St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
IIINNEAPOLIs MILLERS.
Only Six Hills Repairs
and Iuprovememts---

Northwestern Miller: This week will
bring the work on the canal pretty well to
2 close. The iron work was nearly all in
position Thursday and the mason work on
the headgateS was about done. There Is. of
course. a good deal Of finishing work vet 10
do. The main job is Ia get out the Golfer
dam at the headgateS. which Is
constructed of cribbing filed with
stone. Part of the latter will have 20 be
taken ont by divers. The time when the
water will be let into the canal is rs vet a
little uncertain. some confidently claiming
that il will occur Sept :, and others not for
4 week later. 1t will take the mills some
time to get wheat in and otherwise get
ready after power is available. There are
a few that have just begun repairs on their
waterpower. and il would not surprise
many people TO see the canal work done be-
fore they are through.
AT the meeting of the operative millers
Wednesday evening the question of eStab-
fishing benefit fund was discussed, but no
decisive action taken. At the next meeting
the question, Resolved. that milling in
more remunerative in England than in
America" will be discussed. and the follow
ing members have been appointed to
participate in the debate: Affirmative.
MeSSrS. Christie. Buchanan. Bolton. Ball
Vincent and Crew; negative. MeSsTs.
Miner, O'Brien. p. ID. Irons, Larson, II.
Scott and Miller.
The members of the WaShbun Mills Ac-
cident association are thinking of estab-
fishing another class, which will enable the
members so desiring to double the amount
of indemnity in ease of accident. Since
the association was organized in 1888 it has
- 10 fea fara
met with accidents. The expenditure for
current expenses has only amounted to
SiS.S5. so the average cost to each of the
164 members has only been S2.57 since Feb.
). 1883.
The improvements at the Humboldt mill
are nearly completed and the capacity of
the mill is thus increased 10 LOCO barrels
The new water wheels will arrive this
week and the mill will be in operation as
soon As the canal is finished.
Six mills were in operation last week.
the output of which was $4,000 barrels
daily. The repairs i'm many of the mills
and the canal improvements viii probably
delay the entire resumption of milling until
Sept. Ii.
+. Z. Curtiss. who has acted as private
secretary 10 c. A. Pillsbury for some time.
has purchased an interest in a I15-barrel
mill al Spokane Falls, W. T., and will soon
leave to take up his permanent residence
there.
The city has paid the Minneapolis Mill
company 81, 500 for the excess of water
power used during the past few years and
has leased four more mill powers at an an
nual rental of 81, 600 each
The Washbun B mill originally had a
capacity OF 500 barrels, which has lately
been increased to 1000 with but few altera-
tions in the machinery.
II. r. Fellons of the Phoenix mill Office
will remove TO California in October, and
will probably be succeeded by E. +.
Schneider.
Fifteen hundred and ninety-three visitors
registered their names at the PillSbury A
during the two months from June 10 to
Aug. Is.
Thomas Scott, William Helfrich. John
Buchanan. John Kraft. Joseph Youngman
and David Rhodes recently made visit to
Duluth.
T. J. Skinner and Ole Olson. miIlwrigfts,
have gone to Red Wing 10 make repairs for
the Stevens & Daniels Mill company.
Preston King, analyzer for c. A. Pills
bury X Co.. has returned from a visit to
relatives and friends in the East.
~ II. Kirk has sold out his mill-furnish-
ing business. and has purchased the Gutten-
berg mill at Fergus Falls
A. j. Hart of the Petit mill has gone to
Willmar TO superintend the starting up of
a new mill at that place
Charles Dawson, formerly Minneapolis