The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-11
TO REBUILD THE RICE MILL.
1T WILL BE COMPLETED N TINE
FOR THIS SEASONS MILLING.

The Settlement with the Insurance
AdJusterS VIII BE Completed in n
Day or Two. Probably, and Then
the work of Arranging for the
Rebuilding of the Mil viii Be
Ein-WnI lie Equipped With All
the Latest Improved Machinery.
Prospects for a Good Rice Crop
Very Fine.
The Planters steam rice mill is TO be re-
built Arrangements for the work VIII
be made as soon as the settlement now
in progress with the insurance adjusters
is completed This viii very likely be
done this week.
The insurance men feel very sore over
the loss Of the property. The rice mill
is a total loss. however, and It's owners
are not TO blame for it. Consequently,
they expect a settlement in fun, and this
will very likely be granted them. The
insurance upon the mill property was Si9,-
500 with this money in hand the work
Of rebuilding the mill viii begin at once.
The directors are already discussing the
plans for rebuilding.
IlEEE LMELS were OUAdAlAEA eNoANAAng ~
q Morning News reporter in CONVERSE
ton with Mr.. Joseph A. Huger, manager
of the mill, and Mr.. w. c. Morrell. The
only obstacle now remaining in the way
Of rebuilding, they said, is the settle
ment with the insurance companies,
which they hope TO complete this week.
The mill will be rebuilt on practically
the same lines as before. 1t will be equip
ped, however, with the most modern rice
milling machinery which can be obtained
The machinery destroyed by the fire was
considered frst-ciass when II was put IN,
but there have been many Improvements
since. Mr.. Huger has recently visited
New Orleans. He inspected the mills
there, and the machinery in use lie
found, he stated, that many recent i'm
provements have been made In rice mill
ing machinery, with many OF which the
rice millers in this section have no ac-
quaintance. The milling industry mas
reached such proportions in New Orleans
he said, that many times the wealth ana
brains are devoted to II there
in this section and the re-
suits are in like ratio. Some very marked
improvements have been made in rice
cleaning machinery which was only natu-
raj, as a large part Of the rice which comes
to New Orleans contains a much larger
percentage of foreign matter than that
which comes to Savannah. This is due
10 various causes, but chiefly 10 the large
number of small planters
las the result of the development Of the
rice milling industry in New Orleans,
said Mr. Huger, 1.-The manufacture OF the
most improved machinery Is now conduct
ed in Iowa and Indiana Instead OF in the
east as was formerly the case. The man
ufacture Of this machinery in the west
now bears about the same proportion to
that in the east as the production OF rice
In Louisiana bears TO that IN this section.
Consequently, we shall have to go 10 the
west for our machinery. This may cause
US some delay as the facilities for ship
ments TO this section from the west do not
begin to compare with our facilities for
from the east For this rea-
son we had much rather deal with the
eastern manufacturers, but on account Of
the higher grade OF machinery manufac-
tured in Iowa and Indiana we shall be COM
PEELED to 20 there for our OUTFIT. We eX-
pect, however, TO have our mill completed
in time to secure a large share OF this
years business"
Both Mr.. Huger and Mr. Morrell agreed
In saying that the prospects for this years
rice crop in this section are very fine APP
parently its condition Is all that could be
asked, though the quality and quantity of
a rice crop are always uncertain until the
product is stored in the mill. The har-
vest water is now on and the rice is rip
ening rapidly.
With no accident the planters will be-
gin harvesting in two weeks. This Is the
period OF the year when the rice planter
puts his trust in Providence and keeps
both eyes on the weather Storms are both
possible and probable for month to come
The planters can only hope that the storms
will take some other direction and not
breaking the banks and destroying the
crops. With no accident Of this kind the
Savannah planters have as fine a prospect
as they have had in years.