Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-07-24

VI Mill Machinery-.but it struck us ON our visit,
'ha' the operations of this Mill came nearer to
'"oso OF the animal organization, than any thing
we had before seen or conceived of, not excepting
CLOCK work. or the steam engine, the machinery
performing every operation from the moment the
"heat is put into the Mill, till the Flour is ready
.oi deuVery-nnind. being alone required to super
h'end Its operations, and manual labor to- peck the
ourrs' and assist in packing the Flour.
inns Twin Mill stands on tho James River Ca
hai' about one and half milo sbovo tho City,
sha Is built on the sito of the old GaIlego
MILL which was burnt about fifteen years
ago. shortly after Mr.. Galego's death, and
wheh 1t had just come into the possession of
Mr. r. }. Chevallc, the present proprietor. The
one was built about thirteen years ago
the other just completed. Each is 60 by rs
feet with floors. Extensive additions, repairs
and improvements have been made in the old
mil while tho new one was building. 1t now runs
III pair OF burrs and 80 10 feet boiling reels. The
now mill is exclusively occupied by tho cleaning
machinery, and rubbers. There are pair of rub
bers IN its fans and screens-the spouts, eleya.
tors and conveyors are inhumerable-they resem
bic the blood-vessels in the animal economy, and
answer similar purpoee-severai of them conndct
the two mills. keeping up perfect a con,muni.
cation between them if they were one.
A water wheel occupying tho whole space be.
tween tho two mills. strikes millers mill wrights.
and all acquainted with mills rs the most " onder.
ful thing about them 1t turns pair of burrs
in the old mill, and the rubbers and all the clean
ing machinery in the ono with ease It's size
La feet, and it is calculated to turn l6 pair of
burrs, pair in each mill, when burrs shall be put
in the new mill, rs the proprietor intends to do.
MIR. Chevallie, the enterprising proprietor, has
been at vast expense in bringing this Mill to its
present state of perfection-and deserves to reap
a rich reward from It.
The architect of the new Mill is Mr.. VIM III.
Richardson, of Baltimore, perhaps tho most skilfnl
man in this or any other country in his line He
also built the old Mill, and Haxalps splendid new
Mill. Our townsman, Mr.. Abner ". England,
made the additions, repairs and improvements to
the old Mill. No mill-wrght in the country bids
fairer in few years to rank with the veteran Mr.
Richardson in his profession. Mr. Chevallie still
retains the services of MIR. John Kuhn, as head
miller-the only surviving brother of the famous
mllers of that name, allowed on all hands to have
no superior, if an equal, and to whom the credit is
due of having made many of the most useful i'm
provemcnts in mill machinery.
Mr.. Chevallie has also built this season Lumber
House Mt the head of the Basin for storing his -four
and wheat, 80 feet square, and stories high. 1t
is not only an ornament to that part of the city,
but an evidence of the extent and we hope profit of
his business.
Those who complain because the City Mills Flour
stands higher than any other, and cannot conceive
how it is, that it continues each successive season to
rise in reputation, notwithstanding the efforts that
have been made by rivals abroad and rivals at home
to put it down, need only pay a visit to tho
City Mills and get acquainted with those engaged
In the business, to be convinced that the SUPERIOR
standing of their Flour is the natural conse.
quence of superior natural advantages, and
combination of superior skill and extensive CAPT
tai literally and judiciously employed-that the
organization of the whole milling business here
in all it's departments is the most perfect and
extensive any where to be found, that the good
judgment and liberalty Of the proprietors-the
skill and experience of the mill wrights and mil
lers, and the superior judgment and integrity of
tho Inspector, satisfactorily account for the
high standing of our Flour-and that it is n vain
attempt to hope to put its character down-though
1t would be very audabe and proper to take lessons
from them, and endeavour to come rs near up TO
them as circumstances will admit of their doing
We have also fourishing cotton, iron, tobacco,
and other manufactures about Richmond that con.
tribute largely to the general prosperity and con-
sequence OF the city. We shall probably hereaf.
ter notice them fully. And as Richmond possess
es all the essentials of a most extensive manufac
turing and commercial city, we trust the day will
come i'll our time, when we shall be enabled while
recording the milling business as advancing in
prosperity, to rank il one only among the hun
dreds of other ourishing manufactures that nature
has designed our city as the seat of.
Let us but get the lower James River cleared,
and the upper James and Kanawha improvement
made, and then we may reasonably hope that Rich
mend will rise to the highest station among the
cities of the Union.