Under date of December 1, 1869, Messrs. Smethurst & Bro. order a third run of burrs.
N., M. & Co.
North Union, Ind., Sept. 23d, 1872.
Nordyke, Marmon & Co.,
Gents:—Supposing you would like to learn how our mill is doing, I pen you a few lines. You doubtless thought strange of me not sending for your mill-wright, but we employ a miller who professes to be a mill-wright, miller and engineer, and in three weeks from the time he commenced we were running. The mills, bolt, scales, and all perform well; we grind ten bushels of wheat per hour while running the other machinery with 30 lbs. of steam, and 10 lbs. more will drive the corn burr too; we don’ pretend to raise steam above this. The miller put the wheat burrs in flouring order in a short time and put it down and made prime flour at the start; we have made 38½ lbs. of flour from 60 lbs. of wheat after it was tolled one-eighth. So far the mill gives perfect satisfaction. Your notice concerning note was received; I shall be prepared to meet it when due.
Respectfully, Yours,
Jas. H. Armantrout.
This mill is located in Montgomery County, near Crawfordsville, and composed of two run of stones, one 42 inch old quarry for wheat, and one 30 inch under runner for corn, in combined husk, also one 18 feet double reel bolt, smutter, &c. The power being a 10×20 cylinder engine, and two flue boiler 42 inches in diameter and 20 feet long.
Three Feet Under-Runner Mill in LaFayette, Ind.
Union Mills, LaFayette, Ind., April 18, 1872.