Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-13
BEST In THE STATE
The Valley City Mills Again In
Full Operation.
FAMOUS LILY WHITE FLOUR
A compisss Equi3msnt Ct New Ma
shinssy E-esnfiy Placed IN the Mils.
Bret Mention Of Improvements

The Valley City FIGURING Mills arc
now la full operation. using the new
machinery which MAS erected this sum.
mer. work being completed ssf week
Few people little realize the large
amount ~ business dcne by the Valley
City Mills. sinsply because the company
consists 10 geni'emen that believe IN
constant attention o. duty, allowing
sore one else Ia praise its volume u
business end speak 10 glowing terms 81
,ls prospsrfs Lnassaesins aud UMPIRE
tentsous. the Valley City Mills grind
sioaly bat surely each day and the
amount ~ products turned out each
year. II stated. would be Of such huge
dimensions that the sum would Re more
than surprising.
for some months past a thorough and
complete change has been taking place
within the interior Of the mills. Zach
loor has received its share OF attention.
and as result the Valley City Mills
stand today az one 81 the most thor
oughiy complete OF any to be found in
the state. An entire new equipment Of
machinery has been erecteo, parts II
which have been 50 placed as 80 be con-
venient and labor.eaying. Visitors TO
the mill have many surprises IN store
Tor them. and are sure To- praise tho
company for the eompactness and con-
yenience OF egely arraab euent Of the
machinery. noticeable throughout the
whole structure.
A representative of Tax HrEALp made
"a tour through the mills recently and
for the benefit OF all a brief mention is
maGie Of the many decided ana note
worthy improvements Of the Valley City
FIGURING Mills. Among the new ma
chlneFy added are twenty double sets OF
elevators. thus making forty elevators.
which run from the first floor To the top
hoor. Heretofore the elevators were
scattered here and there. sone on the
ground foor, others IN the basement;
now they are concentrated into the
center OK the building. In the basement
much OF the mills machinery was oper-
ated. now IL has been transferred 90 the
floors above. thus doing away with the
annoyances often caused by high water.
lhe mills new wheat cleaning machinery
with their perfect dust collectors and
the boiling system with its complete and
systematic arrangement are the very
best obtainable regardless OF expense.
They also have a full line Of the Willf,rd
and Northwsy dustless purifiers. and
upon stepping into the mill one is
surprised 10 find instead OF clouds OF
dust. rooms that arc as clean az the floors
Of any manufacturing establishment
Neither care nor expense was con-
sidered by the company In max
ing these improvements. securing
only the best machinery 10 be
found. and as a consequence better
equipped Touring mills than those this
article refers to- cannot be found in the
state. Ii is superfiuous TO go into de
tails regarding the products OF the Val
ley City FIGURING Mills Their brands
Of flour are too welt known i'm western
Michigan TO need an introduction.
suffice il 10 say that with their newly
equipped mills. il possible even better
qualities OF flour will be placed on the
market In the future than in the past.
The Valley City Milling Company have
no less than nine brands and eight special
ties. each OF which is popular and widely
used. Only the best grain is purchased
and the highest prices arc Paid for the
cereals Ia fact everything il done to
make the flours from the Valley City
Milling Company just what everybody
claims they are the best on themarket
The fsmous brand of Lilly White" has
become household word Those who
once use il always give second order.
No brand OF -four in Michigan can equal
the Lilly White for family use. When
a fancy patent is desired for pastry zee
or choice white rolls or cake. Roller
Champion" takes the lead and is the
finest that can be produced.
In conclusion II is only necessary TO
state that the Valley City Milling Com
pany is one % the most entcrprising and
prosperous concerns IN the city. Like a
Green Bay tree. IL has fiourished since it's
inclpiency. each years business showing
an increase over the preceding twelve
months. The improvements 40 recently
made are the most importantBteps made
by the .irm during their business career.
and il ia hoped their enterprise will be
so appreciated that the present years
business viii far surpass even the most
saIguine expectations OF all interested.
Rainnskers Ou,cisssrd.
IL