People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-04

When We think of mill We are apt
to be carried on the wings of fancy To
boyhood days, when we see again, as in
a vision the primitive mill, the dusty
miller, and the heaping sacks Of grain
strewn i'm apparen, confusion about the
place.
Modern methods have changed this,
and the memory Of the primitive mill
is like the baseless fabric of q dream
Instead of the mill Of old Zines We have
the very perfection Of flour making in
the present up-tO-date roller process
equipment.
In no ms. ance can these words be
said with greater truth than in that of
the plant of The Hun.er Milling COM
pany at Wellington, Kan, which
stands for all that is best in the up-tO-
date mill.
1t was in 1877 that this plant was
first started, but although Mr.. Geo. H.
Hunter had b2en identified with it since
1880 it was not incorporated until 1889.
The plant occupies five acres of
ground adjoining the Santa Fe rail
road, to which il is connected by 5000
feet of track. The power house which
was erected about one year ago is a sub
stantial building. 1t contains TWO tubu-
lar steel boilers of 200 H. p, and Cor
liss engine Of $50 II. P These operate
the milling plant and elevators. The
mill plan, combines every modern i'm
prOvement known to the milling art, no
expenses being spared in order to pro-
vide the most efficient equipment. The
capacity is 200 barrels of flour and 100
barrels of meal daily. The product is
marketed principally in Kansas, Okla
homa and Texas. The company make
a speciality Of their Cream" high pat
ent brand, which is a flour of especial
excellence. Its sale is enormous, hav-
ing wen its way by shere force Of merit.
In addition to its milling, the company
do an immense business in the handling
Of grain. This branch of the business
Is operated under the name of the Hun
ter Elevator company, a private con-
Germ. The elevators have a capacity of
100000 bushels, ard they handle about
5000 cars per annum. They are always
buyers of grain and by reason of their
splendid marketing facilities are able
to pay the highest market price In
connection with this branch of the
business they have also built up a large
trade in coal, which they sell at retail.
The quality and price at which they
sell has brought them an enormous
trade
The officers of The Hunter Milling
company are as follows: Geo. H. Hun
ter, president; W. T. Vols. vice pres-
dent, and Chas. w. Hunter secretary
and treasurer.
Mr. Geo. H. Hunter is a native of
Illinois and came to Wellington in 1878.
With the eXceptionof a short time when
he first came to Wellington his time
has been spent in milling. He is man
known and respected for his rectitude
anu ClfNtI pllSC. Ills executive dDllltN
and energy is best shown by the sue
cess he has achieved in raising this
mill to one of the most important in the
state. Mr. Chas. H. Hunter and Mr..
w. T. Vols have been associated with
the company for five and two years re-
spectively. They are both popular with
the company's patrons. being ever
ready to afford every accommodation
consistent with business.
The Hunter Milling company keeps
steadily advancing. 1t being the inten-
ton to rebuild and enlarge a. no dis
tant day. They already employ some
thirty men. and the amount they dis
tribute in wages and suuples contrib
utes largely to our prosperity.
Every citizen in this section should
remember that Cream" -four is the
brand 20 use. When you ask for this
Won are increasing an industry that
helps you.