New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05
4 NEW MODEL GRAIN ELEVATOR
FROM CARS THROUGH MILLS TO TRUCKS.

INGENIOUS APPLIANCES FOR SAVING LABOH-HOIsT-
ING, SORTING AND GRINDING.
Ono has to keep his eyes open to keep pace with
the improvements made from time 10 time by the
Now.York Central Railroad Company. Its freight de-
pots receive the same attention that which makes
tho Grand Central Station model OF convenience, but
they Of course do not much under public OBJ
servatiOn. Still the stock yards and grain elevator
at Sixtleth-st the merchandise depot at ST. Johns
Park, and the Barclayst. pier depot are so long es-
ablished as to DO familiar to many. Whore the
pany has wrought the greatest Transformation in the
last few years Is and around the site OF the old
burned Manhattan Market building, at Eleventhave.
ard Thirty fourthst. Here now half dozen
rows of two-story brick storchouses, lining Thirty
third, Thirty fourth and Thrty-ffth sts., between
Eleventh and Twelfth Three of these
devoted )stly TO dealers in hay, straw, grain and
feed. Another Is taken by wholesale dealers in poa-
toes, apples and onions. Another IS occupied by the
receivers Of Chicago dressed beef Cabbages turnips
and various kinds Of produce also hero, forming
vast storehouse wholesale market. Tho stores
built by the railroad company to suit tho needs OF
the various dealers and receivers, and rented by
the latter. Electric lights have recently been put IN
the yards.
The most prominent building erected IS Just bolng
finished at Eevenhavc. and Thirty fourth-st. 1t is
gncd for grain elevator, feed mill and storehouse
and Is Of brick four stories high, with peaked roof
built to accommodate its special uses. A TRIBUNE
reporter Glanced to DO in ii tho other day the
CINE was being tried for the first time The engine
is large for stationary one and has all the latest
appliances. With go horse power, a 4foot stroke
and a fy-wbeel II feet IN diameter and "a inches
broad It looks equal to all that Is asked of Il.
TWO OF grain DO run In a she'd alongside tho
elevator at one time, aud the grain is thon and
shovccd out the doors into funnel underneath. At
tho bottom of tho funnel Is a long trough or cyln-
dr!ca tunnel, in which Z" worm" or immonse screw
revolves and pushes the grain to end of It, Hero
the grain forced into an endless belt of
CUPS which II to the next floor and pours into
hopper which rests scales allowing It to be weighed
by pulling lever the grain is sent another Journey
Its destination being the mills the bins in the upper
stories. Tho three mills the second floor and
are wonderfully compact machln es with steel rollers
for crushing the grain. There Is also boiling ar.
rangement
Before the grain goes TO the bins passes through
which free 1t from foreign PARTICLES and it IL
then brought to the central ator or main loftorn
the call It, This carries It the peak OF tho
Ing A man sits here, and by turning a revolving
spout turns the stream Of grain into any one Of
dozen spouts legs" These legs are divided again
the floor below that the grain 10 directed TO
any of forty-two immense bins. This allows Of
careful grading OF the grain and keeping different
extend downward through two stories, about %
feet deep and IL feet square at tho top. At
tom they narrow down In the shape OF hOppers with
necks OF convenient szo for axing grain bags Hero
tho grain Is bagged aud weighed, being the second
door, and Is then slid out OF the windows shucs
into tho trucks that deliver II around the city