St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERs.

The engine of the Pillsbury A was shut
down Saturday and only one-half
of that mill is running. and that with
water. The Cataract, Galaxy and Holly
ran up TO Tuesday noon and 3 good deal of
complaint was made about il, IL being their
week to shut down. The same applied to
the Minneapolis, which started up Tuesday
TO run twenty-four hours. If the water
keeps at its present stage il is not improb-
able that no pool will be recognized by
next week. as some of the parties already
consider it broken. The Columbia mill will
get ready to resume next week
There was larger attendance than usual
at the meeting of the Operative Millers as
ISOLATION last Sunday. 1t was decided not
10 hold any more sessions in the middle of
the month. In order to add to the funds
of the association with view to the ulti-
mate establishment of reading rooms, il
was decided that another entertainment be
held, and the arrangements for the same
were placed in the hands of a committee
composed of Theo Bartof, Y. b. Wash
burn. p. ID. Irons, L. Ripper and Emil
Knipps.
The committee from the Operative Mill
ers association appointed 10 arrange for the
secOud entertainment of the organization.
has named Feb. "a as the date upon which
it will occur. Dancing and card-playing
will be embraced IN the program, it being
desired to interest not only those who
dance, but also those who enjoy progress
i've euchre. Curtiss' hall and SAVERS band
have been secured for the occasion. Tick
cts are 81, and can be secured Of the COM
mittee.
Some of the mills, whose turn it was to
shut down this week, have taken advantage
of the situation to run more or less, causing
the charge of bad faith to be made in some
instances, and there was disposition on
the part Of few millers to consider the
pool, in consequence, no longer binding.
Those mills running out of turn justified
their action in that there was more water
than the operative mills needed. and they
were only preventing waste of power
Northwestern Miller.
The milling situation showed a decided
improvement last week as far as the power
is concerned, although the increase in the
demand for the product is very slight, for
while purchasers are more inclined to buy
flour they want it at prices which the mill
ers claim are below the cost of manufac-
ture. Twelve mills were in operation,
steam power being used in only one mill,
and the total output reached II, 900 barrels
daily.
The mills in operation last week were the
Pillsbury A (one-half), the Phoenix, Crown
Roller, St Anthony. Standard, Washbun
b, Washburn A (one-third,) Humboldt,
Petit, Northwestern, Minneapolis and
Pillsbury BIB. The maximum capacity
of these mills is 1900 barrels, but they
were probably not making more than IA. 600
barrels.
The flour production for the week, end
ing Feb. 6, was SO, Asa barrels-averaging
Il, 909 for tine seven days-against s. $50
barrels the preceding week, and IS. 600 for
the corresponding time in 1885.
james Ross, one of the millers at the
Galaxy. this week received the sad intelli-
gelce of the death of his father, a we'll
known millwright of Dundas, Ont.
Timothy Kinneally is recovering from the
effects of his fearful fall at the Anchor mill
last week, and it is probable that no per-
manent disability has resulted.
John Geggie, formerly of the Columbia,
has resumed his old position as millwright
in the Freeman mill at La Crosse, Wis.
John Caslin of the Petit mill is receiving
congratulations. It's girl and weighs ten
DOundS