Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-08-17
MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH
GRADE FLOUR AND MEAL
BEST EQUIPPED MILL IN
THE VALLEY-PURlTY AND
CLEANLINESS ESSENTIALS
IN THEIR PRODUCTS.

The best Touring mill in Sequachee
Valley is that of the Dunlap Milling
Company, located at Dunlap, Tenn. 1t
is mill where everything is done in
the neatest, cleanest manner possible.
1t is the boast of the operators that
the -four is untouched by human hand
in anyway in the process of manufact-
ure, being untouched from the time
the wheat enters the hopper until the
housewife opens the sack in the kitch-
en- of her domicile.
A News reporter visited this mill
Friday and entering the Office found
the genial c. H. Carpenter president
and secretary of the company, at his
desk, busy with the many details of
the business. Mr.. Carpenter had Just
received carload of wheat from Sc
quachee, and it was being examined
and weighed up, He handed us over
to J. L. Tolliver, head-miller, who,
oil cup in hand, escorted us through
the mill, explaining in detail the var
ious machines of which there is be-
wildering array. Mr.. Tolliver seems
to know the milling business from A
to z and everything is kept in excel
lent condition.
The plant is composed Of well con-
structed building of three stories and
basement, the latter being used for the
accommodation of the main shaft, the
belts going through the floors above to
the various machines.
Among the machines may be men
toned 12 pair of rolls where the
wheat enters and is crushed after all
foreign substances has been eliminated
by passing through four cleaning and
securing machines, where every trace
of foreign substance is removed. A
feature of their process is set of foul
magnets in pipe where the wheat
constantly streams for the collection
of metal substances like nails, scraps
of iron, and occasionally the remnants
of watch dropped in by some un,
lucky thresher man. One hundred and
ninety pipes forty-five feet long convey
the grain from one place to another
during the process of manufacture
thus travelling $3.50 feet. After clean
ing and crushing the wheat enters the
scalpers and is graded four times be
fore the bran is taken out The en-
tire process is interesting,
We do not suppose many of our read
ers know that the -four we eat ant
which is so smooth and is so soft tt
the touch, passes through screens o
fine silk cloth to acquire those quail
ties, but it is so.
The capacity of the mill is 45 barrel
per day of 12 hours, or 80 barrels pc
day, in reality, for the miller's da.
is reckoned at 2l hours. Shipment
are made to all points in the vale.
and large outside trade is controlled
but the excessive freight rates ol
this branch is an annoying feature t.
their business
In connection withthe plant is corr
meal mill, equipped with the onl
securing attachment in the valley. N
impurities are allowed to enter tn
meal ground by this concern, and per
feet cleanliness is motto in thei
meal making as well as their hou
making The plant is operated by
6O-horse power Corliss engine, and tn
engine room is equipped with all tn
conveniences, including heater where
by the water enters boiler in nearl
boiling condition.
The company is now doing busi
ness of $50, 900 per year. c. II. Cal
penter is President and Secretary; "
T. Alley, President; w. F. Mau7
y, Treasurer. The directors are Il
Mauzy, J. L. Hudson. C. H. Carper
ter, W. 7. Alley and W. F. Mauzy
The books are in charge of Erne'
Hunt, who also is travelling represeI
tative of the firm.
The names accorded the output al
white Dove, ''Sifted Snow an
white Lily, and are strictly higl
grade, pure wheat fiours, made homes
ly of the best wheat obtainable an.
where, under the most up-to-date pr
cess.