MS 035
AUTHOR :	Costen Ginning Company.
TITLE :	Costen Ginning Company records.
DATES :	1898-1918.
SIZE :	1 ledger : 20 x 32 cm. (188 pages)
ARRANGEMENT :	Series; Chronological arrangement.
CONTENTS :	The records contain the minutes of the annual meetings among the stock holders of the Costen Ginning Company between 1898 to 1918. Includes profit statements and stock account records issued to holders.
HISTORY :	The Costen Ginning Company was founded on September 10, 1898 in McKenzie, Tennessee by D. A. Mays, B. P. Moore, W. G. Costen and J. T. Burns. The cotton gin stayed in operation until the late 1960's economic conditions brought forth its closure.
SUBJECT :	Costen Ginning Company. McKenzie (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources. Carroll County (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources. Cotton gins and ginning -- West Tennessee.