Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-10-24
Llll Patent French Burr, or stone
SMIT MACHINES.

1T is universally admitted by Millers, that in or
der to manufacture asuperor quality Of flour,
Nhe grain must be freed from all foreign matter,
d uch as Smut, Rat Dung, Fuz, Dust, etc., and
therefore, resort is had to Rolling Screens, Fans,
and Smut, or as they are more properlycalled,
Securing Machines. 1t is, however, well known
to Millers, that no part of their machinery has so
utterl, failed to perform its duty for reasonable
length Of time, as Smut Machines, made Of iron.
Large amounts of time and money have been ex-
pended on them: invention after invention re-
sorted to, until iron has been cut, bent, twisted,
turned, and moulded into all shapes and forms,
aud after short trial, seldom exceeding two years
they have failed to answer the purpose, not for
any fault in their construction, as is generally
supposed, but Tor the Obvious reason that iron,
whether wrought or cast will not give and retain
the edge that is as requisite in securing as in
grinding grain, and without which, as the edge
cannot be renewed, the Machine is useless. The
attempt has been often made to manufacture Mill
Stones OF iron, but has always been abandoned,
for the reason that when the iron stones became
smooth, the edge could not be renewed, and they
were thereby rendered useless. II is well estab-
lShed that no machine will scour grain well with
out an edge, or rough surface, consequently that
material which furnishes the greatest amount oil,
and most durable edge, is the proper substance oil
which to construct Smut OF Securing Machines.
!. French Burr seems to have been designed by ma
.mkuT6 6COuIiIlH, dS well uO 6iaihI
and every Millers knowledge of that material
must satisfy him that, owing to It's fine keen' and
.dnrable edge, anfthe ease with which that edge
oan be renewed, it must take the precedence, and
r finally the place, OF iron machines for securing
grain.
These Machines have more edge, or rough sur
face, than any iron machines, consequently re-
quire less motion, and less power to do the same
amount of work; they are so CONSTRUCTED that
tha., he,t ban Iotu md ha a1U TnnpWnd
two hours. This they will not need more than
once in two years, if at all. They are got up in
the bes: manner, are sent from the shop ready iof
the belt, and may be put up in halfa day, IN any
part of mill, without being encloSed-no dust
escapes from them, it being drawn up, as soon as
it is sepalated from the wheat, by suction fan,
A and discharged through the fan, and spout, out
of the mill, thus saving large amount OF labor,
by freeing the mill of much filth usually deposited
in it by Iron Machines.
These Machines are used IN 600 of the best
mills IN the country-they run light, clean. fast,
and are very duruble. We annex few references
ind certificates from millers who are using them.
CERTIFICATES.
PIrrssUReH, June g. 1852.
W. w. WALLACE, Eso.-Dear Sir,-We have
nov in use in our mill two Of your Burr Smut
Machines: they work to our entire satisfaction.
They are durable: not liable to get out of order;
n and we consider them the best machines now IN
use. WlLMARIH q NObLE.
GALLIPoLIs, o., May 30, 1858.
Mr. VIM. w. Wallace-Dear Sir,-I have been
using your French Burr Smut Machine for the las,
three years, and find it first rate machine FOL
cleaning wheat.
Respectfully yours, II II NEAL.
REFEREscEs.--J o Cram, Marietta; Rogers
Parkinson q Co. Ironton; McCague& & Co, Rip
ley; Grant & Co, Sheffield; G Capehart,, Point
Pleasant; G B Hill, Maysville.
For further particulars, see handbills.
All orders and enquiries attended to with dis
patch at 3l9 Liberty street, Pittsburgh Pa.
WM. w. WALLACE.