Price, Tony 1973-07-24
Tony Price, Executive Vice President of Texas Cotton Ginners Association, discusses the character and operation of the association. He discusses primary ginning problems and speculates on the future.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Tony Price
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: July 24, 1973
Location: Dallas, Texas
Interviewer: Jeff Townsend
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Comments on family background and early life,
Journalism career related,
Paris Daily News—farm editor,
Worked with Cotton Gin and Oil Mill Press publication,
Locates present site of Texas Ginners Association,
Move of gin manufacturers from south Dallas noted,
Character and function of Texas Ginners Association examined,
Gin labor problems surveyed,
Discusses air pollution regulations of 1967,
Jack Whetstone mentioned,
Labor problems (continued).
Tape 1, Side 2: Operation and history of Texas Ginners examined,
Communications philosophy outlined,
Anecdote on representation of two gins to regulatory agencies,
Gives reasons for labor problems,
Nature of labor problems explored,
Comments on air pollution problems and efficiency,
Expresses attitudes toward centralized ginning concept,
Speculations on the effects of extending the ginning season,
"Trash" problem in West Texas cotton cited,
Ginning laboratories discussed,
Mentions harvest stripping in Central Texas.
Range Dates: 1950s-1973
Bulk Dates: 1967-1973
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