Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-09-03

to-day, monument to the push and vim of
the proprietor.
"Take OF your coat and follow me, if you
want to see something of the milling busi- |
ness" said Mr.. Geo. Letter, head miller Of
the institution. Accordingly the scribe took
all pool checks and other valuables out of
his coat pockets, hung the garment on peg
rolled up his sleeves, took his note book and
pencil in hand and said, "heave ahead" The
first place visited vase the basement where
are located the small wheels that give motive
power to this 125 barrel per day mill; these
wheels are, one Victor of 80 horse power and
one turbine of 80 horse power, making to-
tai of 128 horse power, also located in the
basement is one California wheat cleaner,
which with the large number of elevator
boots and spouts occupy about all the avail
able space of the basement of the Napoleon
City Mills Having made a satisfactory ex-
ploration of the basement, the scribe was es-
corted to the first floor and into the presence of
fourteen pairs of ever rumbling, ever grind
ing Stevens patent rolls, with all their intri-
cate mechanical appliances for reducing the
wheat to finer and still finer degrees of text
ure until it is ready for the bakers hands;
also on this floor is to be found one run of
stone; this is used for grinding chop, corn
and buckwheat. These with the flour pack
ers fill up the first floor of the mill.
Leaving the roaring rolls behind the sec
ond floor is reached, where to the average
man apparent chaos prevails, but to the
practical miller everything is law and order;
here is where the wheat after being crushed
| in the rolls is subjected to several of the
many process necessary to make pure flour
from the crude berry. On this floor are the
seven bolting reels, each one of which the
grain is obliged to pass through in regular
succession, before it can be turned off as
-four; here are also the immense bins for
storing wheat, corn, rye and middlings. The
total capacity of these bins is about 1000
bushels.
Ascending still another flight of stairs the
Faber shower is still further bewildered at the
intricacy of milling. Here are eight scalp
ing reels, one centrifugal reel, one buck
wheat and rye bolt, one meal bolt, and three
Smith purifyers.
4 Still another few feet heavenward and the
knight of the lead pencil is escorted into tht
presence of another lot of machinery used il
getting wheat ready for the bakers hands
: here we find one Victor brush machine, tive
Morse bolts, three dust collectors, and on;
bran duster.
The capacity of the mill as before intimatet
is estimated at 125 barrels for every "a hour
run.
This mill is now making two grades o
-four but will begin making three grades il
short time. A rumor has been current TO
some time that no grist work would be don
at this mill under the new roller process. Wit
a view to ascertaining the truth of the repor
the NORTHWEST man put the questionsquarel
t at the head miller. "Do you intend to d
0 custom or grist work." The answer was
| "Yes sir, we will do grist work just the sam
Q as heretofore"
"What are some of the advantages of th
9 roller process over the old stone process @
making hour2"
i 'One of the main advantages is that all th
dirt is taken out of the grain. The wheat
thoroughly brushed before it goes to tn
p rolls, and then every time it goes through
o roll it is carried up to one of the scalpers an
e is busted so that by the time it gets into th
IS -four bin it has been cleansed of all foreig
IS substances, leaving the pure flour. This
70 one of the advantages. Another is that v
e can get more -four out of the wheat, as
l. sample of the bran will show you."
l. Mr. Roller has, as every one knows, in col
20 nection with his mill, large grain elevat
near the Wabash depot where he is prepar'
at all times to buy all kinds of grain f
N which he pays the highest market price
le cash. Give the newly constructed mills
Or trial and you will become convinced that t
"a roller process is an eminent success.