The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-28

A NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRY.-We
were pleased to note that the Portable Corn
Mills, built by the North Carolina Null
Stone Company, heretofore advertised In the
Farmer and Mechanic, received a great deai
Of attention at the Far. They were exhiu
tied at actual work grinding Corn Meal,
and excited surprise by the excellence OF
the grist. Mr.. j. E. Taylor, President OF
the Company, who is also President OF the
Taylor Manufacturing Company, of West
minister, Md. had them in charge, supplying
the power from two engines OF the Taylor
Manufacturing Companys make. One a
six horse Boss Clipper engine, attached To
a 80 horse power mill; the other an eight
horse Dry Steam engine, attached to Il 30
horse power mill. The so horse power mil
ground under test with the six horse Boss
Clipper engine a vertical engine which has
taken the highest awards tor vertical en-
zines at the State FAIR whenever exhibited
gold media in 1877; silver Medal n 1878.
and silver medal thls) ground four bushels
of fine table meal per hour with 90
pounds of steam in 5eIler. THIS astonish-
ing showing Of the light power required to
drive the North Carolina Portable Mills Is
claimed by Col. Taylor to he due largely II
not entirely to the nature of the stone
! used ; and this excellence of grit, by the by,
was he sole Cause of Mr.. Taylors purchas.
of his Moore county mines. He owDs the
entire mill stone vein,-5l miles north
west Of Carthage in Moore county the vein
of stone being about four miles 10 lengt.
and inexhaustable, in extent. 1t has been
known for more than a hundred years, ana
has had a local reputation of being the
best Corn Meal Stone IN the world. We
are pleased to know that it is now in the
hands of a company that will develope II
and stimulate others. These gentlemen
have already spent considerable sums Of
money in the past eight months in the eIec
ton Of shops, dams, roads, etc., and they
have in course of construction al the present
time a steam saw and planeing mill, which
will enable them to construct neat houses
for their workmen etc. They anticipate
having a village of two hundred people IN
side Of the next twelve months; and they
are now getting out the poles for a tele-
phone line from Cameron, their nearest
railroad depot, to their works by way OF
Carthage, fifteen and one half miles. This
line will be IN operation IN a few days.
Such enterprises as these showing that men
OF means are settling among US, should meet
people. with every encouragement from our
1t will bring villages of thrifty workmen
living in neat cottages. 1t will bring money
from other States INTO our own; ena bic
North Carolinians to secure Machinery oi
this class without sending their money
abroad for it. And we have NJ doubt, its
success will bring other men to ir vest in
enterprises equally profitable. We hope.
as we believe, that the North Carolina Mil,
Stone Company will be a pecuniary success,
and pay its owners largely as Its superior
quality Of stone must give them large sales
whenever shown They have established a
depot in connection with the TAYLOR Mani.
Company at Charlotte, n. c., under the per
sonal supervision of Col J. E. Taylor, who is
an accommodating affanle gentleman, and
will give prompt attention to orders or
inquiries.