The true Democrat., 1855-09-04
For the True Demo

MR. EDITOR: noticed in your paper of the 21st of August, a communication addressed to me over the signature of "Several Farmers" stating they had been informed that had said "lf l were certain l could get five thousand bushels of wheat to grind in the course of a year." 4hat 1 would build good steam four ing mill near Little Rock; and at the same time they state Tn their communication that they think three times that amount would be brought to such a mill.
 In answer to that communication 1 would state, have often made the remark, |" that if l were certain could kuy, or get, ten thousand bushels of wheat to grind in the course of year, that 1 would build good merchant flour mill to go by steam power; such mill as the com munity could rely upon, as capable of making, good flour and meal, at all seasons of the yearU whenever the materials could be procured u make them of.'' Such remarks as the above have often made, and not only made them, bu 1 am anxious to build such mill, and I will readily bind myself under penalty to build it by the 1st of next July, if "Several Farmers will bind themselves under the same penalty that such an amount of wheat for period of ten years, will be furnished such mill.
 If Several Farmers will bind themselves to furnish that amount of good wheat, will not only bind myself to build and run that kind of mill, one that can make one hundred barrels of flour in twenty-iour hours, but 1 will bind myself to give them, clear of all charges, 196 pounds, or barrel of superfne flour, for every bushels or 300 pounds of wheat they will bring to the mill; asking nothing for mak- ing the wheat into flour but the offal, or what remains from the 300 pounds of wheat after the barrel of flour is made; the flour to be of as gool quality as the best mills in the United States could make from the same quality of wheat. have been engaged in building and running mills for over thirty years, and that length of experience in milling, may convince Several Farmers, that, as have had that length of experience, l ought to have some knowledge of what l am writing about, and also what the profits of such business will amount to.
 Ihave been living i'll this part of the State nearly twenty wears, and l have noticed that, on the bottom lands, as we'll as the uptands, wheat is about as certain crop as either corn or cotton, and nearly as profitable. True, some years it fails or makes but small return for | tho labor bestowed in raising it; but the same may be said of corn or cottol snd all other crops. If Several Farmers" will continue 10 raise plenty of wheat, although at present there ! is not good flour mill in this part of the State, they may rest assured, there are plenty of men ready to build the needed mills, whichever they can be assured that enough ol wheat can Dc procured to justify the investment. ! l also wish to inform Several Farmers that I am now interested in running water mill about thirty miles from Little Rock, in the up- per part of Jefferson county, that will grind all the year, for it now has, and has had plenty of water to grind all this dry season, and that by next season, will have good flour bolt in it, so that if Several Farmers will bring their wheat to that mill they shall have their flour in return.
 If 1t will be any encouragement to induce our farmers and planters to practice the maxim, which all agriculturists ought to practice, ''pro- duce, # GposSt5Ie, all of your home supplies, at home and at the same time a surplus to sell," they may rest assured that as soon as l can be satisfied that plenty of wheat can be procured to justify the building of good fiourlng mill, 1 to go by steam power, that I am willing, able, and ready to build it; and in order that the 'ar- mers' wives may influence their husbands to raise plenty of wheat, ito sell and to keep" promise them that whenever 1 build the four inO mill, 1 will attach to 1t "a good wool carding machine"
 Very respectfully, the
 friend of Several Farmers" GEORGE BRODIE