The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-04
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the pfailies Of Iowa, WHEN Is saestsntsssa y w
and extracts OF letters yivenby reliable gentlemen
whose names are afnxsd thereto.
Having become tho patsntees and proyris,or. d "a
FLOURaNG MILL.
For the State Of lows, wenow oher County, Township CITY
and ghop nghtsand Mills for sale on favorable terms. We
will have one In operation and on exhibition In the course
Of this month, when we advise all 70 call and see Il, and
they will say, as did the ancient Queen Of shsbA "ths
MiIlsrs. farmers, capitalists and sp~sculators will lind
this mill presents a rare chance for a safe, sure and prof
This highly Ingenious and much needed invention
forms an entire new feature In the manufacture OF wheat
into hoar, and the splendid manner in which Il performs
single operation into seven different qualities Of Plour
and Feed, and that within . space Of only twsnay five feet
twelve bushels per hour on q pair u prsnch burr mill
stones only thirty inches in diameter. The Grain Is con-
| vert@d Il 4 single operation into Extra and sspsrAns
Flour, Yins Flour, Middlings, Ship stufs, Brap and shorts
ut . single operation, any power being applicable 20 pro-
pei II, from a four horse power up to any cshsr desired
! placed In a room with other machinery, and the SIN all
amount Of power II requires 10 propel 1t, Its economy Id
construction and operation, makes Il certain that, ere
J long, il WIN supsrseds and revoIutioniSe ali other Flour.
ing Mills The Mill 10 compact, substantial and reliable,
not liable to got out Of order. b applicable + IL 70 the
wants ofthe world, that every saw mill, machine shop,
locomotive shop, foundry, forge, rolling mill, or any build
ing having . power already erected, can now have within
| its walls q complete Merchant FIGURING Mil u the tri-
ding expense offrom four u seven hundred dollars.
CAurioN.-An persons in want Of FIGURING Mill.
Throughout the State are advised TO walt and come and
see our Mil In operation before purchasing, and ali per-
sons sre hereby warned from trespassing or infringing on
our rights, as we shall maintain them to the strict letter
| Of the law.
Thsss Mills will make over Fifty Barrels Of rlosr every
For further particulars see certificates below and address
davenport janet Hawksys Store.
Certificates, References and Extracts Of Let.
tsrs Of 1sliabls asntlsasn.
We trust that the reader will notice particularly that
these Letters Of Commendation are mostly ffon Pracacal
Aillsr', or parsons connected with the Mnnng bI..sss.
Msssrs EpwTs 4 JAMES n CLARK.
Having bssn present e tis operation Of your newly
patented combined Grinding and Boring, or Merchant
a, We DO not hesitate to..ssy, tia. snsr Witnessing its
and the smaI space it occupies, being only 81 fsN, BY
L and above al, the extraordinary quantity Of Whsas
thai s.:. a a i s;'. sss ' siss.,, si:ssi INTO t sSS'' :. "a 40. ~ 4 ss Z:
way, We unhssitatingiy say that IL has accomplished Ill
ground on the trial referred to was IL bushels per hour,
| which u more than we have ever known to b done with
one pair Of burrs in tbs best constructed mills In our
the most superior and economical invention Of the a4s for
the conversion Of wheat into f0ur, and which Va think
milling businssA, for its economy, simpiicity, end small
amount of power required 70 propsi Il, whsn compared
With the common Touring mills, taking Into oonsid,s.
stones on which the above mentioned wheat was ground
being only 30 inesss in diAnstsr, and making about $50
revelations per minute, and thu boiling Of the msai being
done Il this same time, 70 snsctually - TO convert the
whsat At . angle operation into six different qualities Of
aSn, 90 AL ,ss sS;n nsms, IA bran, ' Tssina IL. on The c copssds.
ration the sxcelisnt combinations Of tbs different parts
Of the mill, and viewing it - We think It Y, not only
worthy the attention Of those about 70 engage In the
milling business, but of those already 70 sngAgsG on &C.
count Of the economy in the cost Of construction, the
: = .!as :Bs's 81 I. H Gs : ssl lh so sIs, ~nicS Sd |. miIy q sr. sas'a eh !.
quantity ground on one Of tho four feet buTrs nov In
general ussin our county, and that with no more power
than ia apparently required for sfour foot burr, We would
respectfuliy say tc ali, WHISTLER interested in the milling
business Of moi, TO call and examine for thsmsslvsa, "a
he a.n inv ~.n;,.:, and nd J R.eSsss,S1' 70 o, d. sss ' ,ss Sus. improve
WIN. G. Pinkerton, Hardware Merchant,
William Miller, Mschinist
4. C Darlington, Editor Of. the Examiner md Herald.
George K. Reed, Banker.
A. w.. Russell. Hardware MsrchahtJ
George w. schrovsr, paDiisher.
J. Lands, Attorney At Law.
David BAir, Dry Goods Merchant
4. Modsrwsll, Forwarding 1 Commission Merchant,
c. A Brensmap, Practical Milsrl
Theo. Fem, Editor Of Indspsndsnt Wing,
John Wise. Rronaut.
Bartrsm A.. shener, Attorney at Law.
John L. Aties, NJ. d.
John Hlack, ESQ.
J. R. Pollock. Macsinist.. ami fireman Of. Chssnut
ct. Iron Works,
c. Amsndns Ehlsr, Clerk VI Chestnut ST. Iron Works
George 6anderson, Editor Of Inteligencer.
q. ClsrksoD, Cashier Of Farmers Bank.
Hon. J. Albright, Forwarding and Commission hsc-
chant. i
Nath. Elimaker, Attorney at Law.
Il. @, Rsigart, Attorney at Law.
From tks LaHcsstsr Herald sad EBaniasr,s ~
NE. EDIfoRs-Permit ms 20 call public attention to tbs
newly invented apparatus for manufacturing wheat add
Grinding and Bolting, or Merchant FIGURING Mil, which
will shortly be exhibited In full operation at The Barrel
Factory In Duke Street, In this city, where all who are
desirous Of seeing IL will have an opportunity. l hsd the
pleasure Of seeing it in operation, although il was the first
time ii was started, and as the inventors we're only opera
ting with 1t for their own expriments, 1 am sorry to say
I was an intruder. The result, however, was successful,
and l therefore take pleasure in saying that, Is Ear ~ my
Judgment goes, aud i have had considerable experience
in Hour dealing, it far surpasses any thing in the mill
kind low in use in every respect. lot. In the tfihing
cost Of structure. I'd. From the simplicity Of its ARRANGE
attached to any power in use at 9 mere tribe Of additional
expense. J, From its adaptation to the condition Of the
country .. large, occupying only the mall space q TWEEN
the same room with other machinery, and the small spacs
it rccupiss will not be missed. eth. From the amount Of
work 1t will do with . small amount Of power, grinding
md bolting from six to twelve bushels Of wheat per hour.
1 5th. From the perfect manner in which IL does its work,
= = a. 70 MAKE sir different grades ofnoar-e1trs Hour our. 81.
l perhne nour. fine -four, niiddlings, shipstuds and bran
| while witnessing the operation Of this wonderful inyen.
vention, I timed its speed Of grinding and the result Wa
| three bushels in haeon minutes. The French burr mill
| stones used in this mill are only thirty inches in dame
Scarcely credible. nsserthslsss it is true, and for an eyi.
| dsnce will, l am told, he done at the next operation per.
formed on il. l have given the flour . fair trial, and sold
. large quantity, and 1t has given entire satisfaction. II
Il is hard to surpass. A. fAIRER.
Flour Inspectors OFFICE, PnILADELPaIA. April 20, 1856.
Msssrs. EDWIN 4 J. N. CLAKK:-
Gentlemen: Having carefully examined the construc.
ton land operation ofyour newly patented eombinedG Grind
ing and Bolting, or Merchant FIGURING Mn, ! take pleas
ure in presenting you and the public with the following
l statement a. the result Of my investigation:
With 9 French Burr Mil Stone, thirty inches in diam.
wheat per hour, making clean work, and ct the AAme
| time turning out, II . single operation, extra dour, 50.
| perfne -four, shorts, ~shipstufs and bran. The extra and
| superfne -four Is Of an excellent quality, end the yield
i Der buahei il equal TO the large class complicated mills Of
modern construction. 1t occupies but little room. can b
| placed in 9 compass of twenty one feet by four feet, which
| when 10 running order, with all the machinery requisite,
| can be- easlY removed or transported from one place 70
| Another-AAs no complicated machinery about It, conss-
| qusntly is not liable to get out Of order, and takes but Lit.
| de power, and appears to be particularly adapted TO the
wants and the condition Of tbs country 1t large; and from
1 tai requisite to start 1t, rapidity Of grinding per hour, T.
ken into considerations, with its portability and adapts-
| ton 70 any power now In use, cannot but think that are
| long It will be successfully etsblished IN every State in
| the Union, If it does not entirely take the place Of the old
complicated machinery heretofore used:
Yours truly, STEPHEN MILLER,
Head Flour Inspector Of Philsdelphis.
hereby certify, that for the last four weeks I have had
/ In operation one Of i. 4 J. 81. ClaTk's Patent FIGURING
/ Mills. have been running il on an average o. from eight
TO twelve hours without stopping, and should DO 70 forty
eight hours if required. Il gives every sstisfaction that
one can ask. ! think it 10 certain to supArssde all the
old methods of milling. l have been in the milling bust
ness over fifteen years, and yet I can say truly thst1 have
never seen anything Of the kind 50 near p~srfsctiou. live
in Salisbury, Chester County, Pa, two miles from Psrkers-
burg, where / run it daily, and my customers viii testify
70 the satisfaction of their dour and bran. 1havs Travelled
through nine Of the Western States, and 1t superssdss
any thing ! have ever sssn.
PRESTON WICKRRsHAN, Merchant Miller.
Extract from . letter from Mr.. LAcklsn, . Brsndywins
Miller, the Foreman Of Mr.. W. Gilpin, who has ieassd
the City Afnls, Wilmington, Delaware:
WILMINGTON DEL, November 8, 1855.
have tested Clark's Mill fully, and am fss TO say that
it sxcssds any mill l ever run. ! ground ninstySiSht
bushels of wheat, and made twenty -tnrss barrels and
twenty two pounds Of ~superfns -four out of It, which d
dut rate yield for one hundred bushels
CHICAGO, November %, 1855.
This 10 10 certify that / have been furnishing power and
room for the operation Of one Of 4 J, n. Clarks Patent
Flour Milk, for the last few month, and in my opinihn It
! Is the best amid cheapest mill in use. II tAkes but little
power in comparison to other mills, not needing over six
horse power, and has run, since ] have been acquainted
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