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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1916)
in n TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEK: FEBRUARY 27, VJlii. OMAHA IS A CREAT MILLING CENTER Two Flour Milli Here Turn Out 2.000 Barrela a Day, Besides 1,300 Tons of Alfalfa Meal. HISTORY OF FLOUR MAKING Another Pair Who Work Well Together Omaha make no Ffw,l claims a. milling renter ami yrt (lirre src two flour mills In otwr.itlnn with i n-ly f I.onr, harrvU a 4-iy, vanity morr than would h. suffMi-nt to supply all the people of Greater Omaha and jniini-ll Bluff with flour. In adnltlon there are three alfalfa mll! with a capacity of 1.300 tona of alfaJfa meal a day. Yet the ultimate value, of a rrop of wheat and t:iat In which the srsln men are Interested and -.vhlrh fle the vatnea of wheat diy by day la what It will be worth after the miller has ronvertet It Into flour. The story t.r milling la nn In tereat'na one. Trlnifval man redured iraln to flour by meani" of a hand atone and thla nethod obtained for 4. Ann yeara with no improvement. The (rain waa almply placed In a hollow utone and pounded Into meal by tnrana of a peatal. The flret arlndlriR- device wa railed the aaddle atone. The Greek and Ho rn na knew It, and It la still In nee In eome primitive land. It rotielated of a atone with a ahallow hole In It. In thla the grain waa placerl and then rubbed with another Mom The mlllea of pr mil Bnbylon, N never. Assyria, and Kaypt uk-1 thla proreha. The miller In Kjrypt at the time tf Joaoph waa Imprlaoned and later banned for producing bad flour, lie Vaed a aaddle atone. The quern, an Italian Invention, waa the next atep In proareaa In milling-. In thla for the flrat time the parta were me chanically combined Inatead of being looee atones. The quern Introduced a circular motion, the upper rtona rerrlvlna; on the lower one, An early, but Important Improvement In the quern, waa the grooving of the faces of the atones ao aa to give them a port of cutting edjre. This kind of mill Is atlll found In parts of Asia and la plentiful In Chin and Japan. Women were the first millers and the grindllng of the grain waa their work until recent times. Then It became the work of men. Now It la dona by water, wlrd, steam and electricity. , Windmills came Into use long after watermllla. A windmill tower of the Cru sader period still exists In Pyrla. About the year 1JO they came Into uae In Kng litnd. The first entry of the steam mill Into the world Is announced In the Gentle man's Magazine In 174: "A new discovery has lately been made and Is now carry ing Into execution near Blackfrlars' Bridge, of a new method of grinding con by means of fir angina which com municates a ' power of working thirty six pairs of atones, besides other sub-, ordinate machinery for building, eto. Thla promises great profit If the Inventor can carry It Into effect at a moderate ex pense." This mill stood at one end of the Black frlars' Bridge In London. A curious fact In connection with mil ling Is that every process through which milling has advanced In Its entire history la In use today In soma quarter of the JSv IC JT.T Cochrane George A Folerfc y.amloek Is Coaeh. Mtcher Carl Zamlcx-h. onm with the Detroit Tigers, ha been Nnamed coach world. Wireless for the Dutch East Indian Colonies Talked (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) TIIH 1IAGCK. Netherlands, Feb. 14. The project of establishing wireless comw munlcatlon between the Netherlands and t ne Dutch East Indian colonies la re ceiving serious consideration. The gov ernment Is now unable to communicate" with Its colonies by cable except through Brltlah lines and the question haa been rslsed In- rarllutnent several times re cently as to how far the British cenaor- khlp haa affected free communication. A petit Ion from one of the principal Dutch Chambers of Commerce haa been aent to the minister for the colonies pointing out many advantagea that would accrue from wireless communication with the Indies. One project calls for two li tertnedlate stations, which would have to be on foieign aoil, but It is now believed that a direct connection Is not Impossible. The distance from the existing; stations of Bchevenliigen. Holland, Id Babang, Kaat Indies, Is i,2M miles, but It Is pointed out that the German statlona In south went Africa have been able to pick up messages "from Nauen, Germany, a dis tance of 5.U4 miles, and with the most powerful l:uU!iatlons the Dutch project nil.-lil be realised. . M. VAN NESS CONSTRUCTION CO. 203 Omaha Grain Exchange. Omaha. Neb. Y build modern elevator and flour mlllg In wood, concrete) and steel. We manufacture Elevator Heads, Elevator Boots, Distributing Spouts, Manllft. Dump Irons, Indicators, Sectional 8tel Spout- Ing, Etc., Eto. We are manufacturers' amenta for Belting, Shafting, Pulley and all kinds of transmission machinery; also all kinds of scales and automatic weighing machinery. We offer the Grain Dealer and Elevator Owner our IS Years' Building Experience, We' have a large and competent force, of mlllwrighta and ele vator carpenters whliih are at your service. We Prepare Plans to Suit - Your Requirements The Grain Exchange Barber Shop has all the requisites of unexcelled service it is the last word in efficiency in the tonsorial art L. C. MANNING Proprietor JlilL "Follow tht Flag" UABASLlBfllLUAY COMPANY DiUISIOn FREIGHT OFFICE 309-10-11 Omaha Grain Exchange Tel. Douglas 710 F. A. RIASKI. Contracting Agent L. E. MERCER. Contracting Agent R. II. MORTON. Contracting Agent M. 0. LEHR, Traveling Freight Agent GEO. r.1. ENTRIKIN, Division Freight Agent of the fnlvernlty of California varsity b.ee tall auad. Rwkklwa TaraVw Rack. The Ohlrago Cuba hsva turned Pitcher Rnbhfne over to the WHVeaberre rlub of the New York Plata league. Mart t Brooklyn. '"red Hart, former fun trainer, has ar rrpted a similar poeltion with the HrooMjn team of the National league. ,.- zn YOUR SATISFACTION Would Be OUR GUARANTEE For Your FUTURE CONSIGNMENTS We Live Up To Our Name. Southern Railway 323 Grain Exchange The ftonthfrn Railway, realising; tha Importance, of Omaba as a grain mar ket and considering- It a logical point for thatn to locate an offlca to asalst tha shipping publlo In various waya to get new aocounta and assist in holding tha old ones, aatafcllshed an offloa Mar 1, JtlJ. WhJla tha rails of tha Southern Railway do not enter tha west. Information aa to rataa, tracing of oars, ate., can ba furnished right her. at Omaha tha earn, aa If it waa a home line. In addition to the grain and grain products there Is other bustnoea In Omaha and Its ter ritory which la very attractive. The object and ollcy of the Southern Railway is to assist In cementing the business ties of the south and west In all the various commodities that they handlaarh to each other. The Omaha Grain Exchange Cigar Stands . Located on the Lobby and Exchange Floors TyiLL be the finest in this part of the country. v v The fixtures are the very best that the market affords and are in harmony with the beautiful decorations of the building. The world's finest Cigars, Pipes and Smokers' Articles will be handled and we will guarantee to have your favorite brand. Newspapers, Periodicals and Magazines from all parts of the country will be found here. Choicest of Candies from Park & Tilford, Lowney's, D. J. 0'Brien& Co. always fresh. SERVICE everlasting is what we intend to give our patrons. Phone Tyler 700 1903 Harney St. . We also operate stands at the following places: Hotel Fontenelle Omaha Nat'l Bank Bldg. Rose Bldg., 16th and Faraam. 1008 and 1010 South 10th St. Union Station. BARKALOW BROTHERS News Company Omaha. Nebraska Geo . A. Roberts Grain Comp any GRAIN DEALERS I L, .., .. - I I SATISFACTORY SERVICE OUR AIM Consignments Given Special Attention ASK FOR BIDS TO ARRIVE 230-33 OMAHA GRAIN EXCHANGE Telephone Tyler 446 a i