Lubbock’s cotton industry innovator Samuel G. Jackson dies

A Lubbock man considered an innovator in the cotton industry has died. Eighty-five-year-old Samuel G. Jackson died early yesterday, according to an announcement by the company he founded, Samuel Jackson Incorporated. Jackson’s father, S.B. Jackson, had pioneered many 20^th century cotton industry improvements, including the first acid delinting process for cottonseed and the use of chemical additives in cotton moisture control. Samuel Jackson continued exploring moisture control in a career that spanned over 60 years. He is credited with inventing the widely used moist air generator known as the Humidaire, which he developed in 1957. Jackson retired as company president in 1990 but continued to serve as a senior engineer and adviser.