OIL MILL GAZETTEER Official Organ of the National Oil Mill Superintendents’ Association.

VOL. X V Ii., NO. 10. WHARTON, TEXAS, APRIL, 1916. PRICE TEN CENTS From Secretary-Treasurer Morris It is unnecessary for me to go into details vention, and certainly hope I will succeed much concerning our next convention, for President better. Leonard’s letter in the March issue was to the Let everybody boost for the convention and point and brings out in full everything connect­ be sure to be on hand yourself. Yours to ed with our next meeting. However, I want to serve, F. P. MORRIS, impress upon the minds of all members that in Secretary-Treasurer. order to succeed as we have planned, you must * * * attend. Let’s make this our banner meeting BIG FIRE LOSS AT TYLER year. I have letters from superintendents from California to North Carolina expressing their Tyler, Texas, March 17.— The Tyler Oil desire to be there, and if nothing prevents, you Company and the Tyler Ice Company suffered a will see them. Now then, let’s all who live, fire loss last night of between $25,000 and closer be on hand. The meeting has been ad­ $30,000. The oil company lost its big seed house, vertised throughout all cotton growing states, in which there was no seed, and its hull house, and I will continue to do so from now until the in which was stored a large quantity of hulls. convention meets. If President Leonard and The damage to the walls of the large mill build­ myself, assisted very ably by our never tiring ing will amount to several thousand dollars. and energetic President Nolan and Secretary The oil company’s loss will amount to possibly Marshall of the M. & S. M. A. have done our $25,000. The loss to the barn and its contents part, don’t you think you should sacrifice to of the Tyler Ice Company is estimated at be­ some extent to lend your assistance by attend­ tween $5000 and $6000. An American refrig­ ing? Study this matter over and let us have erator transit car and a flat car, which were on the pleasure of meeting you on this occasion. the transfer track of the International and Great As officers of this association, we find that we Northern and Cotton Belt were practically de­ have done our duty, and assure you, as the stroyed. Two buildings near the oil company membership in general, it has been a great occupied by negroes, one a two-story structure, pleasure to us to give you the best we could. were totally destroyed. So get ready. Get together. I have been in­ * * * formed by President Nolen that we will get the Among other military observers at the front one and one-third round trip rate. We are in­ in Europe just now, the devil probably has a debted to him for his good work on this matter. corps of bright young assistants getting new Several have written me in regard to meeting ideas for hell. in some central place, and going on a special train or car. I think this is all right, and let all who are interested write Mr, Nolen at Box 365, Dallas, Texas, or to me, and we will see Houston Laboratories what can be done. P. S. TILSON, M. S., Chemist But whatever you do, GO. This is first of all. 215 1-2 Main St, Houston, Texas If you have not heard from your secretary this year and received the proceedings, it is Chemical and Biological Investigations because you have failed to notify him of your change in position. I have about 25 letters re­ of All Kinds turned to me. I will appreciate very much your co-operation along this line, and ask that Cottonseed Products and Feed Stuffs all members who have not received a copy of a Specialty the proceedings, please mail me your address. Formerly Associate State Chemist and Collaborating I tried hard all the year to get you to pay your Chemist U. S. Department of Agriculture dues, but now I am after you to attend the con­ 8 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916. Mr. Culbertson s Monthly Communication

Paris, Texas, February 29th, 1916. Hazelhurst, Miss., February 22, 1916. Mr. F. N. Smalley, Chairman, Gentlemen:— Coloi* Investigating Committee, We are somewhat gratified in saying that Savannah, Ga. a better response has come to our solicitations Dear Sir:— for papers on “Practical suggestions for better­ Referring to my letter January 18th to the Rules ment of the cotton seed end of our business,” Committee relating to Oil Color Standard, (copy of than was manifested some time back. We have which was sent you) I now beg to advise that I have heard from all of the members of the Committee, with about ten papers in Secretary Gibson’s hands, probably one exception, and the opinion appears to be and no doubt several of them will be well worth about equally divided as between 35 yellow 7.1 red, and publishing. What we want is to give a little 35 yellow 7.6 red. more time for those disposed to give their views In view of this, and also since the active season is on this most important subject, and to this end now about over, it is thought advisable by President Culbertson and myself that the preparation of a stand­ we have extended such to March 20th. Ten ard color type by your committee be deferred until our out of four hundred and over is not anything next annual meeting, when definite action can be taken to brag about. I would like to see twenty. We by the Association as a whole. have the ability, brains and experience in our Yours very truly, membership to do it. Most of you now are (Signed) G. W . Covington, Chairman through your seed activities, trying to make Committee on Rules. the lives of your competitors miserable, and us­ For Improvement of Our Cotton Crop. ually succeeding in so doing, so that you ought to be in a better frame of mind to prepare such Chairman Macdonald of the committee on papers. May be you have held oil from 35c up, “Methods for Improving the Cotton Crop” writes and linters from 2c, and may be you are satis­ from Cincinnati that during a recent visit in fied with the outcome of your business con­ Alabama and Georgia he found that the scarcity ducted along those lines and do not need any of commercial fertilizer was in his opinion going coaching or advice as to how to run it, but then to materially reduce the cotton acreage. He is another season is coming when perhaps the re­ getting up some data and will soon issue circu­ verse may happen. Sixty-five cent oil may be­ lars on the situation as he sees it, and which the come 35c, and 7c linters may become 2c before oil mills can circulate with considerable benefit. the season is over. Who knows? One doesn’t He advocates the use of cotton seed meal as a need an oil mill plant to do that kind of business, fertilizer. It is to be hoped that the farmers but then it is the fashion, and may be like the and planters will seriously consider the propriety rabbit that had to climb the tree—there wasn’t of adopting the means suggested for the improve­ any other way from the dog: LOSS. Any how, ment of their crops. you can’t unhinge or disarticulate the inherent He deprecates the “chasing of too many principles of legitimate business and keep oi- rainbows” in the way of raising peanuts, soy doing it—you may get by with it for a fe\v beans, etc., etc. times, but in the long run “the goblins will get Good Work. you if you don’t watch out.” We have appointed as judges of the papers The chairman of the bureau of publicity of the following: F. H. Hendrix, president South the Oklahoma Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association Carolina Cotton Seed Crushers Association; E. sent some new literature on “First Principles of C. bonder, president Cotton Seed Crushers As­ Feeding Farm Animals,” and states he has had sociation of Georgia; C. R. Strain, president Cot­ distributed by the oil mills of that state 20,000 ton Seed Crushers Association of Mississippi; copies amongst the different public schools with W. A. Isgrig, president Arkansas Cotton Seed the idea of teaching the boy how to properly Crushers Association; B. W. Crouch, president feed farm animals. He adds: “You would be Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association. We surprised to know the enthusiasm that this pro­ expect to announce in our next letter their de­ position has met with, from our state superinten­ cisions and awards. dent of education down to the boy who is study­ ing it.” Oil Color Standard. Such work certainly is a benefit, not only to the oil mills, but to the state itself, in educat­ The following was issued by G. W. Coving­ ing our own people to feed scientifically with the ton, V. P., Chairman of the Committee on Rules: products raised in the South, and more especially April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 9 with cotton seed meal, cake and hulls, from dollars to such a large Southern industry be not which a return to the soil of 75 to 80 per cent forthcoming when other parts of our country of its fertilizing value is assured, thus conserving secure service from our bureau usually without and feeding the land with those elements it price. most needs. Unsanitary Creameries. Cotton Oil Color Investigation. We have been trying to secure relief from Representative Linthecum of Maryland has congress by special appropriations for the con­ submitted a resolution in the House under H. tinuance of cotton seed oil color investigations Res. 137, which reads as follows: by the bureau of standards at Washington, and for reimbursement for the sums contributed for Resolution. that purpose. Chairman Ashcraft of our legis­ Whereas it is reported by the Bureau of Animal lative committee has been working on this and Industry that ninety-four and five-tenths per centum of writes that he has the opinion of a prominent the creameries of the country are insanitary to a greater or less degree; that sixty-one and five-tenths senator to the effect that unless such appropri­ per centum of the cream is unclean or decomposed, or ation is asked for by the head of the bureau of both; that seventy-two and six-tenths per centum of the standards, he does not think the appropriation cream is not pasteurized, but is made into butter to be committee would be willing to grant the amount consumed in a raw state, in which state disease germs required. This is confirmed by a letter from retain their virulence for a long period of time; that a large percentage of all dairy cattle are affected with Chairman Ashcraft in which he states that the tuberculosis, and that infected dairy products are among bureau of standards will not ask that we be reim­ the active agents in the spread of tuberculosis, typhoid bursed and that he does not believe that the ap­ fever, and other infectious diseases; and propriation committee will incorporate the item Whereas dairy products are the most widely used of all human foods; and in their bill without a request from the bureau. Whereas dairies and dairy products are not subject Now, does such a state of affairs exist with to federal inspection, so that there is a growing sense congress that just claims of this sort cannot be of alarm among the consumers: Therefore be it entertained unless they are endorsed through RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Rep­ certain sources? Is it true that when the bu­ resentatives appoint a committee of five members of the House whose duty it jshall be to investigate and reau of standards asked our financial aid for a report as speedily as practicable (a) whether conditions continuance of this work because of inadequate prevailing in dairies and dairy products seriously men­ funds, our association, and others, through the ace the health and property of the people of the United efforts of Chairman Smalley of the color inves­ States, (b) whether federal inspection and supervision, tigation committee, and Mr. Law, who has been either alone or in co-operation with state and municipal inspection is necessary to the reasonable protection of active and diligent in securing a continuance of the health and property of the citizens of the United this work, nothing was said about reimburse­ States; (c) if so, then the best and most economic ment. The contributions to such fund were not methods of inaugurating and enforcing such inspection made with the understanding that there should and supervision. be any obligation as to reimbursement, but why Second. That for the purpose of fulfilling its functions said committee is empowered to summon and should an important industry of the South, in examine witnesses, enforce the production of records, order to have certain necessary work done, be and to do all other things needful and lawful to ac­ compelled to create a fund for such purpose when complish its purpose. other industries usually have accorded to them RESOLVED FURTHER, That the expenses of said the rights of the research work of the bureau inquiry and investigation shall be paid out of the con­ tingent fund of the House upon vouchers approved by without direct cost to them? It is undoubted^' the chairman of said committee, to be immediately true that the special work necessary for these available. investigations require talent and specialists that are now so ably continuing this investigation, He has issued the following to the country but if such is found necessary, as is shown, then at large: it appears to us that our industry and those To Organizations Interested in Our Food Supply conducting it should have sufficient influence with our congressmen to secure a sufficient ap­ Press reports and government inquiries indicate propriation, not only to carry on the investiga­ that creameries and dairies are in a frightful unsani­ tion to a satisfactory conclusion, but to reim­ tary condition; that transportation and other condi­ tions cause dairy products to be sold which are almost burse the bodies that have contributed to this beyond belief. Twenty per cent of our cows are tuber­ fund. The work is to benefit the industry at culous (and the germs are creating human tuberculosis large—not any special interest, but the interest and making tubercular people. The highest U. S. gov­ of the whole. We shall feel ourselves weak in­ ernment authority says 15,000 humans die every year deed if the application of a comparatively few from this contamination. This does not take into ac­ 10 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916. count many other diseases which are spread from the good and hard on this question as matters of same source. this sort usually take their turn, and from past We are not awake to this terrible danger. I do not experience it would seem that any hope for from the South to San Francisco. It looks like relief in the near future is quite forlorn.” investigate the matter and report the FACTS. Will J. J. CULBERTSON. you help me in getting a FU LL INVESTIGATION OF * * CONDITIONS surrounding the marketing of our dairy products, by passing a resolution asking your congress­ BENEFITS FROM READING GAZETTEER man and senators to take an active interest in determ­ * * * ining the true state of affairs? Send them your reso­ Newton, Miss., March 18, 1916. lution at once, and I would appreciate it if you would Mr. H. E. Wilson, send me a copy. Yours sincerely, J. CHAS. LINTHICUM , Wharton, Texas. Member of Congress. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of the March number of The members of our association should take your valuable paper, which I enjoyed reading interest in this matter to aid in this great work. very much. I do not know from whence it The State Association should adopt the resolu­ came unless my good friend Mr. H. C. Beasley, tion asked for artd the members should write at Grenada, Miss., mailed it to me. It has been their congressmen at Washington to give such my desire for a long time to be a member of the aid as will insure the adoption of the resolution, superintendents’ association, and I trust to meet which will result in such legislation, we hope, as you at New Orleans in May. I read all the oil will correct this bad condition of affairs, which mill literature I can find, but do not hesitate to affects an important food supply. say I get more real benefit from your magazine than all others combined. I have been in the Trans-Continental Railroad Rates business about fifteen years. I am now located at Newton, Miss., as superintendent of the New­ We have been keeping Chairman Ashcraft ton oil mill. Best wishes for you and yours. of our legislative committee pretty busy getting Very truly yours, H. A. RAY. after our congressmen on matters that seemed * * * of importance to us. Now comes complaint from SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE GAZETTEER. the Pacific Coast that the Trans-Continental rail­ roads purpose putting in a 50c rate to Chicago on cotton seed oil imported from the Orient as against the 90c rate on the same character of oil First Exclusive Iron Dealers from the South to San rancisco. • It looks like an injustice to a great southern industry. It is in Texas bad enough to see our Pacific coast trade taken Established 1865 away from us by reason of Oriental labor pro­ duction, but to have our own institutions to help them by such discrimination is piling it on us pretty hard. In our Chairman’s complaint he F. W . HEITNANN justly says: “Because of the broad scope of in­ justice that would be done, I appeal to you in this matter. I know there are vital questions COMPANY before congress, but if the smaller matters are allowed to become firmly established, then it is Wholesale Dealers in the work of a lifetime almost to get them cor­ rected, and points out the existence of the in­ Hardware Mill Supplies iquitous oleomargarine tax as an example.” Metals Tools The answer to his letter says: “I do not think under the circumstances that you could Flintkote Roofiing, Metal Shingles, Corrugated be successful in combatting the reduction that Steel, Etc. Shafting, Hangers, Boxes, is made on oils coming from the Pacific coast, Pulleys, Etc. because it seems to equalize the rate between various oils shipped from that locality. The Gardner Steam Pumps only way would be for the oil people of the a Specialty south to ask for a reduction on cotton seed oil going to the same territory, by filing a petition * * * and presenting their case to the Interstate Com­ HOUSTON, TEXAS mission, etc., etc.” So we are up against it April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 11 Mr. Coon’s Views on Examination Question Sanford, N. C., March 4, 1916. who knew him from reputation, but had never My Dear Mr. Wilson: met him. In course of the conversation he asked It has been quite a while since you and the him if he would have a place for a superintendent Gazetteer have been bothered with my “effu­ next season, his questions were, first, are you a sions” and probably wouldn’t be now, if the pop- superintendent; are you a member of the asso­ valve of my system was tightened down. I have ciation; what grade certificate do you hold?” been on the eve of popping off several times, but After a few more questions he took his name and I read so many good things in the Gazetteer it address. A short time afterward he received a kinder cools me down. The main thing spurring very nice letter from him asking him to come me to action now is, you want “ every bloody one down and talk the matter over with him. of us” to express our views on the all-important I mention this as a proof a member with a question of examinations. I attended church graded certificate has a “passport” to a job. But Sunday evening, after doing some small repairs now listen, in these examinations I would elimi­ at the mill; the minister, right in the midst of a nate technical and theoretical questions, it is this flight of oratory, pointed to me and hollowed as that frightens many superintendents away. If the loud as he could, “ where do you stand today.” I questions were confined to practical, every-day didn’t say anything, but as aPt says “I kept up oil milling they would not hesitate to stand the a divil of a thinking” so when you hollow out to examinations and become good working members. the great congregation of oil mill superinten­ In my examination I was asked to figure out the dents and ask “ where we stand,” I am not theoretical h. p. of my boilers and engine, which ashamed to speak out like I was in church. But I happened to do, then was asked to figure the I am “ kinder” like the juror, when the case was size of the safety valve. I had forgotten the rule given to us and we had “retired for deliberation,” and the question was against me. In twelve he was asked his views, he said: “Well fellows years’ milling it never become necessary for me when lawyer Holden got through with that to keep these things fresh in my memory; these speech of his I knew that nigger was as innocent things are scientifically worked out by the manu­ of stealing that hog as a new born babe, but factures of machinery, builders of oil mill ma­ when the district attorney got through with his chinery work all these problems, make the blue speech I was a little doubtful, but I thought he prints showing the size and speed of every shaft stole the hog, now the judge says unless we be­ pulley and machine so that a superintendent has lieve beyond a doubt he did steal it we must but little use for technical knowledge. I have acquit, so I tell you, I don’t know where in h— 1 I built three mills, and I do not remember of ever do stand.” When I read our worthy president’s having to change the original plans. views I felt he was on the right trail, but I Then let the committee question the appli­ wasn’t converted altogether, still had a doubt, cant upon things and problems he is butting when I read other prominent members’ views, I against every day, cut out all this “foreign stuff” felt they were on the right trail, now, I think and examine him on the use of the indicator, on both are on the “ back track” and I guess when valve setting, how meal should be cooked and they read this they will think I have gotten pressed, why meats should be crushed, what per­ lost. centage of meal, oil, hulls and linters he gets, But to get down to “brass tacks” I am in favor of the examinations, and think a superin­ tendent who is afraid to try it, better hunt a job he knows something about, that class of super- The Picard-Law Company tendents would be no benefit to the associa­ Expert Chemists tion or the association to them. Should we Magnificently Equipped Laboratories Occu­ throw the doors wide open and invite everbody pying 4,500 Sq. ft. Floor Space. Six Highly in, it would be a free for all fight, and we Educated and Experienced Chemists in Ana­ wouldn’t know who whipped,- or just where we lytical Department. stand, a certificate of membership would hardly If you are not close enough to send us be fit for gun wadding, but if a man is rigidly your daily mill samples let us handle your examined and given a graded certifiacte accord­ check and settlement work. ingly, that certificate is his passport to a job, a guarantee of his ability as a superintendent. Not many months ago a superintendent fell in Atlanta, Ga. : Wilmington, N. C. company with a very prominent oil mill manager, 12 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916. what percentage of ammonia and oil his meal should all count in his favor. Then examine shows, his separating loss; hundreds of such him in the. general principles of oil mill work, things as he is constantly in contact with. No and if he is found competent, give him a first manager cares about your theoretical knowledge., grade. I will admit that at one time I was in he wants practical results. Should any one have favor of the examination of engineering in all its higher aspirations, not satisfied to remain a branches, but I see things in a clearer light now, common every-day superintendent, let him have and I know lots of good men who have had good a special examination and graded as an expert. mills and good results for years and who stand But by all means let every applicant stand an high in the estimation of their managers who examination as an oil mill man. This is an asso­ would affiliate with us, and would make us good, ciation of oil mill superintendents exclusively, and strong members, if it was not for the technical unless we know a man is competent, how can questions they fear in the present system of we give him a certificate of membership, how are examination. Now, let’s get together, friends, we to know he is competent without examina­ and make our association larger and stronger. tion? Get all the good men in who are honest gentle­ I hope this matter will be finally disposed men and competent oil mill men. They can of at the New Orleans convention. It is getting help us build up and I am sure we can help them. to be as monotonous as the European war. Yours for a stronger association, I anticipate the biggest and best convention GEO. G. HERNDON. in New Orleans we have ever had. Let's hurry * * * and set the dates, then every fellow begin to fix A brilliant, persuasive salesman can sell a to get ready to go. Fraternally, gold brick to the most astute business man— J. W. COON. once. * * * A deaf and dumb salesman with locomotor CUT OUT THE TECHNICAL IN ataxia and chambermaid's knee can sell the same EXAMINATIONS man a good product— and keep right on selling him. Augusta, Arkansas, March 18, 1916. Editor Gazetteer: As the time approaches for the next super­ intendents’ convention, at which convention I hope we will settle for all time the question of USE THESE THREE BELTS IN examinations for new members, I think every old member should respond to our officers’ call YOUR OIL MILLS AND GINS and express themselves through the columns of the Gazetteer as to their standing on the ques­ GIANT STITCHED BELT FOR tion. DRIVES AND HARD PULLS So much has been said for and against the continuance of examinations that we will have FOUR-ACE FRICTION SURFACE to go over the matter at the New Orleans meet­ BELT FOR FANS AND GIN ing and thrash it out very carefully. I notice STANDS a member says in an article on the subject a few months ago that he thinks because he and PILOT HIGH SPEED FRICTION the rest of us had to stand a hard examination SURFACE BELT FOR SMALL all the newcomers should do likewise. No, I PULLEYS AND HIGH SPEEDS don’t believe that way at all; neither am I in favor of taking them in without examination. But I believe we should cut out the technical part and examine them in all-around oil mill A TRIAL WILL PROVE work. THEIR MERITS I think Mr. J. B. Perry of Greenville, Miss., was about right in his article last month, and I am sure he expresses the sentiment of the man­ agers. We can not be too careful who w;e take in, of course, but I think a man’s record as a REVERE RUBBER COMPANY superintendent; that is, his record of years of NEW ORLEANS, LA. service, honesty, faithfulness to his duties, and the good results he has obtained for his mill April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 13 Reminiscences from My Oil Mill Life By “The Duke.”

Before leaving “Arkansaw” I feel that it me, and wouldn’t hink of taking us in, and my might interest some of our boys to relate an­ wife declared she wouldn’t live at the hotel. 1 other incident that took place some years pre­ walked my feet nearly off to find something bet­ vious to those related in the last two chapters of ter, but with no results. Finally, towards night, “ Reminiscenses from My Oil Mill Life,” and of while I was going up the main street of the a somewhat different character, or connection. town, I was accosted by one of the old settlers, Before I began my oil mill career, I spent who demanded of me, “ What mought be your some years in the ice business, building, erecting business in these parts?” I told him that my and operating ice plants. The first few years greatest concern right then was to get a place were spent with a concern who built the ma­ to board myself and family. chinery, and I was used on the road all the time, “But stranger, whar did you come from, erecting and overhauling plants. But I soon and what mought ye be thinking ov doing here ?” contracted with a large firm of promoters as I thought it best to tell him all I then knew their traveling engineer, and my duty was to about the matter of my being there, as he make the plans, build buildings, and erect ma­ seemed very much concerned about me, and was chinery; also to instruct in the operation of the so doggedly persistent on my trail. So I blurted plants when completed. This firm contemplated out the whole story. the contracting for complete ice and cold storage “Stranger, whar’s your credentials?” plants all over the country, wherever a company “ Got none,” I answered. could be formed, and enough money raised to “ Stranger, ye might as well move on; we cover the cost of a plant. They took a nice don’t want ye in this town ’less ye got the block of the stock themselves, which was us­ papers.” ually above the cost price, so that their part Things were looking rather bad for me, and was a clear bonus. I had just completed a large I began to realize why I could not find a board­ plant in Illinois, and had everything running ing place there, and in an emergency I thought smoothly, and was beginning to wronder what of and produced the letter of introduction to the next, when I got orders to go to a town in Ar­ resident directors that had been furnished me kansas and select a site, purchase material, build by my company. And my luck changed in a the buildings, and erect the machinery for a minute, as he was one of the men I would have small ice plant. to deal with. After reading the letter, he says: The advance agent had made some of the “Whar’s your folks at?” arrangements, and overlooked some available I told him at the hotel. lots, and taken options on several, but as the “ Let’s go get them,” says he, “ and take town was a river town, having no railroad, he them home.” I never lacked for a home there­ left the final selection to me, with the help of after in that town. the local directors, to make the rest of the ar­ On the way to the hotel, as we were passing rangements. We decided to locate the plant on a large store, he stopped me and says: “ Young the bank of the river, so the best available lot man, ye better go in and buy yourself a hat.” was selected, and an entire wooden building was “Man, I have a hat now. What need do I decided on, and I got busy at once. have for another?” This was a pretty good town, having a fine “ Well, stranger, that thar dirby wont do in country back of it. Farmers came with their this yer town. Ef ye don’t buy it now ye’ll cotton, and to do their trading for some sixty to have it to do before tomorrow night. We have seventy miles around, this being the only town some putty bad boys here abouts, and ye might of any size for about seventy to one hundred save the dirby for the next move ye make.” miles either up or down the river. There were no railroads in that part of the state at that G . WORTHEN AGEE time. This was my first experience with Ar­ Consulting and Analytical Chemist kansas, and a greener and more awkward set of men I never encountered before or since in any Box 953, MEMPHIS, TENN. of my travels. Cotton Seed Products a Specialty The first day I arrived there, I was hard put to it to find a boarding place for myself and Unquestionably the best equipped Laboratory in the Cot­ ton Producing States. Official Chemist Mem­ family." Everybody seemed very suspicious of phis Merchants’ Exchange 14 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916.

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I took the hint and saved my “ dirby.” proof against them, and now, ez I hev come, 1 Things went along all right after that until intend to get at the bottom ov this matter, and I got the plant completed, and in operation; but settle the matter as to them and the church the first or second day after I got things nicely forever. So spit it out. Is ye, or is ye not running there happened to come one of the worst making ice here?” hail storms I ever witnessed. Th.e ground was “I answered him promptly, “ we are brother.” literally covered with great hail stones. As “I don’t believe a dumb word ov it.” soon as it was safe to get outside one of the “Well, brother, you know what is to become natives, who lived across the street from the of the unbelievers, don’t you?” factory came running in with both hands raised “Nun ov your funny business.” he says. “I high above his head, shouting “Stop! Stop that come here for facts and not fun. Ye say that air thing. We wont have it in this yer town.” ye are doing it, and now ye got to show me the “What’s the matter, my friend?” I asked. whole thing done, or I’ll wipe up the ground “Look at this yer stuff,” he said pointing with ye.” to the hail stones on the ground. Not seeing I saw that he was in dead earnest, and any connection between the hail and my busi­ would not bear with any foolishness in the mo.od ness, I said: “What have I got to do with he was in, so to calm him I says, “ brother, sit that?” down here, and I will show you after a bit.” He says, “I niver put in any objections at “ No,” he says, “ I come sixty miles to prove all as to ye making ice in this yer town town, this thing, and I’ve got no time to sit around but understand me, I won’t stand at all the way here and gass. I mean business,, and all I ask ye have of delivering it.” is that ye show yer hand right now, or the After we had been running a month or two fracus begins.” and the news that we were making ice in town I saw that there was no putting him off, so reached way back into the country, there came I told him to come up on the freezing tank and into the factory one day one of the typical red­ I would show him that we were making ice. necked hill Billies that you have all heard about, We went up on the ice tank, and I drew up a and perhaps seen— long, tall, gaunt— a typical can of solid ice and dumped it out and chipped Arkansan of those days. He proved to be as raw him off a piece, and says “what is that?” as he looked, and of all the people I ever met he “ Ice, sure enough, but that’s no proof that was the most incredulous being in or out of ye made it. Now, I entend to stay right here “Missouri.” He walked about over the plant a till ye make another block ov ice, and see it few moments without saying a word. At last made.” he spied me, and nailed me fast. “ Some of my Well, as it took about 48 hours to freeze a neighbors that’s been to town lately says that can of ice, and I didn’t want the fool fellow ye’re making ice here, and I didn’t believe a around me two days and nights, I thought I dumb word ov it. But as I keeps hearing about would work a little trick on him in order to get it, I thought I would come in and prove them as rid of him sooner. So I set the empty can back liars, and we’d have them turned out ov the in the brine and began to fill it with water. church. They’s already been up before the “What is that ye’re putting in there now?” church on trial on this account, but as I’m being “Water,” says I, and I took a dipper and one ov the deacons they sent me in to get more gave him a drink of it. April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 15

“ Yes, that’s water, and mighty good and ing ice. The whole process is an absorbtion cold.” process, drawing out the heat, and running it oft' I finished filling the can and put the lid in water into the river, until enough is absorbed over it and said that in about twenty minutes I for the water to turn to a solid. We do this by would show him another fresh-made block of ice. the changing of the form of a gas. When we “Don’t believe a dumb word ov it. Ther’s compress a gas it evolves a great deal of heat; some trick about it, and ye can’t fool with me. or, in other words, tries to get rid of it. This we I’m going to take this yere cheer and sit right help out by the means of water over those pipes, on top ov it till it comes up agin.” while the hot gas is on the inside of them. Our “Brother, would you believe that the water object is to get a cold liquified gas. This is I gave you to drink was steam in the boilers a done quite perfectly by pressure and cooling few hours ago?” water. When we have turned the gas from its “No, I wouldn’t believe a dumb word ov it.” natural form to a liquid form and robbed it of its Well, you come out here and I will show heat, then we turn about and relieve it of of its that our ice is made out of steam.” pressure, and in order to return to its natural “ No, you can’t fool with me and coax me form again, it must have back the very same away from 'here. I’m going to sit right here amount of heat that we took away from it till this yere can comes up agin.” when condensing it. And that is done inside of Well, I saw that he was set, and that he the pipes in the freezing tank. Therefore, the didn’t intend to give me a chance to play any process is a continual process of pumping gas pranks, and was about to my wit’s end, when against a pressure, rob it of its heat, conduct I happened to think that possibly the other can the cool liquified gas around to the freezing under the same lid had not been pulled, and as tank, and there relieve it of its pressure, and it soon as the proper time for pulling came I went expands to its natural form, in the pipes inside up there and moved him and slipped the lid back of the freezing tank, as fast as it can get back over the can just filled, leaving it covered, and its heat, and is then withdrawn from those pipes drew up the frozen block and dumped it, chipped and goes through the same process over and him off a piece, and said, “What is that?” over again; thus absorbing the heat from the “I’ll be dumbed if it aint ice, sure enough. water in the cans which we put down into the But stranger, yer got to show me whar you keep freezing tank, until a sufficient amount of its all that cold that ye use to make the ice with. heat is absorbed to permit it to turn to a I want to see the thing done. How do ye get the solid.” When I had spent about an hour with cold, and whar do ye store it? I must be able him trying to make the whole matter as simple to tel the rest how this thing is done, for if I as possible, so that any child could understand go back and say it is did here as the others said, it, and had said all I could on the matter and and can’t tell how it is dun, they will just fire stopped, he turned to me suddenly and asked: me out ov the church, too.” “Stranger, whar did ye come from?” “ Well, brother, I will tell you how we do it, I answered “from Illinois.” but you must believe what I tell you, as you “ Humn, I thought so. Dumb Yankey! can’t see it done. We do not use cold at all; Smarter than God Almighty. God Almighty there is no such thing as cold; that is an ab­ can make ice in the winter time, but you are struse term.” making it here in July.” He left immediately for home, and, as 1 “ Hold on, there. I don’t believe a dumb afterwards learned, went home and reported as word ov it. Didn’t I, before I jined the church, the others did, and was turned out of the church get filled up with red licker and near frizzed to for lying. death wunst? Don’t undertake to tell me there is no such thing as cold. Look at this yer piece ov ice! It burns my hand now like fire, it’s so cold. If there’s no such thing as cold what is doing that?” “Well,” says I, “ if you will keep quiet till I WANTED— One small (second-hand) cake am through I will tell you so you see what I mill; 60 feet, 2-15-in. shaft, pulleys for 250 mean. What we call cold is merely an absence RPM driving shaft, bearings, etc. to match this of heat. Now, I told you that the water we outfit. Planters Cotton Oil Co., of Navasota, Tex. freeze is from condensed steam. We take the hottest of steam and keep absorbing the heat till it just naturally congeals, or turns to ice. We don’t make any cold, or use any cold in mak­ 16 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916.

jections to it in any way, why, tell us through OIL MILL GAZETTEER the columns of the May issue of the Oil Mill Official Organ of the National Oil Mill Superintendents’ Gazetteer, so it will be fresh on the minds of Association. Published monthly by the Wharton Spec­ those who go to the convention in May, and pos­ tator Printing Company, Wharton, Texas. sibly it can be righted. One thing we want to H. E. Wilson, Editor ask of you is to throw your hammer away and become a booster, if you are not one. All you Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at W har­ ton, Texas, under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. have to do is to come to New Orleans and get acquainted with some of the best oil mill men in Chicago Office: 14 East Jackson Blvd. the country and join the association, and you Subscription $1.00 per year. Single Copy 10c will go away a booster. So come down and visit with us, and let us show you one of the best times you ever had in your life. Write us a short card, and let your slogan be “Meet me in New Orleans, at the 23rd Annual Convention of the National Oil Mill Superintendents’ Associa­ tion,” and let’s talk it over. Talk what over? Why, that old hard knot you had to solve in your mill last year. You know we all have them, and love to tell how we got by, and we know of no better place in the world than the convention to tell it. We knew of a fellow that built a mill every year at the convention, and he always had a crowd of listeners. They were most all young fellows. He did not actually build the mill, but OFFICERS OF OIL MILL SUPERINTENDENTS’ AS­ he told these young fellows how it was done, and SOCIATION that is the way to give out information and be For the Year June, 1915, to June, 1916. benefited by it, for those young fellows always WALTER LEONARD, Tyler, Texas...... President learned something at this man’s feet. You can F. C. HOLLY, Memphis, Tenn...... Vice President do the same thing. So come down to the New F. P. MORRIS, Purcell, Okla...... Secretary-Treasurer Orleans convention with this idea in view: To become a member ,and go back crammed full of STATE VICE PRESIDENTS oil mill knowledge, and next year when you get ALABAMA—P. Z. Harlee...... Birmingham Arkansas— S. J. Middlebrook...... Ashdown ready to come, why you won’t have to talk your GEORGIA— J. S. Mullen...... Richland manager’s arm off to get him to stand the ex­ LO UISIANA— Arthur E. Page...... Minden pense check. Make it pay your mill by you at­ MISSISSIPPI— G. M. Brown...... Vicksburg tending these conventions. But if you have a NORTH CAROLINA— J. S. Hoard...... ,...... Tarboro kick, give it to us in the Convention Number of OKLAHOM A— C. S. McKinley...... Muskogee TEN N ESSEE— Joe Page...... Brownsville the Gazetteer. Let us know what it is, and we TE XA S— D. B. Denny...... Greenville will try to remove it for you. This convention number will go into every oil mill in the coun­ try, and you don’t want to miss getting one. It CONVENTION NUMBER will be worth reading. * * * The next issue of the Oil Mill Gazetteer will be the Annual Convention Number, and we ex­ The coming convention promises to be the pect to make it the largest edition of the Gazet­ greatest convention that has ever been held, and teer ever published. We now invite the mem­ if we are to accept the word of the officers of bers of the association as well as all oil mill men both associations, it will be better than the best. to use the columns of this, the convention num­ The place of meting, the City of New Orleans, ber, to put before us their grievances of all promises the best of entertainment for the mem­ kinds, and especially the examination question, bers as well as for the visitors. But that is not which has been discussed pro and con for the what we hold conventions for solely: To be enter­ past six months. We want you to feel free to tained and have a good time. It is true that all use the columns of the Gazetteer, be you a mem­ work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, but in ber or not. Our interest is to get you into the this case we should put the entertainment or the association, if you are not a member, or know fun part of it last. Ninety per cent of the men the reason why. So if you have objections to any who attend the Oil Mill Superintendents’ Con­ of the characteristics of the association, or ob­ vention have their expenses paid by their com­ April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 17 panies and they do not send them to the conven­ demning any of the entertainments. They are tions to spend all of their time while there having all right in their place, and right here let me a good time. They expect them to get good out suggest that you bring your wife along with you of the trip from attending the meetings of the to share in the enjoyment of them, but do let’s Association from day to day, reading and hearing work while we work, and then play afterwards. discussion of the papers and subjects that are Meet me in New Orleans, and I will finish this put before the convention by men who are well sermon. EDITOR. up on the industry, and then, when the day’s * * * work is finished to have a gdod time and enjoy the entertainment. Some of the superintendents ROUND TRIP RATES ON THE S. I*. go to look over what the machinery men have to offer that is new, in fact most of them do, but Mr. J. F. Sullivan, the popular traveling the writer has known men to go to the conven­ passenger agent of the Southern Pacific railway tion at the expense of their company and never lines, was in our office today and left copy for see the inside of the convention hall. Of course an ad for the May issue. Mr. Sullivan informs these men are in the minority, but that it is us that his company, the Southern Pacific, will the case in a single instance should be regret­ run several through cars to the convention from ted. We are going to New Orleans this year. It the most convenient points on his line, and that is a great place with lots of show places, but let all reservations should be early, either with us resolve that when we go to the convention, your nearest Southern Pacific ticket agent, or that business will come before pleasure. The the general passenger agent’s office in Houston. writer likes to enjoy the good things as well as This is the first year in quite a while that we the rest who attend the convention, but with the have been able to have a regular round trip close competition that we have these days and rate granted to the convention without any with the high cost of seed, it behooves every strings tied to it, and the officers of the Supply oil mill man in the country to learn all about his Men’s Association are to be congratulated on business that he can these close and strenuous the securing of same. Don’t put off making times. So, let’s go to New Orleans to learn how your hotel and sleeper reservations, NOW. many pounds of lint the other fellow got, and * * * how he got that extra ten pounds this past We published the annual program in last season; and if he got an extra gallon of oil, try month’s issue and it will be printed each month to find out just what kink he pulled off to get it. until the convention. Look it up and see if your We had a letter from one of our best friends name is on it, and if it is, get busy on your sub­ east of the River not long ago telling us he was ject and have it ready when the president calls busy getting every cent out of a ton of seed that on you. You will notice that the Editor is down he could this year, as seed was high and compe­ for a paper. We thought we had written and tition keen. Now I am going to find out just talked so much this past year that we would what success he had when I get to New Orleans. certainly get a rest at this convention, but we I know he will tell me, and it may better my are on and will have something. Just what we condition here in Wharton and it may not, but 1 we will say, we do not yet know, but we will have will be on the job, and after I leave the conven­ something to shoot at you. It may be hot stuff tion I will know whether my record comes up and burn, or we may be called down by the chair with the average or not. If we go to the con­ before we start, but nevertheless we will be there vention with the idea in our head that we know with both feet with something to punish you it all and are the best men in the business, the with. We won’t tell you about it now, for you expense of going is money thrown away, but if might bring some ancient eggs or soft fruit to we go with the intention of learning something, hand us, but you prepare yours and have it ready ask questions of the other fellow and answer his, and we promise we won’t disappoint you with we make money for our companies by going. In ours. Let’s boost the officers of the association Mr. Perry’s letter in last month’s Gazetteer, he as we never have before, for they have worked said that when the conventions get so that we hard this past year to give us a good convention, think it does not pay to send our superintendent and they are entitled to our support. So, all to we will not do it, but as long as it pays we are the wheel, boys, and push. going to send him, or words to that effect, and * * * that is the way all of the managers are looking at the question today. Let us all go to the Our mutual friend, H. H. Packwood, was a New Orleans convention writh the idea of coming passer-by a few days ago. We are always glad away better men in the industry than we were to see Pack, as he usually has a new story to tell, when we went. Understand me, I am not con­ which helps make the burdens of life seem, light. 18 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916.

CONVENTION CALENDAR Dallas, Texas, and if you have anything that you can cast his way in the shape of an order, we interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Associa­ are sure it will receive very careful attention, tion—No dates yet. President, J. J. Culbertson, and will be appreciated by him. * * Paris, Texas; Vice President, Geo. W. Culbertson, Hazelhurst, Miss.; Secretary, Major Robt. Gib­ TO ADVERTISERS son, Dallas, Texas. Texas Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association— The Convention Nnmber of the Oil Mill No dates yet. President, B. W. Couch, Fort Gazetteer will come off the press on or about Worth, Texas; Vice President, Chas. DuBose, May 5th, and if it comes up to all expectations, Alice, Texas; Secretary, Major Robt. Gibson, it will be the largest edition of the Gazetteer Dallas, Texas. ever published. This has become to be an An­ National Oil Mill Superintendents’ Associa­ nual issue of the Gazetteer, and the readers are tion—Convention meets May 24th, 25th and all expecting it long before it is due. 26th, New Orleans, La. President, W. Leonard, Mr. Advertiser, if you are not already listed Tyler, Texas; Vice President F. C. Holly, Mem­ among the users of Gazetteer advertising space phis, Tenn.; Secretary, F. P. Morris, Purcell, in the Convention Number, you will lose money if you do not do so. We can make you special Okla. Oil Mill Machinery Manufacturers & Supply rates for this large edition, and will give you Association—Meets with the above. President, the best service that can be had in both write-up R. R. Nolen, Box 365, Dallas, Texas; Secretary, and display. We want all copy in not later than W. H. Marshall, Box 365, Dallas, Texas. April 25th. Let the Convention Number of the Interstate Oil Mill Superintendents’ Associ­ Gazetteer tell the visitors to the convention just ation— Convention meets May 31st, June 1st and what you will have and who will be in charge of 2nd, Charlotte, N. C. President, J. W. Wash­ it at the convention. Those who used the col­ ington, Little Mountain, S. C.; Secretary, Fred umns of the Gazetteer last year were very well Strickland, Anderson, S. C. pleased with the results obtained. You send us Oil Mill Superintendents Exhibitors Associ­ your copy for double the space you are now using ation—Meets with the above. President, J. C. for this, the greatest Convention Number of the Burruss, Atlanta, Ga.; Secretary, F. C. Myers, Oil Mill Gazetteer ever published. Atlanta, Ga. * * * We have with us in this issue as a new face, • Southern Rubber & the Strong, Carlisle, Hammond & Co., of Cleve­ land, Ohio, in a half page advertisement. We all remember Mr. McEwen, who makes every con­ vention. Mac is the Trap man, and if you have Belting Company Trap troubles, just take them to Mac and he will tell you how to relieve them with a Strong Houston, Texas U. S. A. Trap. The Strong, Carlisle, Hammond & Co. is an old reliable firm, and is fully able to take care of your wants in their line. Look up their ad and see what they have to say. * * * The largest stock of hose, belting and packing in W. P. Marcey, who for the past two years the South has handled the southwestern branch of the Chas. A. Schieren Company, has taken a similar position with the Shultz Belting Company of St. Distributors for the B. F. Good­ Louis. Mr. Marcey, or rather, plain old “Bill” rich and Diamond Rubber Com­ Marcey as he calls himself, is a very popular panies, Alexander Leather and man among the cotton oil mill men of Texas and Dick’s Balata Belting. Oklahoma, and we wish to congratulate the Shultz Belting Company on their good judgment in selecting Mr. Marcey as their southern repres­ entative. The writer considers him one among Leather Belt Rebuilding and Repairing the best belt men on the road today and also one of the most genteel that visits our office. Mr. 517-519 Washington Ave. Marcey’s business address will be 713 Elm Street, April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 19 SUGGESTIONS AS TO RECEIVING MEMBERS ship in the association by the vote of the ma­ jority of the members present, but I do not mean Jackson, Miss., March 13th, 1916. that he is entitled to any certificate or diploma, Mi. H. E. Wilson, but he is to be recognized as a member of the Wharton, Texas. association. Then if the said member wants the Dear Sir: people to know what the association thinks of his I notice that the method of receiving mem­ ability, he must make application for examina­ bers into our association is becoming very popu­ tion before the examination committee and re­ lar and there can not be too much said or done ceive his diploma according to the grade made. on this important question. We desire to see I see no objection to the present method of the association grow and be prosperous, and if issuing certificates. I would object to any mem­ so, there must be new material added. ber being in the association more than two years Whether or not the present method of ex­ without making application for certificate. amination is right or wrong, it is keeping the If you think this worthy of publication, average superintendent from making a start to please put it in the columns of the Gazetteer. become a member of the association; therefore, — -1 lily, B. A. SMITH. it is evident that this is hurtful to the associa­ * * * tion arid ought to be remedied. I do not know A COLD MILL NO “ SNAP” that the method of examination is too rigid, but it is thought so by the majority of outside su­ Memphis, Tenn., March 25, 1916. perintendents. This examination was gotten up Mr. H. E. Wilson, by three of as good superintendents as we have Wharton, Texas. in the convention, but we see that good men Dear Friend Wilson: make mistakes as well as others, So, 1 think I have been expecting a “ cal'” from you de­ it would be well for the benefit of the associa­ manding an explanation of why I haven’t writ­ tion' to change the method. I do not mean to ten you. or the Gazetteer for such a long time. open the gates and take in subjects that wouid I have been busy making improvements be hurtful to the association. and alterations, getting in shape for next season. We claim that our purpose is to educate the superintendents. It seems to me that the pres­ ent method is, that the applicant must come ed­ Balata Belting Was invented by ucated. We would not expect our six-year-old child to go to school and enter the eleventh R. & J. Dick, Ltd., in 1885 grade the first day, but we do expect them to be received into the school and enrolled as one of the pupils. We don’t believe that they could re­ OF PROVEN QUALITY ; ceive very much benefit walking around the building and playing on the grounds. We believe in maintaining all the good prin­ ciples of the association, making better and more efficient oil mill superintendents. We have been present at the convention and have seen oil mill The Only Belt for Every Service superintendents become very indignant when the secretary read out for them “ Second Grade Guaranteed Economical Certificates,” and I believe they were justifiable; Powerful— True Running— Waterproof because the questions asked did not amount to anything as far as the operation of a mill is Strongest Belt Made— Yet Cheaper and Better Than Good Leather concerned. Now, for m yself: I got in before the rigid quarantine was put on. Proud to say, I hold a first grade certificate. Now, my idea of the method of receiving members is for any oil mill superintendent or R. & J. DICK, Ltd. night foreman who has been in actual service for PASSAIC, N. J. one or more years and has been successful in BRANCHES: ATLANTA, GA., 1609 Candler Building this capacity, making application for member­ NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA ship in the association, the application accom­ CLEVELAND NEWARK KANSAS CITY panying the necessary dues signed by two or AGENTS EVERYWHERE . more first grade members, is entitled to member­ 20 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916.

Am working a small crew of men. and am jump­ by the French Oil Mill and Machinery Co. If ing in, some, to help them, myself. interested address San Antonio Machine & Sup­ Vve shut down in January, after milling our ply Co., San Antonio, Texas. * * * stock of seed at the very high market price then prevailing, and nearly all the boys around ANALYZES INDICATOR CARD here have been telling me what a snap I am having. If working around a cold mill with the Paris, Arkansas, March 14, 1916. mercury around freezing is a snap, then we are Oil Mill Gazetteer, having a snap, but I think an oil mill, not run­ Wharton, Texas. ning, in cold weather, is the most disagreeable Gentlemen: proposition imaginable. In reply to Mr. H. V. McElbreat’s indica­ I am glad to see there is some hope of dis­ tor diagram in the March number of the Gazet­ posing of the much mooted examination ques­ teer: Compression too heavy. The compression tion at the next convention. Some of the plans is higher than boiler pressure. I think compres­ and suggestions look feasible, and if the boys sion one-half of boiler pressure is right for Cor­ can only agree on some plan incorporating the liss engines. The lead is too late. It is later on best ideas in the suggestions submitted, there head end than on crank end. The heavy ex­ ought to be no trouble in getting rid of this pansion curves are caused by a slight variation vexing problem. in the cut-off. The slight back pressure is I am enjoying the Gazetteer very much caused by the open heater, or a slight resistance and must compliment you on keeping its con­ in the exhaust pipe. If Bro. McElbreath will tents up to a high standard. With kindest re­ decrease his compression, decrease his lead, make gards, yours truly, F. C, HOLLY. cut-off for head end slightly later, in my opinion P. S. I think there will be a large delega­ he will have a very good diagram. Very truly tion from Memphis at the convention. yours, GUY CONLEY. * * * * * * FOR SALE We learn what we want much more clearly The San Antonio Machine & sSupply Co. has and thoroughly by not getting it than we would for sale three complete new change valves made by getting it. Drain the Condensation from Your Cookers BY THE USE OF Strong Steam Traps Every puff of steam that goes to waste by the use of a hand valve may be saved by the use of these traps.

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BOSTON PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK CHICAGO PITTSBURG 200 Congress Bourse Bldg. 30 Church 542 So. Dearborn 432 Wood St. April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 21 Oil Mill Efficiency Bulletin a - u n r u . ™ Fort Worth» Texas, April 1st, 1916. While this bulletin covers about 700 samples of cotton seed products, there are a number of conditions arising that probably lessened the value of the averages—one of them being for instance, the shutting down of a number of the mills. We will, at an early date have’ our annual average ready for this bulletin. The 72 samples of seed analyzed the past month show practically the same wide variation in the seed as shown last month. The hull average has held its own, but the cake does not show as good as for the two months previous. The oil average is getting gradually worse as would be expected. Some very unusual samples of oil have been encountered during the month. CAKE AND MEAL ANALYSES Moisture Protein Oil Average of all mills...... 8.27...... 41.58 6.54 Best average result...... 8.29...... 40.39. 4.99 Worst average result...... 5.72...... 42.97 9.67

HULL ANALYSIS $ Loss per ton seed in Whole Seed and Meats Oil in Hulls Total Oil excess of standard Average of all mills...... 01...... 69...... 75 .08 Best average result...... 0 ...... 41...... 44 .0 Worst average result...... 03...... 1.02...... L.08 .19 OIL ANALYSES Refining Loss Color-Red Free Acid Average of all mills...... 10.3...... 7.3...... 2.6 Best average result...... 3.7...... 5.0...... 1.8 Worst average result...... ,..... 15.0...... ,...... 13.7 ...... 2.0 Watch for our summer efficiency bulletins. They will contain something new along effi­ ciency lines. THE FORT WORTH LABORATORIES, F. B. PORTER, President.

OIL MILL CHEMICAL CONTROL BULLETIN Report for month ending March 26th, 1916. AVERAGE ANALYSES CAKE AND MEAL Moisture Ammonia Protein Oil Average all samples...... 8.10...... 8.31...... 42.71 7.61 Highest sample ...... 7.87...... 9.10 ...... 46.77 9.38 Lowest sample ...... -...... 9.58...... 6.70 34.44 4.60 AVERAGE ANALYSES SEED The number of samples of seed submitted for analysis during the month were small, hence, their average would not be representative of the seed crushed during the month. HULLS The number of samples of hulls submitted for analysis during the month were small, hence, their average would not be representative of the hulls manufactured during the month. CRUDE OIL Refining Loss Color-Red Free Fatty Acids Average all samples...... 10.0...... 6.7 2.2 Best sample ...... 3.6...... 5.5...... 1.0 Worst sample ...... _..17.6...... 9.2...... 4.7 Respectfully submitted, HOUSTON LABORATORIES, P. S. TILSON, Chemist. 22 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916. “He Knew, But He Couldn’t Tell It”

I have noticed in the columns of the Gazet­ much of the time on examining committees, and teer for some months, that the question of ex­ I have noticed that many of the applicants be­ amination of applicants for membership in our come frustrated, especially under some of the association, is agitating the minds of many of questioners, and there was evidenced an incli­ our brethren considerably, yet. This seems to nation on the part of some of the committee be a matter hard to settle among a few of the often to delight in muddling the applicant. This boys; and I fear that some of the highly fav­ is wrong; we should be more considerate of their ored ones, those who have been fortunate enough position and simply try to draw them out and to obtain technical education, and are so situated see what they really know about their business, that they have much time to keep up the study rather than what they can’t tell. I recall one of mechanical laws, rules, theories and arts, are instance when I was appointed as chairman of a rather inclined to be exacting on those who are committee to examine a man that I had known less fortunate. Because fortune, friends of fi­ for years to be a most successful superintendent nance, have highly favored some, enabling them and as I was so well satisfied of his abilities, I to reach the climax of their profesion rapidly, simply said to the others: “ You can ask him they should not look down with disdain on those all the questions you like, but I do not feel at the foot of the ladder; but should rem e^- worthy to question a man on his abilities to oper­ ber from whence they themselves came and by ate an oil mill, when I know that he is my what means they reached the top of the laddei, superior in this line.” Well they began to shoot and have some feelings of compassion and help­ questions at him that were as foreign to his fulness for those on whom “Dame Fortune” and practice as Greek, and he became muddled at “ Mother Nature” have not smiled so sweetly. the start off, and all he could say w as: “ I know, Ours should be, a spirit of helpfulness, rather but I cannot tell it” or “ I don’t know.” And the than of retarding, and we should prefer to help poor efllow didn’t know half of the questions along the weaker brother, rather than deter him that were doped at him and I seriously doubt in his intention to become one of us There is the ability of the questioners to answer them all. no use in trying to cover facts, they are stub­ When it had gone far enough, I said, boys, let me born things, and will strongly resist suppression; ask you a question. Can you tell me why a dog and one of the facts that cannot be downed, wpgs his tail? Neither of them could answer is that there are a great many good, successful it correctly, so I turned to the candidate and oil mill operators, that will not undertake to says: “ You tell them, Bill.” He answered them join with us, because they are afraid that thev quick: “It is because the dog is bigger than the might fall down in the examinations, and not tail; if the tail were bigger than the dog, the secure a frist grade certificate, in the face of tail would wag the dog.” the fact that they are, and have been considered And knowing well the abilities of all pres­ second to none, by their acquaintances and by ent, I simply said, this seems to be a case of their employers. This has happened in our where the tail is wagging the dog. A laugh fol­ experience, and might happen again, and some­ lowed, common sense resorted to, and he came how, I can seem to see just how funny I would through satisfactory to all. feel mvself if it should happen to me, after being Now brethren, what is the aim and scope of considered an A1 superintendent of many years’ our association? What was in the minds of the exnerience. Now there are some reasons whv originators ? What has this association always such things take place that I would mention oth- stood for? If it is not indeed and in truth a pr ^han that they don’t know; as their results “Brotherhood of Helpfulness,” what is it? It is indicate that they do know, therefore we ought in no sense a labor union; neither is it an employ­ to conclude that “They know, but can’t tell.” ment bureau; neither is it a guarantee company. And whv can’t they tell what they know? Be­ If we issue certificates at all, what right cause some have not the gift of expression in have we to class the members ? What right have words what they feel in their bones. Then asrain, we to sit in judgment on our brothers? True some get a little excited when they get before we have the power to do many things that are a body of their peers (?) and get mixed up. and not right or just, or expedient; and really in the befuddled, when, should you tackle them on end what does it all amount to? Our diplomas their own stamping ground, they could easily may certify that the bearer hereof is a first-class show you t^at you don’t know it all. In every or a second-class, or a third-class oil mill superin­ convention I have so far attended, I have served tended and the receiver thereof, may prove the April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 23 very opposite to his employers. The “proof of operating, can’t operate them as well as we can. the pudding is in the eating.” Brethren, I admit that all you contend for is I want to cite you to one case that came to good, and I wish that all of us poor fellows had the notice of every reader of The Gazetteer, De­ leceived the natural and acquired abilities you cember number, an article from a manager. Here have; but we admit that we don’t know all there was a man with one of our guarantee certificates, is in books by a long shot, and that we are too certifying that he was a first-class superinten­ busy trying to make good, to even up with you on dent and was loosing for his company $75 per that score; but you come to see us and we might day, in a loss beyond the standard of good oper­ be able to show you that we are doing things as ating. And note the criticism by the manager, well as you. So you fellows that are way up, and his good advice to us. better hop off your perch, and come down with Why not have our certificates read that the the crowd and scratch hard, for it is the busy bearer hereof is a (day) or (night) superin­ scratcher that gets the fattest worms generally. tendent, or an (undergraduate) perhaps who Brethren, let us take on the spirit of help­ would like to join us for his personal help and fulness and remember that the rear guard must that they are a member in this association in camp tomorrow right where we are today, and good standing, and nothing more. move on and make ready for them to fill our I fear that in some instances our judgment places as we pass off the stage of action. What as to the qualifications of our members are help we are able to give let us give it now, fully overestimated and in others underestimated, not and freely, for we shall pass this way but once. from the lack of a systematic, adequate or effic­ W. H. EMERSON. ient methods, so much as it is from the lack of * * * information or personal knowledge of the appli­ GOSH, WE MISSED IT- cant. Then why not assure ourselves by several Miss Magdelen Young, of Ringoes, followed means obtainable, that the applicant is actually the maid of honor. She wore sea foam green filling (if we are to judge) and simply class rose buds, and a sea foam green tulle picture hat. him accordingly. — Society Column. Brethren, I appeal to you as a “Friend to Man,” let’s be more considerate of our fellows’ feelings and not try to force upon others, who have a desire to come with us a task that we did not and perhaps could not do. Why exact We Manufacture from them a technical or theoretical examination that in a great measure is not practical or even LINTER SAWS necessary for them to acquire in order to satis­ factorily perform their functions. We can not We guarantee them to give presume to say even if we do, that this one is competent and that one is not, on the basis of ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION such examinations, because past experience proves that even under the best system of ex­ W e manufacture, repair and renovale aminations persons often have proved otherwise than certified. Leather Belting. If we must have a technical or theoretical ex­ W e carry a full stock of STANDARD amination, let us accord the applicant the privil­ and HELICOID Conveyor. ege of carrying their “Kents Manuel” or “Has- well” or anything they have with them as ref­ Our prices are right. erences; for the average oil mill superintendent Send us your orders. has enough to carry in his cocoanut other than “ secants” and “ cosecants,” lorgarithms,” square i‘oot and cube root, and a thousand other things that are as foreign to his daily practices as The Dutch. Why is it necessary that the superintendent of an oil mill know how to “ lay out a Corliss Riechman-CrosbyCo. valve gear,” or build a steam pump, or cast a heater, or even make the plans and specification Memphis,iTenn. and construct an oil mill in order to operate one? Often those who build the machinery we are 24 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916.

THEY BOTH READ THE GAZETTEER ing the belts from premature destruction from oil, which dripped and spattered from every Cuero, Texas, March 28, 1916. bearing. Mr. H. E. Wilson, The preservation of the belts was a very Wharton, Texas. material factor because each costs thousands of Dear Mr. Wilson: dollars, and play in the bearings actually pump­ I have yours of the 26th to hand, also the ed oil out of them profusely. Gazetteers, by same mail. Many thanks for After some preliminary testing to determine them. I had a whiz at the postmasters, and the exact working conditions at various times, it they said if they had arrived they would have was decided to discontinue entirely the lubrica­ distributed them, but was not sure that they tion of oil and to install No. 6 density grease in had pass3d through the office, but I am sure the reservoir of each bearing. This having been they have, as there is a name-sake here, but done, the shafts were carefully wiped dry and not with the same initials, and they sometimes were then whitened to determine whether leak- get his box mixed with mine. So I called their age and consequent flying lubricant had been attention to be careful in the future. Yes, I eliminated. know I am still on the list, and just got 1916 receipt from Mr. Morris today. I am, as stated before, making preparations to get to New Orleans, and I want it to rain and make things look more cheerful, as it is pretty gloomy now. Hoping this will find everything well with you, and again thanking you for your prompt­ ness in sending the missing issues, (as they are always looked for regularly and very much ap­ preciated by both myself and the wife, and when they fail to appear she makes a roar), with our personal regards, I am very truly yours, J. W. RUSSELL. * * * LUBRICATING A MORGAN BELT DRIVE

What is probably the most interesting, though not the most difficult problem in lubri­ cation recently presented to our engineering de­ partment was that afforded by a Morgan belt drive in the plant of one of the larger steel companies. Not all of us are familiar with the Morgan belt drive, and a brief description will not be amiss. In this case the Morgan belt drive is used to drive the wire rolls and is operated b./ four belts, each belt passing over an idler and two pulleys. Each pulley shaft has a gei r on the end, which drives two pinions, eacii pin­ ion driving separate rolls. The feet tia.eled by the shafts range from 638.5 feet to 800 feet p ;r minute. The belts used are triple leather, one 48 inches wide and the others 34 inches wide, run­ ning one on top of the other, over the fly wl eel. The lubrication of this machine was o ig:- nally accomplished by a circulating oiling sys em, two jets of oil under pressure running into the bearings, which are chain oil type, and the prob­ lem was a composite one of reducing the friction load and, what was of greater importance, sav­ Financial District, New Orleans. April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 25

The results are more than satisfactory in every respect, there being absolutely no sign of leakage whatever at any bearing, and the fric­ Cotton Oil Mill Ma­ tion load is apparently reduced materially, though this factor was not definitely recorded. J. T. BUTLER, M. E. * * * chinery for Sale

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AU G U ST 24, 1912, AT DALLAS: Of the Oil Mill Gazetteer, published monthly at Wharton, Texas, for April 1, 1916. Two 250 H. P. Murray Water Tube Boilers, State of Texas, County of Wharton, ss. 49x21’ D. 138 - 3 1-2x18’ Tubes, 94 1-4” Water Before me, E. G. Brooks, a notary public in and for Legs. the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared One 14x22 Atlas 4-valve Automatic Engine. F. W. Shannon, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher of the One 14 - 28x36 R. M. T. Murray Corliss Oil Mill Gazetteer, and that the following is, to the Cross Compound Engine, 14’xl2’xl 1-2 Rope best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of Grooves, Double Eccentric and Wrist Plates. the ownership, management, etc., of the aforesaid pub­ One 10x2 5-8x12 Duplex Hydraulic Pump, lication for the date shown in the above caption, re­ Smith-Vaile. quired by the Act of August 24, 1912: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, One 10x1 1-2x12 Duplex Hydraulic Pump, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Smith-Vaile. Publisher, Wharton Spectator Printing Co., (F. W. One Smith-Vaile Automatic Steam Cake Shannon, M gr.,) Wharton, Texas. F ormer. Editor, H. E. Wilson, Wharton, Texa,s. One 4x4x5 Union Steam Pump Co., Steam Managing editor, H. E. Wilson, Wharton, Texas. Pump. Business manager, H. E. Wilson, Wharton, Texas. 2. That the owners are: National Oil Mill Super­ intendents’ Association, Walter Leonard, Pres., Tyler, AT WAXAHACHIE: Texas; F. P. Morris, Secretary-Treas., Purcell, Okla. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and Two 100 H P R. T. Brownell Boilers. other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or One 100 H P R. T. Atlas Boiler. more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other One 20x48 Lane & Bodley Corliss Engine. securities are: None. F. W . Shannon, Publisher. One 8x2 1-2x10 Smith-Vaile hydraulic pump. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of One 8x1x10 Smith-Vaile hydraulic pump. April, 1916. E. G. Brooks, Notary Public. (SEAL). My commission expires June 1, 1917. One Smith-Vaile Automatic cake former.

AT MIDLOTHIAN: One 16x42 Lane & Bodley Corliss Engine. One 8x2 1-2x10 Smith-Vaile hydraulic pump. One 8x1x10 Smith-Vaile hydraulic pump. One Smith-Vaile steam cake former. Two 18x64 Smith-Vaile cookers. One No. 14 Scientific Attrition Mill. One 30-inch Eclipse Bar Huller. One 52x24 Split Cast Iron Pulley. One 48x20x3 3-16 Solid Iron Pulley. One 40-inch A. B. C. Fan. One 40-inch Sturdevant Down Blast, Four Steam Packers. Two Burnham Hydraulic Pumps.

Address Planters Cotton Oil Co. Dallas, Texas Creole Court Yard, New Orleans. 26 THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER April, 1916. For Examination, Fir^t, La£t and All the Time

Greenville, Texas, Feb. 11, 1916. instead of digging into and advocating theories Mr. H. E. Wilson, that we know are distasteful to many of the Wharton, Texas. members of our association. Dear Sir: Can a real smart man expect a superintend­ After so long a time, and oeveral efforts, 1 ent to say by his act that he fully realizes that am going to give you my ideas on examination. he does not measure up to superintendent by Allow me to say at the outset that I am for waiving the examination and joining the superin­ the examination of members, first, last and all tendent’s association as an honorary member? the time. For I firmly and honestly believe that Could a superintendent say in stronger words the examination of members is our very foun­ that he did not have confidence in his knowledge dation, as an association. This question some of oil milling than by joining the oil mill superin­ term as “ an old sore,” and I believe rightly so. tendents on a no-grade schedule? What can the But why is it? Simply because we keep picking Association offer this superintendent? Nothing at it. that we are not glad to give him, without him We all know that this question has come coming in through the back door of the Associa­ up at every convention for the past several tion, and should a real smart man not know years, and we know it to have marred the pleas­ that all the superintendents will no more join ure of one day’s meeting to many of the mem­ the superintendents’ association than they will bers. The results have always been the same— all join the same church. examination retained by a large majority. We hear many excuses for not joining our We are not content with the harmful ad­ Association. We can not, if we would, comply vertising this question brings us at conventions, with all of them, and I don’t think we should but must advertise through the press, and offi­ lower our standard to eliminate one excuse and cially advertise. make three more, as well as to entirely destroy The trouble as I see it with examination, is our prestige as a craft. that we do not go far enough with the candidate. To me the examination has been worth more We are content to ask a man a few questions than any other feature of our Association. I that a good oiler should be able to answer, and exDected a much harder examination than we have grade him on them, and the way we handled ever had and I was prepared for it. One of our them at Galveston I consider a mock at examina­ present members whom I consider one of our tion. Gave them three days to pass examination best, told me of the Association and the grades. if they wanted it. This I hardly think fair to He was a booster for the Association and the the Association. Still, we are told that our ex­ examination, and pointed out the advantages of amination is too hard and even absurd, not only it to me. I made up my mind to join and make by outsiders, but by our own members and offi­ the best grade possible. This was three months cers, and I believe we knock our Association before convention, and I got busy studying my every time we make this remark or kindred re­ business, and the result was the examining com­ marks. mittee granted me a first grade certificate. This Would you have joined the Association had I treasure very highly. To me my certificate you heard as much knocking, argument, and means something accomplished' after 12 years’ wrangles before you joined as you have since? of hard service and study. I know that had I heard and believed one-tenth The examination is the only incentive for as much kicking and wrangling in our Associa­ study that we have and I might say the only tion before I joined as I have since, I certainly asset that we have. Can we as a craft seriously would never have received my certificate, and 1 consider taking in members any other way than don’t believe myself to be any great exception by examination? Are we not entitled to know to the average superintendent. something of an applicant’s ability? Should we To me this is the most disgusting question not be certain that this man who holds one of I ever knew to reach the age it has in any kind our certificates can tell right and left hand con­ of an association. It looks to me, in as much veyors apart? Now, don’t say that they all as we are banded together as an association for know that. I know one who does not and he educational purposes, we could at least govern worked $40.00 seed this year. I asked the man­ ourselves according to the wish of the majority ager if he considers this type of superintendent of members, and write along educational lines a safe man to handle a mill, April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 27

seen that it will take the product of 300 acres to make a car of oil, and that whether the crop HILL FRICTION CLUTCHES will be grown to an extent large enough for — A N D — their purpose is a very reasonable and serious POWER TRANSMISSION MACHINERY;:} question to the crusher in connection with the The Hill Friction Clutch as built today cost of installing machinery and preparing for — our New Smith T ype— is the result the crush. The thing to do is for the farmers of twenty-seven years’ experience. to make up their minds and notify the crusher The keynote of our improved design and construction is me­ in their neighborheed in sufficient time and num­ chanical stability. ber to justify him in going to the expense of changing his machinery to crush the nuts. The Hill Clutch Co. “The Texas Industrial Congress has inform­ CLEVELAND OHIO ed us that the peanut can be growrn over a wider

Complete I’ovvit Transmission Machinery Kt|uipimniti area than cotton and at about 80 per cent of its Iiu-hiding the Well Known Hill Collar Oiling Hearings cost. They estimate an average yield of Spanish nuts will be between thirty and forty bushels per acre, costing between $15 and $16 to pro­ duce, and that by selecting the seed and giving I hardly think any member to be of small attention to cultural methods, sixty bushels per enough calibre to want everybody to stand ex­ acre, at very little increased cost, may be easily amination just because they had to. How many produced. They say that the money value of of us want our boys to oil mill just because we peanuts, including the nuts and hay should not had to? be less than $30 to the farmer, which is about I think Brother Bates fully-realizes that to twice the cost of production, and that his show­ eliminate the examination we would automatic­ ing of profits will be much better as he makes ally kill our Association. heavier yields. Mr. Wilson, I dislike to write counter to our “ There is a great area of land in Texas officers, but on this question I believe hangs our suitable for peanut growing and not suited to Association’s future. If we could lose the ham­ cotton. The two crops can, in my opinion, be mer and boost the Association and examination grown without materially interfering with each half as much time each year as we spend in other, especially since the machine-harvested wrangling and listening to wrangles over this peanut may be handled without getting in the question we would grow as we should and could way of cotton picking for those farmers who build up an association that would be a credit to grow both crops.” ourselves and the industry which we serve. Yours very truly, D. B. DENNY. * * * The Ft. Worth Laboratories OIL MILLS ARE PREPARING FOR PEANUT Consulting, Analytical Chemists and Chemical Engineers CRUSHING Chemistry Applied to All Phases of Manufacturing “The attention of the cotton oil trade is Cotton Seed Products, Fuel, Water, Feeds our specialties being more and more directed to peanut produc­ F. B. PORTER, B. S., Ch. E„ Pres- tion as a basis for the manufacture of a very 204 1-2 Houston St FORT WORTH. TEX superior oil,” said B. W. Couch of Fort Worth, president of the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association, “resulting in installing the machin­ ( f ery in a number of mills in preparation for the 1916 crush, and endeavoring to encourage the Adopt Sampson Press Cloth farmers to grow the crop commercially. IJVCOMTA. *RA TiEE If the crusher can be assured of getting I JW Q U A L I T V enough nuts to make the business of making the A. JVD 'DU'RA. TML.I- oil one worth while, there is no doubt but that r y . MAJVUIA C a large number of mills will be adapted to peanut TU'RE'D , . . oil production. The trade manufactures and handles cotton oil in car lots, the tank car us­ Oriental Textile Mills ually containing 8000 gallons of oil. On the HOUSTOJW, TEXAS' basis of a gallon of oil to a bushel of nuts and thirty bushels of nuts to the acre, it will be April, 1916. 28 T H E O IL MILL GAZETTEER National Oil Mill Superintendents’ Convention

New Orleans, May 24, 25 and 26, 1916

MR. SUPERINTENDENT: MR. MANAGER:

The attendance at the convention of the There will be something for you at these National Oil Mill Superintendents last year num­ meetings. If you are interested in mill opera­ bered about 1,000 men. If you were one of. tion attend the meetings of the Superintendents; them you know what good you received and if in the equipment, carefully examine the ma­ what a pleasant time you had. You remeber chinery on exhibition; it will be the latest and the fine meetings, the friends you met, the best. The social features will also be open to pleasant social features. In fact, we believe you you. You are most cordially invited to be stated at the time that you would be sure to be present. back next year. If you were not present we as­ sure you that you missed a treat. The educa­ MACHINERY AND SUPPLY tional features were of the best and every man MANUFACTURERS taking part in the meetings had some informa­ About $150,000,000 is invested in the Oil tion to give you. The machinery exhibit per­ Mill Business. There are about 1,000 mills op­ mitted you to see the latest improved machinery erating. These conventions give you an oppor­ and to study it. Experts were on hand to ex­ tunity to meet the Oil Mill Superintendents and plain and demonstrate, so that you were sure of many of the Managers, when they are in a buy­ what the machine would do and how they were ing mood. The exhibits permit you to show made. Much of the machinery was operating, your devices, in operation if you so desire, and so that you could see how it would do in your to explain your product in connection with the plant. Last, but not least, there were the social machine itself, rather than from a catalog illus­ features of the convention and pleasure trips. tration or a photograph. Everyone enjoyed these and it is expected they These conventions have come to be the an­ will be bigger and better this year than last. nual meeting place of buyers and sellers. We do not believe you can afford to miss the con­ vention if you are seeking trade with the Cotton Come to the convention and bring your Reed Oil Mills, wives. We promise you that you both will have Railroad rates on all roads leading into a fine time and want to come again. New Orleans will be one and one-third fare for the round trip.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING EX­ FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE HIBIT SPACE AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIA­ CONVENTION ADDRESS F. P. MORRIS, SEC­ TION CONVENTION, ADDRESS W. H. MAR­ RETARY, PURCELL, OKLAHOMA. SHALL, BOX 365. DALLAS, TEXAS. April, 1916. THE OIL MILL GAZETTEER 29

p r o g r a m m e of the (Eumthj-thirli Annual CmuunttUm nf thr National (S)il Ulill ABanrialimt

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, May 24, 25 and 26, 1916.

W ALTER LEONARD, President, Tyler Texas. F. C. HOLLY, Vice President, Memphis, Tenn. I . P. MORRIS, Sec-Treas., Purcell, Okla.

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