The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-23
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AsASuMONO kAOUk M1ILS
Inc vast amount Of -four manufactured II
this city. and the immense consumption j
grain by our mills, win give interest te
= Few facts We are about to state concerning
Their operations and capacity.
Every year Il is announced here that tht
mills have @ceased grinding for the season
m order to prepare for the next CROP" The
PRACTICAL and observant man may very vel
undeistand why this suspension Of operation.
takes place , but to others it may become 8
subject of cufioss inquiry.
The mills generally grind with very slight
interruptions for nine months in the year
stopping in May. The three months during
which their operations are suspended. are
employed in the general renovation of the
nniis preparatory to the grinding of the new
crop. This renovation consists in cleaning
the mills throughout brushing up the
machinery, and strengthening and repairing
that which is weakened or broken-and in
introducing such new inventions and i'm
provements of the day as will contribute to
the more thorough preparations of the wheat
Tor grinding. and generally facilitate the
operations of the mills.
IhA yenovating and improving process,
this aoverhassihg,' as sailors would say, is
conducted in the fffcss systematic and COM
plete manner in our mails. We may easily
infer.many of the advantages from it-sueh,
for instance, as getting rid of dust and of1al
and accumulated vegetable matter, the fruit
full source of annoyance, and of vermin that
preys upon grain, and without proper care
finds its way into flour. Then the proper
cleaning and dressing up of machinery in
dependent of improvements that may be in
Produced, makesit run more smoothly, more
giibly, and with less injury to the parts sub
jected 10 friction. To the close attention to
these important matters, and the strict rules
observed during This periodical suspension,
we may, we are sure, In some degree, attrl-
butte the high reputation enjoyed by the
Richmond city mills in foreign markets Tor
the purity and excellence of their Sour,
The recent additions to mills of this iocah-
ty are considerable, and there are yet others
in progress. The "GALLEGo' and "HAxALL
mills are of about equal power, and can turn
out with their 80 run of 5 Ia feet burrs, 1000
bbls. per day. Messrs. TALiAFEKRo & Co.'s
new mill in Manchester with its present eight
pair of feet 3 inch burns, and Messrs.
CRENsHAw & FISHERS new mill Of sew EN-
pair of like sized burrs, win together grind
700 barrels per day; and the two estab-
lishments of Mr.. j. B. BRAGG, and Messrs.
LAYsE & Co., 800 bbls. per day-making for
the whole manufacturing capacity of the
mills, not less than 5000 bbls. per day; to
produce which, $4,000 bushels of wheat are
necessary.
These mills average about zoo working
days during the year, and will therefore
manufacture 100000 bbls. of -four and con-
sumo about 100000 of bushels of wheat
from the LIST of August to the lst of May
The reader may at once see the immense
sum paid out by our millers annually to the
farmer Besides, there viii be about 100000
paid for -four barrels, which cost so cts. each.
Add to this the heavy outlay in the expenses
for superindents, clerks, overseers, hands,
water rents, repairs, lights, oil, insurance,
and innumerable incidentals, and we may
Justly use the old saying that it takes ga
mint of money to keep these great mills
agoing. I'd
The addition to the milling power alluded
to above is as follows Messrs. TALIAFERRo
q Go. intend adding eight pair of burrs to
their superb mills; but they will not be
ready for the next crop. Messrs. WARWICK
q BARKsDALE of the "Gallego Mills" have
just laid the foundation of a mill larger than
any yet built here, which are already larger
than any in the Union, if not in the world
This immense structure will be los feet deep,
IS feet wide in front, and 80 feet wide in the
rear. 1t is located just across the street
from the present Gallego mills. will have
about three stories below the level of the
basement of the present mills, yet its roof
will be on a level with the roof of those
mills The building will, therefore, be about
elepen stories high. 1t will be warehouse
and mill combined; and viii run twelve pair
of stones. 1t viii be huge affair, and from
the. appearance of its foundation walls, mas
sive and powerful in proportion to its dimen-
sions.
The Messrs. HAxALL have recently finish
ed an immense building chiefly for storage !;
but in which they will introduce four pair of
burrs. This building is 80 by as feet, and
eight stories high. 1t is very ele CANT
structure. TWAS designed by Messrs. ExALL
and LYBRocK-the brick work was done hv
MIR. j. j. WATTS, and the wood by Mr..
MANUEL HERNDoS, under the general super
attendance of Mr.. ROBERT KUHN, enc of the
head mille-s of the establishment man NJ
most excellent judgment, and remark abIe
for his practical ideas and perfect KNOWLEDGE
of his business.
This article viii give the reader some idea
OF our Hour manufactures, to which, as We
have before informed him, important add.
mons have been made within the mast two
years; and as the spirit of enterprize Is
aroused, we shall not be surprised soon r.
near OF projects still further to extend them
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