Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-02
YEARLY ADVERTISING,
New and EstensIve FIourIng MIlIs.

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Messrs. N. & J. Pollock had raised steam
for the purpose Of trying the machinery in
their new mill. At that time the work was
not entirely completed, and we deferred
further remarks until the whole was per-
fected. This has now been accomplished,
and the largest and most complete Flour
ing Mills in this section, if not in the whole
Western country, is in successful operation
at the corner of Market and Quincy streets
in this city. These mills reflect the high
est degree of credit upon the projectors,
and upon Mr.. S. B. Williams, the emillwright
aud architect, under whose supervision the
work has been done. The main building is
&c by los feet, four stories above the cell
lars. The height of the whole building is
90 feet from the pavement to theesVe. The
machinery and interior arrangements are
of the most complete and perfect character,
embracing every approved modern improve.
ment used in the business. We might al
most say there was two complete mills in
one building, for the construction and ar
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wheat may be ground at the same time,
and the -four from each grade kept entirely
separate and distinct. This is accomplished
by double sett of conVeyors, elevators,
screens and boiling chests. By the mere
drawing of slide or the shifting of leav-
er, the miller is enabled to separate and
give direction to the different qualities of
wheat and -four. The burrs and machinery
are driven by a beautiful engine of one
hundred horse power. This engine itself is
novelty. 1t is known as the Corliss pa
tent, and possesses great advantages over
the ordinary steam engine. One of its
chief merits is the regularity of its motion
under all circumstances. If all the ma
chinery attach ed should suddenly be thrown
ont of gesr, it would not alter the speed of
this engine. When there is a sufficient
amount of steam to drive it at the proper
speed, an increased amount of pressure
does not vary or change the motion. This
| is a very important consideration in
manufacturing four which requires reg.
uIar motion. This engine was manufac-
tured in Providence, R. l., and is beau
tful piece of workmanship, handsome
enough for a parlor ornament. The metal
is all highly polished, while the cylinder
is enclosed 10 han lsome walnut case,
nicely vanished and rornsmented. There
| ia six run of French Burrs four feet in di-
ameter. Each pair will grind twelve bush
els of wheat per hour, making the capacity
of the six 1928 bushels per day, or about
400 barrels of -four for the day of twenty.
four hours. Everything about the mill has
been arranged to secure the greatest con-
yenience and saving of labor. ....
The wheat when it arrives at the mill is
placed on car which runs over a track
leading to either of two large sinks built
in the cellar. The grain is deposited in
these sinks according to quality, one being
for white the other for red wheat. From
these sinks it is carried by elevators to the
upper story, where it is discharged, pass
lug through a strong blast of air, freeing il
from large portion of the dust and chat
which are blown 9ont'of the null through
a spout leading through the wall. From
this fan the wheat passes to the rolling
screen, which separates it from the cookie
and other email seeds. From the screen
| it goes into one of S. B. Williams SELF
Regulating blast smut machines, and here
there is no possible chance for any remain
\ log impurities to escape. This machine
scours, rubs and bio 9suntil nothing but the
pure Wheat remains. This is ono of the
most complete and important machines in
the whole establishment. While it is an
ornament it is also perfect working ma
chine, fully accomplishing the work for
which it was intended. By this machine
the grain is put through five different ope-
rations, aud once passing through leaves it
freed from all impurities. The dust and
other useless particles are blown out of the
mill, while the wheat and shriVelled grain
remains as offal in the mill, to be sold as
feed. The wheat which is now thoroughly
polished, passes into the stock hopper, (the
miller's term for the biu) which stands di.
rectly over 1.-The burrs. Here egdin is one OF
those ingenious and peculiar arrangements
for managing and handling two kinds Of
/ grain. The miller being able to draw al
will from this stock hopper to either of the
six pair of burrs either white or red whea
or both at the[ samsEtime: the arrange
nnents are such that three qualities OIL
grades of flour is produced, viz: Family
Extra and superfue. The aopt when i
1 leaves the burrs brl falls into a OOnveyOr, mad