The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-21

THApE>. ETC. -
.y.-r,,nut Correspondence Courirr-Iourual.J
harvest time being at hand, the farmers oi
,h', Wc>t will soon be sending their wheat to
.I,. .9,i,rn markets. it will not be inappro-
.,~,t,r therefore, 10 devote the better part OF
:,i, litter tc the great mills which have made
.,r,h If The business fame Of Richmond in
4,,, Ngonc. and will no doubt perpct,ate
!, in iIlr prosperous years which are to come,
~sv thai, our main western artery is COM
,,,,r. or virtually SO.
THE GALLEGo MILL. |
Nrvt ,o The capitol, and to that alone, the |
,,,>t conspicuous object which meets the ',
,,,n nE tbc traveller approaching Richmon'.f
.r,m rhr south or southwest is 4 cigar fi,.
,.rnrrurr Of brick on the eastern ma r,rir
~ ~, ,-lnal-hl>iu This is the Gallego. mia
r,a original mill was situated two. m;ies
.,,yc the city. and got its name ',res, the
.vr2rictor, MIR. GalleSo, a SIani .r3> mot n
I,~qnchman. a> stated some NOR .hs AGO hy q
,-irr in >ritntr'S Magazine ,w,ho iSed IN
"a old house still standing. W hi,b Mr. Allan
Who adopted Edgar a. Pc & atterwardS oc.
g.aird. rctsr mot Joh a A. ,s stated in
>.,7.n,r ChcvaIlie. T rsncsman, the friend
and agent Of the DIR 1tss,ist Beatnnarchais.
vino >upph'a Tue Aaelicau colonistS with
arms dUrlhS Tue evolution, succeeded Gal
r-o III Tue o"he ship of the mill. Under him
snd hl> >u''c> ,ats, MeSSrS. Warwick, Barks-
dale ~ N''' he mill attained an enviable
r'iu,II!oh f%: the quality Of It's -four,
NHith' ". cnmmon with the flour OF
',"'' schmond mills, is preferred to all
DINER brands tor shipment TO Brazil and
9i".; south American countries, but to
+ syjl mainly. because it Sustains no injury
tr1n> >por;ation through the hot equatorial
lauudc>. The GaIeso hill has been burnt
sHrial times. the present structure being
81" work ~ that busy period Of rebuilding
"Lch urcUrred in 1865. after the great con-
f.-ration. Another large building which
stood a short distance south Of the main edi-
~, wae not rebuilt. but the charred walls
isN" betn torn down, and Il cotton factory is
L r.. erected on It's site. The mill is owned
rgr, hy Joint stock company, of which
Francs Skiddy, of New York, Is one OF the
largest shareholders. My notes of the dimen-
sion, oi this mill have been mslaid, and
SID unable 10 give them, but the fact that
there are nine or ten stories and q front of
"a or more feet, with Il proportionate depth,
Wltl rive YOU some idea ct its immense size.
Il ha> twenty pairs Of stones, and a grinding
,.t,etcily of 10U.n00 barrels of -four annually.
H. power, derived from the whole volume
81 water in the basin. is ample for all pur
ln>r>. and enough 10 drive the mill and the
lsrop">vd cotton manutactory besides,
TIE nAXALl IMILLs.
Less conspicuous. because of their situa-
f'lu, lower down on the rlTer-bank than the
'aitcgo mill. are the equally capaciouS and
equally famous HaNall mills, now and for
many year, past owned by MeS>rS. Haxall,
Clc,I>llaw 4 Co. The site of these mills
WAS purchased in 1909 hy Me>srS. Philip and
WiJIiaa, liaXall. natives Of England. Al
,,lai rmr there stood on the site only Il
small Srist-mil}, and for Years after the man.
MA jure OF flour WAS commenced it was
,npwn rs the "Columba mill" From
Try insignificant capacity the Columbia mill
rt> been by degrees enlarged and improved
10 the present importance. In the year 1880
tie llaXal mills were burned. and year or
more was occupied in rebuilding and rctit.
linz them. Al the beginning of the VIZ, in
l>Gl, these mills alone were purchas ipc and
grjnding about one million bushels of wheat,
and tur0iGg out nearly two hr.ndred thou
sand barrels Of flour annually. Even that
cAiAcl;y, great as it was. Proved insufficient
tor the supply OF wheat and the demand for
Hour, and magniticcrt granite foundation
Tor new mill was aid, but the war etfectu-
ally checked all fi.rther advance.
The liaXall mdls consist of centre build
lnG, clSht stories high, and two mills on
'llher size, serving as wings to the principal
sulirtnre, The aggregate front of these
buiIu!ygS is something over 900 feet, and the
u'P.n s. feet. In the centre building the
II l.. ra,,i,.n1 tr.i,rlaI nluxota1 aG
hy the most improved machinery, and then
distributed to the various garners, according
10 species and quality. From any of these
-arncr> the wheat may be drawn as wanted
10 either mill. The centre building has 8
capacity OF storing 100,0 600 bushels of wheat
The western wing is the mill for grIndlne
the extra supertine brands of "HaXali,'
" Cr"naImw," and Columbia" for eXporta
ton TO the tropics, and contains twenty pairs
of burr stones of tive and half feet diome
Ter each. The mill in the eastern wing has
twelve pairs Of stones, FIVE OF which are
used tor the high grade Of Family I" flour
for domestic use, three for the grades o
Fine and "Super6pe," adapted to the
lower classes in this country and Great Brl'
tain. and the remainder for the grinding OF
corn-meal of superior quality for home con-
sumption. Into the storing house, capacity
10000 barrels, the barrels descend by rail-
Tack on an inclined plain, and thence are
shipped by several convenient doors. Con.
nected with the mills are the millWright
shop, in which are all the improved machines
Tor dressing timbers of every size, the wheel.
wright. blacksmith, and cooper shops. Ihe
whole establishment is run by water power,
both turbine and overshot wheels being
used, and a-yresating about 600-horse power.
Contiguous to the mills is a vast surplus OF
idle water power.
THE MANCHESTER MILL.
Owing to its position across the river, and
10 lis comparatively inferior dimensions, the
Manchester mill, owned by Messrs. Dunlop
Il McCancc, has attracted less attention than
IL neighbors in "big Richmond" but its
reputation in the Brazilian markets is second
10 no American mill. 1t was built during
the years 1852 and 1853. is seven store,
h'"h, 655 by GS feet in size, and ll3 feet
from the granite foundation TO the apex OF
TIC roof. 1t has four overShot water wheels,
sixteen feet wide by fourteen feet in diane
Ter, giving motion TO sixteen burr stones
and TO all the elaborate machinery in the
mil and the adjoining storage warehouse.
This warehouse. twenty feet from the mill,
"ii" oohutcteu WIN IL ny Saleties, 10 ~ D5
llO feet in dimensions lG feet to the apex
OF the roof, and has the capacity and strength
10 store 100000 bushels Of wheat and 10000
barrels Of -four. The working capacity OF
the mill is $50 barrels in twenty-four hours,
and the cost Of the building and machinery
was about SiS0,000. The bulk Of the -four
manufactured goes to the markets of Brazil,
where it takes rank with the most favored
brands of the limited States.