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Show TGS Official Optimistic About Fertilizer Market Texas Gulf Sulphur Company's Com-pany's operations in production produc-tion of fertilizer were recently recent-ly featured hi the Farm Chemicals and Croplife magazine. ma-gazine. H. V. W. Donohoo, formerly head of the Cane Creek operation with offices in Moab, was shown on the cover of the national magazine. maga-zine. The feature article traced the history of TGS work in the fertilizer industry from its rather rocky beginnings a few years ago to its present pres-ent methods of production, including the plans for solution solu-tion mining at the Moab operation op-eration Moab resident, Bill L. Bes-singer Bes-singer general manager ef potash operations, also commented com-mented on the prospects for lowering the costs of mining by use of solar evaporation end indicated that it was now hoped by the company that costs could be made compar-eble compar-eble with those of the company's com-pany's Allan potash mine in Canada. Bessinger also stated that there is a definite advantage ad-vantage to shipping costs from a potash source in tha United States. The article closed on an optimistic note from Don-olioo, Don-olioo, "Since we have been in the fertilizer business, we have had some hard times, and we expect more hard times and periods of marginal margin-al profits. But we're convinced convinc-ed this is a good business to be in, and we're in it for the long pull. If anyone thinks we're not going to compete, he's mistaken." |