Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-09
LCWRY'k ELEVATOR AND
CORN CRIBS.
Emnacns Facilities for Handling
Grain, Shesiin: Corn, otc.

Em ia cnsc A0ciItt1cS Tor nt0n0Il0&
Grain. She;fin: Corn. otc.
Unquestionably the immense Elevator and
its accessories erected In this city last sea-
son constitutes one Of the most extensive
and bsas6cial impsovsoents Of which our
city boasts. II 10 not only IN Elevator sin
the rossh," /" - ~ 80 then scattered about
through the country. but 10 % completely
perfected in oil its arrangements, machinery
and labor saving appliances - to render it
. subject worthy OF more than q passing no.
tce in this great agricultural market of
ours.
In the main this structure 10 15O by 81
feet in dimensions, and contains 80 bins
their total capacity is from $4,000 - l0o,~
600 bushels These bins are served by i've
elevators, and FIVE sets Of scales. A load Of
grain can be taken from the wagon, weigh
ed and elevated every three minutss-the
operator, by means Of the index reg alator,
having choice of from five to eight bins into
which to run the grain, according to kind
and grade. The first wagon driving up TO
the spout may be whea.. the next oats. the
next barley, the next rye. and so on, yet it
all passes in at the same place, weighed in
the same scale, hopper. and goes up by the
same elovstor-thc only change necessary
is that Of simply turning the index wheel,
which shifts the spouts above so ~ to Car
~ the grain into the separate bins. To do
this the operator on the first floor need
hardly move out Of his tracks in handling
80, 600 bushels Of grain Of like or different
kinds. In fact it is oil 20 thoroughly sys-
temalizsd - to run with the regularity Of
clock work, and vast amount Of labor,
time and expense thus overcome
by the ingeniously constructed and carefully
adjusted machinery. From the bins to the
cars standing by the side Of the elevator.
the transfer Of the grain 10 . trifling labsr.
Il almost does the work itself.
The corn shelling and elevating Is matter
worthy Of close attention. Hitherto u hss
eos. about five cents psrbushsl to take the
corn from the cob and place it in the car
Mr.. Lowry has SO systematized this labor
as to be able to do it for only one cent per
bushel.
HIS corn crib stands south Of the Eleva>
tor. and is $50 by % feet, and about % feet
high-thsre being two stories. Through
the second story is the drivesway, into
which the farmers wagon is driven up an
easy grade Either side Of The wagon
track are the long, deep cribs-l50 by 8 fee.
-asd about 1s feet deep. These cribs hold
about 35, 900 bushels. Along the middle
Of the first floor, which il also $50 feet long,
there is trench cut about lS inches wide.
two feet deep. and 100 feet long. At the
bottom Of this trench runs an endless belt
upon which the corn is shovelsd and il car.
ried along TO another endless belt, running
at right angles with the main ons-34 feet
long, upon which the corn is carried int
The shelling room, which is in the main
building. and elevated into one Of Richards
No. / Shelters, from which tho shellcd corn
is elevvtsd into the scales up into the top Of
the building; thence drops into the bins
and then into the cars At pleasure. The
cobs arc also elevated INTO . store room
over the boiler house, and ~ fast ss are
needed for fuel arc dropped down through
trap. The cobs supply all necessary fuel
for making steam. Hence il will be seen
that when then machinery is put in motion
one man shovelling corn into the trench on
thu first floor performs oil the manual labor
required. Aided by about 400 feet Of belt
ing conductors, the corn that leaves his
shovel lands IN the space Of a minute-all
shelled-into the scale hopper, and the
cobs into the store room. 1t is . wonderful
piece Of u machinery. For instance, far.
mer might bring in his load Of corn at 10
o. 'clock-drive into the crib-shovel it out,
and BY tho time he could drive around to
the other side Of the bnilding his corn would
be there oil shslled in perfect order. This
machine the Richards Corn Shelter r. is
the best ever invented by all odds-having
a capacity of from 5000 to 5000 bushels
per day.
Hence it will DO seen that Mr.. Lowry Of,
fcrs the best facilities possible for all who
desire to have grain handled cheaply and
with expedition. In connection with hand
ling he has ST parater which SO thoroughly
cleanses No. ! wheat as to bring it out No.
l. and greatly improves the market value
Of all small grain generally.
Such an establishment cannot be too high
ly valued in this agricultural depot Of Dav-
enport. II patronized as it should be il
will be saving Of thousands Of dollars per
year to our dealers.