Milford chronicle., 1885-04-17
MILLS And Milling.

The Washbur A. Mil Is situated At the Falls
ofsi. Anthony, Minneapolis, Minnesota. il Is bull
Of granite. 100 feet wide 2ll feet long and eight
stories high. Fhe stories vary from Il 20 Is feel
in height A brick fire wall divides il into two
parts each han Is complessI IN itself from cellar
to attic and are run By Separate turbine wheels
each IS inches ia diameter and estimated to yield
900 horse power each qnder she IS feet head.
The mill when 10 full operation employs ninety
four hands including len milwuRhts. The syS-
TEN employed is sae attest form Of the gradual
reduction process, The wheat is brought to the
mill By rail and natctsd directly q the storage
bins in-Ihe basement, Of whieh there are forty.
Of 2000 bushels capacity each. The wheat
cleaning apparatus consists OF two large storage
separaiors. seven mill separatOrs, and six double
cookie separators. The grain is further cleaned
by sixteen brush machines; the uzz is removed
by ten pair Of ending stones. and separated by
boiling on reels covered with wire cloth; alter
which t is granulated and passes TO the scalpers,
then aspTated and conducted TO the second ro-
Ter. The midahngs obtai6ed are purified, re-
ground on smooth rollers and bolted. The ca.
pacity Of the mIll 3 t.OO0 barrels per day. To
quired &c sets OF rollers l6 asprators, l4s bolt
ing reels, 10 sets Of French burr stones, IL grad
ers, etc. To eve general Idea Of the size Of
the mill il may be stated that 62l, 1851 900 cubic
feet Of masonry and 2,T500OO feet Of LUMBER
were used in its construction. The mill requires
over fifty car loads Of wheat every day; to ship
the -four requires thirty.two cars, and for bran,
iced and other ofal thirty cars
The Pillsbury A. Nil is Situated on the east
bank Of the Mississippi opposite the Washburn
and is said to be the largest mill n the world, it
is capable of producing 1000 barrels OF -four per
day. Like the Washburn it is built of granite.
The power is derived from two Victor turbines
50 inches IN diameter, under 50 eet head, COM
putedto equal 2,l00 Horsepower. Tie mill is
Of the most approved gradual reduction type,
and is built on the dual plan, being separated
into two independent series OF milling machinery
in reality two mills under ONE roOi. To give a
full description Of this mill would occupy too
much space, suffice TO say 1t is fully equal to the
Washbum in every particular.
The new system Of roller grinding has attained
such celebrity and so many enthusiastic sup
pOriers. that at present no large mills are being
erected on the old system. The roller process,
first introduced te reduce the hard wheat of the I
Northwest, has not Only increased the value of
that crop, but has been found to operate very
Enthusiastically on wheat Of a softer nature, en-
ablng millers not only TO produce their -four
more economically, but to name 1t "patent" for
which brand there has been, and Continues to
be, preference IN the market.
~" now say few woris Of DR.. Marshall's
a u, in 1t we have the embodiment of the
great mills at Minneapolis, pro iucing -four that
will stand the tes: ard compare lavOrably with
any patent -four on the market. One advantage
from this enterprise is, that il will consume all
the wheat grown within n radius Of twenty miles
at the highest market price; surely great cor
with the farmer, and no less with the {
and consumer Tie DR.. is to he con- {
gratulated upon the success Of his enterprise, ]
and trust that his energy and public spirit will
meet with the remuneration that it deserves {