The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-04-26

the compass, andl In all directions
quoted among the very best brands
This reputation has gone int Illinois
Iowa. Nebrasks, Missouri. Colombo
New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas and
Louisiana. Salina il peculiarly fortu
nate in having such enterprising and
reliable mill men ~ she has. W.
shall speak in this article particularly
of the changes about 10 be made In
connection with the milling interests
Of r. GoodnOw 4 20. AZ we men
TONED q few weeks ago. the present
mill Il TO be greatly increased In its
daily capacity for manufacturing
-four. A stock company has been or.
ganized, with capital Of 500, QUO
which has all been taken and paid for
To be known as the Salina Mill 4 Ele.
vator Company. The stock own er,
are a. follows:
Mr.. ID. s. ihellabarger. Of Decatur,
Ills, principal owner Of two roller
mills in that city Of daily capacity Of
go barrels and In which il invested
Sl5D,0D1 He IL also vice.President oil
the First National Bank Of Decatur.
He was recently connected with the
Wichita Mills aud also the Shawnee
Mills Of Topeka. but has sold bisinter-
EST in these properties for the purpose
of concentrating his Kansas Milling
inter ests At Salins-a compliment TO
our town in q business way and TO r.
Goodnow x Co, as regards their
financial standing and reliability.
Mr.. r. r. Randolph. weIl-known ~
q partner in the present concern. He
il proprietor Of the Charleston (Gli.)
Mills, is interested largely in stage
manufacturing In Michigan and Ohio.
and i a man Of large capital and bus
ine.s experience.
Mr.. rank Goodnow, the head OF
the present milling firm. who has re-
sided in SAlina. and been engaged in
business for many years. and has exhib
tied a wonderful business capacity,
to-day taking rank rs one OF the
foremost business men in Central
and Western Kansas.
Mr.. = A Mapes, a practical miller.
He has not 4 superior in his line Of
business in Kansas.
Mr.. Frank Hageinan, a young and
promising business man. who has
been engaged a. book-keerer for the
mill during the past year.
This company has been organized
and its officers are a. follows
President. +. +. Randolph.
Vice-President, ID. =. Shellabarger.
Secretary and: Treasurer, r. Good
now.
Superintendent and Manager Of the
manufacturing department. =. A.
Mapes.
The capacity Of the mill TO be go
barrels daily, TO he increased to so
barrels dairy Just rs soon a. II II
deemed advisable and the proposed
w arc w bc
constructed with this end i'm view,
40 that the required additional rollers
may be put in at any time.
The building is To be enlarged in the
following manner: ON the west an
addition Of :D,xsi feet on the south,
2ixi0 feet-the additions to he of the
full height Of the old building. The
first floor Of the new part on the west
will be used as -four warehouse The
upper part will he used for the storage
OF bran AMI shiPstuffs. The first fiool
Of the south addition will contain the
line Of rollers and such stones n may
be needed under the roller system. In
the basement will be found the clean.
ing apparatus. Above will be the adj
di,ional purifiers, bolts. etc.
The plans and specifications for the
additions will he soon forwarded By
Mr.. John Webster. Of Detroit. Mich.
This gentleman is one Of the most dis.
mill builders in the c0un.
try. He built the washburn Mills at
Minneapolis, MINI. He will furnish
the machinery and also put up the adj
ditions. He was recently here, and
looked over tho ground with reference
TO commencing work. The plans for
the frame and stone work will lie re-
turned AT once, ami the machinery
forwarded a. soon rs ready The work
l. all to lie done by Aug. lat.
The new company comes into life
on July ist; but the present company
will run the mill up TO the time Of
down for the new machinery.
The elevator capacity il To be in.
creased 10000 bushels. The COM
pany have purchased Mr.. a. W. Wick
hams Lintisborg elevator and also the
elevator at bridgeport. They will in
crease the bridgeport elevator capac-
lty to - .Gn bushels, and also make |
additions to the elevators ia Salina.
The mill with its proposed improve
ments will be the largest and best |
west Of It. Louis: and i'm Mr.. Web
ster's opinion. rs fine a mill for its |
size rs exists in the United States.
This enterprise will be OF inestima-
Die benefit TO the people of Salina and
Saline county. A fair estimate shows
hat the amount of wheat needed TO |
Keep up the manufacturing capacity
IF this mill will be 40, 900 bushels per
,oar, Citizens, think Of ii for . mo-
nent. Saline county may produce
!. 0O0,00 bushels Of wheat but more /
likely about I, $4,000 And here Is q
concern which will use half that
This mill and its neig hbors
n the county will have use for all
he wheat that can be possibly raised
n Saline county! When We contem-
,late these figures we are persuaded
hat the mills will make the prices
or wheat much higher than at any
'ther place in this portion Of the State,
md thus greatly increase Salinas i'm
as wheat market. II Is the
lour manufacturer who can pay the
highest prices for grain the world
'ver. Salina, particularly, Is benefited
n another way. 1t il in having gen.
lemen Of large means becoming in
crested here. We can one and all,
therefore,, bless the day that sees this
lew enterprise starting out on its mis-