The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
MINNEAPOLIS; FIRST
IN FLOUR MILLING
CONTINUED from First Page, Milling
and Grain Section.)

In a decade they revolutionized flour
making on a continent-for other mills
were obliged to follow suit or quit
business.
At the same time the self binding
harvester was perfected and came into
use and was found especially adapted
to the prairie farms Of the northwest
With cheapened transportation, cheap
ened methods of handling, cheapened
methods Of raising and harvesting
wheat, and with greatly improved
methods Of grinding flour, the indus
try found itself within the space of
g. few years entirely revolutionized.
Thus 1t was that at the close of the
seventies the millers of Minneapolis
were conducting business under new
conditions. 1t may be almost said to
have been a new business, SO radical
were the changes which had been ef-
fected. It was with a new business,
therefore, and with a country rapidly
filing up with people that the millers
came to the year 1S78-the year when
r h J our n a was founded.
The mills at Minneapolis at the sum-
mer season Of 1878 numbered about
twenty all told. This included a num-
Der of small mills not In the regular
group at the falls. The capacity was
nominal baside that Of to-day, but the
yearly output was ranging about
100000 barrels. The full list Of the
mills. with their owners, was as be-
low:
proprietors, Sixth avenue s, between First
and Second streets
Arctic, Hobart shuler & Co, proprietors,
First street, between Fifth and Sixth ave-
nues s. xa
Cataract, D. r. Barber & Son, propri-
etors, First street, corner Sixth avenue S.
Dakota, S. 8. Brown & Co., proprietors,
Sixth avenue S, corner First street.
Eagle. Colburn Brothers, proprietors,
1 MToels shTst char1es nf Psbrv
proprietors, office Sixth avenue s, be-
tween First and Second streets.
Holly, w. H. Hinkle & Co., proprietors,
First street, between Fifth and Sixth
avenues S.
Humboldt, Bull & Newton, proprietors,
Second street corner Eighth avenue s.
Lakuta, Sank Center, Harmon, Holmes
& Co., proprietors, office 247 Hennepin
avenue.
Minneapolis, Crocker, Fisk & Co., pro-
prietors. canal, between Sixth and Sew
enth avenues S.
Model, Russell, Hlnellne 4 Co., propri-
etors. First street. between Fifth and
Sixth avenues S.
North Star, II. J. G. Croswel, propri-
etors, 312 Main street Sc.
avenue N.
Palisade, Leonard Day & Co, propri-
ators. foot Eighth avenue 8.
t'-ttit, Robinson & Co., canal, near Sew
eith avenue S.
Phoenix. Stanwitz & Schober propri-
etors. Main, corner Third avenue s.
Pillsbury, Charles A. Pillsbury & Co..
proprietors, Sixth avenue S. between First
and Second streets.
Union, G. w. Goodrich & Co, propri-
etors, First street, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues S.
washburn a." c. c.. washburn, pro-
prietor. canal, corner Seventh avenue S.
Washburn "B" Washburn, Crosby &.
Co., proprietors, Second street, between
Sixth and Seventh avenues s.
Zenith, Day. Rollins e Co, proprietors
canal, below Seventh avenue S.
This same year Of 1873 was
made memorable for the millers
of Minneapolis thru the great
explosion which instantly destroyed
the great Washburn A mill and
those surroundings causing the loss Of
lives and property valued at over q.
million dollars. It was quite charac-
teristic Of the Minneapolis millers,
however, that they recovered from this
disaster with incredible rapidity. They
built larger and better mills and
equipped them so quickly and so we'll
that the next year Of 1879 saw no d.