Gallup, Earl
Earl Gallup gives the history of the Morris Cotton Compress in Schulenburg, which dates from 1876.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Gallup, Earl
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date:
Location: Schulenburg, Texas
Interviewer: (?) Warren
Length: 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Morris Cotton Compress,
Operation,
Significance,
Industrially,
Engineering,
Location,
Facts,
(?) Brown,
Owner (1930s-1940s),
Cotton pressing mandatory,
History,
Built (1876),
Closed (c. 1968),
Morris Compress,
High density press (1929),
Rig Master, Inc.,
Present owners,
Reconstruction of area,
National register nomination,
Press,
Economic benefit to Schulenburg,
Hand forged,
Labor required,
Possible relocation.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1929-1968
Bulk Dates: 1929-1968
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