Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-09-21

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drama. nniversal satisfaction cannot be
given. In no single avocation. Is man
enabled 70 please al with whom bus
iness OF pleasure throws him in con-
tact. Strive &C he will, use every
exerti0n that he may, there win occa-
sionally rise up some. with fancied
grievance, 10 condemn that which il
usually conceded to be Just and right.
This i eyidenced by the many IN
Necessary complaints that viii ever be
made. until time shall roll on into
eternity. and Heaven and Hell shall
assign TO each Of as our positions for
which our earthly career has therein
fitted Us. Some time ago, / had oc-
casion 10 reply 70 an article, charging
Us with violation ofthe law, IN X
ing 1 the wheat bran. Saturday last,
for the frst time, being not subscri-
Der t0sthe Entcsprise, | accidentally
came across its issue Of the 26 ultimo,
in which appeared communication
from Stone Picker" renewing this
charge, and condemning the mills in
this county for their poor yield of
good -four from . given no. of bushels
Of wheat. / have seen no Eatexprsse
since, andam not aware that any other
articles on this subject have appeared,
therefore must necessarily confne
myself to the one TO which / allude.
Referring TO the bran question, "Stone
Picker lays down the proposition,
that if one miller can take ! the bran
for the use Of his cloths, another, with
equal force Of logic, can require ! of
the fine -four, for the use of his buhrs.
This, to say the least, is an illogical,
untenable position. The law allows
US ! of wheat for grinding and hav-
ing taken ills I before the grind
ing, the miller under no circulnsEan-
ces. can be justified in taking 0ssy Of
the -four. In every branch OF indus
try. honesty seeks remuneration daas-
mensurate with the expenses II
sary to its successful prosecuted
is only grasping, oppressive extorl
that looks for more. One eighth st
wheat is our compensation foi
use Of the buhrs, and we want ns
ing more for this operation. Assuming
100 bushels Of wheat fair 10 hears
grinding for a steam grist mill, and
allowing, as "Stone Picker" says,
only 80 lbs, good -four from 6 bnkit-
els clean wheat, over eleven bblssof
| first -four, &C 1875 lbs. % the Dol.
would be the output of q day work.
0ne-half of this, or 81 bbls. to the
miller, for the use Of his buhrs, would
give him, at $500 per bbl., the nice
little sum Of $44.0O. Give rs this,
Mr.. .Stone Picker" and every mil
Ter in st. Mary's viii 1renounce his
right to ! the bran, and grind Jour
wheat free Of the ! tple the Law al
lows US. Admitting that there i no
clause IN the milllAg laws Of Mary
land to warrant us in taking l the
bran, there is, at the same time. none
to prohibit as. The laws regulating
the different amounts Of tole for the
different States were enacted for the
rude, old-fashioned mills Of more than
q half century ago. They are coevil
with the infantils art Of milling, and
If construed, as some woaId have.
them, the miller Of to-day would be
but inadequately compensated for his
endeavors to keep pace with the pres
ent art of milling. ''Stone Picker,
/ imagine, il somewhat mistaken when
be says the mills Of this county yield
on al average only about 80 lbs.
good -four from 9 bushels clean wheat,
while mills IN othsk sections give 196,
Had he more 4 aformed him-
eli. he could u certained that
MS statements rect. ! know
that there auk in this county
that are yielding b-daJ more than
1876 lbs. good -four from 8 bushels
clean. wheat, while about so lbs. per
bushel i the average from ordinary.
uneleaned wheat. To be candid. !
myself believe that the mills, not only
in st. Mary's, but in the whole
Southern Maryland, yield less per-
centage Of -four from . given no. bus.
u wheat tA4A tao3o IN Otlef SECTORS
Of the Stat And why is thu? Sim
ply because ID no other counties Of
Maryland does wheat 20 to the mills
in such deplorable condition. In
most instances, no fans at all are ussd
and the heat. often badly threshed,
and full 81 sticks, strams, white cars,
cookie. garlic, dirt. &C.. finds It's " AZ
10 the mills, and by the time il IS
properly cleaned. waste Of ct least
ten pounds per bushel Is the result.
Besides. people Of this county fire.
qnently ship their good wheaf. and
keep their inferior tail-en3 wheat for
n Eng purposes: hence the poor yield
Of hour sometimes complained q. |
venture tho assertion, without fear 0f
successful contradiction, that leo
bushels Of inferior wheat to one good.
are groand IN the Mills Of st. Mary :.
Thoroughly clean Jour wheat ct home.
ii weh IS yonr fans can Be made 70
Dc |Is work. / viii guarantees from SO
bushels Of wheat. at 60 LBS. per bssa-