Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-23
The American Turbine Water
Wheel.

The present rapid development of our
grand system of water power at Moline,
Milan, Cleveland, and, we may add, that
Of the entire length of Rock River from
Lake Horizon to Sears, at Milan-a sec
tion possessing more available water pow
er than twice any other area in the known
world, makes il matter of the greatest i'm
portance to the government authorities, the
various companies, capitalists and manu-
6cturers so engaged, to know the best
means of utilizing the power thus devel-
opcd, as well as to know where to look for
the most improved, reliable and practical
water wheels. To this end we copy from
the Davenport Democrat the following
handsome testimonial 10 the American
Turbine Wheel, manufactured by Stout
Mills Il Temple, of Dayton, Ohio, whose
advertisement may be found in this pa
per and in addition we may add, that the
parties referred 10 as using them at Moline
are John Deere Il Co, who have two
of these wheels, ;. W. Wheelock & Co,
who are now using four, the Moline Plow
Co. two, and Furst & Rosenfeld, who have
one, and these names are a sufficient en.
dorsement Of the following from the
Democrat.
THE numerous beautiful and rapidly
running streams which intersect our North
western country, are elements Of untold
wealth, not merely as supplying a never
failing watenge for stock, source of ir-
rigatlon for lands and facilities for success
ful drainage, but rs supplying motive pow
cr for manufacturing purposes. In many
eases these streams are not sufficiently i'm
petuous 10 give movement to heavy ma
chinery, where the old under or overshot
water wheels with that unavoidable loss
of power consequent upon transition from
the axle 10 a second shaft are employed,
but this disadvantage is beautifully over
come by the American Turbine as made by
the GLOBE Iron Works, of Stout Mills Il
Temple at Dayton, Ohio These turbine
wheels will inevitably, as their advantages
become recognized, supersede all the more
antiquated contrivances for utilizing run
ming streams, Totally submerged they
economic the entire power of the stream /;
not being partially exposed, decay is ar
rested, and repairs are scarcely ever need
ed, conveying by direct action the impe-
tus they gather TO the machinery, to be
acted upon without decreasing such power
by conveyance through second driving
rod, they utilize the maximum hydraulic
force of the stream, and thus increase the
labor power of the mill infinitely. Par
ties in Iowa Illinois, and neighboring
States, contemplating the erection or rem
ovation OF mills have an opportunity of
examining for themselves the superior
qualifications of Stout, Mills d Temples
American Turbine, by visiting Moline,
where have been recently placed nine of
these wheels, one - inches and another of
go inches diameter and which are giving
the most perfect satisfaction. This firm
hus secured the protection of the Ameri.
can patent laws for their turbine wheel,
but their manufacturing facilities are not
confined TO its production, rs they are also
among the most extensive makers of mill
gearing shatting and everything connect
ed with general mill furnishing, for which
they have widely known and well-earned
popularity"