Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-10

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prove Why this city needs such an improve
ment, how much our grain merchants
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porting grain from their warehouses about
town y the depot; how much they would
ssvs b having their grain cleaned as The
Elevator Separator, Or by having their corn
shenasieh u Ne same plaes 81 the ample
power that wosh there have 70 be used /;
nor need We 90 into the figures TO show
vhat N advantage It would be TO farmers
who hsvs 70 haul grain away from their
farms to obtain storage room, and conse-
qssntly have - cell it whether q III right
time q not. We need not 60 late any Of
thess facts 70 shsw how greet bsne6ts would
be derived; for every thinking nan who
hes paid moments attention to the matter
has ciphered oct Ill these facts, and many
more that might be named.
AtSt Louis = huge Elevator is being
erected to accommodate rail aud river trade,
and though We do not want SO large one,
we ought to have one on the same princi.
pic. Perhaps II would be interesting /,
read something about that elevator, We
copy fron the st. Louis Rsps1lican of the
9TH: f2E
The building, which is being erected a
the waters edge, has river front of ESQ
feet, extending back toward Main street "a
leet. The supersvucture rests upon .
massive stone foundation, apparently built
with great strength to resist the action Of
the current which bears against it at high
water, aud the still greater force of the
fields OF ice which sometimes come with
crushing and with almost re>istless force
from above. This foundation rests in all its
parts upon natures solid masonry Of lime
stone rock which cropped out ali along the
front Of our upper river landing where the
elevator is being erected. From this basis,
the masonry has an extreme altitude Of AZ
feet, and an average Of sc feet, on the river
front. Within this masonry foundation arc
to be large storerooms capable Of accommo-
dating an immense amount Of storage, du.
ring the ordinary stages Of the river. At
high water, however, that portion Of the
cdifice will be submerged, and, consequent
ly, useless rs storage depository. But this
will only happen during floods, or unusual
stages Of the river.
Rising above the masonry is an immense
structure, whose altitude, including the ma
sonry, will be, when finished, TO feet The
first story Of this is to be devoted to storage
during high water and to tie sacking oi
grain 1t oil stages Of the river, preparatory
to shipment South, to eastern cities and to
Europe. On the west side Of the bnilding,
and running its entire length, is an open
roadway, intended Tor laying track for the
accommodation Of railroad cars carrying
grain, and also for ordinary road wagons
bringing grain to the city, q well as for the
delivery Of grain to city millers tol OUT
home manufacture. This story - about 6
feet high, framed Of massive timbers, and
seemingly capable Of sustaining any amount
Of pressure that can be piled upon it.
Above this are the bins, or gianeries, fol
containing grain in bulk. There are "a d
these, each about 10 by 20 feet in the clear
When completed they will be about 80 feet
in depth. Each Of these, If filled, would
contain about IL. 900 bushels, and make ar
aggregate capacity for holding 800, OO(
bushels These bins are constructed o
two inch pine plank, firmly spiked together
the outer walls, or frame Of the building
being composed Of plank ten inches wide
while the subdivisions are but six. This
mode Of structure has been adopted, it was
said, because it was capable Of resisting Z
heavier lateral pressure than any other man
ner ofcombining timber in thu formation o.
walls, or partitions. To give additional
strength to the walls Of these bins, each is
penetrated from side to side Of the building
with an iron rod Of an inch and one eight
in diameter, strongly fastened with screw
nuts and anchors, while lengthwise Of the
building two similar rods pass through each
bin from one end to the other.
At the top Of these bins, it is intended to
contract the width Of the building about
one-half, or twenty feet on each side. With
these dimensions, and story, forty feet in
height, is to be erected. This is intended
for the working Of the machinery to be used
in elevating grain from boats in the river, OF
cars and wagons on the roadway, in the
west side Of the building. This story is IL.
SO intended for rooms for scales, for weigh
ing grain in bulk. and for the location for
machinery for cleansing it for shipping
should that become desirable. To this story
all the grin intended to be thrown into the
bins will be- carried in elevators. III
The elevators for conveying grain from
boats are to be erected on the east side Of
the building IN towers projecting in front,
enc Of which will be located near either end
There will be two Of these, one more than
is used in any Of the grain warehouses on
northern lakes. These will extend to the
upper story, and will have lifting capacity
equal to 100000 bushels per day. These
can be worked in al kinds Of weather, and
will be SO constructed that all grain falling
from the hoppers, attached to the huge
belts carrying .he grain, will fall back into
the boat from which it il being elevated,
and thus save many bushel to the ship.
per, which is necessarily lost BY the present
mode Of handling grain on our levee. This
however, viii destroy the business Of the