The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16
CALWELL MILLING g. ELEVATOR CO. Ltd.
A Great New Engine i'm Empire Making
Everybody Will Like the "FlOur" of Idaho
and "VigVvam," Their Leading Brands.

trial plants of the state, or indeed of
the entire Intermountain country, is
the new mill of the Caldwell Milling
& Elevator Company, Ltd. Aside
from being the largest in the state
the plant is modern in every particu-
lar, and capable of turning out pro
duct which will compare favorably
with the leading eastern brands of
flour.
Well located, admirably managed,
and with warehouses at different
points in this corner of the state, the
concern is destined to establish an en-
viable reputation throughout this par
ticular section, and in fact at every
point where it's product will be sold.
Its two leading brands, Flower of
Idaho" and "Wigwam," are bound to
become great favoriJes with the -four
buying public, as only No. l hard
wheat will be used, and no mill is bet
ter equipped for its manufacture.
The mill has daily capacity of $50
barrels of flour, and is SO constructed
as to be capable of extension to almost
any capacity, as soon as the needs of
the community shall demand it. The
storage capacity of it's elevator is
100000 bushels of wheat. 1t has
warehouses at Meridian, Cambridge
and Parma. And other warehouses
will be added when the wheat-raising
interests hereabout make it necessary.
In this connection the policy of the
company is to be commended. Wheat
for seed is provided at cost to the
farmers desiring to devote their land
to this form of crop, and market for
all the grain raised is assured by the
mill for all time. Hard wheat is
found to grow readily in the splendid
soil of this section of the state, and its
profitable raising will be chiefly due
to the cooperation of the Caldwell
Milling & Elevator Company.
The plant itself is a splendid exam
pie of the up-to-date flour mill.
Equipped with the very latest forms
of machinery, the entire building is
sanitary in every respect, while not
the least of its advantages lies in a
system of fire protection which rem
ders the entire structure, to a large
extent, free from the dangers of con-
flagration from any cause whatever.
In addition to the usual fire fighting
facilities, barrels of water are kept on
every floor, and the entire plant is SO
arranged that a serious fire would be
well nigh an impossibility.
The exterior of the plant is covered
with galvanized iron sheeting, and as
soon as it is in operation from ten to
fifteen men will be employed. In the
manufacturing, the Allis Chalmers
roller process will be employed, en-
bracing the universal bolter with what
is known as the Vibramotor drive. A
purifying process is also included,
whereby all middlings are thoroughly
cleaned and purified before grinding.
A roller exhaust removes the hot air
from the rolls as soon as it forms and
assists in preventing the product from
taking up foul air or any impurities
of the atmosphere with which it comes
in contact. A system of dust collec-
tors also assists materially in the
cleaning process, taking up all the air
from the various cleaning machines.
Every part of the plant has been in
stalled with particular view to sani-
tation, and the result is one of which
both the company and the community
may well be proud.
All the wheat received in the eleva-
tor goes over a cleaner before going
into the storage bins, and when ready
for the milling process it is drawn
from the storage bins and recleaned
thoroughly by means of milling sep
arator, and then put through two sets
of scours and a brush machine as a
means of removing the last trace of
impurity before the beginning Of the
actual grinding.
At this time work is about to be
commenced upon the installation of
one of the very best devices in the way
of fire fighting appliances. This is the
automatic pipe and plug system which
has met with such signal success in the
big plants of the east and middle west,
but is comparatively unknown here.
The system consists of a series of
overhead pipes on the floor of the
structure, through which water circu-
lates at all times. These pipes are
fed from huge storage tanks set at
such an elevation as to provide a good
force, and are provided with soft plugs
in a number of minute sprays attached
to the pipes which melt at a tempera-
ture of just a few degrees above nor
NAL, and release the water. The