Exhibit 99

                Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
      as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  of  Altex  Industries,  Inc.  (the
"Company") on Form 10-QSB for the period ending June 30, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Steven
H.  Cardin,  Chief  Executive  Officer and  Principal  Financial  Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906
of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  that the Report  fully  complies  with the
requirements  of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
and that  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and result of  operations of the
Company.

Date:   August 8, 2002                  By: /s/ STEVEN H. CARDIN
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                                            Steven H. Cardin
                                            Chief Executive Officer and
                                            Principal Financial Officer