The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-05-30

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We have inst returned from the
Exposition and found qaitc a stir made
there by the exhibition of the "GEo
L. seBTER" system of rice milling
which iispenses with Founders alto
gether. Repeated experiments at Post
G. g. &c, have shown that he obtains
about 10 lbs. clean rice, per barrel Of
1872 lbs. of rough rice, more than can
be obtained by the mortar system.
We find the following in the n. o.
Dicaynne of April oath:
alt looks as If it WAS time for our
rice millers TO eOnsign the old m0rtars
to the shades. In experiment yester-
day with the Squier Machinery at Post
G. G. 46, Main Building, Mr. H. Day
obtained los pounds clean rice to the
sack of 1872 pounds of rough rice.
EsBy the mortar and pestle system
the average is but 81 pounds. Here
is gain Of ii pounds by the Squier
Machinery, eqnal to $500 pounds per
day in mill grinding 800 sacks.
''The Sqnier Machinery makes but
one grade of rice, and that much bet
ter than first grade ordinarily, because
it is almost entirely nnbroken. AS a
matter of course it will command
eorrespondingly high price, so that this
gain will add $50 to 5000 per day to
the excheguer"
More rigid tests have since been
made, as will be seen by the following
from the N. 0. Pioayune of May goth:
GREAT RESULTS IN TILE SAVING OF RICE
By THE GEO. L. sQUIER MANDFAC-
TURING CoMPANY's RICE MACHINERY
a TEST YESTERDAY.
1--WE detailed last month the re-
suits of Mr., Days experiments at the
Exposition, which showed net gain
in clean rice Of II pounds to the bar
rel of 1872 pounds rough rice. Re
peated efforts since have showed uni
formly the same result, and yesterday
Mr.. Oscar Lapine, of Lafourche, and
Mr.. Frank Barker, of this city, sub
jected the machinery to the most
rigid test, with a view of adopting it |
if satisfactory. The result determined |
them upon its adoption, and they gave
Mr. Day the following:
''To whom it may concern: This is
to certify that brought one sack of
rice to. the Exposition and had the
same milIed by the American Rice
made 10y the George L.
Squier Manufacturing Company. Said
rice was of ordinary quality and
in rough l62 pounds. Net
weight of clean rice los pounds, and
l3J pounds of bran. | find the ma
chinery TO do first-class work"
FRANK BARRIER, 1913 Decatur ST.
New Orleans, May 10, 1885.
While this experiment WAS being
Messrs. n. E. d II. E.
Spencer, of Hazelhurst, Miss, looked
quietly Oh, and Immediately gave their
order for duplicate set, the HulIer
Of which has a capacity of $50 barrels
rough rice in y hours. The saOimq
gain of l,50O lbs. clean rice per day
with mill of that capacity WAS a
argument in its favor.
Among the spectators too WAS Mr..
John Kelley, of Kelley Brothers, As
cension parish. They have given their
order for a mill with capacitysof 300
barrels of rough rice in u hours.
The Geo. L. Squier Manufacturing
Company has built up a trade from
the Exposition, extending through
Mexico, Central America, and as far
South AS Chill. Our rice planters can
not afford to sell rough rice 10 the
city mills, based Oh a production of
only 81 lbs. per barrel, when by the
of few hundred dollars
they Can clean their own rice, have all
the profit Of the milling, the 10 lbs.
gain in weight and the bran which is
some 49, lbs, per barrel and valuable
for stock feed.