| Marker Number |
4089 |
| Atlas Number |
5169004089 |
| Marker Title |
Postex Cotton Mill |
| Index Entry |
Postex Cotton Mill |
| Address |
E. 7th St. |
| City |
Post |
| County |
Garza |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
278805 |
| UTM Northing |
3674616 |
| Subject Codes |
agriculture, general; mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins; cotton |
| Marker Year |
1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SE corner S. Avenue F and E. 7th St. See also 1962 RTHL marker for Postex Cotton Mill (Atlas no. 4090) |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Established 1912 by C. W. Post, creator of Post Cereals and a philanthropist. Mill was a part of Post's dream of diversified income for Garza County farmers and prosperity for town of Post. Mill--one of world's first to process cotton from raw state to finished product--had cotton gin and bleachery plus spinning, weaving and sewing rooms. At first it had 10,000 spindles and 480 broadlooms, employing about 250 workers. "Garza" brand textiles were marketed many years. Since expansion program in 1956, mill works on consignment to companies around the world. (1967) |
