The Grange advance., 1873-12-10
wheels faced to the wind. No one should
pass through Hastings without taking


pass through Hastings without taking
special notice of this mill. 1t is an orna
ment to the town. The diameter Of the
large wheels is twenty feet, but it is not
found sufficient for the work they have to
do, and they have ordered another, with
wheels thirty feet in diameter, and Of thirty
horse power Mr.. Meloy informs us that
these mills are, in almost every respect,
better for this purpose than steam engines,
provided the warehouse has sufficient base,
or pit room, to store the grain when there
is not enough wind to run the mill. It
saves them from 5000 to $500 per annum
on insurance, and with an engine it would
be necessary to keep fire over night in
the winter time to keep the pipes heated.
They employ two conveyors on the screw
principle to place the wheat at the foot of
the elevator
vERMIL1oN FALL.
The first settler at Vermilion Falls was
Mr.. Thomas Howes, but Abe Truax pre-
empted the falls. He. however, was after
wards induced, by some sort of chican-
cry, it is said, to relinquish his claim to
one Graham, and he then settled upon q
claim on the farther side of the Vermilion
river, for which he has since been offered
some $4,000, which he refused, and after
wards lost it upon mortgage. How many
men in this state could aptly define the
word mortgage by the word RUIN! Graham
sold the falls to LeDuc, he to the Harrison
Bros, and they to
STEPHEN GARDNER,
the great and we'll known miller of the
State, for the snug little sum of $28, 600.
He has given the Vermilion Mills almost a
world wide reputation. His brand is an
absolute guaranty of the quality of the -four.
The capacity of the mill is from 200 to 225
barrels per day. At present. they are only
making one hundred barrels. He also runs
feed mill of two run of stones.
GARDNER 4 CALDWELL,
are the proprietors Of another Touring mill
on the Vermilion, short distance below
the falls, which has capacity of l25 bar
rels per day. There is yet sufficient unutil-
ICED power between these mills for one OF
two more mills or manufacturing establish
ments. A little above the falls is the Gus.
tom mill Of Ennis Bros, with three run OF
stone. It would be interesting to know how
much is annually saved to the State by
manufacturing our wheat into -four, and
how much more we might save by grinding
all the wheat raised in the state.
| QUILLIAM HoDGsoN,
run general assortment store at the falls
and claim that on account Of cheap rents,
small expenses, close buying and fair deal
ing they are able to put goods at the yer.
lowest figures. Mr.. John Batemen does .
large business in the manufacture of plows
We would like to give an account Of SOM
of the old settlers of Dakota County in
future number and have gathered som
facts with that view. Won't our friend
please furnish us with interesting item
connected with the early settlements Of tina
county.
THE LUMBER TRADE
of. Hastings is simply immense. Durin
the past year it has amounted to 1000, 90
feet, and we are informed by the bee
lumbermen in the town that they coul
4 have sold 10000, 600 if they had had th
lumber. John Dudley alone has sold 8
100000 feet since the first of January las
and 100000 shingles, being abor
100000 of lumber above his forme
sales. MIR. Dudley's mills are at Poi1
Douglas and Prescott The mills of Hel
sey, Bean & Brown, are at Saltwater. :
- R. c. LIBBEY .l .
is the only one of the Hastings lumbt
dealers who manufactures his lumber +,
home, and he is the principal shipper. H
closed his mill for the winter about Il
18th of October. He gets his logs prime
pally from the St. Croix, but has purchase
a few at Minneapolis: The St. Croix log
however. are much cheaper, and this en'
: bles him to put his lumber below Minnea]
:, oils prices. The average number Of me
employed by him is A. He also emplo!
y six horses This is q matter of important
to the town: They should manufactu1
, more Of their lumber at home. ,asz4
- y THE GILLET SHINGLES, -.-
81 manufactured by Capt. Wm.a Gillett, q
:. considered the best in the State. He MAJ
5000, 600 this last year. He employs abo