The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-09-12
ROCKVILLE CITY MILLS.

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Broskvllle's Enterprise Openlag Of the New
Mills BY Grand Ball and Banquet-
4 Description Of the Mills etc.
ROCKVILLE, Hans. Sept. H., 1878.
Yesterday occurred an epoch in the
annals Of Brookvillc. The 22nd day OF
August witnessed tho laying Of the cor.
ner stone of the now mill. Yesterday it
was completed, and therefore, proper
celebration was held. Many public
spirited citizens wero busy yesterday
making preparations for tho entertain.
ment in tho evening and for the proper
reception of the many guests expected
from Wamego, Salina, Ellis and other
points. We visited the mill just before
noon, found the engine running, but oil
hands busily engaged "clearing the field
for action" or, in other words, getting
ready for the evening dance and supper.
Notwithstanding this, Mr.. Taylor, the
experienced superintendent of construc.
ton, found ample time to explain some
of tho intricate and Ito me) rather ab
struso details Of four.milling. As We
walked through and around the maze
of bolt reels, bed stones, spindles, run
ners and silent feeds, and regarded with
silent awe tho incomprehensible flights,
conveyers and elevators. We were sud-
denly driven, either to the conviction
that our pate was uncomfortably dense
and, perhaps, exceedingly impractical,
or to the conclusion that this was too
vast subject to be grasped, all at once,
in all its details, by the average mind.
As the lesser of two evils We chose the
latter, because it presented more hope
tor the future. Hence We do not feel 1t
a duty to present at this time scientific
exposition OF mill and its equipments.
Faith in good works seems to rs . sub.
lime doctrine, under tho circumstances.
We cannot with truth, claim any distinct
conception of tho internal structure Of
that mill, nor how the thing works.
But this we are sure of and assert with.
out fear Of contradiction, namely that
the mill is "big thing" and We arc
convinced it must Ego oil right" tor the
engine, the milling stones and all of the
machinery, are of such excellent charac.
ter, and so accurately adjusted that it
cannot really help itself, and further.
more, BrookvilIs is so prosperous and
well.ted in every way (not living on
bread alone, in fact) that most Of the
-four ground here, can DO sent ont to
foreign missions. and less.favored com.
munities, aud thus bread may be intro.
duced into the mouths Of tho starving
thousands. Even the starving millions |
which kearney tells about 40 eloquent |
ly in his speech. cast thy bread upon !
the waters and it shall return unto thee |
after many days" When Brookville
begins to cast her flour upon tho Kansas
Pacific railway, 1T shall return to her after
mot so very many days in the shape of
emigrants. The "return" in this case,
the "casting of the bread"
but Just as soon As the Casting shall
be fully under way, the return will be
trebled.
Tho Brookville mill 10 furnished with
an engine of 5O-horse power, manufsct.
ured at the Erie City Iron Works q
boiler:of 60-horse power; Baragwanath
Feed Water Heater. which, by raising
the temperature Of the water to 2l4s
before It's introduction into
the boiler prevents the formation OF seals
in the latter. Among the improved ma.
chimes in use may be mentioned tho
City Midling Purifier tho Ex.
celsior Bran Buster the Eureka Smut
Mill and Hatcbinson's Power Corn
Shelter.
The mill building proper is 45x36 feet,
with % feet studdIng, and il 10 furnished ,
with six fleet burns. The mill has
Of 100 barrels dour per oay.
1t will DO entirely in readiness on or be.
fore Oct. LIST; and is calculated to do
either merchant or custom work. Mr..
the owner, late Of Algonquin,
McHenry county, ILL.,, and still conduct
ing large grist mill at that place, 10 .
miller OF 80 ysars' expsrience-l0y years
IF which we're psssed in England, snd
30 in the United States. Mr.. Georxs
Taylor. experimenting tho completion
If tho mill here, still owns grist mill
It Dundee, ILL.,, where be will return
'hortly. But his intention 10 to ell out
here and to take up his permanent re- :
denes IN Brookvills in the spring.
Neither Of these gentlemen Are second
o any in the land, In . most thoroueh
understanding Of their busiasss.
Calling again II the mill, just aftsr
lark, the whole intesios SEEMED 70 hsys i,
undergone . masveloas tssAstof0ssioo. >
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