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Show CITY HAS A NEW MILL Flouring Plant of James ;R. Smith & Sons Now : In Operation. ' - j Salt Lake City has another flourishing flourish-ing industry. The new. Queen of the Valley roller mills building on the northeast comer of Eighth South and Third West streets has Just been completed com-pleted and James R. Smith Sons who have moved In from Sugar are now milirng all grades' of 'white flour,; graham gra-ham flour and germade as well as rolled cats, barley, corn -and bran. J The new mill is equipped with the latest and most highly Improved mill, ing machinery. ' The power is a Corliss lOO-horse-power steam' engine which runs machinery capable -of producing 250 barrels of flour a day. ' , , ,The building is' constructed entirely of brick. It is 170 feet dee1? over all and is three stories high with stone walled and cement floored basement. It contains con-tains an elevator, which will accommodate accommo-date 10, 000 bushels of wheat. . The name "James R. Smith & Sons" is one that is familiar to residents of Salt Lake City. For more than thirty years Mr. Smith has been engaged In flour milling. His first mill was a primitive affair run by water power and producing between two revolving stones from forty to fifty. barrels of flour In twenty-four hours. This was soon replaced by the roller process. The new mill, still run by an old-fashioned water wheel produced from 75 to 100 barrels a day. This mill was fitted with Improved machinery from time to time and continued to run at the old location until this neyr building was completed. Now the Smiths have a mill In which the machinery is as modern as can be ' bought. ' The grain of the west- is of fine quality and the experience of the proprietors is a sufficient guarantee of the quality of the output. . . They are open to purchase any quantity quan-tity of grain ahd are prepared to receive re-ceive orders in any amounts for domestic domes-tic consumption and foreign shipment. The mill is located on the main tracks of the Oregon Short Line railroad and shipment will ' thereby se prompt and rot subject to any losses from changes in transportation. . |
