The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-28
TOGRINDSKAGIT0 OATS
Company Formed to Establish
an Oatmeal Mill.
THE THIRD IN THE COUNTRY.
seattle and san Francisco Capital Unite
10 Engage in a New Industry
The Capital Secured.

An oatmeal and cereal mill with the lat
est appliances for the grinding of every
kind OF cereal, except wheat -four. IS the
next large enterprise 10 be started IN this
city. The Seattle Cereal Company has
been organized and Incorporated within
the past few days, and its object is to
build and operate a mill of that descrip-
ton here and 10 expend in the construc-
ton and equipment upwards of Slooooo.
From ten 10 twenty men will be employed
in operating il.
For nearly three years David III. Vail.
of the well-known -four, grain and feed
firm OF Vail Il Hubbell, has been located
in San Francisco. and employed in the
great establishment of the Deming- Pal
mer Milling Company, which is similar to
the one to be located here. While thus
employed Mr.. Vail has been studying the
cereal mill question and using his efforts
10 induce capitalists and practical mill
men of San Francisco TO enter into a
scheme for the building of such a mill
here, and has just now succeeded in do
ing so. Before coming TO Seattle orig
inally Mr.. Vail was employed for years
by the Deming- Palmer people, and KNOW
ing of his thorough reliability and knowl-
edge of the business from a practical
standpoint, they readily entered into the
new idea. The plan was proposed over
year ago, and j. q. Deming visited this
postponed on account of the unsatisfac-
tory condition of the oat crop and an uu-
favorable state of the market. This year.
however, found one of the finest yields
of oats ever produced In ne world and
but little profit in handling il, except by
reducing IL 10 meal. Such a state Of af-
fairs makes such enterprises an absolute
necessity, and besides the benefit TO the
city the grower can see a new field for
supply:
j. G.. Deming, who is largely interested.
is president of the Deming- Palmer Mill
Co.. and another large shareholder and
hacker of the enterprise is Charles 5. Lau-
meister. president of the Laumeister Mill
ing Company. The other incorporators
are John NJ Hubbell. David II. Vail and
Charles a. Thorndyke. The capital stock
of the corporation. which will be known
as the Seattle Cereal Company, Is 500 600.
Mr.. Vail will return TO this city soon, and
will remain for a year or more to super
intend the operation of the mill.
The capacity viii be fifty barrels in
twelve hours and 100 in twenty-four hours.
If found necessary 10 run night and day.
as will almost certainly be the case. The
product Will consist of every description
OF cereals, except wheat flour. but will be
principally rolled oats. graham -four and
cornmeal.
The plans for the building have not been
Ihlly ueClueu upon, out IL Is settled tHdt
the machinery alone viii occupy 40xe0
feet, and the building VIII be three stories
high. The storage rooms may occupy the
mill building. and separate building may
be constructed for them. The location has
not been selected. but Mr.. Hubbell stated
yesterday that owners of sites would now
have an opportunity to make definite Of
fers and the most advantageous would
be selected.
The machinery has already been ordered
and will be ready at least by the time
the building is far enough along TO re-
ceive it.
The only similar mills in the United
States are the ones at Akron, O.. and the
Deming Palmer mill in San Francisco.