DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL - Revision history

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	The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.		The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.

	[[Image:DOE.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[CARADCO]].		[[Image:DOE.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[CARADCO]].

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	The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.		The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.

	The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[CARADCO]].		[[Image:DOE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[CARADCO]].


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	The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.		The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.

	The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU ~~Company~~ (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[CARADCO]].		The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[CARADCO]].

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	The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.		The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.

	The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU Company (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[~~CARDCO~~]].		The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU Company (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[CARADCO]].


	The 1884-1885 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 7th and Washington ~~as the address~~.		The 1884-1885 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 7th and Washington.

	The 1886-87 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the northeast corner of 7th and Washington.		The 1886-87 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed the northeast corner of 7th and Washington.

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	[[Image:mscompany.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Dubuque Oatmeal powerhouse at 7th and Washington. Undated photo. Library of Congress.]]DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL. ~~The mill~~ was ~~established around 1878~~ by ~~Wallace and Christie. It was reorganized in 1881 and operated as a stock company. The officers were~~ [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. ~~Graves~~]], ~~president;~~ William ~~Christie~~, ~~vice-president and manager; and C. J. Brayton, secretary and treasurer. The directors included [[ANDREW, William\|William ANDREW]], Julius K. Graves, William Christie~~, [[STOUT, Henry L.\|Henry L. STOUT]], and [[~~BELL~~, ~~John~~\|~~John BELL~~]].		[[Image:mscompany.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Dubuque Oatmeal powerhouse at 7th and Washington. Undated photo. Library of Congress.]]DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL. In 1882 the Dubuque Oatmeal Mill was founded with a capitalization of $35,000 by [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]], William Christianson, Thomas Wallace, [[STOUT, Henry L.\|Henry L. STOUT]], and [[FARLEY, Jesse P.\|Jesse P. FARLEY]].

	~~On July 16~~, ~~1886 at 7:00 p~~.m. a ~~fire alarm~~ was ~~sounded but within minutes~~ the building was ~~totally destroyed~~.		The mill was constructed on the corner of Seventh and Washington [[STREETS]] near a spur line of the [[CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL RAILROAD]]. The four-story brick building had six, 6-foot brick kilns on the first floor, an eight-stone grinding room on the second floor, three barley mills, a purifier and a cutting room on the third floor and a cleaning room on the top floor. Power was supplied from a one-story powerhouse with a 150-horsepower steam generator.

			The first barrel of Acme Oatmeal was shipped on October 20, 1882. Production continued through the 1880s with milling of up to two hundred barrels of oatmeal daily.

			The company went out of business before 1889 and the building was taken over by the [[UNITED STATES ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY]]. A one-story building was added to the south wall of the original powerhouse to house the company's three power-generating dynamos. In 1892 this was purchased by the [[STAR ELECTRIC COMPANY]]. The factory was used as a furniture and household good warehouse and then by [[MARTIN-STRELAU Company (THE)]]. Later still the building was used to store doors for [[CARDCO]].


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	The 1886-87 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the northeast corner of 7th and Washington.		The 1886-87 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the northeast corner of 7th and Washington.

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	~~The site was later used by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]~~		Source:


	~~See: [[CALEDONIA MILLS]]~~		Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, 1988

	[[Category: Flour and Feed]]		[[Category: Flour and Feed]]

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	See: [[CALEDONIA MILLS]]		See: [[CALEDONIA MILLS]]

	[[Category: ~~Miller~~]]		[[Category: Flour and Feed]]

Randylyon at 05:32, 13 January 2014

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	[[Image:mscompany.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|Dubuque Oatmeal powerhouse at 7th and Washington. Undated photo. Library of Congress.]]DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL. The mill was established around 1878 by Wallace and Christie. It was reorganized in 1881 and operated as a stock company. The officers were [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. Graves]], president; William Christie, vice-president and manager; and C. J. Brayton, secretary and treasurer. The directors included [[ANDREW, William\|William ANDREW]], Julius K. Graves, William Christie, [[STOUT, Henry L.\|Henry L. STOUT]], and [[BELL, John\|John BELL]].		[[Image:mscompany.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Dubuque Oatmeal powerhouse at 7th and Washington. Undated photo. Library of Congress.]]DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL. The mill was established around 1878 by Wallace and Christie. It was reorganized in 1881 and operated as a stock company. The officers were [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. Graves]], president; William Christie, vice-president and manager; and C. J. Brayton, secretary and treasurer. The directors included [[ANDREW, William\|William ANDREW]], Julius K. Graves, William Christie, [[STOUT, Henry L.\|Henry L. STOUT]], and [[BELL, John\|John BELL]].

	On July 16, 1886 at 7:00 p.m. a fire alarm was sounded but within minutes the building was totally destroyed.		On July 16, 1886 at 7:00 p.m. a fire alarm was sounded but within minutes the building was totally destroyed.

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	[[Image:mscompany.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Dubuque Oatmeal powerhouse at 7th and Washington. Undated photo. Library of Congress.]]DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL. The ~~1884~~-~~1885 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 7th~~ and ~~Washington as the address~~.		[[Image:mscompany.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Dubuque Oatmeal powerhouse at 7th and Washington. Undated photo. Library of Congress.]]DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL. The mill was established around 1878 by Wallace and Christie. It was reorganized in 1881 and operated as a stock company. The officers were [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. Graves]], president; William Christie, vice-president and manager; and C. J. Brayton, secretary and treasurer. The directors included [[ANDREW, William\|William ANDREW]], Julius K. Graves, William Christie, [[STOUT, Henry L.\|Henry L. STOUT]], and [[BELL, John\|John BELL]].

	The ~~building~~ was later used by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]		On July 16, 1886 at 7:00 p.m. a fire alarm was sounded but within minutes the building was totally destroyed.


			The 1884-1885 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 7th and Washington as the address.

			The 1886-87 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the northeast corner of 7th and Washington.


			The site was later used by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]

Randylyon at 20:43, 23 November 2012

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	[[Image:mscompany.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Dubuque Oatmeal powerhouse at ~~8th~~ and Washington. Undated photo. Library of Congress.]]DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL. The 1884-1885 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 7th and Washington as the address.		[[Image:mscompany.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Dubuque Oatmeal powerhouse at 7th and Washington. Undated photo. Library of Congress.]]DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL. The 1884-1885 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 7th and Washington as the address.

	The building was later used by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]		The building was later used by [[MARTIN-STRELAU CO. (THE)]]