The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-03
FIGURING MIL TALK.

4 party OF gentlemen from the
Southern part of the state have been
III the city since Thursday morning
looking over the prospects FOR estab-
fishing large Touring mill here. They
have been in close consultation Will,
the Land Company, and Mr.. Bardon
has shown them several sites, and to
judge from appearances they seem to
be particularly we'll pleased with
Detroit Pier. We are not prepared to
say ut this writing. whether any def
mite arrangements for their coming can
be made or not. But when we want
such things to come here, and the men
owning them want to come, it would
seem that there ought not to be much
difficulty in fixing the details satisfac-
torily
Who Tilcy Are.
The party proposing to build this
mill is the Daisy Roller Mill Company
Of Milwaukee. The representatives of
company i'll the city are w. L. Gray,
vice president of the company, l.. II.
Iurd, manager, and the milling en-
gineer for the E, =. Allis Company of
the same city, These gentlemen are
here for business, and not for pleasure,
and they bring with them all the plans
and specifications of the mill and ele-
vator improvements they propose to
erect if they can get the required aid,
by many of our people and by all of
them pronounced simply perfect.
size aud Capacity.
The plant as shown on these plans
will consist of mill building proper
eight stories high and l25 by 81 feet on
the ground, and storage building for
general use, extending the full length
Of the mill, so feet wide and two store
les high At one end a storage build
ing for extry use 100 by 100 feet, one
story high is to be built and at the
other end boiler and engine house.
Between the shore and the mill it is
intended to erect an elevator with ca
pacity of pc, 0OO bushels. The milling
machinery is to be made by the +. +.
Allis company works and will be
complete and of the best patterns.
At the start the capacity of the mill
will be 1000 barrels Per day, but this
is ultimately to be increased to the full
capacity, 1000 barrels per day. The
mill will employ about 70 men.
The Proposition.
AS we have said these gentlemen,
Messrs Gray and IIurd, are here for
business, and have come prepared not
only to show their plans but to make
make a definite proposition to our peo-
pie, which has been done. The pro
pose to put in the plant above descrlb-
ed, estimated to cost not less than
$250, eco, on condition that the property
owners and citizens give them the nee
essary grounds for their business, a
cash bonus OF $50, 900 and take stock
in the mill to the amount of 1000
more.
Progress TEaaie.
To the end Of securing this much de-
sired institution the Consolidated Land
Company has agreed to give the site
and So ESQ of the bonus and to take
some OF the stock, amount not specified.
y committee viii probably get to work
today, Friday, to canvass the city for
both bonus and stock subscriptions
and it is dev outly hoped t!.at the neces-
sary amounts may be secured. If the
amount is secured within Il reasonable
time the company will put in the foun-
dations for the plant this fail SO as to
have everything ready to shove ahead
with the first opening OF the spring
Such an institution would be a grand
thing for Superior and every citizen
should do. and no doubt VIII do all in
his power to secure it, and we hope to
be able to announce next week that
the Daisy Mill is TO be built i'll Super
lDr