The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-23


Governing the Elevator, rs Adopted by th
Grain and Cotton Exchanse-Howth the Grai'
is Received and Handled-TariTo OF Charge
at the Elevator.
In all American cities Of tolerable siz'
grain-elevators are considered indispensa
bic, and Richmond has long been in neet
OF one, which need has just been well sup
piled by the Richmond Elevator Company
Of which l.. L. Bass is president md c. 4
Buck secretary. The elevator is located al
the northwest corner OF Washington anC
Seventeenth streets, and on the line OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway. 1t Is great
| big building, with tower-like front on the
west side, and is built Of wood, and cover.
ed over, roof and sides, with corrugated
iron, which protects it from flying sparks
and excludes moisture. Ii is divided into
about $50 bins, compactly built, with ave-
nues between them for ventilation, and
with great spouts at the top for the recep-
| ton, and at the bottom for the delivery, OF
grain. It's present capacity is 100000 bush
els, and 150 or 200 ears per day can be un-
loaded. There is room provided for two
long trains. one train may be loading while
another is unloading; and on the south
front there is a shed where wagons may
stand, protected from the weather, while
they are receiving their loads.
THE GRAIN TO BE GRADED.
Grades for each gram will be established
annually. When IA car Of grain arrives at
the elevator the grain will be inspected by
the inspector appointed by the Grain and
Cotton Exchange; the car will be run
alongside the chute; steam shovels will be
put TO work, and in double-quick time 1t
will be taken by the elevator 10 the top
most 1loora and emptied into the weigh-hop-
pers. Having been weighed, the car loaded
will be discharged into bin below dcsiS-
mated for that exact grade OF grain.
MACHINERY.
or course a vast amount Of machinery is
roouired for all this work, and this here is
all OF the newest and most approved pa
tent. but rs to principles does not vary
greatly from such as is used in large mills.
Tbe grain is carried up to the weighing
bonners in sheet-iron buckets attached to
heavy bands, which bands move perpend-
cnlarlv OH large iron pulleys. Thence it is
discharged into long trough which passes
over the storage bins. In tins trough n
screv-shaft works, and it carries along the
orain the length OF the whole building il
need be: but when the grain has arrived at
the bin into which it is to be stored gate
in the bottom OF the trough is opened and
down the grain goes into the bin. The
bins all have slanting bottoms, and grain IS
COTTON out Of them about the same way 1t
is gottin in.
WHY OF WOOD!
The engine and boiler-room Is in de-
tached building, built Of brick, and with
its very tall smoke-stack not likely to fire
the elevator building. Nearly all elevators
are OF wood; indeed, owing to the elasticity
required for the bins and the great lateral
pressure to which they are usually sub
jected it would be impracticabe as to the
Interior to build them Of anything else.
HELP TO THE RAILWAY.
This elevator will be equivalent to add
ing many cars to the rolling-stock Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, as whole
train OF wheat may be unloaded in few
hours and the ears put TO other use, where
as by the present system it would require
days to do the work, and in case OF falling
weather the unloading could not be safely
done at all.
One day winter before last, during a
rainy spell, there were 13S ears loaded with
grain at the Chesapeake and Ohio depot,
and the work OF unloading them was en-
tirely at n stand-still. With the elevator
such thing could not occur. The l3S cars
could De unloaded in a day; the grain
could 90 into the elevator and the ears put
TO other use. 1t is expected that ultimate
ly the tracks OF all lthe railroads centrine
i'm this city will be put in connection with
the elevator tracks.
FIGURES.
The motiye-power is an s0-horSe-poweI
engine: there are 6 elevators, 6 weigh
hoppers and sets OF scales, II storage bins
and GG shipping bins, all Of which-with
the building-cost about $4,000.
The elevators were designed and erected
under the supervision OF Mr.. III. G. Chase
OF the Chase Elevator Company, OF Chicago
which firm own the patent.
For the present the business will bt
managed by Mr.. c. 4. Buck, the secretary
OF the company, to whose Jealous labor'
for more than three years, together witt
the uninterrupted efforts of Mr.. b. 5. Fitch
general freight agent Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway, the community in no in
considerable measure owes this enterprise
which is confidently relied upon to benefi
railroads, mills, shippers, buyers anC
sellers OF grain as well.
RULES AND TARIFF OF CHARGES.
From MAY %, 1882, until further notice
the following rates for storing and handling
grain at the company's grain elevator, cor
ner Seventeenth and Washington streets
will be charged:
poushe
On grain from cars, Inspected IN good gsi,t con,
| ditlon only: Receiving, Weighing denNery
| 10 ears a teams, and storage for nrst zen
DAYS, or parts of the same, to he paid 10y the -
conagnees Of the grain. =
Each succeeding ten days or parts OF the same ~
Transferring bulk-grain from car 10 car IN l.,
Guiding weighing. .........: .,:,..' ~
including weighing. ........................' ~
Delivering In bags, including sewing or Tying,
with specific weight in each bag, (addi-
Delivering In bags, including sewing or tying,
without specific weight In each bag taddi-
Rags and twine 10 be furnished by owners.
Screening and blowing ON delivery onlv''..''' ~
The company reserves the right TO declin
to receive or store unsound or unmel
chantable grain.
All grain that may become heated or on
Of condition while in store viii be charge
one cent per bushel for each fiv
days, or parts thereof, that said grain ma
remain in store after notice has been poste
upon the bulletin board OF the Grain an
Cotton Exchange, that such grain has D.
come heated or out OF condition.
No grain will be received in store unit
, It has been inspected and graded by II
authorized Inspectors OF the Grain and 70
: ton Exchanpe. unless by special agreemen