Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-23
HUFFMAN's NEW MILL.
Operations Resumed with Complete Newy
Grinding Plant.

owned by L. L. Huffman, resumed
work few days ago after having
been closed for repairs since last.
March. This mill was formerly
known as Woods mill and is situated
just outside the city limits on the
Nashville pike. 1t was purchased a
year or two ago by Mr.. Huffman
who also owns mill south of town.
During the time it has been shut
down complete new mill of the cell
ebrated "Allfree system" has been
put in at cost of about $1,000. This.
machinery was bought in Indianapo-
lis and Mr.. Jules LIE Page, one of the
company from whom it was bought,
was here Saturday and gave the,
works final inspection.
A Kentuckian representative was
shown through the entire build,
ing and given an opportunity to-
, see the new and very latest improved.
furnishings.
The building is 4Ox40 feet and four
stories high, with store rooms at
tached on the sides.
The feature which first attracts at
tentiOn is the arrangement of the
rolls in vertical columns. Each of
these columns consists Of four corner
posts of heavy 5-inch angle STEEL,
connected to a base plate resting on a
solid foundation of masonry, quite,
Independent of the mill building.
These corner posts are firmly held to-
gether at proper intervals by iron
Orders or bridge-tree which also
support the rolls and their adjusting.
mechanism and form a frame to
which the paneling is fastened. The
whole column, with its housing and
hoppering, presents very striking;
and attractive appearance.
The advantages claimed for this,
peculiar arrangement of the rolls are
numerous and important.
Among the first advantages which
will occur to the mind of the investi-
gator is that gained by taking the
great weight of all the rolls entirely
off the building. This, however, is
by no means 50 important as th&a6
solutely solid foundation, which con-
tributes largely to their perfect rig
idity.
The machinery consists of pairs
of 9xA rolls; 2 ordinary vibrating
sieve break scalpers; 26xS round /
reels; 32xS centrifugal reel; l pun
fer; bran buster; l ships buster; z
-four packers; together with the nee
essary wheat cleaners, dust collectors,
etc., etc.
The rolls are arranged in singles
pairs at convenient heights above the
floors and galleries from which they
are inspe ted, and which are reached
by connecting stairways They ars.
provi led with a novel device where
by any single pair, or all of them sis
multaneously, may be instantly
thrown apart or brought together
from any floor or gallery.
A most convenient means of venti--
lation is afforded by an air trunk.
placed between the columns. con-
nected with suction fan at the top
aud an independent branch trunk to-
each pair of rolls, SO arranged that.
the ventilation of each pair can be
regulated independently of the others.
The sieve seal pers are located in.
one of the columns, each immediate
ly under its respective break roll l..
The reels are placed directly back of
the roll columns, resting on the mill
floors, and arranged in the ordinary
way.
There are, all told, but 9 regular
elevators in the entire plant. Of this.
number 2 are used for wheat an6
feed, and the remaining seven for the
various other mill products. The,
machinery of the entire outfit is Ell
compassed in the remarkably small
space of l1x12 feet on each floor.
The entire seven pairs of rolls in
the column are driven by one rope -
one strand of s-inch rope transmit
ting power to each fast roll in the,
column, and 3-inch rope serving to-
retard the slow rolls in the same
manner. Each rope is supplied with
an automatic takeup by means of
which the bearings are relieved of alb
friction except what is absolutely nee
essary to accomplish the work re-
quired.
One very noticeable feature of this
mill is the absence of much of the,
shafting which usually encumbers,
the ordinary -four mill. There are but,
lines of shafting in the who'e estab-~
lishment, the main line in the base
ment and the elevator line at the top.
The mill is operated and controlled
very easily and conveniently.
Mr. Huffman is very proud Of his
mill, and claims to be obtaining re-
suits that are without parallel, both
as to percentage of high grade -four,
clase finish, and especially an in
creased yield of bread.
Both owner and builders certainly
have every reason to be proud of it,.
and its fine appearance.
The power is supplied by a com
mon slide valve engine, which was i'm
IL al Al 4