Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-17
READY F0R BUSINESS.
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Steam Poser


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L.sies 80 INSTRUMENT l-esl "a t--as sfo-fsr-
saa -AaI sQsfa..ea p.rt-sli'se- 4 f--.-ee
sll a.ssr ..-s salslsa sith sls aefs -i.et
ga =. .alar8sai .lgso. lhinss al-t a,oss.
ali. II as-fulle-e 4ad fro-rass tFs ii1 .,ssiti
- sls asstaels tleg na-t - overcome.
Aag arsri.aenl ,4-1ra1s.l 81 eity. tnat 2,
.rot.r g. Eee1 abreast ~ 1as tines ttst
sI.a. t3 baili 49, a bu4-ine-s sloa lls n--fiist
ana bu.d 49, ue cl1 in 4aleh b
....s.ed a. E balt uls r ana
.laad bs ioozad utoa sla lli1-
ts ererg citizen Al lA-1ifatlon si-icl
- tf.,r.,l.lll. lulailsa sI.h ti.e lrle Auerlcaa
.s.-.s ii ..istaeaia.nl - tle Grand Rapids
fEr MtH- tIaE l. eHur4 sud Operated -
fre Valley lIis AIIlang Douit taay feetei-
Isg alaFEad tlr begil-lls ~ q L-~ eft -
taa Elsturs-9I ttl- ll tlt4aiDn- a tt~ s-A
rs.serf1l factor entered INTO lt7 rAi-tt 4es-
lhe poNer of steam Ae throttle wave "a7
,ornei iha aea poser Was allowed 70 COR
r.gni..tfr ulth the engine, tl4e large balance
sh..al &. - started AID lu 4u Instant tAr vast
l....rrD.rg ztfe rerpolse o. tie Lra tfctDf
infr8tlced 10 B. Az eFr1iflu era tIil i-
h.-f4u f8r 80 longer H4A water br fe--ei
+ n
r..ath. ~ far t4eiEe teea1-e uf Ia water
t...ex ~. ar a break pa lle canal BANKS
F.b. l-el the s alley Clt3 Ml1ns Com
. nsue became OHLefs ~ t.to NfaAd lsal4d-
aoll-f Mills e.. q. s<ele1ers "s- chosen
ora.ldent 81 =. Crosby, wee PRESIDENT
Nm- A. hsxe. MANAGE and 4. y. Law
renee. secretary al1 treasurer. A. pc lltsi
rrt.larts. wnca is located Just ai lhe east
f md III lie bridge and upon tie north SIDE ot
. Rrttl.rs str Ct covers grounI aAo1l-- lrel-
F The mlll - q substantial frame structure,
F built aeon 4 solid fOck ioundaiion a. io thr
company aud the main F1rtio" ia "A,V
f.-t SIX stories high. luciulihs basement
TI. .siue-hou-e. % brick. b. lsntl, au1 the
.fr.e .slu. ab1at the same SIZE. Suineieut
.,-ound ref. aims for the erection 81 other ed
Ilfia... a- tus business of the company VAL
undoubtedly require. From the time oi th'
rurc..a-e 0f this property until tne pfe7enl
. The new Gf5prlrtJrs have been coh-tahts
+ ,rstln., fupr8gemeuts, the total cost Oi
Which appro4lfnates $4,000. The principal
f.afare IL these Improvements Wa the re-
cent addition of "a ueW engine tnd ooiicf' a.
v-lL .s Tie fcc0ustructlOn OF the miI gear
inar o. ad-llt II the Use " steam Oi water OF
h.fh In ths pleasure Of the operators
The boiler was made b. tnr bAhcocA 81
Nilrsx Company. New York tity, anu l. tiir
l--t 1T tae KIND ever erected ia tNi7 clty' II
..t- many claims for superiority over 0iilet
rnake.. aai = much admired oy naeAirist7
.ad miI mrl. it j, composed ol Ni'4ati
iron Tubes. placed in au inclned position
aud connected with eacn other ana "i.h q
horizontal xater-druu. by vertical pa--a-rr
as eaca eud Whiie q mud drum conutct7 t!ie
f.th... at t0s, rear and loW - point lu tie
boiler. IL Is suspended entirely indep- -naeut
af fhe brick Work oy FIRE front, it1in "lod-i.
.r.r critters resting 0u iron colunu7 ih.
avoid suy strsIniuE oi tAe boiler ireH u--
.rl.I expansion. lI ls Io-lttsll A'n
.rl s.l4- ht- been tests d .a pressure co.
lad r.luud. To- tle Square inch, b. Diefattd tI
h.t.g-au eighty AMI ninety pounds, ana ii.l-
clnacitq of IE1hor.e power. Tie boiler ""7
-.-t nu 1v Geo. SNOW, the gen-l emauiy agent
oi The Western brunch. az Gi and 80 ooa1 J.
Canal street. Chicago. The brick Work ana
u.asousry about the boiler and in the engine
room was done hy Nrs-rz. bremgartntr
Cent?. contractors Rad buiidtrs. OF this city.
and D. e tine specimen of workmanship FROM
fa. boiler room % the cou bins extends an
eudie-- chain feeder % convey the coal 10 the
furnace. aud which a. operat-d % c'thec-
fiufs with main shaft m the base ment
The enriue l. "a beautiful piece Of machin-
cry of the Reynolds pattern. Cpr.--; Is ot
Ig5-horse power; dimensions ~ cyhnder ioN
- inches. 10 l. arranged Tor either lagn or
Isr pressure and is provided with Jet con
aen-er lgxIt. fitted with a piunger pump Tor
-s.flvinr the boiler. The ny-wneel q twelve
feet iu diameter. has a slXtttn-iuch face, the
RAN brfug inches thick ne Shafi
is of wrought iron. eight inches In diameter
and r. connected directly with tne mil shaft-
ing The engine room Is also upphed WITH
"A Gordon s. Maxwell duplex team pump.
-xs steam rauues. alarms. etc. berlamin
r Diui-fead Is the trusted engineer Who Will
.r,le ~, thi- deuartIneut and his skilled Assist
ant IS r. J. Reeves. The engine vas built by
r. +. Nils s. Co.. of Milwaukee. Wis, aud
was placed in position 10y their corr uit7' -, ,'
and good uatured erecting engineer, W
A. Tucker.
In ~. miu proper c. II. Jacobs. supervi--
ina. r1a-ainist aud mill-wrixht. with SIX a.
si-taufs has been engaged TOR two months
rsarraulrng the shaftIng and gearng- -
weu az erecting new machinery. Mr.. Jacobs
has heid hls present position since the pres
emit proprietur- assumed control Of the plant
and has been employed for the coming
rear He is q thorough mill-wriGnt. a- Vel
a- q cool travelling salesman Wulcu position
Z be- holds for a portion ~ eacn year. part
of Mr. Jacub-'s recent work has been tine ~
raarinr ~ the basement -haftlng. SO that
r uafsr and steam power independently. or
rlmhred can he mate to operate the mih
, The usfer r0wer which can be relied upuu
only a portion ~ Che year, CONSISTS ~ iiFf
wheels. three IF the Turbine and two Of Tire
TaTel pattern. aut one large dnfne. leading
. fr1m Che canal With Zooa fau End
volume 0f watsr. Upon the hr-'
Hoor are arranged. in convenient posi-
tom eleven double set n kICker-ou
patent improved roller mills, tn 90 ~ whlCt
q have been added ems month. One of b-intz
ratent dust csicbers. and also one OF smith
= eentri fn.r,l ree +. bava just been added
Jesse IsFen. one of the vert best milers iI
7. fh,. country. Is sf The tsad of the milling De-
E nartmant ftis first assistant is jane
z D-Rrien. and -ecuud. Isaac Tang. who ha
. rnrksd .n fh.s mill for eighteen years. ant
during twelve years of the time lest but on
s. uirht. Twelve men are employed re-u 'lrl
Psi the company. and All are chosen will
90 .sreciai reference 20 their publications f.
tbe positions they bold Win Thompson
I. fa. eVuer.enred and faithful wheat buyer ,
4 hv no means considered the least valuable %
= the rmrioYes.
Tha Storage capacity - the mill IS NfN
bushels af wheat. shiie the machinery has
earacify fer turning out 40 barrels ~ ton
rrr ftF. it 81 exreeted. however. Thar ~
31'lv average for the scar VIII not pgrfe
NN hnrrrIs. TIE rapscry of the steam eH
srstsr Hovar com hinsd is for 100 ierrs -
1ar hence naw machine rul he added 4
-anri-ai uunl tris aVtrfr 81 rear f.
fhe company is justly proud ~ i.fees end
.d reputation ifs weil- known brands of CON
hare received a large proportion of fh
s. r-oflrrf ~ ~ miiIs finds e rsa,iv market i
sa..f ffa mara mention