Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-03-07
Luis Patent French Burr, or stone


L T is universally admitted by Millers, thatin or
der to manufacture Isuperior 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 1t is, however, well known
to Millers, that part of their machinery has so
utterly failed to perform its duty fora reasonable
length of time, as Smut Machines, made of iron.
Large eAamounts 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 for
any fault in their construction, as is generally
supposed, but ior the obvious reason that iron,
whetherwrought 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 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 stones became
smooth, the edge could not be renewed, and they
were thereby rendered useless. 1t is well estab-
lished that no machine wilrscour 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 of that material
must satisfy him that owing toitS fine, keen, and
durable edge, and the ease with which that edge
can be renewed, itmusttake the precedence, and
finally the place, of iron machines for securing
grain.
These Machines haye more edge, or rough sur
face, than any iron machines, consequently re-
10 do
amount of work; they are so constructed tha
they can be taken down and the edge renewed il
two hours. This they will not need more thar
once in two years, if at all. They are got up il
the best manner, are sent from the shop ready TO
the belt, and may be put up in halfa day, in an,
part of MILL without being enclosed-no dus
escapes from them, it being drawn up, as soon a
it is separated from the wheat, by suction fan
and discharged through the fan, and a spout, ou
of the mill, thus saving large amount of labor
by freeing the mill Of much filth usually deposite
in it by Iron Machines.
These Machines are used In 600 of the beS
mills IN the couRtry-they run light clean. fast
and are very duruble. We annex few reference
CERTIFICATES.
PITTsBURoH, June 26, 1852.
w. w. WALLACE, Esa.-Dear Sir,-We hav
now in use in our mill two Of your Burr Smu
Machines they work to our entire satisfaction
They are durable: not liable to get out of order
and we consider them the best machines now i
use. WlLMARTH d NOBLE.
GALLPoLIs, o., May 30, 1858.
Mr.. VIM. w. Wallace-Dear Sir,-I have bee
4 using your French Burr Smut MACHINE for the las
three years, and find it first rate machine fc
cleaning wheat.
Respectfully yours, H NEAL.
REFERENcEs.--J o Cram, Marietta; Roger
Parkinson & Co, Ironton; McCague & Co, RiT
ley Grant & Co, Sheffield; G Capehart, PoiI
Pleasant; G Hill, Maysville.
For further particulars, see handbills.
All orders and enquiries attended to with di!
patch at 3l9 Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
WIN. w. WALLACE.