Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-24
AN UP-TO-DATE
FIGURING MILL

The Touring mill at South Danville,
which has been in course of remodel
ing for many months, is now oomplet
ed and yesterday was started up. The
whole mill, it is true, was not start
ed, but as is usual in "a new plant only
such parts as was necessary TO take in
the grain that is being purchased. By
this time all the new machinery has
been tested and found to work perfect.
ly.
1t is worthy of note that nothing re
mains of the old mill but the struct-
ure itself. All the old and obsolete
machinery, including the steam plant,
was Quilted out. New floors were even
laid. The foundation walls were re-
inforced and many alterations were
made in the basement. Everything,
steam plant as we'll as the whole sys-
tenn of machinery.is entirely new and
of the most modern type.
The owners pride themselves on the
fact that the system taking it in it's
entirety is without parallel in this
section, probably in the State, and is
to be compared only to the great mills
of Buffalo and in the west. The South
Danville mill, it is true, is small in
comparison, but the system installed
is precise counterpart of the great
mills above alluded to. a#sl.ft#
Haney and Frazier have already be-
gun stocking up their mill, and incid-
entally it might be mentioned that
they are in the front ranks of pur-
chasers and are e'paying1 81. o5 per bush :
ell for wheat. The modern and labor
saving methods embraced are ssrik-
ingly in evidence at every stage from
the time the farmer drives up to the
mill with his wagon load of wheat un-
til the finished product, is ready for
the market. .'' t'@t'i
The farmer bringing in a load of
wheat empties the bags into a chute
alongside the mill on lvel with the
wagon box. The wheat runs into the
basement where it is caught by elev-
ators and carried to the third floor
where it is received by an "Invinci-
BILE dustless, double receiving separat-
or, )" whence it falls back to the lower
story, into a weighing bin. Into the
latter only the good wheat falls, the
screenings being received in bag at.
tached to spout or wooden conduct
or close by
From the weighing bin the wheat
by means of elevators may be conduct
ed to the stock bin on the second floor.
to the big steel storage tank outside
the mill, which is a distinguishing
feature of the modern plant. or it may
be loaded on the cars for shipment.
In regard to the latter. it is worthy of
mention that the wheat drawn from
the farmers wagons can be sent
through the mill by means of the elev-
ators, cleaned, weighed and loaded in
the car without being touched by
hand. ..s.
No grinding has as yet been done at
the new mill, but yesterday the big
universal bolter which is special
feature of the new system, was started
up and found to work admirably This
bolter, which weighs ton, moves at
the rate of 100 revolutions per minute.
BY means of the bolter, which in its
improved form, is said to be without
a parallel in the State, six grades of
flour can be made at the same time.
If the different grades are not desired
a straight -four can be manufactured
in which all the grades are blended.
ia In the, process of grinding the wheat
is carried from the weighing bin to
the stock bin on the second floor,
thence .to.the securing machines, on
the third floor, where the shell of the
wheat is polished and cleaned, The
wheat then drops into the tempering
bins, from whence it is carried to 9TH
er polishing machines where the last
remaining bit of dirt or rust is re-
moved. 90. .....
The grain next passes through ten
pair Of polished steel rolls and is ready
Tor the sitting process in the univers-
al bolter above described After bolt
ing, the -four is sent to the different
packing bins, where it is put in sacks.