Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-20

West Washington has for m1ny years been
motel fer It's manufacturing enterprises, particu-
larry It's flour mills, which have been mainly de-
voted to the manufacture OF the best grades OF
-four, commanding the highest prices IN this one
and other eastern III irNetS- The well-known mill
ia- frm OF Herr Ci9sel have just added to their
facilities for this manufacture q large establish
nent to be known as the 2. oaeer roller mills. and
just about completed. which will enable them to
turn on; daily fou. hundred and fifty more barrels
or fine grade Hour than they have heretofore m lde.
TIE FIRST FLOUR MILL IN GEORGETOWN.
IN april, 1882, Col George Bumford erected, in
Georgetown, at the southwest corner OF Potion &c
and Grace uhen ChcrTy) Streets large flour mill,
the first in the town. The business was cnn luctad,
at first, ty the firm OF Blmford, L1ckcy Nourse,
Bumford, the principal member OF the firm aft ar-
wards conducted 1t alone In September, 1874, it
was completely destroyed by fire. ana a cotton
Mill was erected upon the ruins, which went into
Col Bu!nfOrds son. In 1850 the mill was sold. uE-
der deed OF trust, by John Kurtz, trustee OF the
Farmer ard MeeAanil s bank, T. Thomas Wilson,
or Baltimore. who, In turn, sold 1t to Mr.. A II.
Herr in 1855 The mill. after having laid Idle :or
many years, was once more converted into flour
Ing MIL. In April, 1880, the building was again
almost entirely consumed ty fire. after which 1t
was rebuilt rs corn mill, ard was conducted by
By Mr.. Austin Herr. An erroneous opinion prevails
IN II the mill has been burned down three times.
This is owing to the fact that the old mahogany
mil, living just south OF this mill, Was also de-
The NEW MILL.
About year ago The firm Oh Herr g. CiSSo!, COM
posed OF \. Ii. Herr and Geo. ". Cissel, determined
to alter the corn mill into mod, Touring mill,
with all the latest Improvements in milling ma
chinPry. They have erHct"d q new building OF
heavy bTtk walls. measuring 45 feet by 40 feet
on the ground plan, and five stories In height.
THE MOTIVE POWER.
Water is brought from the canal through brick
conduit to the mill, where it goes through an iron
pipe to the wheel. an American turbine, manu-
featured BY Stout, Mills and Temple, of Dayton,O,
ana furn shed by E. 2. Ellis. of Milwaukee, who
have also furnished the entire machinery. This
turbine wheel, &c inches In diameter and 100 horse
power. makes 1S6 revolutions per minute. and Is
considered the hest wheel made. On the base
in diameter at one end, ana reduced to s9s inches
at the other. This shaft connects with
1ne turbine o.; wheel BY pair of, Of core
Oh the shaft is pulley nine feet in diameter and
OF twenty inch face, which drives all the ma
ch:nery above the roller floor by means OF a belt
nineteen inches wide, OF double leather. There
are besides, on this shaft, twenty-three pulleyS
AMI belts, which drive all the roller machines;
also, belt which drives all the cleaning ma.
being stopped at any moment, without interfering
With the other machinery. There is also another
line OF shafts, connected with the main shaft by
means OF belt, which drives the three packers on
the roller or second floor These packers are OF
the latest improvement in milling.
In the basement there are also two large dust
catcherS with fans, for the purpose OF collecting
All the dust accuInula'lng around the rolls. This
leaves the roller floor free from all dust.
THE ELEVATORS.
Most of the elevators In the mill start on this
floor. ANON, them the receiving elevator, which
has capacity OF 1909 bushels per hour. 1t takes
the wheat to the fifth floor, where IL is received
into large cleaning separator OF equal capacity,
ana III tien passes 10 the storage bins
THE MACHINERY.
Sponnf n nor ara 4 n,tr M rolls In Crov,-
nolseleSs roller frames, md one reduction machine
with two pair OF rolls .or reducing the screenings
as fast accumulated from the wheat cleaners
There are % OF these roller mills besides the re-
ducti0n machine. On this floor are three packers
each for a different grade OF flour. The flour IS
packed on this floor AMI each barrel wei ghed,
three scales being set on the floor one Tor each
packer.
On the third floor there are four boiling chests,
containing 16 reels for boiling the different grades
OF -four m mtslns separalions There are also
al-O one rubber machine for 81 'anns wheat On
this floor. The main driving belt terminates on
this floor, connecting with shalt 10S feet in
length, which drives all the purifiers On this floor
and six more the floor above. 1t also drives an
UPRIGHT Shaft by means OF pair Of core wheels,
which operate all the machinery on the fifth
floor.
On the fourth floor there are the same number of
boiling chests and reels, and the same number and
Kind OF purifiers, making twelve in an The cookie
separator is on this ii or. This takes every par
tcie OF cookie from The wheat. Here the belt from
all the whedt-cleaniny machinery. and connects
with an upright shalt passing through the three
upper floors.
On the fifth and last floor there is one boiling
Chest, Containing. two reelS-three boiling chests,
containing six Scalping reeS-fOr cleaning the diff
ferent breaks. The machinery here is also Oper-
ated from the upright shalt before mentioned.
There are three lines or elevators, fifty-seven in
number driven by three different lines or shafting
running nearly the whole length OF the mill. The
boiling chests are also driven on this floor by
means OF one main Shalt, connected with uprights
In front OF each chest. This shaft runs the whole
length OF the building There are also two more
wheat cleaning machines, besides the large Separa-
tor mentioned. and one recleaning machine for
clearing screenings before being reduced. Besides
the machinery mentioned there is vast number
OF belts, spoutlng, &c, TOO numerous to mention.
AN ELECTROMAGNETIC MACHINE AND ITS USE.
On the fourth floor Is an electromagnetic ma
chine, through which all the wheat passes, and
every particle Of metallic substance is extracted
and automatically carried away. This makes
great saving In the bOitng cloths, which are very
expensive.
FROM WHEAT TO FLOUR.
The wheat comes into the hopper on the second
floor, goes from thence In spouts to the basement,
where it is taken I'D by the elevator and goes to
the storage bins 90 COO bushels capac,ty IT IA
drawn from the bins desired into an elevator
and taken 10 the top OF the mill, passing through
three different sets or cleaning machines on three
diff rent floors and Is again elevated and goes
through one more cleaning machine IN the upper
floor. IL then passes into gamers over the
nr5t roller machine. ready to be reduced.
This garner holds nights rum 500 tushels)
II goes from the garner 10 the first break roller
where the kernel IS just broken In two 1t Is then
taken UP and busted. The duStinys are carried to
a low grade or flour. The wheat Is then brought
back and goes To the second bTe ak rolls and is
broken finer and Is busted and bolted again
and the m!ddlings taken oIt This process Is
rep 'ated six Tim ). TIE bran Is taken to a bran
buster On the nth floor and the bran made per
fecty clean and taken TO a bin. The mlddlings
and duStingS are separated after each break and
reduced or narent roller mills OF smooth iron
and porcelain coated rollers to different grades of
flour. A portion or the two lower grades OF flour
Is taken TO the fifth story into two OF
Gray's centrifugal machines, one working on
bakers flour and the other on lOw-grade fiOurs
After the flour is reduced to tie different grades 1t
Is taken to large bins over the packers leach cap.-
Die or holding "nght'S ru1,'0 and is then ready
for the barrels and for shipment The capacity or
the mil Is 4JO barrels per day. Tie mil! was de-
signed by w. d. Gray, OF Milwaukee, ana Is super.
intended in Its construction by Mr.. j. II. Nye, of
the same place 1t Is the finest in tn, eastern
states and has no superior anywhere, and has
all the l1teSf improvements known to the milling
fraternity. No expense has been spared and the
work in all its details Is OF most Superior char
acteE
The mill will be IL operation by tomorrow or
wednesday, ami It's workings will be Inspected by
a large number OF millcrS from this section and
the western states.
CREMATION OF THE REMAINS OF CHARLES ALT.
MAN.-The inclneration OF the body Of Charles Ait
man, or this city, took place In the LnmOyne