The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-01
AN ANy1ICAN INvBNTI0M
TIE GREATEST OF THE AGE |!


AN ANx1ICAN INVENTION
THE GREATEST OF THE AGE
VTsgreat utility. aim
L pticty, cheapness OF
price and adaptation TO
4 ihe wants OF all classes
OF ,ae ommuni ty
strongly recommend IL
1 04 KAW Ia every State In ths
Uaion, butparticuisIiy
The praisies o. o~a s.n ,,,sss.s. sss
Ana extracts OF letters givenby reliable gentlemen
| vhosc names affixed thereto.
vim and James A. flarks pateutC ombned Grinding and
| Bolting or Merchant
FIGURING MILL.
For the State Of Iowa. wenow offer County Township City
and Shop rights Mills for sale favorable terms We
will have In operation and exhibition In thseoars
Of this month, when advise all to call and it, ant
they will say As did the ancient Queen Of sheea "tho
Milers farmers capitalists and Spectators will aud
this mill pssents rare chance for safe sure and prof
liable investment.
This highly ingenious and much needed invention
forms entire feature in the manufacture Of wheat
tear, ard the splendid manner in which IL performs
its work. grinding bolting and separating the grain at
single operation into different qualities Of Flour
and Feed and that within Of only twenty feet
In length by four feet in breadth, the rapdty OF over
twelve bushels per honr pair Of French burr mill
stones only thirty inches in diameter The Grain is con-
4
Flour Fine Flour, Mddngs Ship stufs Bran and shorts
at single operation any power being applicable TO pre-
pei IL from four horse power up TO any other desired
The small space il occupies would not be missed when
placed In room with other machinery. and the stu all
amount power requires to propel it, its economy in
construction aud operation makes certain THAI ere
long twill supcrsede and reyononxe all other Flour
ing Mills, The MILL compact, substantial aud reliable,
moi liable to get OF order So applicable is it TO tho
wants OF the world that every saw mill machine shop.
locomotive shop foundry forge rolling MILL or any ba
ing having already erected, have within
ths
fling expense OF from foar 10 seven hundred dollars
/ CAl1ioS--Al persons in want Of FIGURING MIL.
throughout the State advised 10 wait aud come and
see Mill in operation boiere purchasing and all per-
sous hereby warned from trcspassug Infringing on
rights, shall maintain them TO the strict letter
These Mills will make rny Barrels Of Flour every
tweutyfour hours.
ror further particulars see certificates beowand address
JACOB WEAVER, Jx, Co,
| Davenport, June Hawkeye Store,
Certificates, References and Extracts Of Let
tiers Of Reliable Gentlemen.
We trust that the eeader will notice particularly thai
Wlers, or persons connected with the Milling Business
| LANCASTER, January 90, 1850.
Messrs: EpwIS 4 JANIS NJ. CLARK;
Having been present at the operation Of your newly
patented Combined Grinding aud Boiling, or Merchant
FIGURING Mill the above date, as previously announc-
ed We 40 not hesitate 20 say that after witnessing its
operation and examining the machine in all its parts
the small space it occupies being only II feet by
!. an. above ALL the extraordinary quantity OF wheat
u
best quality, ana whal, yielding fully as much nour
from the wheat ground usually obtained in the old
way unhesatingy say thar il has accomplished all
that was announced for to do The quantity of wheat
ground the trial referred IL bushels hour,
one pa Of burrs in the best constructed mills in our
country, where else. Thus rendering II At once
the most superior and othe age or
the conversion Of wheat into -four and which think
must recommend itself all who interested IN the
milling business for its economy, simplicity, aud small
amount OF power required propel it, when compared
/ NTH he
ton the amount of work performed IN either case The
stones which the above mentioned wheat was ground
being only 80 neees in diameter and making about $50
revolutions per minute and the boiling of the meal being
done NJ the time, efectualiy to convert the
whea. at single operation into six different qualities Of
-four aed feed, namey-extra, superfne me and mid
ding our shptuf and bran. Taking into the conside-
ration the excellent combinations Of the different parts
Of the MILL and viewing 1t we think IL is not only
worthy attention Of those about 70 engage in the
milling business but Of those already engaged 40
of the economy IN the cost OF construction me
capable Of grinding per hour which Ia fully treble the
quantity ground Of the four feet burrs now In
general use county, and that with power
than il apparently required for four foot burr, would
respectfully say all, whether interested in the milling
The inventors and proprioors d this valuable improve
rnent manifest no disposticn to deceive the public.
VIM. c. Pinker.on, Hardware Merchant.
William Miller, Machinist.
E. c. Darlington Editor Of the Examiner AID Herald.
George h Heed, Banker.
A. W. RUSSELL Hardware Merchant,
George W. Schrover, publisher,
J. IAnds Attorney At Law.
David BAR, Dry Goods Merchant.
z. Mciergel Forwarding h Commission Merchant.
c. BrenenAn. Practical Misrl
The. Fem, Editor of Independent Wing
John Wise, 4Kronaut.
Bartrsm A. Shelter, Attorney 8; Law.
John L. Atiee, NJ D.
John Black, Esq.
J. R. Pollock. Macaiaiss and foreman II. Chestnut
81. Iron Works.
g. Amandus Ehler, Clerk q Chestnut st. Iron Works.
George sanderson Editor Of IntellIgencsr
@. carkson, Cashier Of Parmers' Bank.
Hon. J Albright, Forwarding and Commission Msr.
chant.
Nsth. Ellnaker, Attorney at Law.
Z. c. Reigsrt, Attorney at Law.
tFrsn fAe Lsseastsr Herald aad EAaaiasr.")
Ne EprroR;-Perniii to call public attention
newly invented apparatus for manufacturing wheat odd
other -four called Edwin James NJ. Clsrks combined
Grinding and Betting, or Merchant FIGURING Mill which
viii shortly be exhibited in full operation at the Barrel
Factory In Duke Street in thi. city, where an who arr
DESTROYS Of seeing it will have opportunity had the
pleasure Of seeing it in operation although the first
time started and the inventors only opera
ting with IL fer their experiments sorry 10 say
I intruder. The RESULT however, successful
and therefore take pleasure In saying that
Judgment goes and have had considerable experience
in hour dealing IL Tar SURPRISES amy thing In the nl
kind now in use in every respect lst In the tifng
cost 3D. From the simplicity arran ge-
ment being all driven by single shaft. 1t DO
attached 70 power in use al tre Of additional
expense. from its adaptation to the condition the
country large occupying only the small space
ty-one feet ia length by four wide Ii be placed
the same room with other machinery and the small ,psce
it rceupes win be missed. 4th From the amount Of
work will do with small amount of power, grinding
and boiling from SIX 10 twelve bushels Of wheat per hour
5th. From the perfect manner in which 1t does its work,
grinding and Dotng and separating all time
make SIX different grades OF hour-extra -four
perins Tour nue. -four, raiddiings shpsuns and BRAN
While witnessing the operation Of this wonderful inyen
vention, timed ts speed Of grinding and the result
three bushels in fifteen minutes The French burr mill
used IN this mill only thirty inches in dame
ter This Of grinding per fifteen minutes appears
scarcely credible, nevertheless u Is true and for
denes will told. be eons sis next operation per
fnrrned on / fair .nld
large quantity andi has given entire satisfaction. 1t
il hard 10 surpass. A. FAIRER.
Messrs. EDWIN 4 J. N. CLARK
Gentlemen: Having carefully examned the eonstruc.
ing and Bolting or Merchant fourng Mil, pleas
in presenting and the publc vita the following
statement as the result Of my in investigation.
With French Burr Mil Stoae, thirty inches In diam
eter ground and bolted from busheaesof
wheat per hour, making clean WORT. and at the same
time turning oat, at single operaffoaSxtSa -four,
perine -four, shorts, shipstuns and axe -
superfne -four Is OF excellent quality and oosad
per busheI equ TO the large class complicated s
modern construction IL ocsupies but little be
placed compass Of twenty by feet which
when running order, with all the machinery requisite
be easY removed from one place 20
another-as complicated machinery about It, eonse-
quentiy liable 10 get out Of order, and lit
tie power and appears 70 DO particularly adapted the
and the OF The country at large and
its cheApness Of construction and small can't
tai requisite 70 start it, rapdty Of grinding per hour
consideration, with Portability and adapt
ton any power in use, but think that ere
long viii be successfully established every State in
the Union it does entirely take the place Of the old
complicated machinery heretofore used.
| Yours truly, STEPHEN MILLER.
| Head Flour Inspector Of Philadelphia
hereby certify thai for tbs last four weeks have had
In operation Of L. J. NJ Clarks Patent FIGURING
Mills. have been running Ii average Of from eight
twelve hours without stopping and should do forty
eight hours required 1t gives every satisfaction tina,
ask. think it is certain to supersede all the
| old methods Of milling. have been in the milling busi.
fifteen years, and yet say truly that have
anything Of the kind perfection. live
in Salisbury Chester County, Pa, two miles from
burg where daily, and my customers will testify
the satisfaction ofther -four and bran. have Travelled
through Of the Western states and Il super.ees
| any thing have
PRESTON WICKERsHAM, Merchant, Miller,
Extract from letter from Mr. Laeklon, Brandywine
Miller the Foreman Of Mr.. v. Gilpn, who has leased
| the City Mills, Wilmington, Delaware.
| WLMIsGIos, DEI- November 9, 1855
have tested Carks Mil fully and free to say tina,
IL exceeds any mill ground ninety eigh,
bushels Of wheat and made twenty barrels and
twenty pounds Of sapeTne -four out Of it, which IL
hrst yield for one hundred bushels
| CHICAGO, November IS, 1855.
This Is certify that have furnishing power sne
for the operation Of one Of Il j. NJ CIarks Patent
Flour Mills for the last few month, and opnihn
the best and cheapest mill In II takes but tt,
in comparison 10 other mills needing
horse power and has since have been acquainted
with it, with cost for repairs, and In gooe
condition when first put up can cheerfuly rec
-four, either large small scale 1t can be set M
and In connection with any other machinery such a.
Grain Elevators Saw Mills, and 10y combining three o.
four sets Of burTs and bolts will Mill that viii