The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-16
THE WORTHINGTON MILLS.

day-A First Glass Custom and lfer-
chant Mill Combined.
The ADVANCE has kept its readers
posted concerning the REORGANIZATION
and revival of the Worthington or
Okabena Mills, chronicliDg each step
in its progress to date; aud as the Mills
are renewed and rewound. like a watch
with new works, it may be the proper
time to give a more extended account
of this reconstructed mandatory of
No. flour.
AS our readers saw by the articles of
incorporation published some time
since in the ADVANCE, stock com
pany was organized with a paid up
capital of $4,000, called THE Worth
ington Mill Company The individ-
ual members of the company are Real
Estate Agent J. z. Moulton, Banker
Geo. D. Dayton, and W. IL. Gilbert,
formerly of the Desmoines Mills above
Jackson
These gentlemen having ample CAPT.
tai and experience. and realizing that
they possessed one Of the best Mill
sites, and one of the ampiest and
strongest Mill structures iu the State,
outside of Minneapolis, did not limit
themselves to the exact dollar to be ex-
pended in reconstructing the Mills.
They made thorough work of it. All
the old elevators were taken out and
replaced by new ones, all in line.
Fourteen new boiling reels were put in
and four of the old ones left, making Is
in all. One burr was left in for mid
dlings.
Thirteen sets of new rollers were
put in, five double sets and one single
set being for wheat and two sets for
feed. Three cyclone dust collectors
we're also put in. Eight Of the reels
are the new MILFORD patent round reels,
one is centrifugal and three are com
mon. Two are for buckWheat and
corn meal.
For the present, the Mills are run by
the old 80 horse power engine which
did yeOman service in former days,
when the Okabenas were the only Mills
run with hay fuel. But it has been de.
cided that the old engine must go" to
make room for new engine Of greater
power and that the engine rooms and
sheds must be reconstructed for the use
Of coal.
At present, the Mill force is as fol-
lows: w. II. Gilbert, President and
Treasurer of the Mill Company and
Manager of the Mills; Head Miller. J.
W. Gilbert; Engineer, A. S. Hussleton
Fireman, II. A. Shell; in charge OF
feed mill department., Sam'l Gibson
Oi!er aud Sweeper, w. II. Randall.
Any one with u slight knowledge of
milling. will see by the above mere
mention OF the "works" or ''viscera'
recently put in, that the Worthington
Mills areOn large scale and abreast OF
the latest and most improved require
ments of first class mills. Their capa-
city is 125 barrels of -four Il day. and
Worthington may we'll be proud of her
mills. Attached is an Elevator with
a capacity of 10000 bushels. The
building is four stories, strongly built
and has storage room 24xG0 feet and
also cooper shop, attached.
The design is, us the ADVANCE has
heretofore announced, to make the
Worthington Mills, first of all, custom
mills for the farmers throughout "a
dius of 80 to so miles from the mill Gu
palo. Farmers will be fairly dealt
with, will "get as good rs they glve,'
and will be we'll treated while stopping
in Worthihgton They can depend on
having the work done. as the mills are
run by steam, and will meet with ne
serious delays or disappointments, I'm
less by unavoidable accidents.
SEED FARM
G. S. Bond, of l-orian, who is de
veloping one Of the finest farms in No.
bles County. and who has heretofore
given his chief attention to stock, is
gradually developing a business whicl
has millions" in it. at least, parties
in the East have realized millions from
the business.
MIR. B. is now advertising and pre-
pairing to extend the business of grow
lug seeds for the market. He is pre-
pared Low to furnish Australian oats
ManShury farley, and seeds OF those
Mammoth pumpki, and sQuashe!
which attractt d so much attention al
the County Fair last fall. lie has ;
variety of other seeds and IL uuanitl
Of three year.old apple trees,
We are pleased to see an industr,
like this growing up in our county .ant
il Mr.. Bond pushes it, we are sure HI
will End it necessary to enlarge facili
ties for hadliEg his income.
CCl Nv RATES.
The war raised among the railroads
by the opening Of the 800" line. il
still r'ging, and the country town:
and districts begin to feel the effects O
the Gu, in freight rates.
On Monday the following rates wer'
ttleuraphed to Worthington and arr
now in effect between this place ant
Chicago:
Former rate. Present rate.
LIST class, $50 3O9c
I'd class, &C CSC
Sd class, 45c 100
18th class, 35c 1Glc
5th class, CSC 1870
A, B, G, ID and E rates, III per cent
The former rate was, A 35c, b 80, g rs
D 20. E III.
f. c. Huntingdon, of the Window
Reporter, was in town Monday anC
Tuesday, taking testimony as to tn.
value of railroad lands, having bee,
PIP )ihted referee for that purpose BY
.'udg' Perkins. From here the court
went to Heron Lake to take similar
'e'timOny. The taxable value of thu
land is thus to he ascertained and ;
basis established for settling som,
mooted questions arising from TIN
transfers to the Vanderbilt interest
The matter which interests us most
nearly is that the everlasting railroad
land questions are drawing to a settle
ment. The lands will soon be on TIN
tax list and, we hope, rapidly sold t.
actual settlers. We learn that ever,
acre in Murray county will be sold thi!
year.
Measles aud mumps rage in Wor
Ellington in the winter, and when sum
mer time comes it is typhoid fever, tn
shakes and other ailments that are in
variably met with in low, marsh,
country. Oh, IL will make a splendid
''watering place. for what?-Adrial
Guardian.
We hear that shillalahs and thump
rage ut Adrian winter and suTnmp