The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-07
BUYS NEW MILL
IN LOUISVILLE
Washburn.C Crosby Co. Buys Modern
Plant at the Gateway to
the South.
The Price Paid Is 100000 The
Mill Is a Winter Wheat
Grinder.
In Capacity Company Leads World
Expects to Develop South
ern Trade.

The Washburn- Crosby company closed
deal to-day involving 100000, by which
that great Minneapolis milling firm comes
into possession of a fine modern milling
plant at Louisville. Ky. James S. Bell
president of the company, confirmed the
report of the purchase this morning. John
Washburn has been in the east for sew
eral days perfecting the final arrange
ments. =. '.-...
The new property is winter-wheat
mill. It's capacity is 1000 barrels of flour
day. It WILDE entirely controlled and
managed from the Minneapolis office of
the Washburn Crosby company in the
same manner as the other outside prop
critics of the firm. 20,
The purchase Of this plant marks an
other epoch in the history Of the great
Minneapolis milling industry. It marks
the initial steps in the invasion Of the
south. =.
Already the firm in question, which is
now not only great in the. Minneapolis
field, but has the largest capacity In
the world controls several outside. prop
critics In addition to the group of FIVE
mammoth mills in Minneapolis, with max
imum daily capacity Of 27,516 barrels. the
company, either directly or through indi-
vidual ownership by members Of
the firm, controls and operates
mills In Montana, Idaho, Wichita,
KAN Toledo, Ohio, and Buffalo, the
-
struction. The, firm was the first to enter
the Canadian northwest and take up the
matter Of milling Canadian wheat in Min
neapolis under bond. Wherever Mime
;apolis flour can be sold the world over,
1t has been driven In by this company.
Where natural conditions are such that
Minneapolis mills never can dominate, and
the direct Minneapolis product cannot be
forced into use in competition, the firm
has boldly invaded the field and erected
plants in the centers Of competition. The
new plant at Louisville is an advanced
outpost from which the company can
fight for business in a territory covering
the entire south, and extending far into
Mexico, Central and South America.
VIII Feed the Country. :.
In speaking of the company's new ac-
QUESTIONS Charles c. Bovey said: -
THE Washburn-C Crosby company is putt
ting itself in a position to feed to the
best advantage all sections of this coun-
try. '....' -. = 30. !, ~. - ;.
Tn addition to our Minneapolis plant,
we have already erected mills at Kalispell
and Great Falls, Mont. We are building
at Buffalo and have now established a
plant at Louisville, KY. Louisville is a
railroad center for roads running to the
south and there are facilities for quick
distribution to the large cities in the
south. The south Is growing and there is
a growing demand for our product in the
southern states, which the plant at Louis
vile will put us in shape to meet atisfac-
torily. s. 49, q ,s-.. 49,, =: >.s,
During the past winter the congestion 81
freight: at Chicago has made it; very diff
cult to NOV our product satisfactorily te
the east or to the south but with oul
plant at Buffalo we shall be able to avolG
in the: future the delays in shipments
cast. and with a plant at Louisville will
be ableto avoid delays in; shipments to the
south The development Of these plant!
will not we trust, decrease in any way thu
volume of flour. that VIII be. produced il
Minneapolis. The Louisville plant has {
capacity of 1000 barrels daily, which
would be a.augmented as the; trade de
velops. The mill is well located at thu
junction of@thes Southern and Louisville
Nashville railways. is a fine brick struc
; ture substantially built, has, ample pack
ing floors and storage facilities. an ele
vator equipped to carry 100000 bushels o
wheat and a steam plant Of ample ca
pacity for both elevator and mill and al
Atlas Corliss engine. Louisville is S
situated that the advantage of Rive
transportation can be utilized. The flou
can be shipped down the Ohio and Missis
sppi to Central and South America