, 1889-07-11
MAKING FLOUR.
The Machinery of the New Gen.
tennial FIGURING Mill Set in
Motion Last Friday.
The Best Equipped Mill in the Pa
cifo Northwest Turning Out
Superior Flour.

Hearing that the new Touring mill on
the north side was about 10 start up,
REVIEW reporter paid ii visit last Fri
day. The machinery was found to be
running at full speed, and as smoothly
as lift had been in operation for months.
Mcssrs. Pahl & Thomson were superin-
tending the first output of Hour being
practical millers of lifelong experience,
and they assured the reporter that they
would spare no expense or pains in put
ting upon the market the very best grades
of -four. The gentlemen were fortunate
in securing the services of MIR. Claus
PAIL an expert miller from the Phoenix
800 barrel mill in Davenport, Iowa,
where he was formerly engaged as head
miller. Also of Mr. Sam Glasgow for
mcrly with the G. & Z. mill, who has
taken an interest in the new mill. Sam
is too well known to need further men
ton.
The proprietors kindly conducted the
scribe over the entire building, com
mencing in the cellar or basement, which
is the finest in the western country. In
| ii is found the heavy driving, gearing,
| line shaft, elevators--twenty -four in
number--suction conveyor and force
pump from the Gould Manufacturing
Company. On the grinding floor are the
| large roller mills from the manufactur-
ing company OF L. Z. Allis ~ Co., Mil
walkee, Wis, which run ut high rate
of speed and almost noiseless; also the
four -four and bran packers
flour scales and numerous srouts.
well lighted. On the Third tioor. which
is also lofty and well lighted,is found the
double Prince cookie machine and wheat
grauer, the Reliance suction fan, u
Knickerbocker cyclone dust.collector.aud
spouts too numerous to mention. On
the fourth floor, twenty -four feeet IN
height, the great number of machines
of fine make and finish Is simply aston,
ishing, especially as they all run with
hardly jar. OF these nineteen are of
the latest improved round bolting reels
of the largest size, tiye Reliance puri,
collectors, one milling separa tor, two
wheat scourers and the main elevator
shaft, where all the elevators land.
These machines are all of the largest
capacity.
The proprietors of this plant, having
the greatest confidence In the future
prosperity of Spokane Falls, and In fact,
of the whole northwest, have 80 planned
their mill. selected their water wheel,
btltiilSi Illu-
chinery, and in fact everything ofdouble
capacity, so that at any time, It required,
the output of flour can be Increased TO
800 barrels per day with comparatively
little additional expense.
The lumber for this mill was all
shipped from Milwaukee at great cost,
and Is of pure whitewood which will not
shrink or warp. and therefore the mill
will always be clean and free from dust.
The woodwork has all been oiled and
vanished. The trimmings for the ele-
yator' doors and spout covers are of
The Seattle, Lake Shore d Eastern
Railroad Company has run a sidetrack 10
the mill, so that wheat can be unloaded
and flour loaded at the mill door.
This mill was built by Ed. p. ALI. &
Co., the well.known mill furnishing
company OF Milwaukee, Wis, under the
direction OF the ahlest millwright, Mr.. u.
s. Collins. who has spared no pains Ia
make 1t the model mill Of the Pacific
+ coast.
]. H. Boyd Il Co, to whom WAS riyen
the contract of putting ON the steel root
and corrugated iron sides, deserve great
credit for the manner in which they per.
formed their work. All who have seen
IL pronounce II tho best ever done i'm
Spokane Falls. :"
The building itself was put up by those
wel-knoWn contractors and builders