Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-11
THE CAPITAL MILLS.
Sk6dliAg tne First steamer load OF
Flour for ExpOrl on Board
the Three Sisters.

Flour Tor Expert on bOaru
the Three Sisters.
In the past few months one of the
largest manufacturing establishment
in this valley has been restored
from idleuess to activity. The
Capitol FIGURING Mills have been
set running again. The wa;er-ditch
to the Santiam had TO be rebuilt.
The buildings had 10 be put in order,
A railroad had to be built down
Front street and switches put In. An
immense amount of machinery had
to be ovehauled. Wheat had to be
brought and new machinery put in.
THE FIRST FLOUR.
But at 415 p. M. Nov. 10, 1891,
the first sack of flour was put out of
the mills formerly known as Capital
since the shutdown six years ago.
1t was of the Arcadia brand of the
Willamette Valley Milling Co, as
the new company is called, and was
put In 100ib sacks. Head-Miller
John Spillane sat in "A sixth story
window and observed the sacks
swiftly gliding aboard the steamer
Three Sisters, with great satisfnc
tion. About July lst operations for
refitting the mills was begun, and
from that day to this he has looked
after the work and had the care of
every particle of machinery in the
three buildings, from the 500 horse
power turbine driving steel five
inch shafts to the placing Of every
spout in position to discharge the
various products of the mill.
! IN POINT OF SIZE
I the mills are surpassed by only Il
, ftwlu the larger cities of the United
: States like Minneapolis, st. Louis,
and few Others.
They are grinding now about 200
barrels day, but the output will
90 up to 500 barrels before the end
of the week. With added ma
chinery the plant has possible ca
pacity of 20O0 barrels for days run.
The supply Of wheat in sight is sulli-
rient to keep the mills running, the
year throught, about two boat loads
day being received. The flour is
all sacked for export, while the mill
+, ed is disposed of in local and do
nestle markets.
THE MACHINERY
IN the mill was started "without 1
kickn as the millwrights say. No
Il wheel has stopped since the waite
was turned on Saturday morning
which is a somewhat remarkable
record and reflects great credit Oh
The gentleman in charge.
There are 26 stands of rolls, IS
| hexsgon reels. 4 centrifugal reels,
10 No. 2 Smith purifiers, new Era
scalpers, wheat scQurers, wheat
separators. 2 hexagon scalpers, 2
bran graders, l bran duster, shorts
duster, 3 flour packers, 2 feed pack
ers. Besides these even 100 ma
chimes, there is the shafting, pulleys,
] gearing, betting and other details OF
the machinery To look after.
THE MEN.
Besides Supt. Shiel, who Is gen
eral manager of the mills and the
head miller, there are about twenty
men employed, They work in two
shifts and go on at even twelve,
noon and night. The slow machin-
cry is oiled once day, the fast.
running four times. Fire protection
is afforded by constantly running
pump and hose on each floor.
ThE OUTPUT OF FLOUR
at present is all going aboard ships
waiting at Portland. After all ship
ping orders are supplied, the mills
will build up local trade on their
old brand, the "CapitoP flour.
Supt. Shiel and head miller Spillane
have perfoamed herculean task
getting this immense establishment
TO running. They found it in chaos.
They have restored it order.
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