Tularosa Algodon Company, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0102
Scope and Content
According to the April 6, 1925 issue of Cotton and Cotton Oil News, the average life of a gin plant was seven years, the length of time much of this collection spans (1925-1932). Correspondence and general office files, as well as financial and production records, comprise a large portion of the collection. In addition to these records, there is a sizeable newspaper clipping file, mainly pertaining to the Pink Cotton Bollworm's destruction of crops in Texas. Other published materials include machinery catalogs, and insurance brochures which describe the hazards involved in ginning operations. Also, the original blueprints for the gins are available. Original order (alphabetical by subject file) has been retained in processing.
Dates
- 1925 - 1936
Access and Use Restrictions
This material may be examined by researchers under supervised conditions in the Search Room.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with copyright and other applicable statutes.
The copyrights possessed in this collection have not been transferred to New Mexico State University.
The copyrights possessed in this collection have not been transferred to New Mexico State University.
Historical Sketch
The Tularosa Algodon Company was incorporated on April 7, 1925. Clarence C. Chase served as the company's president, treasurer and general manager, while Mark B. Thompson of Las Cruces served as secretary; W. A. Hawkins of La Luz, New Mexico, was the third director. The foremost objective of the company was to engage in the buying, selling, ginning, baling, adapting and preparing of cotton, and to deal in seed cotton. As part of this operation, the company built a cotton gin near the Tularosa, New Mexico, depot. This plant cost more than $25,000 and housed a 90-hp fuel oil engine. In addition, the site contained tanks for both fuel oil and cotton seed oil. A linter and a cold press were used in the production of cotton seed cake.
Extent
1 linear foot (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Cotton ginning company in Tularosa, New Mexico. Collection is comprised of general office files, correspondence, financial and production records, newspapers clippings and other printed materials, and blueprints.
- Title
- Guide to the Tularosa Algodon Company, Inc. records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Merleen Dibert, 1979. Revised by Linda Blazer and Andrea Conners.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository