Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-08-10
Absut GoGec and Spices.
From the Daily Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE,.

When admires cup OF good coffee il is a salts
fiction 20 know that he she is drinking the pure
article, and when manufacturing establishment turns
such article It is entitled TO the credit thereof
That we have such establishments in city is well
known. Yesterday we dropped in at the Star Mills Of
W. a. J. G.. Flint, Ou West Water street, and could
not help king te of what we In 1858 the
Messrs. Flint started the manufacture Of coffee in Mil
waukee with little six horse power engine Spring
strcet. Caring more for a reputation than to make
money, they determined 10 give the public pure
tce. With large experience they went into the
ket and bought only the best cOtce-pure Java and
Rio The bsrry might look sell and vet be unfit for
roasting they knew, agd their selections were made
accordingly The Star Mills coffee 10 the trade
solely on its merits snd was a success. 10 was
era in the ground coffee business and the business Of
the Messrs Flint increased 50 rapidly that within two
years they were obliged to into the large double
brick store they occupy, Hhd lay up their little
six for "A twenty horse rover engine With larger IA
cilities their business increased, and the four
stories and the basement of the large building
daily scene of busy life and excitement. Their
efforts attended by the success they we'll
cd aud they found that it paid we'll to give the pub
lie an article OF coffee that could always be depended
upon for its purity To-day while the trade Of this
house extends over the entire northwest, the reputa
ton Of the article they make has always preceded
them and country dealer t0l US. If Zee bears
Fint's mark is all right. Ia their building West
Water street. the coffee in barrels, hogshes ds and
bags, fresh from the importing house. after having
passed The inspection Of one of the propretOrs is
roasted by coke under huge furnaces passes into per
forated pans, where it As cooled before il burn
and then into the mills where it is ground up and
packed for the trade Various are the packages. Bar
rels half barrels, large cases, and small ones, and
papers and then OF { goes to the and west, the
north and the sou b, and very the honest house
wife, whose coffee Is her pride, is preparing 1t for use
Il is great business which has grown up from SIN al
proportions this roasting aud grinding coffee, requir
ing capital, and business, anu energy, and more than
al thorough knowledgeo the article and what should
DE done with IL. The Messrs. Flint appear 10 pOs sess
these requisites and 10 have touched the tender spot
ia the petite of the people, and they deserve the
success and the very large business which they have
built up.
Besides coffee they run to teas, and they give the
trade the pure article fires from the importing house,
lust as il is wanted.
AID spices, too. They have their own mills and
grind spices that have the pure smell and taste all
through Pepper, aispice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger,
mustard snd their iik come to them, cleaned
t no chef remains, and are ground up and packed IN
papers and tin boxes, etc, with he ever reliable star
Mills print and sent Off until the familiar brand meets
You in every store throughout the great West
Creamtart'r is ususly associated with the drug
stores Messrs. Flint have mill for manufacture
ing this and their brand is well known and is becom
Ing better known every day. the mill has additional
dutes put upon it, Tiis is put up in bulk-in bar
res, boxes and fancy cans aud is warranted as the
pure articles.
nous Star Mills blackng which gives such polish as
man delights 10 have upon his boots IL goes out in
small, medium and large sized loXes, and preserves
the leather while il polishes.
And they sell YOU the goods they grind up, whole If
you please, and with them, chocolate, dayoring ex
tr cts, etc.
reached out 10 the East and South and the houses Of
Flint Brothers a Co.. of Boston, aud Flint, Croker
Co, fSt. Louis connected with this, and help
each other in giving the trade articles that deserye
successful sale, because they just what they are
Va rrdnted to be.
We have looked through the extensive house rapidly
but we can assure country dealers that when they
visit Milwaukee they will ud il gOld in their purse"
10 look in the Star Mills before purchasing, aud
make the acquaintance Of the Messrs Flint. They
will ind them true business men, who do business
lCgitimately aud Of course successfully.