The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-11

Total 3, 200 BIB
Amount of wheat required daily ,2S, 500 busl
As the above mills are nearly all got NJ
and conducted on the same general plan
either ofthe prominent ones may be takeI
as representative of the whole in leading
points. We have therefore chosen the Lac
lede mill for description, being one of thu
three immense establishments owned 10y
Alex ii. Smith IL Co. n firm composed o.
George Pegram, S. G.. Sears and Alex II
Smith. The three mills owned by this well
known firm are of equal capacity namely
500 barrels per day but from visit Ia
them we regard the Laclede as the most
complete in all its details of the lot. The
mill was designed and built by Mr. Sears
one of the partners, and in all its appoint
ments cannot be eXcelled anywhere Mr..
Sears is man of energy and experience, a
native of New York city, but an old and
well-known citizen of st. Louis, having
been u resident for nearly thirty years.
Like many other wealthy men of the pres
ent day he hogan life here in the West with
no capital except his own unaided industry
and genius, and has exemplifed the truth of
the declaration that genius and enterprise
always win their way
The Laclede mill is the one of the three
entirely devoted to the manufacture of the
celebrated brand of flour known as "Bril.
liant" made solely from the pure white
wheat of Missouri and Southern Illinois
and of course all that ingenuity could de-
wise or money obtain to make this mill com!
plete and perfect in all its appointments
has been done No pains or cash have been
spared and the result is a marvel of com
pleteness and capability. There are. i'm.
mense bins in the basement Ofthe mill, into
,,.ls ls.l, fI,a -
back wagons or sackmouths with equal fa-
eility. From thence it ascends to the top
most story, and is rushed through a perfect
wilderness of cleaners, fans and smut mills
when it is discharged into an immense re-
ceiver to take its turn between the stones
Two Thousand five hundred bushels Of
wheat per day are passed through the six
run of stones in this mill, and when the
fires are lighted, before daylight MOnd0y
morning, in the great furnace of the engine
house, and the immense engine of l25 horse
power commences its labor, it is TO know
no rest until the next Saturday night. One
continuous run of wheels, rattle of stones
and clatter of BOLTS from hour TO hour, day
and night, tho whole week through. And
that is the way brilliant" is made.
There is an immense cooper-shop attached
to this mill where all modern machinery
designed for barrel making can be seen IN
daily oparation. Heads are sawed out with
great rapid:ty, and no handicraft could fash
ion them SO uniformly exact. Nothing but
the best kiln-dried slaves are used, aud the
flour made in this mill and packed in these
barrels deies all climates and temperatures,
and is transported TO the hottest regions Of
Ecuador with impunity.
The firm who own this mill turn out every
week 5000 barrels of flour, consume az 900
bushels of wheat, employ 200 hands and 81
teams, use Si00,000 per month in their busi-
ness, and keep constantly on hand $4,000
worth of kiln-dried cooper stuff. Their -four
is known and purchased all over the United
States. Canada, South America and the
West Indies, and is fair representative Of
the superior article which the st, Louis
Touring mills can turn out