The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-02-18
Ssr5si:s:sGES -iAEK MILLS.
Construction 81 it,c Foundations of
'l':lesc .Ei.g:,rtaEt New Si:ni-.
From, y:ie Engineers Point

the attention of all millerS, both in
this country and in foreign lands. 20 q
! greater o. less extent. Never, in tie
| history OF amy country, has there been
So rapid development of great in
/ dnstry as IS shown in the milling bus
/ mess now springiEg into existence at
/ Superior, Wis. Three years ago there
WAS but one Mill III Superior. Today
there are mills either running or un-
der progress of construction that viii
when al are completed, have a daily
output of 1880 bills OF flour, which
VIII cntltln Superior to second place
! IN milling cCntcrs.
y great amount OF money has been
expended III securing suitable foundl-
tions. III the mills have been bulls
on the water front, to secure the ad-
vantage Of Like shipments, and to Sc
care the full benefit of this means Of
TRANSPORTATION, the mills have, of nee
e5sity, All been built III deep water, 10
allow boats of heavy tonnage to land
d i-l''I ''''o->9 "1'"o"' "1''3 ori'Sii''0
for dredging.
The most notable among the mills
now being built IS tie group at Old
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Anchor and I,ietmdn Milling Cos
These three mills are being built on
Quebec ana Toledo IiipYS. which lie al
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! oFy!5-'> i.lS i clay "3NIoiA' 50 th'tt an
tl@t We necessary Was TO DIVE pLl-
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Tie acton Of the water would not
wasi it away from around tie piI:nG.
III n:I;nr rn.lr, the docks. railroad
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u ''',>1 iis' '''.'''ii'50 do -, '''' =
tiit iiiii o. '''"5o ID hammer through
a distance OF - feet would not CriYe
tEe nile one-cu3rtpr of an inch Ter
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~" ',e '''io A0'' ,'1 i'i'i-o
u'i''eI SUCH eoi,''''a'''' 10 "oo'' 7'1 -
( per square inch OF area. All ping
above water line was peeled. No piles
varo a1Iowed in the work of less than
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! i'ii'0 'O'io7 "''''A o. Wv
ana from IL TO lo' lnches at the pult.
/ All p!l;ng consists of straight, sound
/ live white pine, white oak or tama-
r,,,-. all srnbI,;pa and faudar niIas of
-, IN,
/ white OAK. laillalach pIlliio VIII
stand harder driving than either oak
or pine. and preference was given if
oxco,,t for snubbinr and fendar mr.
$500, All n;I;,1r nndn,. Tho walI. Of
! the building was cut off Is inches be-
! low low water line, SO there is no pos
sibilitv of rotting, as the heads of the
/ piles viii never be exposed to atns0s-
| pherc action. Directly on the heads
/ of piles. after they were sawed off
square and straight. blank was drift
| bnlted To the head of every pile. run
n;na lenglhwisp of walls. The center
i'i,7 us ~ " ni 10 tioI ~ +1,n on+ciIa
! liN - 49, 49,
/ the Laad OF pach nile the same as III
+ ,hn outside walls. and to the outside
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carried 0ni p2I!i ltilGIIiW lSe ana cio ~
Niae Oh All DultHi5H; va 'oi v! ~
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