New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-15
Mill FINDS WATER too. HARD.
Eagle Mill Company Contemplates
Radical Change.
Preparing to Increase Capacity Of
Mill to 5000 Barrels.
Will Improve Quantity of Out Put
by Improving Methods.

1t all that is contemplated by the.
Eagle Mill Co. of this city is carried
out the coming season will see many
changes in that plant. both in regard
to its capacity and in the manner Of it's
operation. AS it is carried on at pre-
sent the mill has a capacity of $500
barrels daily, and for sometime and
even when the a6ded capacity was
given to the mill it was thought that il
would not be sufficient, and now the.
contemplation is to have q mill Of
5000 barrels capacity.
AS a foundation for this the COM
pany has secured sites for twelve new
elevators which will be erected this
summer. These elevators will be in
towns along the G. s. N. w. and will
have a capacity of 40, 900 bushels each,
which will givesthe Eagle Mill Co. a
system Of nearly sixty elevators out
side of New Ulm. In addition to the
twelve new elevators the company ex-
poets to build another large elevator.
on the mill property in this city which
will largely increase the terminal
capacity.
The demand for the product of the
Eagle mill is increasing every year,
not only in this country but in other
lands. One time it seemed impossible
to create foreign demand, but the
market is now open and has continued
for a number of years, with generally
increaseinv volume, thong the changing
conditions in foreign markets and the
varying demand at home have caused
considerable huctu alton in the amount
of flour that has been exported.
The water in the Minnesota river is
SO very hard that it works an injury
to the boilers Of the engine for the mill.
and while this has been remedied to a.
certain extent by the condensers that
have been in operation. it is not sufhf6i-
Gent to prevent the incrustations that
have to be taken out at frequent inter-
UC &ClOSGua
while. the boilers are cleaned.
To prevent this Mr.. Silverson left /
on Sunday on a trip to several cities,
including Chicago, Hamilton and Gin
cinnati, to investigate the newer pro-
eesses that are in operation in those
places where large boilers are In use.
He will examine new process of
treating the water so as to.|
rid it of all the undes irable features.
It is said that when passed through
this treatment the water is as good as
rain water and works no injury to the
boiler even after years of use. This
new system is an expensive one and If
put in will cost the company not less
than $40. 600, but in the end il is esti-
mated that it would be saving.
Other improvements that are figured
upon is a machine for corrug ating the
rolls. This work is now being done
in Minneapolis, and the expense OF
shipping the rolls to that city and the.
costsof having the work done will bel
saved by the install ation Of machinery
for that purpose in connection with the
machine shop at the mill.
During last week Hilmar Aslaksen,l
who represents the Eagle Mill Co. IN
the Scandinavian country was in theI
city the guest Of Mr.. silverson. He|
was interested in the plant Of the com-
pany and in the manufacture Of the
-four he IS selling. He IS working up
a good trade for the company in hisl
territory While he is in the United
States he will visit most of the imp
tant places befors returning to his
home. ss. 49,