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230 THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
and gypsite-in many sections of Texas,
but the present manufacturing industry is
confined to the gypsum deposits lying be-
low the foot of the cap rock and stretch-
ing approximately from Quanah to Sweet-
water. There are plants near Quanah,
Sweetwater, Plasterco, Hamlin and Rotan.
This industry has developed rapidly. A
great variety of building materials are
manufactured and there seems to be an
expanding market. There was an increase
of 50 per cent in value of products be-
tween the census reports of 1919 and
1923.
TEXAS TEXTILE MILLS.
Potentially the manufacture of cotton
goods is Texas' greatest industry. At
present (1923 census) it ranks tenth
among the industries of Texas on basis
of value of products. With Texas pro-
ducing one-third of the cotton of the
United States and with ample labor sup-
ply and power resources this industry
will develop rapidly in the future.
There are at present 276,112 spindles in
glace and under construction in Texas,
and 6,174 looms. There were 239,828
spindles "in place" in Texas on Oct. 1,
1926, according to the United States De-
partment of Commerce, of which 221,898
were in o.eration during the preceding
month. The number of spindles has in-
creased 41.5 per cent since the World
War counting spindles under construc-
tion in 1926. The rapid development of
Texas fuel resources through the discov-
ery of petroleum and gas resources and
the utilization of lignite under the boilers
of great generating plants, together with
the rapid extension of high tension trans-
mission lines, is doing much to pave the
way for textile mill expansion. Texas has
an ample labor supply adaptable to textile
mill operation, and the cost of living is
low due_ to the mild -climate and the
gigantic food producing resources of the
state.
Cotton Consumption by Texas Hills.
Texas cotton mills normally consume
from 100,000 to 125,000 bales annually, or
approximately 2.5 per cent of Texas cot-
ton production.
First Cotton Mill.
The first cotton mill in Texas was a
small spinning and weaving plant erected
by John F. Torry at New Braunfels on
the Comal River about 1850 and operated
by water power. It was destroyed by
flood some years later and was never re-
built. During the Civil War there was a
textile industry at the State prison. After
reconstruction period, serious attempts at
textile mill development began and sev-
eral mills were built. However, the oldest
mills in the State at present, the Dallas
Cotton Mills, were established in 1888.
Below is given a list of Texas cotton
mills:
Belton.-Belton Yarn Mills; 11,932 spin-
Eles; 10s and 2'6s hosiery yarns.
Bo ham.-Consolidated Textile Corpora-
tion (Bonham division); 16,200 spindles;
,433 looms; duck and sheetings.
Bowie.-Under construction in 1926 a
:,300-spindle mill with eight looms to
manufacture, tire fabrics.
Brenham.-South Texas Cotton Mills;
6,504 spindles; 200 looms; duck, osna-
Burgs, drills, sheetings and twine.Corsicana.-Corsicana Cotton Mills; 15,-
500 spindles; 281 looms; single and dou-
ble filling ducks and osnaburgs.'
Cuero.-Guadalupe Valley Cotton Mills;
8,300 spindles; 208 looms; flat duck.
Dallas.-1. Dallas Cotton Mills; 16,228
spindles; 334 looms; flat and double fill-
ing duck and drills. 2. C. R. Miller Man-
ufacturing Company; 15,066 spindles; 384
looms; drills and twills. 3. Fogarty Silk
Knitting Co.; 10 machines; silk knit
neckties. 4. Texas Hosiery Mills; 280
machines; children's ribbed hose and
men's half hose.
Denison.-Denison Cotton Mill Co.; 16,-
000 spindles; 386 Iooms; duck, drills and
twills.
El Paso.-EI Paso Cotton Mills; 5,016
spindles; 172 looms; denims, drills and
ticks.
Fort Worth -1. Worth Mills; 16,000
spindles; 8 looms; cord tire fabrics. 2.
Dixie Hosiery Mills; 64 machines; mer-
cerized and silk hosiery.
Galveston.-Galvez Mill; 13,700 spin-
dles; yarns.
Gonzales.-Gonzales Cotton Mill Com-
pany; 6,800 spindles; 210 looms; flat duck,
drills and osnaburgs.
Hillsboro.-Hillsboro Cotton Mill; 6,500
spindles; 180 looms; 6 to 18-oz. duck and
osnaburgs.
Honston.-Il. Houston Cotton and Twine
Mills, Inc.; 6,640 spindles; twines and
yarns, is to 40s. 2. Houston Textile Mills;
4,000 spindles; 100 looms; cotton blankets.
3. Houston Hosiery Mills; 13 knitting ma-
chines; half hose.
Itasca.-Itasca Cotton Manufacturing
Company; 12,000 spindles; 315 looms;
ducks, drills and osnaburgs.
Kingsville.-San Antonio Cotton Mills
-(Kingsville division); 2,448 spindles; 8s
yarns.
Marble Falls.-Partly constructed to
operate 10,000 spindles; flannelette.
MeKinney.-C. R. Miller Manufacturing
Company; 11,072 spindles; 746 looms; col-
ored cotton goods.
Mexia.-Mexia Textile Mills; 5,000 spin-
dles; 128 looms; ducks and osnaburgs.
Ney Braunfels.-Planters & Merchants
Mills, Inc.; 10,000 spindles; 360 looms;
ginghams, madras and rayon dress goods.
Post.-Postex Mills; 11,520 spindles; 296
looms; bleach, wide sheeting.
San Antonio.-1. San Antonio Cotton
Mills; 3,400 spindles; 60 looms; wide duck
and osnaburgs. 2. Adams Cotton Mill;
9,984 spindles; 373 looms; chambrays.
San Marcos.-San Marcos Cotton Mills,
Inc.; partially built in 1926.
Sherman.S h e r m a n Manufacturing
Company; 7,956 spindles; 228 looms; flat
duck. 2. Pool Knitting Mills; 44 knit-
ting machines; men's mercerized and silk
hose.
Waco,l-. C. R. Miller Manufacturing
Company; 10,000 spindles; 320 looms;
denims, drills, checks, duck, etc. 2. 1aco
Twine Mills; 3,536 spindles; 2s to 60s ply
yarn and twine.
Waxahaehie.-Waxahachie Cotton Mills;
10,000 spindles; 248 looms; flat duck and
osnaburgs.
West.-Brazos Valley Cotton Mills;
6.240 spindles; 220 looms; ducks and osna=
burgs.
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