The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-13
WINDMILLSOUT WEST
usrD Bx FARMERS FoR AL
SORTS OF PURPOSES
II some Sections Thsy Are More
Numerous Tha1 IN HollAz1
Many Are H11s-
made

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The western Windmill. however. 3
dissinrtireiy different from The Hol-
lsnd NIL thar Is. most o. then are
sone of The Dutch emigra1ls have
brought over with them he Old i1eA
~ Great arms Of canvas that reF0lFe
slowly and digniAe1ly. NlnsEy-n's
per cent. Of the mills IN use. hoEsFer.
srs tsIl towers q w00d. steel 81 iron,
vim fans q amost every imaginable
shape ana type made q woo1 q gal
ganized iron-
The windmill nade its appe4rance
soon after the first settler. snd tor
the LAST 81 years the trade has been
growing a. a gremsn1oaz rate. Mina
pouer s the cheapest natural forr-
thar can = utilized In The sast ne
Winds are 100 variable and i1frequen-
10 b depends1 upon. but in ths vest
thsre are few DAYS vixen there Is not
something doing in the hrssIe hne-
The water question early p11zled ne
settler When the overland nail Nas
tie highway .0r east and vest travel
there we're reEular stopping places
along the rad. a. springs. creeks and
hnrsIo holes. Between these the
claims we're iiks the desert - the mat
Ter q water often IN summer tne
water in the streams would disappear
and the beds Cf ths riT0rs or creeks
tecoue dry. n TOOK 3 long tine for
the settlers ard the scientists q the
early Eays g discover that unterneath
al q this ground there we're great
sheets of water that Were ready for
the tapping When they did md K
out the windmill came into use
The great majority 0f the mills In
rse are sh0pmate. one can be installed
for almost any figure. from 80 up
ward BUT there are thousands Of
homsmaae mills IL the state-so
many and 81 such ingenious designs
that Prof. Edwin Hinckiey Barbour. Of
the chair o. geology in the state uni
versity. has complied " page book
illustrated with dozens a. photographs
of sde various types. which Is printed
b The agricultural department for
free distribution.
Prof. Barbons has visited practiczl >
every corner Of the state In his quest
after information. and has found that
n most German settlements the old
fashioned Holland mills. more or less
modified. predomirafe Popular types
IN other sections are the hattleax- viii
four arms SHAPED ike the hsftieax. n
g0devii. a b0Ki.ke structure surround
ing four fans that travel AZ q terrin'
speed. the merry -E0-round. IN which
vertical fans rotate about q o0mmoE
axis. and the mock and giant. turbin'
types. These mills. be found. wer'
not erected By the poorer. unstable
shiftisss men. but b. the wealthie'
and more progressive farmers Thsi
cost u but = few dollars. exclusive 6
the labor. Better mills are used 10
grinding food for rock. bit their Cos
rarely exceeds So. The builders r.
they prefer the homemade mill. be
cause A is impossible 10 get shop
made ones heavy enough to do III
sane work
Some q thesg mills are mounted Of
towerx. others upon structures bull
upon the ground or upon short rosts
Gas pipe Is often used for an axis. an
fans are made Of grocery boxes. Nj
Barbour found in a Svede settlenen
IN Dawson county q turbine m 4 tha
consisted q an old wagon wheel holt
81 70 the end Of a barn. Blades wer
attached % The spokes. At an0the
place be found a farmer who ha
formed q tower Of locust poles. cut O
the place. Upon this tower he bOlte
the driving parts Of a self binder. Wit
journals. bearings and crank IN plac'
To the crank vas attached q slends
uole. which was bolfed 70 the pun
rod. When be wanted TO stop n
uiu he jamnei a fence rail betwee
the fans. and when he wanted 70 stai
il he pulled the rail out
The chief drawback to the hons
made miu is tLat il is possible % u
most no5eis cnly when the wind
blowing from the right direction. 4
the prevailing direction IN the SCI
sons when most used Is from n
south. this difficulty IS not 50 great
might Be thought Sometimes dout
mills 70 get the wind when it is con
Ing from either direction are built
The chief type Of The shopmade mi
fs the turbine These are usually MAJ
10 revoIve uDon their towers. 50 IS
face any wind. while others have rui
ders 70 guide their movements aufi
uaticzliy. The power is transnsift'
in such q way as to travel vertical
The greatest foe of the windmill
the t0rna5o. hut the sudden Ia
breeze il not 20 be dsspissd. A hea'
wind~torm sweeping through secti'
wU often level dozens Of these mil
Rezrstful Distinction
What q beautiful home you have
ia -. - -t9~rn friend