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PRATT AND COMPANY. Pratt and Company was a small flourmill erected in 1840 by James Pratt on Dubuque’s south side. Reconstructed with rock in 1858, the | [[Image:prattco.png|left|thumb|150px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]PRATT AND COMPANY. Pratt and Company was a small flourmill erected in 1840 by James Pratt on Dubuque’s south side. Reconstructed with rock in 1858, the [[ROCKDALE MILLS]] was considered one of this area's finest examples of masonry work. | ||
Utilizing a bran duster, an innovative device that saved 3 percent of the flour, the mill produced three hundred barrels daily. Northern competition closed the mill in 1872. | Utilizing a bran duster, an innovative device that saved 3 percent of the flour, the mill produced three hundred barrels daily. Northern competition closed the mill in 1872. | ||
[[Category: Flour and Feed]] | [[Category: Flour and Feed]] | ||
Revision as of 01:25, 8 March 2019
PRATT AND COMPANY. Pratt and Company was a small flourmill erected in 1840 by James Pratt on Dubuque’s south side. Reconstructed with rock in 1858, the ROCKDALE MILLS was considered one of this area's finest examples of masonry work.
Utilizing a bran duster, an innovative device that saved 3 percent of the flour, the mill produced three hundred barrels daily. Northern competition closed the mill in 1872.