The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-18
Certificates, References and attracts Of Let.
tera of Raliah ola GautlAmeu.

JACOB WEAVER, JR2 : Co.
BEysapSrt Jaas4 HawEeyt Sfots
Certificates, References and attracts Of Let.
ters Of Relia bls Gentlemen.
No tEuzt that the re4pisr will nutiae particularly ii.st
thsse Letters Of COMMENTATOR are mostly from Practical
Mitlers, Or rer79ns CONNECTED ahh The Milling business.
LANaksffA, ifnuory 2. 1875.
Messrs. ibvli s JAaHs n. GfAEs.
Having bssu present Al the operation &c your nsNiy
patented Combined Grinding and Boiling, o. hisrchsnt
Ilouring MIL, m the above date, a. previously snnouue
~, w d. not he+itats 10 say, that ai.s: witnessing Its
operation and examining Tn. machine In all It's parts,
and the small space IL Occupies. being only u feet. by
1 and above al, the extraordinary quantity ii sbsat
i1at Il is capable Of conTrfting into -four, rnd that of fhe
bs.t quality, ami ~ithsi, yielding faiy a. Inuih hqdr
from the wheat ground a. usually obtained in the old
way, We unisssitatiasiy say that 10 has accomplished ai
that was announcer for u 70 do. The quantity oi wheat
ground on the trie! referreitn was Il bushels yer hour,
which Is more thsn we have ever known Y b taaf with
enc pair OF bnrrs 10 tts bst Constructed mii& IN mr.
country, OF anywhere else. Thus rendering Il nt on@s
The moet superior and economical invention Of thu age for
the conversion. Of wheat inta .dsalI, and which NJ think
must recommend itscif to all Who ara interested Ia the
milling business, for Its economy, simplicity, and small
Win Tie common Touring milis, taking into r~onsid4rn-
tion the amount OF work performed In either cese. The
stones on which tho aboye mentioned wbeat was ground
icing only ~ iDes- : ia diameter, and making about $50
revolutions per minute, and the boiling OF The Il zeal being
done al the same time, 80 eGectually as to convert the
wheat at a single operation into six different q~ualities ot
-four asd feed, nameiy-exira, ~supeffne. dns and mid
ding fonr, siipstna and bran. Taking into tho conHlds-
ration the excellent combinations Of tho different parts
OF Tie Milil, ana NieRlUt IL y VIC tLllk IL II, not only
worthy the attention Of those about to engs y IN tho
milling bnsinses, but fthpss already 90 engagest on &C.
count or the tconomy In the cost Of eonstru ZION, the
small space It occupies, the greater quantity y gram
is capable of grinding per hour, which /. faiis srebie the
quantity ground on enc Of the four feet burrs now W
general nsei in our county, and that with no u IRE power
than Is apparently required for a four foot burr, VIC would
respectfully say &c ali, whether interested in tbs milling
business or not, 70 call aud examine for thsun seives, %
met. manifest no disposition to deceive the public,
YIN. G. pinkertou, Hardware Merchant.
William Miller, Aaehiaist.
Ell Darlington, Editor RI the Examlner Sud Herald.
George X, Reed. Banker.
:. W. Russell, Hardware Merchant.
George W. sehrover, publisher.
j. lands, Attorney at Law.
David Hair, Dry Goods Merchant.
L. Mcierseii, Forwarding { Commission N Merchant.
G. A Breneman, Practical Miller.
Iheo. Fem, Editor Of Independent Whis
John Wise. Arppaut.
Iartram A. snsrer, Attorney at Law.
John l.. Aztec, NJ. D.
j. X. Pollock. siacsiuist ard foreman OF chssunt
G. Amandus Ghlsry Clark Of Chestnut st. Iron Works.
George Sanderson, Editor OF Inteliigenctr.
q. GARRISON, tasbLer Of Farmers' Bank
Hon. ) Albright ferwlfding and 6snnission sier.
chant. ~
NatE. EIlmaksf, Attorney at Law:
l.. {. lsigaft, Attorney At Law.
From the Laaeastsr -Hsss ld and EaaEs.asr.
Nh. FpTToRs-fermit me TO call public gtterstion u The
newly invented apparatus for manrfscturiDg wheaI aii
other -four, called Edwin 1 james Al. Clarks combined
eai1AiaG ~ AAAs ~ S"faSAnAb u AAhtt =
will shortly be exhibited in full operation st ths. barrel
FACTORY in Duke Street, in tiis city, where eli who are
desirous OF se1ing it will have an opportunity. I had The
pleasure Of seeing IL in opsraiion, although IL was the first
time ii was started, aud as the inventors were only opera
ting with II for their owl e~s rrimsats, 1 an. slrry 10 say
| was an intruder. Tbs result, however, was successful,
and l the1efors take pleasure la saying that, as far ~ nv
Judgment goss, and l have had considerable experience
In -four dealing, IL fsr surpasses ans Thing in the mill
kind nov ia use IN every respect. lst. la tie tFiiiing
est OF structure. II. from the simplicity Of Ia arrange
neht, being al driven by one single shaft. IL eaa he
attached to any power in Use al q mere rrIf1a o4 additional
expenss. 2, From its sdapaadon to the condition OF tie
country at Large. occupying only the small Hpace offwen-
ty-ons feeti 10 length, ny four wide. IL can lie placed IN
the same room with otaer. machlne1s, aud the small space
it rcaupiss will not he missed. Alb. From the amount f
work il will d. with g snail amount Of power, grinding
aud boitilx from 81 10 twelve bushels Of wheat nor hour.
9Th. From the perfect manner in which IL does its work,
gri1atag and boiling and separating all at the same time,
SO s. to make SIX different grades Of foar-extra four, su-
psrdns doar, ius fc,lr, laiddlins., shipstuns and bran
While witaessins the operation Of this wonder full insen-
ssntioH, lm-d its speed Ct grinding and the result was
thrsa bushels in fifteen minuifs. Tbs French burr mil
stones Used in this Mli aIe cuiy thirty Inches in diame-
ter. This amount 81 grinding PER dftern rninutss appears
scarcely credible, nevertheless il Ii trua, and for an e,i-
dsnpe VIII, l am told, he done at the next operation per.
formed Il 90 il. I have giFan thu -four a fair trial, and @slf
. large quantity, sndt has given entir- sstisfaeten. IL
Is hard to sarrsss. a. FAIRFB. q
MessEs. Edwin 4 ], NJ. CT kgE-
Gsntistaen: Having carefully examined ua fpasif4e-
t.onsnd spsiat.ou q, youf newl paisptea ennhinsd drtnt-
ing and Boiling, or Merchant FIGURING Mil, ] take I9eas.
ure in presenting 700 and the pnbua with the following
statement as the result u ny inEeztigJtioa:
With a French burr MI stons, thirty inches Ia diam
ster. h arouud aui brltst rom nine 10 twelys h,,.hsl. az
wheat PER hour, making clean work, and 1T the ss Da
time turning out. u 3 single operation, extra hcas. So
pef6ns Goar, shorts, ~shipstufs aud bran. Tbs extra and
sFI@r1ue -four .sof an excellent quality, ami the yield
pFr hu-hei Is equal 10 tho large class complicated milLs OF
modern eonstraetan. Il occupies but iietls room. $50 b.
placed IN q ~colnlass OF twenty ono feet b. four feet, which
when in running ostieI, with ali tha Ea.Aipery requisite,
can be easily rf1aoyea or Transported doG zoe place 10
another-las no complicated machinery atout Il, coLss-
Cs,eufig liz not liable 10 xot cut of order. and takes hut IT.
tls power, and appears 10 be particularly sdapted 10 the
wants and The condition Of iAe county, At large; aud freD
tl requisite 10 start il, rsgidity Of grinding FER hour, Ia
asp iDEa consideration, With It's portability and .asigpts-
long it viii Is .ac4ssfully establisbed Ia every state Is
The rnion, " Il aoes not entirely take, the ris,e ofthe nj
oor1rics,ed m~snhinery heretofore used.
Yc,rs truly. STEPHEN MILLER,
Heal flour ~lnspeeter CT PhilaielbLid.
l hereby certify, that for tbs lat four ~eeksI tsve had
y operation cps Of !. ( n. CARTS Patent Pouring
10 twelve hougs without stopping, and shouil doso forty
eight bours ii required. II sires every sssiaa.ctton that
old methods Of milling. j have 1-en il the milling busi-
n-ss over fifteen years, and yet can say truly that ] have
never seen ~anything Of the kind so near perfection. Iltre
IL Salisbury, Chester County, Pa, two miles from Pari.ars-
burg, where I run il daily, and my customers VIII tesurS,
70 the satisfaction Q their dcur aud bran. ! have travelled
through nine Of tho Western siais-, and it supsrsed-s
PRESTON WICKERsHAM, Merchant Miller.
Easrast from = letter rom Mr.. Laekien, a Brandywine
Miller, the Foreman Oh My. q dllptl, who ha leased
the CITY Mnls, Wilmington, Delaware:
WILMINGTON, DEL, November 6, 1855.
hare tested Clsrks Mil fully, and am fires 10 ssy thai
bushels q wheat. and msds fwenty1t6Fes TaTfeis and
twenty two pounds Of sunffine -four out al 1t, which Is q
first rate yield tr one hundred bushels.
CHIc 100, November IS, 1855.
This is TO certify that have been furnish ing power and
room for this operation Of one Of T. j. J. u. Clarke Patent
Flour Muls, for The last fsw mouth, ant IN my opinihn Il
is the best aind cheapest mill In use. II takes but Httk
power In comparison to other mills, NOT needing over siS
horse power, and has run, since | hsve h--n aoquaintsd
Witt n, WITH no cost for repuiss, and seems tn ss good
condition now as when first put up. / can eheerfully rec
oinmend II TO all who Wish 10 engage ia the manufacture
fio,u, either on a large ot small scale. It can hs set up
audruufurunneoste ~4o-sat- OTHER kssskan<ss such az
sOur sells ii burrs .nd bolts, ysu vii hssea NH thst viii
10 more work than the large MerrhaSl mills Of tho old
CHARLES ". sfEyESs.
GGoAee, Eecsmbor l, 1883.
time since, and sitter tidal Of sevarsl weeks, I feel that
| can scarcely speak Of it intno high terms. I have bean
d nailee for twenty wears, snd am free 10 say that | can
maks better hoar with this MIL, and q larger yield, and
run VI With more case TO myself, than any mill l have sser
sseu. 4 number OF ntllers have been In 90 SEE 4. and all
grind With ease twelve bushels an hour, and can b ran
with from four TO SIX bofse power. | would soopm.nd
nJilsts TO give 1t . trial. and AM certain they will not
~ ELISHA aelIssIcK.
Cslcvaa, Decsuber !, 1869.
IAass this day shipped By railroad to ny plsos, tMslr-
Sh atpNS, AAs 49, Austf tIS ei Tara nLSh Itattus
FIGURING Mills, purchased o. Mr.. Il. Nj Rissick, Of CLl1s-
30, which l have seen running while IN his possession,
andl can say. without hesitation, Ibeiteye ii 10 10 the
best mill nov manufactured of the portable Kind, both kf
eoassaiebes aai psriaIinius The work IA good order. And
further, l can Say, after having Investigated the eubiect
to a considerable ostsnt, 1 have no hesitation in saying l
prefer suali stoles toiLge ones. as sAe hour is more gen
orally 81 lively nature, and gives tottsr satisfaction TO
the bakers WHaL.EY.
- - i REFERENCES. E
&mf Baker, Christiana, Pa.
David Ragis. leoalou Gu, ta,
samuel Hainslo, Philadelphia
IL. Iotrey, Pliisarlpaiis.