Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-22
Estimation of the profits arising from the
use of OLIVER EVANS's patent inn :.


use of OLIVER EVANS's patent inn
provcments in the art Of manufacturing
-four, sc.
THE machinery receives the grain from
the Wagon or bag or vessel and car.
RES it through the whole process, making
all the meal into superfne -four at one
operation finishing as 1t goes, withour man
uai isbour, making at least 2Slbs, super.
fine Hoar more out, of every S bushels of
wheat, than is made in the old way, gain.
ing the difference in price between super.
fine flour and 10 much m dlings, saving
graft. and meal from being wasted, aud
msnufSrtsring as much in FIVE days as the
mill could do in six days, without these
improvsments.
They save the wages and board of a
man and boy Gin mill manufacturing 90
barrels hosr per day. per year
is 400
The difference in price between
IS lbs. superfne -four and midlings
say As los. Ola 90 bills. per day
tSs 33 Is, say 500 days, is $500
| They ave from being wasted
in grain and meal per day, say
So Sd Cts. Is per year of 800
days 100
The mill gains one day per week,
So weeks at S lois $40
S $500
| To reduce each of the above items as
low as you can, hen ii interes, is coun-
/ ted, il will shew how fast frugal miliers
will iosensibiy grow rich by their use,
and that those who had dscernment to
/ avail themselves early Of their great use
| lboth these who refuse to pay as well as
! those who generously paid for licehse)
have been growing rich BY the use of the
improvements, while those who obsti..
na'e y persisted in opposition to their in .
troduction, shave deprived themselves of
the beief s, their profits have been lesson
4 ed in ppportion as the others hAge
been increased, and will so conti9ne n
long as they persist. The invfhtorT
demand for license to use fthe i%provS
ments, is Doeone third pa{t of thf intek
est Of the profits that the filler may syn
by them in fourteen yearA as he kn6ws
that no miller withou. theA. can sta6d in
competition with another who-has |appli-
ed them so as TO yield their full bene.
fits--but it miilers will Gas they general.
ly have done) apply them so as not to
yield them more than one fourth part, he
is not to blame, he has given full di-
rections for the application in his mill =
/ wrights guide. He and his agents have
travelled one hundred thousand miles ira.
versng the United States for Is years, to
| teach millwrights to build and millers to
apply and use those improvements and
have been derided and insulsed by many,
while others more generous and enlighten-
ed have freely paid for license to use them
and which betrayed the expenses, but the
time and labour would have been lost had
not Congress passed the act for his relief
Its clear thatifhe would, instead of 100
demand 500 dollars for license, the price
woad still be reasonable, and those whit
wouldparchase at that price would gair
more bF their use, as they would then have
fewer competitors, and the inventor would
receive more money with less trouble
From these considerations he may be indu
ced to raise the price for the benefit o
those who purchace but it will not bc
lowered. The price viii be doubled a
least on every 6 cd mill well situated, fol
business after the 22d day of January
1811-the inventor intends after the 22C
of January 1911, to publish again that af
ter the 22d OF January 1912, he will de
mand the saving Of wages. and boarding.
for one year s 400 leaving the other profit
for Is years in the hands Of the miller
which will not be deemed unreasonable, ~
more than 40 dollars was formerly. II
Will raise his demand on good mills I
make distinction between them and thos
OF less value.
Now il any who would have RENAME
ignorant Of those improvements had nc
such extraordinary executions bsen mad
to wake them known, should use tbe@
and fcipsc to pay the inventor one thur
pare ofthe interest Of the prime pal the
may pain. by his labours and Improve
ments, Will he not be just.hable ~ reee'V
ing every sent OF damages that he las wi
give hini, from those ne may be compclie
? TO sue
OLIVER EVANS.