Postex Cotton Mill
Post, Garza County, Texas
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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)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
C. W. Post established the Postex Cotton Mill in 1912 as part of his dream of diversified income for Garza County farmers and prosperity for the town of Post. It was among the world's first mills to carry cotton from raw bale to finished cloth under one roof, with a gin, bleachery, spinning, weaving, and sewing rooms — 10,000 spindles and 480 looms employing about 250 workers. Its "Garza" brand textiles sold for years, and after a 1956 expansion the mill worked on consignment worldwide.
Why it matters
A vertically integrated cotton mill on the West Texas plains was a bold industrial experiment, embodying the era's faith that manufacturing could anchor prosperity in a farming region.
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