by
Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK
The Miller (June 7th, 1909) reported that the Alsacian Milling Company Ltd. was founded in the autumn of 1906 by G Ramspacher of Wilwisheim and H Huck of Sand. It was based in the German town of Strasburg, part of Alsace. All three towns and the region became part of France after the First World War; Strasburg became Strasbourg and Alsacian is now generally spelt Alsatian.
Both of the owners had had mills which were burnt down in the same year, so they chose a new site equidistant from their homes to erect the new mills at the Rhine port of Strasburg. The mill would have an hourly capacity of 25 sacks of flour and, after careful deliberation and a thorough study of the plans submitted to them, the contract was awarded Messrs Luther of Brunswick. The position and size of the building were chosen so that the site could be extended if needed, and the new mill started work in December 1907.
The silo building, situated on the right wing, a distance of some 20 feet from the mill proper, was capable of holding over 100,000 bushels of wheat, and contained 18 silos arranged in three rows of six. One of the corner silos near the quay had a stairway. The silo building was 62ft long, 44ft wide and 95ft high and could be more than doubled in size if required. The walls and hoppers were constructed of ‘Beton’ iron and were, therefore, fireproof.
The mill buildings, with their striking frontage seen from the Rhine Bridge, were 290ft long and 46ft wide. The intakes and cleaning plant were situated on the right-hand side, the flour mixing and packing rooms on the left-hand side of the building. The mill itself was 180ft long and consisted, like the flour mixing department, of five floors; the wheat-cleaning department had six floors. The width of the building was sufficient to allow for a duplicate set of machinery, both in the screen house and in the mill. Fireproof walls divided all the departments from each other.
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The Miller (June 7th, 1909) reported that the Alsacian Milling Company Ltd. was founded in the autumn of 1906 by G Ramspacher of Wilwisheim and H Huck of Sand. It was based in the German town of Strasburg, part of Alsace. All three towns and the region became part of France after the First World War; Strasburg became Strasbourg and Alsacian is now generally spelt Alsatian.
Both of the owners had had mills which were burnt down in the same year, so they chose a new site equidistant from their homes to erect the new mills at the Rhine port of Strasburg. The mill would have an hourly capacity of 25 sacks of flour and, after careful deliberation and a thorough study of the plans submitted to them, the contract was awarded Messrs Luther of Brunswick. The position and size of the building were chosen so that the site could be extended if needed, and the new mill started work in December 1907.
The silo building, situated on the right wing, a distance of some 20 feet from the mill proper, was capable of holding over 100,000 bushels of wheat, and contained 18 silos arranged in three rows of six. One of the corner silos near the quay had a stairway. The silo building was 62ft long, 44ft wide and 95ft high and could be more than doubled in size if required. The walls and hoppers were constructed of ‘Beton’ iron and were, therefore, fireproof.
The mill buildings, with their striking frontage seen from the Rhine Bridge, were 290ft long and 46ft wide. The intakes and cleaning plant were situated on the right-hand side, the flour mixing and packing rooms on the left-hand side of the building. The mill itself was 180ft long and consisted, like the flour mixing department, of five floors; the wheat-cleaning department had six floors. The width of the building was sufficient to allow for a duplicate set of machinery, both in the screen house and in the mill. Fireproof walls divided all the departments from each other.
Read more HERE.
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