Mrs. Louis J. Saino is in charge of the event, assisted by Mes- HOUSTON, TEXAS dames John Latsch, Philip Mariencheck, R. D. Ryan, and D. Y. Wilson.

THE W e do more Scale Repair Work Largest and Oldest ILLON SCALE than all ether scale shops in Exclusive Scale Shop Texas combined. Call us for REPAIR CO. In Texas D Best Mechanics DALLAS, TEXAS Page 31 OIL MILL GAZETTEER August, 1931 LTplpna Ark • Joe Page, Minter City, Miss;. W. B. Several home-made cakes will be given away, Monday of Memphis, and Jas T. M a d d e n of B.rm- as well as attractive attendance prizes, and a ingham, Edna Dickinson and Inez Gordon. table prize at each table will be given. Other The new members initiated were. W. B. Mon special features of the party will be a fishing day, Jas. T, Meador, and C. Y. Culberson. pond a raffle wheel, and a gypsy fortune tellei, who will dole out the guests’ futures and pasts. Little Reck Meeting Responsive The fortune teller’s identity will be kept a secie About 45 guests and members attended the until after the party. banquet at Hotel Marion. Little Rock, July 25•, The auxiliary appointed four new ^rectors at where Homer Barnes, superintendent of the Dixie the July 9, meeting at the Hotel Peabody. They Oil Mill, Memphis, introduced the guests, who are Mesdames R. D. Ryan, John Latsch, Philip were Mrs. Carrie Woolridge, of t h e Press-Scimitar, Mariencheck and Miss Inez Gordon. Mrs. J. W. Memphis; Joe Penford, Cotton Oil Press, Mem­ Smith was appointed as special chairman ot the phis; Russell Gress, American Ginner & Co™>n committee to keep in touch with any members Oil Miller, Little Rock; and Jane Inez Gordon, who are ill. Mrs. H. H. Johnson, president, pie­ Oil Mill Gazetteer, and publicity agent tor the sided at the meeting. The charter membership of the auxiliary was aS Th^Little Rock members greeted the Memphis closed at this meeting, and all others will be members with much enthusiasm, and plans will voted to membership. The charter members are: be started immediately to form an Arkansas group Mesdames Homer Barnes, Geo. Cox, O. D. Eas ey, of the association, headed by Louis Washburn o C. H. Fulson, H. H. Johnson, John L a t s c h C B. Swift & Co. Oil Mill, Little Rock. The group will Richardson, L. E. Roberts, Lee Harris, J. W. SmH. , meet once a month for a general discussion. Louis J. Saino, John Rother, D Y. Wilson, Philip Following the dinner, an open forum was beld, Mariencheck, R. D. Ryan, and Misses Edna Dick­ with Homer Barnes as discussion leader. Each inson and Inez Gordon. speaker lauded the work being done by the OH Milling Engineering Institute, which is sponsoiea The next meeting will be held August 11, m the Italian Room, Hotel Peabody, and Mrs. John by the association, and the great need for its con­ Rother has charge of the program. Miss Edna tinuation. Prof. E. L. Carpenter of the University Dickinson planned a very delightful musical pro­ of Tennessee, has charge of the institute work. The first speaker called was J. P. Dickinson, Mem­ gram for the last meeting. phis, who gave a brief review of the piogiess TRI-STATES SUPERINTENDENTS HOLD RE­ which has been made in the last few years. “When the association was formed, there were GIONAL MEETINGS AT MEMPHIS AND only eight members, and all strangers to each LITTLE ROCK other, and now every oil mill man in the country Greenwood Meet August 15 know each other, and visits are made among them ” Mr. Dickinson said. “This one thing alone Owing to the success of the regional meetings does’and cannot but help the industry and the held last year, and the enthusiasm shown at these individual.” . meetings, the association has decided to make Louis Washburn, who has been appointed to the regional meetings a permanent feature. head the Arkansas group, spoke on the merits of The first regional meeting was held in Memphis, such an organization. C. B. Richardson, who is July 11, with a banquet at the Hotel Claridge. one of the charter members told of the aim _ 01 D. C. Holley, superintendent of the Perkins Oil the association. “The chief aim of the association Mill made a talk on “ Buying of Cotton Seed” is for the education of the superintendents, and from a superintendents point of view, and brought the younger men who are coming up to take our out some very interesting points. places.” he said. Homer Barnes, president, appointed the 1932 In closing Homer Barnes expressed the asso­ convention committee who are: R. D. Ryan, chaii- ciation’s appreciation of the interest and support man; R. D. Van Dyke, Jr., C. B. Richardson, J. P. given by the machinery men, and mill supply Dickinson, J. W. Smith, John Latsch. The pro­ houses, who always have a representative in at­ gram committee appointed are: J. P. Dickinson, tendance, and who always extend such splendid chairman; D. C. Holley, C. B. Richardson. help in any of their enterprises. The eight hour problem in the oil mills was Those who attended were: J. P. Dickinson, discussed, and J. P. Dickinson made an interest­ L. E. Roberts, Harry Roberts, Douglas Smith, ing talk from a recent survey of the labor con­ J. W. Smith, D. C. Holley, C. B. Richardson, W. B. dition, which he had made. Although this ques­ Monday, F. B. Perry, Homer Barnes, Geo. E. Cox, tion has not been settled, it is the hope of the C. L. Douglas, Richard Alcott, F. D. Bowers, John superintendents that the eight hour schedule for Latsch. J. P. Mariencheck, John R. Rother of the oil mills will be adopted in the very near Memphis, C. Y. Culberson, Hubert Phelps, W. B. future. Those who attended the Memphis meeting were: Homer Barnes, J. P. Dickinson, C. L. Doug­ The Fort Worth Laboratories las, Douglas Smith, Geo. Ryan, C. B. Richardson, Consulting, Analytical Chemists and R. D. Ryan, Richard Alcott, O. D. Easley, Buff Chemical Engineers. Chemistry applied Chisolm, D. C. Holley, L. E. Roberts, John Latsch, to all phases of manufacturing. Cotton­ J .W. Smith, R. D. Van Dyke, Jr., John R. Rother, seed products, fuel, water and feeds our speciality. Geo. Cox, E. R. Lyle, Tom Wallace, Jr., A. M. F. B. Porter, B. S.. Ch. E., President Wray of Memphis, Roy Wright and C. V. Mathews R. H. Fash, B. S., Vice-President of Sulligent, Ala.; R. V. Madden, Osceola, Ark.; 828Vi Monroe Street, Fort Worth, Texas C. Y. Culberson, Little Rock, Ark.; C. J. Ritchie, Page 32 OIL MILL GAZETTEER August, 1931

Bates, Louis Washburn, A. E. Biles, Russell Gress, being put in first class condition for service this J. H. McGowan, J. N. Morris, G. E. Taylor, O. J. year. W . C. Berry of Augusta will be in charge Burton, O. M. Straube of Little Rock. W. F. Schil­ of the gin this season. ling of Memphis, R. R. Moore of Pine Bluff, Geo. J. P. Dickinson, superintendent of the DeSoto W. Wright of Ashdown, Geo. W. Johnstone of Oil Mill, Memphis, has just returned from Au­ New Port, W. D. Grimes of Little Rock. gusta, at which time he made a survey and plans John Latsch, of the Tennessee Belting Com­ for the remodeling of the gin. This gin will be pany, Memphis, had charge of the arrangements run by Diesel power. for the Little Rock meeting. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Ashford are spending sev­ Regional Meeting August 15 in Greenwood eral weeks at Lake Chautauga, N. Y. Mr. Ashford The last regional meeting of the season will is manager of the Perkins Oil Mill, Memphis. be held at the Reiman Hotel, Greenwood, Miss., The Tennessee and Arkansas divisions of the with a banquet.. A program of interest will be National Cottonseed Products Association have prepared, and members of the Tri-States are ex­ been combined in the interests of economy into pected to attend. D. Y. Wilson of Industrial Sup­ the Valley division, which also embraces North­ plies, Inc., Memphis, has charge of arrangements east Louisiana. F. H. Moulton of Pine Bluff is for this meeting. S. A. Rose, superintendent of chairman of the merged division’s executive com­ the Greenville Oil Works, Greenville, Miss., will mittee; T. H. Gregory, vice chairman, and C. E. preside. He is state vice president for Mississippi. Garner, secretary. Other members are: P. F. Cleaver and E. F. Czichos, of Little Rock; E. L. NEWS FROM THE TRI-STATES White, Warren, A rk.; C. W. W allace, Monroe, La.; and E. E. Clarke, T. H. Baker and Coie Ward Mrs. D. C. Holley, wife of D. C. Holley, super­ of Memphis. intendent of Perkins Oil Mill, Memphis, has Mrs. Louis J. Saino has returned after a visit moved to Memphis to make her home, from Char­ in the home of Rev. O. W. Bradley, formerly of lotte, N. C. Their daughter has gone to New York Memphis, in New Orleans, and with a former to study music. schoolmate, Miss Alma Arno of New Orleans at A. W. French, of the French Oil Mill Machinery her summer home at Anita Springs. Mrs. Saino Company, was a recent guest in Memphis. also spent a few days in Biloxi. Allen Smith, chemist of the Perkins Oil Mill, Buff Chisolm, formerly of the Bellevue Mill, Memphis, has returned from spending his vaca­ Memphis, is now connected with the Trinity Cot­ tion at his home in Henderson, Texas. ton Oil Mill, Houston, Texas. E. S. Lyle, formerly of the Phoenix Cotton Oil Joe W. Penfold, of The Cotton Oil Press, Mem­ Mill. Dyersburg, Tenn., will be connected with phis, has just returned for a vacation at Lake the Minter City Cotton Oil Mill, Minter City, Miss., View, Mich. for the next year. George W. Chapman of Swift Oil Mill, Mem­ E. E. Howard is now purchasing agent at the phis, is leaving for a vacation at Carrollton, Ky. Buckeye Mill in Memphis. He was formerly with He will motor to Indianapolis, Ind., and take an Proctor & Gamble at Baltimore, Md., and the airplane trip to several points in the North, before Buckeye mill at Greenwood, Miss. going to Carrollton. C. A. Stewart is now superintendent of the F. A. Collins, superintendent of the Trenton Bellevue Cotton Oil Mill, Memphis. Cotton Oil Mill, Trenton, Tenn., has just returned Miss Margaret Malone, daughter of Mr. and from a visit to several points in Louisiana. Mrs. Taylor Malone of Memphis, will marry Mr. Thomas Cecil Wray, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wray, of Memphis on August 29, at the Malone INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS Page home. The bridegroom is engineer at the Mem­ At'anta Utility Works ...... I phis Power & Light Company. The couple will Barrow-Agee Laboratories ...... J...... 32 Bauer Bros. Co...... Cover I make their home in Memphis. W. A. Wray is Briggs-Weaver Machinery Co...... 24 superintendent of the Southern Cotton Oil Com­ Buckeye Iron & Brass W orks...... 22 Caldwell. H. W ' & Son...... 2 pany of Memphis. Carver Cotton Gin Co...... I® Colossus Industries ...... -...... 20 E. W. Wright is now superintendent of the Continental Gin Company ...... 22 Sulligent Oil Mill Co., Sulligent, Alabama, having Dallas Belting Co...... I* Davidson-Kennedy Co...... *’ formerly been superintendent of the Monroe Dillon Scale Repair Co...... 30 County Cotton Oil Co., Aberdeen, Miss. Duecker Bros. Belting Co...... ■’ Flexible Steel Lacing Co...... j ” L. E. Roberts of the DeSoto Oil Mill, Memphis, Fort Worth Laboratories ...... 31 Fort Worth Steel & Machinery Co...... Cover ) is spending part of July and August at Augusta, Fort Worth Well Machinery & Supply Co...... jj Ark., remodeling their gin. A 75 H. P. electric French Oil Mill Machinery Co...... ® Gulf Refining Co...... motor for power, a new conducet and mechanical Heitmann, F. W . Co...... Hill Clutch Machine & Foundry Co...... ^ tramper is being installed. Some of the old oil Houston Armature Works ...... ' mill buildings are being wrecked, and the gin Houston Laboratories ...... Lone Star Bag & Bagging Co...... f. Mayhew Machine & Engineering Co...... Mosher Steel and Machinery Co...... • !■ Murray Company, The ...... , G. WORTHEN AGEE E. R. BARROW Oriental Oil Co...... :...... Cover * President Sec’y-Treas. Oriental Textile Mills ...... " Powell. The Wm. Co ...... II Robt. E. Lee Hotel ...... -...... ,g Barrow-Agee Laboratories Sam Houston Hotel ...... INCORPORATED Schwartz Laboratories ...... Schiren, Chas. A. Co...... ^ Analytical and Consulting Chemists Southwest Gin Machine Shops ...... 7 Sprout, Waldron & Co...... Cover ^ Laboratories at Memphis, Tenn., Shreveport, La., Jackson, Texas Belting Co...... yt Miss., and Little Rock, Ark. Wood. A. A. & Sons Co...... in Womble Oil Mill Co......