Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-16
LnIYs Patent French Burr, or Stone
SIHIT MACHINES.

TT is universally admitted by Millers, thatin or
L der to manufacture asnperior quality OF flour,
the grain must be freed from all foreign matter,
such as Smut, Rat Dung, Fuz, Dust, etc., and
therefore resort is had to Rolling Screens, Fans,
and Smut, or as they are more properly called,
Securing Machines. II is, however, well known
to Millers, that no part Of their machinery has so
utterly failed to perform its duty fora 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,
and after Short trial. seldom exceeding two years
they have failed to answer the purpose, not Tor
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 scouring>as In
grinding grain, and without which, as the edge
cannot be renewed, the Machineis 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 stoneg became
smooth, the edge could not he renewed, and they
were thereby rendered useless. 1t is well estab-
lished that no machinewll scour grain well with
out an edge, or rough surface, consequently that
material which furnishes the greatest amount OF,
and most durable edge, is the proper substance OF
which to construct Smut OF Securing Machines.
French Burr seems to have been designed by ma
ture for securing, as well as for grinding grain;
and every Miller's knowledge oil that material
must satisfy him that, owing to its fine, keen, and
durable edge, and the ease with which that edge
can be renewed, itmust take the precedence, and
finally the place, Of iron machines for securing
grain.
These Machines have more edge, or rough sur
face, than any iron machines, consequently re-
n lac mot nd poo IN do ha mi
amount of work; they are so constructed that
they can be taken down and the edge renewed in
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 for
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 separated from he wheat by suction fan,
and discharged through the fan, and spout, out
of the mill, thus saving large amount oflabor
by freeing the mill of much filth usually deposited
in it by Iron Machines
These Machines are used IN 600 of the beS
mills IN the country-they run light, clean fast
and are very duruble, We annex few references
and certificates from millers who are using them
/ CERTIFICATES.
PITTSBURGH, June 26, 1852.
W. W. WALLACE, Eso.--Dear Sir,-We have
now in use in our mill two Of your Burr Smu
Machines: they work to our entire satiafacion
They are durable: not liable to get out of order
and we consider them the best machines now il
use. WlLMARTH d NOBLE.
GALLJPoLIs, o., May 30, 1858.
Mr.. VIM. w. Wallace-Dear Sir,-I have beef
using your French Burr Smut Machine for the las
three years, and find it a first rate machine 70
cleaning wheat.
Respectfully yours, H II NEAL.
REFERENcEs.--J o Cram, Marietta; Rogers
Parkinson & Co, Ironton; McCague & Co, Rip
ley; Grant & Co, Sheffield; G Capehart, Poin
Pleasant; G B Hill, Maysvile.
For further particulars, see handblls.
All orders and enquiries attended to with dis
patch at 3l9 Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
WIN. w. WALLACE.