Descriptive Pamphlet of the Richmond Mill Furnishing Works: All sizes of mill stones and complete grinding and bolting combined husk or portable flouring mills, portable corn and feed mills; smut and separating machines; zigzag and oat separators, dustless separators, warehouse separators, water wheels; mill shafting; pulleys; spur and bevel, iron and core, gearing.... — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Descriptive Pamphlet of the Richmond Mill Furnishing Works: All sizes of mill stones and complete grinding and bolting combined husk or portable flouring mills, portable corn and feed mills; smut and separating machines; zigzag and oat separators, dustless separators, warehouse separators, water wheels; mill shafting; pulleys; spur and bevel, iron and core, gearing....
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Under a more recent date we quote from another letter: “I am running the
mills yet with better success than ever, making good flour and large
yields. On several tests have made 47½ lbs. lately of excellent flour
from ordinary red wheat. If you could give me some information about
keeping the furrows in the stones in order to grind cool and fast, I
would be thankful; as far as keeping in tram and cracking the face, I am
doing very well. I grind close and bolt clean. I have taken 60 lbs. of
good white wheat and made 50 lbs. of flour. What do you think of this?
The farmers say I can beat any mill they have tried. Please answer, and
give me all the instruction you can. It may be best for me to get a No.
1 Dresser to work on the furrows some, and I may catch items by it. I
have an order from New York for 100 bbls. of flour at this time. I would
like to exchange a half dozen of those light picks you sent me for heavy
ones, and pay the difference. I like a 2 pound pick the best for light
cracking.
Yours truly,
ANDREW CLEMMER.”
Three Geared Mills. No Expense for Repairs.
GREEN CAMP, Marion Co., O., March 22, 1870.
MESSRS. NORDYKE, MARMON & Co., Richmond, Ind.:--
It gives us pleasure to write that we have used the Mills furnished us
by you, since May 28, 1868--two 42 inch Wheat, one 30 inch Corn
under-runner. The Wheat Mills have run ever since without one cent
repairs, and without any apparent wear--the balance being so perfect,
and being put up in so substantial a manner. They give entire
satisfaction, always doing their work in the best possible manner. The
two 22 feet Bolts are all that we could wish, doing their work well,
without one cent’ repair. The Corn Stone, under-runner, 30 inches, will
do double the work of 42 inch upper-runner Corn Mills, and do the work
_well_. The Smut Machine always does its work well. The work was all put
up in so substantial a manner by your James Albertson that we have never
made any repairs, only to replace perforated zinc on Smut Machine. Our
flour always brings the highest prices.
Yours, respectfully,
FOSTER & KANABLE.
Cannot do Better.
WESTFIELD, Hamilton Co., Ind., Jan. 8, 1869.
MESSRS. NORDYKE, MARMON & Co.:--
_Gentlemen_:--In answer to your letter of inquiry of Dec. 30. Your mills
are doing well, they are giving as good yields and better flour than the
large, old style mills. Your 30 inch upper-runner mills for wheat, grind
from six to ten bushels of wheat per hour, and your 36 inch mill from
eight to twelve bushels of wheat per hour. By crowding a little when the
stones are sharp, will grind much more than I have stated. Your bolts
and smut machines work well; your mills run light, considering the work
to do. A 15 horse power engine, 8 by 16 inch cylinder, will drive two
run of your 30 inch mills,--60 pounds of steam,--and will drive them
twelve hours with one cord of wood. I think all wanting mill machinery
cannot do better than to order from the “Richmond Mill Works.”