The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-08-28
The Western Star MiIls-The Largest and
most Complete MIL Property IN the
Ntate-A Successful start.

The manufacturing interests OF community
are always to be encouraged with Jealous in
terest ly its people, for it not only adds TO the
property valuation but creates home marker
for the products Of the land and supplies the
home demand for the manufactured article.
For some time past two steam Touring mills
havcbcen operated i'm Salini.and la'tcrly a water
mill las been established by Cover Bros. about
one mile from town. Last fall we announced
the contemplated project of Messrs. She!don>.
to put in dam near their steam mill site and
Use water power instcIl of steam to RI, their
machinery. The work was commenced rather
late in the season, and WAS greatly retarded by
the cold weather setting in. At the opening
Of spring, work was again resumed and was
nearing completion. when Messrs. G. r. Un-
derwOod. Eli Rif ger. e. E. Ebcrliardt and II.
II. Sudcndorf formed n co-partnership and
purchased the entire mill property for $4,000.
Under this arrangement the two steam IN Ills
were united.
The new firm Immediately set to work to
complete the dam and to remove the Western
Star Mill from its location to the present site.
New and Improved machinery was ordered
hfotu VIC LAST. asi's WI Ott uCo iottt was
pushed ahead with such energy as to enlist
public confidence in the ultimate success Of
their plans and now the company can vel
feel proud that they have practically demon
strated that Western capital and Western en-
terprise can accomplish what most localities
would wait for Eastern capital to do.
On Monday last our attention was attracted
by the hum Of machinery. and on going 10 the
mill we found the machinery In operation.
Soon after our arrival We were ''put through
the mill " under the safe conduct of Mr.. II. II.
Su,lendorf. who showed ne from the separator
above to the smut-machine below.
The man building is 3sx5s feet in length and
breadth. and four stories high shove the base
meut There are two Leff.l turbine wheels.
one 5G-inch. and the other 4tinch. giving them
over e0-horse power when boil, are used at
the same time. The water fall is : feet. On
the first fieor are i've bins for receiving grain
a. il is unlcadci from the wagons the smut
mill. and the attachment machinery to the main
shafts. The second or main floor is divided
into two rooms. the front noon being usel for
storing -four. weighing grain, SC. In the hack
room are the five run Of buhrs. four wheat and
one corn. capable Of grading from 800 to
ZOO bushels day. There are ALEC several
Hour bins for the various kinds aud grades OF
-four and Barnard & Leas Separator. On the
third floor are five large ~heat bins with q
paciiy for storing 1000 bushels Of wheat :.
thrce whoa; boiling ches,s-cnc large double
chest and orc single che<.,-and one corn bolt.
er and the bins for feeding the hoppers below
The fourth door is well dilcd with machinery
for running grain into the Different bins and
carrying il and the grist to the different pisees
In the mill. and storing. A Barnard cleaner .
doing good work on this door. and from Tia
appearances Of the screenings ono would sup
poe is vas thresher and separator combined
These Barnard cleaners and srparators an
xrpat fivositrs With the company.
To bald and complete this mammoth esssss
! lishmen,- Is unqucstioaabiy the mos: