Show STAFF floering flouring flou ring mills lon established a good reputation among abo many home that add to the prosperity and good of our city must the ogden floering flouring Flou ring mills ened by L farr co in 1860 mr lorin FIT a well known resident of city started bis flour mill on the spot now occupied by tho ogden woolen mills near clr mouth of ogden canyon in a year or two business increased to such an extent that mr farr found it necessary to erect a more capacious building and the site of the mills just auth of the ogden riter bridge was selected work on the new building commenced and in 1863 the work WM finished and the business of the old mill was transferred to the new this was seventeen bearg ago ahn the machinery for grinding flour had not reached its present perfection and when wheat grinding in thi territory was done in a most primitive manner when the aldun wieldy wooden overshot over shot water wheel was in vogue aid the intensive arrangements range ments of floering flouring flou ring mill were of the most simple character but a change has come over the scene the old wooden wheel has been removed andin place thereof n couil of inch turbines giving the power of sixty horses have been substituted the most milling machinery has been introduced the booth separator eureka smut machine excelsior disintegrating te meal erand various improved apparatus to convey the wheat from the bins to the mill are among the many interesting things to be found upon a visit to these mills the flour furnished by this company is of an excellent quality and gives general satisfaction satie faction to all one good feature of these mills is that the practice of grading floar is strictly observed and as a consequence thoe who bring good wheat to mill may be ure of ing all the ad vantages accruing while others who bring an in fenior quality must be content with what their grain brings forth an immense business is done by this company which assertion can be proved by the fact the mills are run mostly night and day the capacity of the mills is great when it is known tbt as many as bushels of wheat have been put through these mills in a little less than one year the gentlemen engaged by the company are competent men and fully understand their business the business department of the mills is conducted by mr isaac farr while mr john williams the head miller baa the of the works this latter has with but choit intervals between been engaged in the ogden mills since april 17 and as a consequence is well experienced in the wants of choie patronizing he company by whom he is employed these mills are building up a good business and the hour produced by them is daily gaining in favor not only wath citizens of weber boualy but with counties outside besides the mills farr bros have a repository on fourth street where the produce from said mills can be purchased in any quantities to suit customers |