▼ TWENTIETH EDITION. AA AiiAAii l i i AAA * A 4 A AAA A A A A A A A A AAAAA ^ AAA Descriptive Catalogue BATAVIA, ILLINOIS, STANDARD WIND MILLS, Double and {Single feting pumpp, The 1 X L Feed ^indefp, HALLADAY’S CELEBRATED OUTLET VALVES, Railroad Tanks, Drop Pipes, Goosenecks, Hay Carriers, Horse Hay Forks, &c. Culver, Page. Hoyne & Co., Printers, Chicago. WARRANTY ON THE HALLADAY WIND MILL. We warrant the Halladay Wind Mill to he a good , durable , self-regulating j machine ; welt made of good material ; to | do good work in all kinds of winds ; to he more reliable in storms and to possess more power than any other Mill made; and agree to furnish, free of charge, the paid or parts ! necessary to make good any defect in WOPk- j manship or material used, for the term of j one year from date of erection . U. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO. -flVERY LIBRARY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 PEOVE ALL THINGS, AND HOLD FAST TO THAT WHICH IS GOOD.” REASONS WHY FARMERS SHOULD PURCHASE THE Halladay Standard Wind Mill It continues to be manufactured by tbe same company who havo made it a specialty for over twenty- live years, and who have udded, from time to time, many valuable improvements. It was the First Reliable Self-Regi-iating Wind Mill ever Made, and continues to Lead the Van! It has stood the test more than a quarter of a century in all the States, and is used in Europe, and on the Islands of the Sea, and HAS GAINED A REPUTATION AS BROAD AS ITS USE IS EXTENSIVE It is the Only Wind Mill Generally Adopted on all the Railroads of the Country. IT IS THE CHEAPEST WIND MILL OUST THE MABKET, When POWER, WORKMANSHIP, and MATERIAL used are considered. Jhe ^jmited (States AYind 'EJnqijne: 8^ pujvip £o. Who manufacture the HALLADAY MILL, have the largest Wind Mill Manufactory In the World. THE ENVIABLE REPUTATION THAT THIS MILL HAS EARNED, Provokes the attacks of competing Manufacturers who are offering Machines, the merits of which will not recommend them. All we ask is a fair investigation. We are willing to put uur Mill upon its Merits. Before credit Is given to the erroneous statements made and lllshed In circulars, by competing manufacturers. We ask an Investigation of Fact., and Motives We duly appreciate the patronage and support we have received In the past, and while we BOllcit a continuance of favors, we shall try to merit them. As we are the Pioneers in tlie Production of a Wind Mill adapted to the use of the Farmer, We may be pardoned for suggesting that we have added millions to the value of this prairie country. UNITED STATES WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO., BATAVIA, ILL. 1 J llalladay Standard Wind MU, witb Sails Spread and at Work. Hallada.v Standard Wiud Mill, as Shown when not at Work. PHILADELPHIA, 1876. PARIS, 1878. To the Public. It having come to our knowledge that competing Wind Mill Companies, with a view to deceive and mislead the public, have published false state- ments in relation to Wind Mills controlled by centrifugal action in the wind wheel, stating that the larger sizes used for power mills and for railroad pumping can never be made to run more than twenty to twenty-five revolu- tions per minute, we take this opportunity to deny all such statements fully and emphatically. Indeed, while the rigid wheels must run at a high speed in violent winds, or not run at all { they having no medium ), our mills are made to run at any desired speed compatible with size of mill and pump, no matter how violent the gale. In fixing the speed of the wind wheel, refer- ence should always be had to its diameter and the conditions under which the pump is operating. It requires but a moment to stop our mill whenever desired, for when the sail is thrown out of wind, every slat stands endwise to it, no angular sur- face exposed. The wheel points directly into the eye of the wind and is affected by its fury no more than the vane on a church steeple. Our manner of taking in sail does not alter the angle of its presentation, but simply shortens the sail until nothing but smaller end of each slat is presented to and directly in line of the wind current. There is no angular surface that the wind can catch to turn the wheel in either direction, so the pump may remain attached, no matter how cold the air or how strong the wind, the wheel will never provoke you by uneasy os- cillations or by pumping just water enough, when supposed to be at rest , to freeze and burst the pump head, as is often the case with solid wheel mills. By using centrifugal force as a means of regulating, we are enabled to gauge our mill to any motion we wish, and it must run to that motion be- fore the sail is shortened. The centrifugal governor is the only successful method yet invented to gauge the speed of engines or water wheels. We need not argue its efficiency to any one of a mechanical turn of mind. It is a principle well known to those who have made the action of the wind upon moving surfaces a study, that the speed of the wind wheel must be proportionate to the angle of the sail and the speed of the wind. Thus, to sharpen the angle at which the sail is set is to retard the motion of the wheel, and to flatten the angle is to accelerate the motion. It has been the experience of wind mill builders that any attempt to regulate the motion of a wheel by an alteration of the obliquity of the sail to the wind only results in failure, for this is the very course calculated to produce varying motion. Hence we see in all successful mills, from the broad sail German mills of olden times to the Halladay Standard of to-day, the surface is reduced by taking in sail, leaving that which is exposed at the same angle as the whole, and producing steady motion by giving greater load to the less surface. This results in an even application of the pressure to the area of the wheel, and does not subject one part to a double pressure, taking it all from another part. The simplest principle in pneumatics seems to have been entirely over- looked by the builders or “ solid wheel ” wind mills. They attempt to regulate the motion by turning the whole wheel, with sail all set, angling or edgewise to the wind. Now what is the result? A part of the sail is flattened to the line of current, hence tends to run faster, while another part is sharpened, and tends to run slower. Thus the wind pressure produces an unequal strain on the wheel, and in a high wind it is held around edgewise to the current, is restless, first rolling one way then the other ; not in a manner to do effective work, but just sufficiently to prove a damage to the pump in cold weather unless it is detached. Does such a mill regulate? A sudden gust stops it, the gust dies down, the wheel swings around and gets under way only to be checked by the suc- ceeding gust, and so keeps alternately starting and stopping, to the great damage of the pump or any attached machinery, and often to the destruction of the wheel itself. Now, because of this unsteady motion, which it seems cannot be avoided in wheels built on that principle, the builders would gladly change the meaning of the term “Self-regulating Wind Mill.” People commonly understand this to mean the obtaining of a steady or regular motion of a wheel in varying winds, but our “solid wheel ” friends are forced to put a new version to this, as the reader will observe by reading a few quotations from some of their Circulars. One company, explaining the superior points of “self-regulation” their mill possesses, says as follows: “ A very high wind will cause this wheel to stop automatically , no matter how hard the wind may blow. Quietly it breasts the hurricane , and soon us danger is past it at once goes to work .” Another says: “ This tnill it so constructed that when it encounters a gale, it will slop running until the storm subsides, and will then quietly go to pumping again.” Another Company says their mill M Is so constructed that when it encounters a gale or storm it will quietly stop running, and when the storm sub- sides it will commence running again” Another: “ When the winds become very severe, it will gently fold together for the instant, and with the easing of the wind go immediately to work again. Thus it governs itself perfectly .” And another: “ Our governor is so arranged as to regulate the speed of the engine in all kinds of wind, and will, when the wind blows a gale, stop the engine entirely, and when the gale subsides the mill will quietly go to work again.” And last, but not least: “ No matter how fiercely the tciud may howl, quietly it breasts the hurricane, and when danger is past it as quietly goes to work. Like the camel rising from the earth after the passage of the deadly monsoon, so it rises from its recumbent position.” ( Perhaps..) We have heard of solid wheel mills lying in these “ recumbent positions,” quietly awaiting in this manner for the wind to go down for whole days at a time, and have known of farmers being obliged to pump by hand because their solid wheel mills would not work until the wind “subsided.” The above statements may not look odd or out of place iu solid wheel wind mill circulars, but liow would it seem, or what would any one think to read in a catalogue issued by some manufacturer of steam engines something like the following? “ This steam engine has a governor so arranged that when the pressure of steam in the boiler gets high the throttle is closed, thus gently stopping the engine until all danger is passed, when it quietly opens the throttle and the engine moves off like a thing of life.” Would not the above be a sort of convincing recommend for any other machine than a “ solid wheel” wind mill? Surely, a fault in a machine must be very serious when its builders virtually admit there is no remedy by try- ing to palm it off on the public as a virtue. Now we build our wheels all sizes from 8 feet to 60 feet diameter, and they work successfully, and we guarantee them to so regulate themselves in winds of great velocity as to keep a uniform speed, and further, that when pulled out of sail the /oh eel will stand still, thus doing no damage to the pump hi the coldest weather. We are the only successful builders of large geared mills. No rigid or “solid” wheel larger than 30 feet diameter can be found in America. Only one or two builders have attempted larger than 14 feet diameter, and the very fact that our principle of building is safe for large or small sizes is of itself proof that it is the only correct principle to build on. 6 U. S. WIM) ENGINE AND PUMP CO. Description. It will not be necessary to enter into an elaborate description of the mill in all its details. What we wish is to make plain the scientific construction, operation and the merits which make the Halladay Wind Mill so perfectly manageable, storm-defying, powerful and durable. In doing this we will make use of the cut on opposite page. A, the Bed-Plate, is a strong casting, resting on two masts in the Tower and bolted (irmly to same and further secured by the two braces E E. Upon this revolves the Turn-table B, held in position by Bolts K, with oblong heads, which reach under Bed-Plate, and provided with Rollers, allowing it to turn freely as the wind changes its direction. These Rollers run on a lathe turned track, and both are protected from the weather by flanges on Turn-Table. The Spider, C C, to which are bolted the Arms or Spokes of the Wind Wheel, is firmly keyed to the Main Shaft, which rotates in Babbit- lined boxes on the Turn-Table. On the inner end of this Shaft is keyed the Crank Plate M, to which is attached the Pitman L. By means of the Post Attachments, consisting of Sleeve Box S, Swivel Box X and Sliding Boss Z, connection is so made between Pitman and Pump, that the revolving of the Turn-Table upon the Bed-Plate will not twist or cramp the connections or prevent Sails being spread or furled, by means of Shut-off Rod R. The great peculiarity and main point of success in the Halladay Wind Mill is the arrangement of its Regulating Gear, consisting of the Sliding Head D, Elbows Y and their connections. The inner end of each Elbow is connected to the Sliding Head by means of a Link, the connections from the outer ends to the Sails being made by means of rods, called Regulating Rods, shown in cuts on pages 2 and 3. On the outer ends of the Regulating Rods are governing balls, called Regulating Weights, the action of which is the same as the governor on a steam engine, causing the Sails to present less surface to the wind as its velocity increases. The Weight W, on Forked Lever F, acts in opposition to Regulating Weights, causing Sails to present more surface as the power of the wind lessens, thus making the Mill storm-defying and enabling it to attain a uni- form motion in all the varying velocities of the wind. The Sails may be furled and Mill stopped and made to stand still , by pulling down on Shut-off Rod R. The use ot the Weight O is to balance Rods R R / . It will be seen that the Regulating Gear is very simple, securing a direct connection with each Sail, and direct action of the Regulating Weights on the Sliding Head and its connections, thereby giving positive movement to all the parts; and as these parts are only acted upon when the wind is so strong as to have a tendency to run the mill faster than the maximum speed, the wear is very light upon them. Language cannot make you fully appreciate the beauti- ful movement of this device. You should be an eye-witness to the manner in which it regulates itself in all kinds of storms. At a trifling expense the Mill may be arranged to stop itself when the Tank is full, and of itself to re- sume work when water is used from the Tank, thus preventing unneces- sary wear, and appearing more like a thing of life and intelligence than a mere machine. You will find it no rude built, unsightly thing, but really beautiful and ornamental and the most durable machine of the kind in the market. Every machine being made of the best material, by skilled mechanics, and machinery especially adapted to the work, we have won for the Halladay Mill a title it justly merits — “ The Standard .” 8 U. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO. THE IMPROVED HALIADAY STANDARD WIND MILL. PATENTED MAT 8, 1877. The principle and working of the improved Mill is virtually the same as shown and explained on pages 6 and 7. The improvements are as follows: The front bearing of the main shaft S' is extended out to the hub of the spider Y, thus preventing the overhanging of the wind-wheel and the consequent wear. The back plate, or collar D, works between the two bearings to main shaft, and is connected to the front plate C by means of a rod working through the center of shaft S', which is hollow. This allows a long link connection between the front plate C and elbows Y ; also allows the elbows to be fulcrumed toward the outer ends of the spider arms, giving long bearings which will not show wear and cause the elbows to rattle. The connection from elbows to fans F is made by means of the regulating rods W. On the outer ends of the regulating rods are governing balls, called regulating weights, the action of which is the same as the governor on a steam engine, causing the sails to present less surface to the wind as its velocity increases. The weight W, on the lever P, acts in opposition to the regulating weights, causing sails to present more surface as the power of the wind lessens, thus making the mill storm-defying and enabling it to attain a uniform motion in all the varying velocities of the wind. The fulcrum F to the forked lever N is made in the form of a shield, and pro. tects the sliding collar D and slot in the shaft from the weather. All bear- ings and joints in the mills we now manufacture are made to sustain the wear and strain that comes upon them. The elbows Y are so proportioned as to prevent the wear multiplying, and provision is made for the collar D to follow and take up any wear in the central iron work during the life of the mill. All lost motion and rattle are done away with, and the sails, or fans, are kept as rigid as in a “solid-wheel mill.” Thus we get the full benefit of the one good quality of a “solid wheel” and retain the many valuable features of the “sectional wheel,” as explained on pages 4 and 5. We guarantee our improved Mills to be more powerful, better regulating, more durable and much safer in storms than any other wind-mill in the market. 10 V. S. 'WIND ENGINE AXI) PTMI> CO. Health of the Animals. The waste of time and the hard work are by no means all the objections to hand pumping. Every intelligent farmer knows that neither the boys nor the hired help are always reliable, and the old gentleman himself is sometimes tired, or is absent from home in the evening ; the stock are neg. lected until next day, when the cattle, almost famished, fill themselves so full of cold water on a winter’s morning, that they stand and shiver for hours, to their great injury ; and if water is any considerable distance from the yard in brooks or springs, in severe weather they will not go for it until very thirsty, when the results are the same. Every stock raiser also knows that cattle are more or less uneasy and become unruly when not well sup- plied with water, and are continually breaking through enclosures, damaging crops, and straying from home in pursuit of it. Farmers often scoop out an artificial pond, and in warm weather and fly time the cattle stand there for hours, and it soon becomes a warm, offensive mass of filth, which they are forced to drink or die, and their livers become so diseased that they are not fit food for dogs, but subjects for the cattle dis- ease, should it visit this country ; and thus grain is w r asted in attempts to fatten stock with diseased livers. There are hundreds of large, well watered stock farms in the country, which the owners value fully one or two thousand dollars more than if they were not thus provided with water by the Halladay Wind Mill. It is high time, therefore, for the great agricultural interests of the country, that the farm- ers should be made aware of the fact that all the high and dry prairies, by the use of this cheap and simple device, can be made good stock farms, and really more valuable than those possessing natural advantages for water, for there is no waste land, and the water can be provided directly at the points desired, in farm yards and pastures. The dictates of wisdom, the great convenience, happiness and comfort of all concerned, your highest pecuniary interest, the health of your stock, and true benevolence, should move you to adopt tins most valuable invention what the world has been waiting for, for centuries. We make seventeen sizes, from one-man to forty-five horse power. Our smallest size mills, in ordinary depth wells, with large reservoirs, will sup- ply 500 head of cattle during the entire year. By making a tank sixteen feet long, five feet wide and twenty inches deep, you have a reservoir holding thirty-one barrels, which will supply water through occasional calms. By covering the sides and top six inches thick with some frost-breaking substance, you wili have no trouble from frost, no chopping ice. A good strap-hinged lid should be used at one end where the cattle are to drink, and this shut down at night. WIND KNUINK AMI ITMI' CO. 11 TESTIMONIALS. I& THE HALLADAY MILL DURABLE ? Letter from Dr. H. A. Crant, of Enfield, Conn., Who has the First Halladay Mill Ever Sold. “ Long View,” Enfield, Conn., September 18, 1S7G. U. S. Wind Engine want another mill soon for my shaft at Mineral, and I shall surely buy the Halladay. I sunk a shaft one year ago twelve miles south of Streator, and used a Halladay Mill on that to keep the water out while I was sinking. I think it is the best mill in use, being strong und well built of good material. AUSTIN ADAIR, Selby, 111. Nearly Half the City of New Boston, III., Supplied by a Small Hal- laday Wind Mill. Jacob Lnofter , Agent, Dear Sir : We, the undersigned, citizens of New Boston, 111., feel it our duty to add our testimony in behalf of t lie Halladay Standard Wind Mill and Pump, which you erected in our city several years ago. Said mill and pump have ever since furnished nearly half the city with water, and all the expense of keeping in repair would not amount to one dollar. And nearly all of the undersigned, having used your Wind Mills and Pumps individually, express the opinion that had they use for twenty each, they would use nothing hut the “ Halladay Standard.” ANTHONY IMBER, ELIAS POFKEN BARGER, WELLS WILL1TS, ABE SWISHER, WILSON IVES, J. 0. BELL & SONS, G. W. WARNER, H. H. ROBERTS, R. S, SI UDDER, W. J. TURNER, I. H. SWAFFORD, GEO. LYTLE, A. I> KEELER, JOHN O'DONNELL. TI10S. II. DOUGHTY, JOHN ROLANDER, JAMES W. BARRETT, C. DltURY, JAS. M. WILLTTS, MARTIN GIBSON, GEO. GOVE, S. II. WARD, S. V. PRENTICE, D. T. HINDMAN. The only Servant that Needs no Feed, Coaxing or Driving. u. s. w. /:. p. Co., Gentlemen : The 1‘2-foot wheel purchased of you, put up by Mr. Newell for me over my 100-foot well, is all that any one could ask for in the way of water supply and convenience. It is the only one of my servants that needs no feed, coaxing or driving. Truly yours, D. B. WIER, Lacon, Marshall Co., III. Although the Pools are Full, the Stock always go to the Tank to .Drink. U. S. Wind Engine Pump Co ., GenU: As genius and enterprise should always he rewarded and encouraged, I feel it my duty to say that I am more than pleased \\ i 1 1 1 your mill. There has been no time or weather, since its erection, that there has not been an abundance of water for my stock. Since the recent rains, the pools have some water in them, hilt 1 notice the stock never fail to come to the tank. I would not exchange my water advanuig' s for any running stream, unless I was at the bend of it, where the water would always be fresh. 1W all, it is pronounced second only to a flowing well. In short, my standard of perfection in any kind of machinery is, when it performs all that it is intended to, and this your mill does with the most perfect satisfaction. Yours respectfully, W. W. RINKS, Ridge Farm, Vermilion Co., Ill The Value of a Halladay Mill is Inestimable. U. S. IF. E. ear Sir: Yours of the 10th, relative to the Wind Mill, is received. I do not see how a wind mill could work better than mine has done. As you know, I was almost persuaded to buy a solid wheel mill ; but now that I have had the Halladay for some eight months, I would not furnish the lumber for a tower to put up the other mill and liavo it given to me. I had one cheap W inti Mill, and that is enough of that kind of wind mills. The material for a tower for a poor mill, and the cost of putting it up is as much as much as for a first-class mill; and the few dollars difference in the first cost is nothing when compared to the difference of their work. lily mill is on a tower 55 feet high, and the bluffs to the east rise far above the mill, and there is tim- ber almost entirely around it ; but have not had to pump by hand at all, and am often surprised to see the mill go when there does not appear to be the least bit of a breeze. I have not paid a cent for repairs, and, iu short, I am perfectly satisfied with the Wind Mill, and would say to all in need of a wind mill, do not be persuaded to buy any other than the Halladay. Most truly yours, Sic., C. A. H. FISHER, Onawa, Iowa. Would not Buy a Solid Wheel Mill at Any Price. I . S. Wind Engine «f* Pump Co., Gentlemen : Having now thoroughly tested the Halladay Wind Mill, I can cheerfully recommend the same. My mill has passed through several hard storms unharmed. I do not think a better mill can be made than the Halladay. My well is eighty-five feet deep, and my wheel ten feet iu diameter, and yet there has scarcely been a time since the mill was put up — early in the spring — that it would not pump. 1 am acquainted with the best solid wheel mills made — two being in sight — and I would not think of putting either of them up at any price; in short, should not want any other kind of a mill at any price; and if I were putting up a dozen, they would all be Halladay Mills. I would not do without the Wind Mill lor four times its cost. Most truly, D. T. HAWTHORN, Castana, Iowa. If a dozen Mills were needed, would buy only the “ Halladay.” Geo. W. Penn, Dear Sir : Replying to your letter asking how I like my wind mill, etc., I would say that it has given me satisfaction in all respects. We have had some hard storms this summer, but it has not been injured iu the least by them. It runs in light winds, controls itself perfectly at all times, and so far has cost me nothing for repairs. I consider it the best mill 1 have seen, and if I were buying another, or a dozen, would only buy the Halladay. Most truly, JOHN M. YOCKEY, Smithland, Iowa. Would have no other Mill, even at Half Price. l\ S. TV'irui Engine 4 t * A*' 444 j r U. S. WIN'D ENGINE AND PUMP CO. 21 WATER SUPPLY AND FIRE PROTECTION For Small Towns and Villages. AA r e desire to call the attention of the public to the fact that more than three-quarters of the towns and. villages in the country may have a reliable and durable water supply, by the erection of a wind mill and tank, as here- after described. Now that it has been demonstrated beyond a doubt that tanks can be protected from frost without the building of costly houses and the expense of fuel and attendants, our method of water supply must rapidly come into general use where the number of inhabitants will not justify the outlay necessary for the adoption of water works, as used in the cities. Our method is to erect a large tank in the central part of the town on the highest ground, and elevate it sufficiently to carry water to any part of the highest buildings, and to supply this tank with water by means of a good self-regulating, powerful and durable Wind Mill The capacity of the tank should be sufficient to hold from three to four days’ supply, to guard against occasional calms, and the size of wind mill and pump necessary for a full supply of water will depend upon the number of families to be provided for, of the quantity of water required and the elevation to overcome. In large towns, where one tank would be insufficient to supply the demand, others may be erected at convenient points and be supplied from the main tank at or near the well and wind mill. AVe manufacture Pumps, both single and double acting, especially adapted for this class of work. Our Double-Acting Pumps are known as the “ Curtis Pump,” which we have made for nearly a quarter of a century, and which have been so extensively introduced on all the leading railways of the country. Mains, of proper size, may be laid below frost through the principal streets, and fire and service hydrants located at convenient points. A water supply, as thus described, may be made perfectly reliable and very durable. The cost is moderate and the expense of running and keeping in order is comparatively nothing. Hundreds of towns and villages having no fire protection lose more every year or two by fire than twice the cost of a first-class water supply. One fire often costs a town more than four water works would, where, if it had this protection, the loss might be averted. AA r e would be pleased to furnish estimates of the cost of this method of water supply when advised as to the depth and location of well, quantity of water needed per day, height necessary to bmkl the tower in order to give the wind mill a free current of air from every quarter, general lay of the ground, etc. And will gladly advise as to the best arrangement of tank, mill, etc. Would call attention to testimonials published on the following page. At DeKalb, 111., a flourishing little city on the main line of the C. & N. AY. Ry., 59 miles west of Chicago, they have a water-supply consisting of a 93,000 gallon tank, erected on a timber trestle-work, at one side of the well, 40 feet high. Directly over a bored well is erected a 25-feet diameter Hal- laday Standard Wind Mill, which works a Deep-AVell Single-Acting Pump, placed 115 feet below the surface, and forces water into the Tank. Having a steam-engine on hand, they have arranged to use it in case it should ever become necessary on account of long-continued calms. Read Testimonial on following page relating to this and other water supply. 22 U. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO. TESTIMONIALS. Council Chamber, ) City of De Kalb, 111., April 25, 1879. j U. S. Wind Engine & Pump Co ., Batavia, III., Gentlemen: We have now had our Water Works in operation nearly four months, and can say the 25-feet Halladay Standard Wind Mill and Deep-Well Pump furnished and erected by you have given unbounded sat- isfaction, keeping us fully supplied with water without running more than half the time. The mill regulates perfectly in storms and has every appear- ance of being a well-made and durable machine. We have the six-inch pipe laid through the principal streets with fire and service hydrants at convenient points and have an abundance of water for all private residences, business blocks, public buildings, etc., along the line, and besides all these necessary conveniences, we have a good protection against fire. In connection with the works, we have a steam-engine which can be used in case of long calms, but as yet we have not been obliged to fire up, and if the Wind Mill continues to do as well as it has, we shall never require steam. We believe more than one-half the small cities, towns and villages in the country can be fully supplied with water for general purposes and fire protection by wind power. The first cost is not great and the annual running expenses must be comparatively nothing. We believe your Wind Mills are perfectly reliable and very durable. Very truly yours. A. S. JACKSON, Mayor. Silas O. Vaughan, City Clerk. A Town 18 Miles from Chicago Supplied with Water bv Wind Power Since 1874. U. S. Wind Engine & Pump Co., Batavia, III., Gentlemen: The twenty-five foot Halladay Wind Mill, 5x15 Curtis Double Acting Pump, and 50,000 gallon Frost-Proof Tank, you erected for us at Morgan Park, 111., last season, I am happy to say, is giving the very best of satisfaction, fully supplying the town with water for family and ornamental uses as well as for fire purposes, should a fire occur. At present, we have four-inch pipe laid below frost in about one and a half miles of streets, but shall, as soon as possible, extend this pipe so that we shall have at least four miles of streets fully supplied with water from the tank. We get our supply from an artesian well 26 feet below the surface, and elevate it 36 feet above ground into the tank. We estimate that the mill, pump and tank will furnish a full supply for a population of 3,000 inhabitants. Everything works perfectly satisfactorily so far, and we cheerfully rec- ommend this system as being economical and reliable for supplying small towns with water for all ordinary purposes. Yours truly, ' GEORGE R. CLARKE, Secretary, The Blue Island Land and Building Co., Room 11, Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, 111. Four Years Later from same Company. Chicago, 111., June 3, 1879. Gentlemen: It gives me pleasure to write you that the Wind Mill, Pump, Tank, etc., at Morgan Park, are still working nicely and giving the best of satisfaction, the cost of repairs being comparatively nothing. Tiie demand for water has considerably increased, yet the mill keeps us fully supplied, with plenty of power to spare. Yours truly, W. W. WASHBLTRK, Superintendent. 23 C AP ACITT Halladay Standard Wind Mill. The table below shows the capacity of the first nine sizes of our mills attached to such pumps as are most suitable for the three elevations named. To obtain these results, the mills must be attached to the pumps direct, and run at maximum speed. It is safe to calculate that our mills will produce these results seven or eight hours per day on an average through the year. For irrigation and drainage — where immense quantities of water are to be elevated — our larger sizes are the most suitable. These we arrange to work two or four large pumps, according to the demand and the elevation to overcome. Diameter of Mill. 8 feet. 9 10 12 13 14 16 18 20 25 Feet Elevation, j 50 Fe Size Size No. Gals Size Pump. Pipe. Pr Hour Pump. 24 s. a. 1} 250 2 S. A. 3 S. A. n 300 S. A. 34 s. a. 14 500 3 S. A. 3| S. A. 2 700 3.] S. A. 5 S A. 2i 1,000 34 s. A. 5 s. a. 24 1,800 3f S. A. 4 D. A. 2 2,000 3 D. A. 5 D. A. 3 4,000 4 D. A. 6 D. A. 4 6,000 5 D. A. “S. A.’ Single Acting. Size Pipe. i 1 14 n H 2 " n 2 3 100 Feet Elevation. Size Size No. Gals Pump. Pipe. Pr Holts 24 S. A. n 200 3 S. A. 14 300 3 S. A. 14 400 34 S. A. 14 700 3J 8. A. 2 900 5 S. A. 24 1,500 14 D. A. 2 2,000 No. Gals Pr Hour. 150 200 350 550 700 1,000 1.500 2.500 3.500 1 D. A.” Doable Acting. Always locate the mill directly over the well or source of supply, if there is no serious objection to it. If, however, it is impracticable to do this, it may be placed any distance away, and where the elevation from low water mark to the location selected does not exceed 30 feet, the pump may be placed in a frost proof pit underneath the tower, and worked direct same as if in the well with the mill directly over it. For the most effective work, place the pump within a few feet of low water mark, as it will not suck water successfully more than 25 to 28 feet under the most favorable circumstances, and it is always desirable to reduce this distance when possible to do so. In case the elevation is more than 30 feet from low water mark to where the mill is located, the pump can be put in the well and worked by levers or triangles and wires, etc., but a direct attachment is always preferred. Provide for occasional calms by erecting a tank having the capacity of two to four days’ demand, according to location. 24 U. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO. FARM PUMP STANDARDS. No. 6, Heavy Pump Head, with pivoted fulcrum, top guide and revolving cap. No. 1, Light Pump Head. Cut No. 6 represents our Heavy Pump Head, provided with a long, weighted handle and a side brace, which admits of its being fastened securely to the platform. Can be operated either by hand or Wind Mill. Our Pump Heads are all so con- structed that they may be tapped for either 1 inch, 1}4 inch, or 1% inch gas pipe. By selecting cylinder of the proper size, they are adapted to wells of any depth. They are peculiarly adapted to drilled wells. Our No. 3 Pump Head is just like the No. 6, except that it is lighter. The above cut (No 1) represents our Light Pump Head, designed for yards, in wells and cis- terns from 10 to 25 feet deep. It is tapped for 1 inch and 1)4 inch gas pipe, with a small hole in the pipe between the head and cylinder, which will allow the water, when through pumping, to fall below frost, making it anti-freez- ing in the coldest weather. Our No. 2 Pump Head is just like the No. 1, ex- cept that it has a wooden handle, which some pre- fer. FARM PUMP STANDARDS. No. 7, Heavy Pump Head. No. 5, Heavy Half Head, especially for Wind Mills. Cut No. 5 represents our Heavy Half Pump Head designed expressly to be used with our Wind Mills, it being arranged to bolt to an upright timber framed in the tower. This Head is suitable for well 75 feet deep and over. Our No. 4 Half Head is just like the No. 5, except Cut No. 7 represents our extra Heavy Pump jt, j s lighter, and is Head, tapped for 2-inch gas pipe, and having a Sll itable for wells less than Cap admitting of a 12-inch stroke. 75 f ee ^ j u 'depth. Made especially for Tubular Wells. J 26 _ U. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO. FARM PUMP STANDARDS. No. 12. Heavy Force Pump Head. Cut No. 12 represents our Heavy Force Pump Head, provided with long handle and side brace, which admits of its being securely fastened to the platform. It is adapted to wells of any depth, and may be operated by Wind-Mill or hand. Attachments may be made as explained in Cut No. 8. No. 8. Heavy Half Force Pump Head. Cut No. 8 represents our Heavy Half Force Pump Head, suitable for wells of any depth, and de- signed for Wind-Mill or house use. It is arranged Avitli brackets to bolt to a plank, which may be framed in the tower of a Wind- Mill or secured to the wall of a building. The cap, shown at the top of the air chamber, may be removed and pipe connection made to a tank located up in the tower or house. Hose may also be at- tached to the brass hose-cock for washing carriages, sprinkling lawns, etc. The above cut represents one of our anti-freezing force pumps. The cylinder F is supported by the pipes A and B. The pipe A ateo acts as an air chamber The stuffing box is at S. By the use of the three-w ay cock 1), operated bv the handle II just above the Platform water may be either through the pipe B, or through the pipe C into the tank T placed at any desired distance from the well. The goose-neck G is provided with a thread for screwing on hose. The above cut represents one of our Wind Mill Force Pump jobs, with Regulator for shutting off the Mill when Tank is full. The Float “ F," when Tank becomes full, closes Valve “ V.” The water is then forced into Regulating Cylinder “ C,” and raises the plunger, which, acting on Lever “ L,” pulls down on the Shut off Rod, and furls the 6ails in the Wind Wheel. Weight “ W ” mustbe heavy enough to keep the Plunger in the Regulator down while the Tank isbeing filled. “ B ” is our Bracket Brake attachment for hand pumping. “A” is an Air Chamber. “ S ” Stuffing-Box. “P” Brass Cylinder Pump By the use of the 3-Way Cock “ D,” the handle of which reaches just above the platform, water may bo dis- charged through the Crook, or into a Tank, at any desired distance from the well. By arranging Pipe “ E,” Union “ U,” and Horizontal Check Valve “ II,” as shown above, the Discharge Pipe “F” may be used as distributing pipe, saving in many cases the use of extra distributing pipe, and allowingfresh water to be drawn at any point when Mill is rnnning. Pipe “ F ” may be tapped at any point desired. “ K,” Distributing Pipe. Pipe “ E ” is screwed into a common llange in the bottom of Tank. Horizontal Check Valve “ H ” prevents water being forced into Tank through Pipe “ E.” The Union “ U,” must be used to make connections. Check Valve “ H' ” should used to relieve pressure on the Stuffing-Box and Regulator when the Mill is at rest. Halladay & Wheeler’s Patent Custom Wind Grist Mill, 60 feet diameter, 40 horse power. See Testimonials for these large Mills <3n following pages. GEARED WIND MILLS. We manufacture 10 sizes of Geared Wind Mills, from 12 to GO feet in diameter, and from 11 to 40 horse power. The smaller sizes are used for operating Farm, Plantation and other machinery, such as Feed Grinders, Corn Shellers, Elevators, Straw Cutters, Circular Saws, Grindstones, Churns, Cotton Gins, etc., etc., and the larger sizes for running Custom Flouring Grist Mins, Quartz Crushers, Pulverizers, and other heavy machinery. For the purposes above stated, wind power is now extensively used, and the demand is increasing every year. Nine-tenths of the stock farmers of the country can grind their own meal and feed, saw their wood and run other machinery by this power and make it pay them well. The first cost is light, the expense of running com- paratively nothing, and there is no danger from explosion or fire, as in the case of steam. The Wind Mill is very easily managed and very durable, and the work may be done on rainy days or at other times when outdoor work is sus- pended. In many locations, a Geared Mill, say 22, 25 or 30 feet in diameter, may be made to pay well for grinding meal and feed for the neighborhood. For running grain and coal elevators, wind power is used with the best of suc- cess. Many parties doing a manufacturing business in a small way, where power is not required regularly every day, can use a wind mill to good advantage. With all Geared Mills 40 feet in diameter and less, we send a counter- shaft and pulleys for working a pump, so that they may be made to pump the water as well as grind feed, saw wood, etc. CUSTOM FLOURING WIND GRIST MILL. It is well known that Wind Mills were used for flouring wheat and grinding grain long before the invention of steam-engines, but, as a general thing, they were rudely built, and required a great deal of time and expense in adjusting them to the varying winds, in consequence of which steam was substituted, and, until quite recently, was used where water-power could not be obtained. In hundreds of localities, running streams are not to be found, and when they are, as the country roundabout becomes settled, they grow smaller and smaller, and finally dry up altogether. Owners of water mills alone know the number of days in the year they cannot run their machinery on account of “low water” in summer, and the streams “ freezing up” in winter. Where steam has been introduced, the cost of fuel, engineer and repairs to boiler and engine have so nearly eaten up the profits that millers and capitalists have become discouraged. The beauty of having a grist mill run by wind is, that it can be located in the very heart of the wheat-growing sections, or near a railroad, where every convenience may be had for shipping, etc., whereas, a w ater mill is almost always found in some deep ravine or out-of-the-way place, and gen- erally in a location most unhandy for its customers. To do custom work, only our largest sizes should be used, those having a wind wheel 50 or 60 feet diameter, and possessing from 28 to ' 40 horse power in a twenty-mile wind. With these mills, we only furnish the neces- sary upright shafting, and the ball and hydraulic regulators. Parties cor- responding with us in reference to these large pow ers for Custom Flouring Grist Mills will please state the number of runs of buhrs to be operated, and their diameter; how many for flour, how many for feed, and furnish a complete list of other machinery to be attached. tzestimozkti^ls. Read the following from a Practical Miller who has run our 60- foot Wind Mills for over eleven years. Owatonna, Minn., February 18, 1875. U. .s. Wind. Engine Pump Co., Batavia , III., Gentlemen: I operated the first Ha! laday Wind Grist Mill built in this State, at Freeborn, nearly three years, during which time it did a paying business. After that. I purchased the Owatonna Mill, which had been run eighteen months, paying for it the sum of $6,000. The wheel is Go feet diameter. I have now’ run it five years. Have ground in one month 3,400 bushels of wheat ami 1,000 bushels of feed. The average ground for tho^year is from 1,800 to 2,500 bushels of wheat and 1,000 bushels of feed per month. The least ground in any one month was 500 bushels of wheat and 500 bushels of feed — this being in the still month of July. It costs $100 per month to run the mill. The repairs do not exceed $10 per annum. The power is sufficient to run three runs of buhrs in a common gale. As good fiour can be made from wind power as with any other, and as much per bushel of wheat. In my opinion, no better investment can be made in the prairie countries than to build a Halladay Wind Grist Mill. A mill costing from $8,000 to $9,000 will pay — net — 25 per cent on the investment, in a fair location, when properly run. Parties are here every few days from the West and South, wanting mills, and if all build next sum- mer who intend to, you will have more than you can do. Yours respectfully, ADAM SIMPSON. 1’. S. Wind Engin< , with all the shafting and pulleys, and §500 wouldn’t buy it if I couldn’t get another like it. You can say anything in favor of this mill and refer the same to me, as I cannot find words to express my admiration for the Halladay Wind Mill. Respectfully yours, ‘ WILLIAM BURR, Blue Rapids, Kan. U. S- R’md Engine <{• Pump Co ., Gentlemen : The 2‘2-foot Geared Mill you erected on my stock farm, one-half mile w’est of this place, in the fall of 1875, has fulfilled your warranty completely, and without any expense for repairs. It drives a No. 1/2 Centrifugal Corn-Sheller and a No. 3 IXL Feed Mill, in good winds, at the same time, fully sup- plying all the ground feed required by my entire stock of short-horns, horses and hogs. I consider it a very valuable machine, and a paying in vestment for any farmer raising 6tock, no matter if he lives near a grist-mill, as I do. The convenience of having facilities for doing the shelling and grinding of grain on one’s own farm can be appreciated only by those who have machinery especially adapted to this class of work, as the Halladay Wind Mill most certainly is. JOHN VAN NORTWICK, 'Batavia, 111. U. S. Wind Engine <{■ Pump Co., Gentlemen: Yours of the 21st received. I am satisfied with my lG-foot Halladay Geared Wind Mill. It is not large enough for a custom mill, but does very well for a small neighborhood. I have ground about thirteen hundred bushels of grain, and at least one hundred nails, two %-inch nuts, and other things too numerous to mention. Have paid out just ten cents for repairs. It is an investment that will pay auy farmer who has eighty acres of land. I am yours truly, GEO. W. DeLANO, Brookside, Wis. The Quantity of Work Done with a Wheel of This Size Is Truly Marvelous. U. S. Wind Engine & Pump Co., Batavia , III., Gentlemen : Some months ago, I wrote you that my 22-foot Halladay Standard Wind Mill was doing very successful work. It has continued to do so up to this time. I am continually running with it, in a good breeze, my 24-inch Buhrstone Mill, grinding Graham flour, meal and feed, the latter in conjunction with my IXL Feed Mill No. 3. The quantity of business I have done here with a wheel of such size is truly marvelous. As for quality, my Graham flour meal and feed stand A 1 in all this region. Could I have foreseen this result and have ordered from you a 40-foot wheel, my business woul'd have been so increased as to resemble merchant milling. People come here with their ox and pouy teams from a dis- tance of ten to fifteen miles with their grists and go awa} r well satisfied, as I grind as well and at cheaper rates than do the steam mills, the nearest of which is eighteen miles ea6t of this point. In eight months of daily work, I have not been called upon for one cent of outlay on my mill outfit, except for oil, belt- lacings, etc. Yours very truly, JOHN FITCH, Fitchburg, Edwards Co., Kansas. Note. — Working drawings of Towers, etc. — scale half-inch to the foot — will be furnished to all pur- chasers, residing in a county not assigned to an agent, upon receipt of the order for the mill stating all particulars as to height necessary to have the wheel in order to catch all winds unobstructed ; the dis- tance from the ground to where the horizontal shaft will lead off the perpendicular; length of hor- izontal shaft required, and the different uiachines to be operated. It often saves a great deal of time and trouble to be explicit in these details at first. A rough pencil sketch of building, ground, etc., giving actual distances, is very convenient for us to refer to in making drawings, and often saves con- siderable delay. U. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO. 35 I X L FEED MILL. The above cut represents our Iron Feed Mill, the invention of Messrs. Halladay & Ruggles. In our first efforts to adapt wind mills of suitable size for driving light farm machinery, we met with much difficulty in our endeavors to procure a suitable feed mill for this purpose, and after examining every- thing of this kind now in use, and experimenting with a variety of them, we were finally driven to the necessity of constructing an entirely ne%v machine, expressly adapted for the above purpose. When Mr. Halladay commenced building it, he had little hopes of obtaining as good results as have finally attended his efforts, and we are happy to inform you that our desires have been fully met, and our highest expectations far more than realized, in producing the cheapest, most durable and perfect Iron Feed Mill ever before constructed. Everything in relation to it is as simple as a common spice or coffee mill, and as easily managed. The circular chilled iron plates, that do the grinding, unlike any other mill ever before constructed, have a grinding surface on both sides ; when one side has been dulled, the other can be used by reversing the plates ; thus one set of plates is equal in value to two on the old plan. An extra set of plates accompanies each mill ; when worn, the plates may be easily and quickly removed, and the sharp ones substituted. New plates can be sent by express, or any number desired furnished with those mills ordered from a great distance, as they cost but $1.50 per set. We believe no feed mill ever invented takes less power, when quantity and quality of work are considered. They can be used by 36. U. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO. one or four-horse power, by a proper adjustment of the shake or feed, and can be worked by a common horse power used on farms. Ordinarily, the power of the horses required to haul the grain to and from the grist mill, will make the grain into good feed, thus saving the tolls; and this can be done in stormy weather, when you can neither go to mill or be engaged in other farming operations ; but if you feel able to get a wind mill, tolls and power of horses are both saved, and the old gentleman, who has already done his share of hard work, can shell the corn and attend to the grinding of the grain, as the boys would look upon it as a simple amusement to feed a corn sheller driven by the wind. If these Mills are properly set and operated, the capacity of the No. 2 is from 10 to 15; No. 3 from 15 to 25 bushels good feed per hour, and if this re- sult is not attained, it will be evidence that all the above conditions are not complied with. There are hundreds of these feed mills in use on stock farms, and they give universal satisfaction. They have no equal as an iron mill. They are built wholly of iron (except the hopper), are strong, efficient and durable, and are furnished at much less price than many others. Read the follow- ing testimonials: HORSE POWERS AND JACKS. Two-Horse Single Geared Power. No. 1 Common Straight Jack. No. 2 Bevel Geared Jack. We also manufacture a Four-horse Single Geared Power and Compound Jack. The Two-horse Power with Compound Jack is adapted for running our No. 2 IXL Feed Mill, and the Four-horse Power and same Jack for running our No. 3 Feed Mill. Gentlemen : — I wish to make a statement concerning your new Iron Feed Mill furnished me last April, and attached to wind power, for which it is peculiarly adapted. It grinds finer and more evenly than any other Iron Feed Mill I have ever seen. In two fair trials with another style of Iron Feed Mill (which is considered one of the best in use) driven from the same shaft at the same time, your mill ground faster by about two quarts to the bushel clear corn. For grinding corn and oats mixed, your mill is far supe- rior, It will run all day without attention, and as far as I know there is no other mill that will do this. Yours respectfully, JAMES SOLES, Galva, 111. Gentlemen : — I am supplying every store in Wayanet with meal ground in your I. X. L. Iron Feed Mill, and it is universally acknowledged to be superior to any that can be obtained elsewhere. Yours respectfully, SULIVAN ALDRICH, Wayanet, 111. Gentlemen : — My opinion is that a Xo. 2 I. X. L. Feed Mill will grind, when run to its full capacity, CO to SO bushels of feed in ten hours. In grind- ing all my feed at home on my own farm, it saves time and travel going to and from a distant grist mill, and, with the amount of tolls saved, would equal in a short time the cost of a Wind Mill. I think if farmers who are feeding a large amount of stock will investigate this subject, it will not be long before they adopt wind power. S. H. KEELER, Meriden, 111. Gentlemen : — The Mill I bought of you works well. I ground 70 bushels of corn and oats in less than five hours, with a bad track ; not trying to see what I could do. If the mill will last as you say it will, it is very cheap. Yours in haste, E. STEVENS, Wayanet, Bureau Co., 111. Gentlemen : — You ask me how I like the No. 2 I. X. L. Iron Feed Mill. I will say it more than tills my expectations. I can grind ten bushels an hour with all ease; in fact, my neighbors get me to grind for them, and say they like it better than when ground by a mill burr. I have now ground about 800 bushels of corn and oats with one side of burr, and consider them good for as much more. CHARLES TORRENCE, Young America, 111. Gentlemen : — The No. 3 Halladay & Ruggles Patent Feed Mill that I bought of you last spring gives perfect satisfaction. I have had several nails go through the mill, but they did not hurt the plates in the least. I can cheerfully recommend it to all as the best Feed Mill I have ever seen. Yours respectfully, JAQUES YOORHEES, Raritan, Henderson Co., 111. Gentlemen : — The No. 2 Feed Mill which I received from you last Fall we have tested with rye, corn, oats and barley, giving entire satisfaction. It runs much easier than we expected, requiring no mechanical skill to keep it in running order. The grinding rings, the only part that is liable to any material wear, cost but a trifle; besides, it’s but a feu; minutes’ work to remove the old ones and put in the new, making it really a desirable mill for farmers. Yours truly, GEO H. TAYLOR, Franklin Grove, 111. Gentlemen : — The feed ground with your I. X. I,. Feed Mill is of superior quality. I am doing considerable custom grinding, and live within less than one mile of a good grist mill. There is a large per centage in favor of ground feed over whole grain in fatting stock. I think the time is net far distant when grinding feed for stock will cease to be an experiment with farmers; then your mills will come into general use. E. C. COOK, Victoria, 111. 38 XJ. S. WIND ENGINE AND Pl’MP CO. j GRINDING FEED FOR STOCK. 5 In these days of narrow margins and sharp competition in all lines of | trade, it behooves a man to look closely into everything which lias material ( influence upon his business and the profits which do or should come there- \ from. As a rule, farmers are not strongly enough impressed by this fact, and are, more than any other class, content to" roll quietly and easily, even though i it be slowly, along in the old rut, comfortable, because it is the" familiar way. If a manufacturer would show as little thought, care and enterprise in con- 1 ( ducting his business as the average farmer does, success would be among the j last things he would see. But in this there is perceptible an improvement. } Farmers are doing better year by year. One old and wasteful fashion to i ( which the average farmer clings with strong persistence is the feeding of I grain in its natural state. This is more particularly observable in the West, j where so much corn is raised to be turned into pork and beef. The general | way in the West is, to throw the corn down on the ground, which is often / mud, and let the stock trample it under foot or eat it, as may happen. The ( farmer who puts the whole grain into troughs is considered a thoughtful man; and so he is, compared with his neighbors. The more thrifty and ; J more prosperous feeder is he who grinds and, perhaps, cooks the grain before ) | feeding. By so doing, he gets out of the food all there is in it, and so makes \ an enormous profit upon the investment of the money required to pay for the ( \ mill for grinding and, if he uses it, the steamer for cooking the ground feed. [ It is encouraging to note that the use of these farm mills is rapidly increas- / ing in the West, and we venture to predict that the day is not far distant ( when every farmer worth the name will consider a mill as necessary as a ( plow. He will be absolutely driven to its use by the sharp competition he j ; will meet with from his neighbors. There are many good mills in use in the j ) country, but the favorite seems to be the I X L, made by the U. S. Wind > ) Engine and Pump Co., of Batavia, 111. — The Drover's Journal , published at | Union Stock Yards, Chicago. Gentlemen: — The little No. 2 I X I. Mill you sent me came in good order ) j and it beats them all. It is all you claim it to be. I think I have got the \ right motion to it, and it works nicely. I this day ground, with four bare- ) foot horses on a snow track, 15 bushels and 20 pounds of barley in 59 minutes, and ground it well. It is the first mill I ever saw of the kind, and I wonld not like to part with it. You will sell more of them in this neighborhood. S } Some day I must have one of your wind-mills for pumping water. ) Yours truly, S. ROW, j New Hampton, Iowa. ( Gentlemen: — Our No. 3 I X L Mill is doing well, and knocking out the { feed at the rate of from twenty to thirty bushels per hour. It has taken the ■ conceit out of some of the inhabitants, who thought feed could only be \ ground by burr stones. One of our merchants here said considerable about | our getting a cast-iron feed-mill. When we first started the mill, he brought j us some wheat screenings and cockle, thinking to beat us. We put it in, and he says we ground it to flour. He has several hundred bushels of barley and > J wheat screenings for us to grind into feed, being fully satisfied the I X L ) i will grind as fine as he wants it. BARBER BROS. & CO., ( . Adrian, Minn. { ( Gentlemen : — The No. 2 I X L Mill is working four and a half miles north of this place, at Elude Bros’, cheese factory, which is run by an engine, 3t.\7 | inch cylinder, steam pressure, 50 pouuds. They have ground for feed t wenty ) < bushels of new corn per hour. While there, I ground several bushels of j new corn — a measured bushel at a time — in two and a half to three minutes, f making a clean average of twenty bushels per hour with ease. The work J ; of the machine surprises all who witness it in operation. They claim to have ground thirty bushels per hour with the No. 3 1 X L, at Mr. Knecht’s, with two horses. Respectfully yours, C. F. ALDRICH, Marshalltown, Iowa. U. S. AVI ND ENGINE 1 INI) PUMP CO. !3U NOYES’ HAYING TOOLS. ) USE THE ANTI-FRICTION HAY CARRIER For Elevating and Conveying Hay, Grain, Etc,, in Barn, Shed or Field. The above cut shows the Carrier locked in position on the track over the load. It re- mains stationary until the pulley, to which the fork is attached, runs up on to the I t crooked arm, when it assumes the shape shown in the adjoining figure, and is re- The above cut shows the Carrier detached leased ready to move off. and ready to move off. THE ANTI-FRICTION HAY CARRIER ) IS SUPERIOR TO OTHER CARRIERS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. I It elevates perpendicularly and conveys horizontally any desired distance. There is no trouble about getting over high beams, to the end of deep mows, or to the top of high stacks. Its work is all done with ease, dispatch and economy. It is the most simple in construction, there being but two work- ing parts, and they are made of malleable iron. It is the strongest and most durable, there being no wheels to wear out or break off; the anti- friction rolls run on an iron track that never wears down or splinters off, as all wood tracks do. The Carrier is adjustable to the line of draft on a stationary track ; it also works perfectly on a liexible track, thereby giving if a double adjustment, which no other Carrier possesses. It has a double draft rope, which requires only half the horse-power needed with a single draft. No weighted rope is required, as the friction rolls run so liiueh easier than a wheeled or sliding carrier that it will come back with its own weight on a very slight incline. With all its points of superiority, our Carrier is sold for less than any other Carrier in the market. MORE GOOD REASONS FOR USING THE ANTI-FRICTION HAY CARRIER. Our Carrier can be used for unloading, either within or without the barn, and for removing hay from, as well as putting it into the barn. It is adapted to putting the most hay in the least space. It enables the operator to 1111 a section of the barn at a time, so that, if desired, he can assort the hay, putting the best in one place, a poorer quality in another, etc. There is no delicate latching or rigging. The rope passes through no loops nor rings to cut it out. The grappling, hitching and unhitching apparatus is very simple and absolutely infallible. None of the parts ever need oiling. Our Carrier cannot possibly get off the track unless taken off, as it covers three sides of the run-way and a part of the fourth; yet it can be easily and quickly taken off and shifted to run in an opposite direction without removing a section of track, as it is necessary with many other carriers. We furnish such specific instructions, accompanied with detailed draw- ings, that any man or boy, with a saw, hammer, screw-driver and bit, can track a barn or build a stacking frame in leisure moments without expense. The use of the Carrier a few hours in a catching time may save many times its cost. At such times, anything that facilitates the handling of hay lessens the risk from bad weather. By far the greatest portion of space in most barns is used for storage of hay. On most farms, hay is the heaviest crop handled and always needs to be handled with the greatest expedition. In haying particularly, time is money, and labor is costly. TESTIMONIALS. I have used one of your Hay Carriers to till a barn 80 feet in length this season. It worked to perfection. No trouble about getting over high beams. Can carry hay to any desired distance as fast as a team can travel — a half a ton at a load, if neces- sar - v - SMITH NILES, Joliet, 111. I used the Carrier, filling a 38-foot mow this season. For years I have been filling it by hand. With three men I could not get it back, and now one does it easily. It more than comes up to the recommendation. A. U. BENTLY, La Fox, 111. VOICE OF THE PRESS. The majority of farmers who have reapers, mowers and rakes, still neglect the horse- fork by which the time and labor o'f unloading have been reduced more than three- fourths. * * A very excel- lent Hay Carrier is shown in tlie accompanying engraving. This is the Anti-Friction Hay Carrier. * * The Noyes Grapple Fork is a very effect- ive and desirable implement to use with this Carrier.— A merit a7i Agriculturist. Arrangement of Track for taking Uay in at both ends of Barn. 8END FOE SPECIAL CIRCULAB FOR HAYING TOOLS, WITH TESTIMONIALS, ETC. U. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO- 41 FLOOR HOOK. The only safe and convenient fastening for a Pulley is a Floor Hook. Our Floor Hook is made of three-quarters inch wrought iron, is 8 inches long and lias a very deep, coarse thread, that will hold when screwed in anywhere, even in the softest pine, and the Pulley can he hooked on and taken oil at will. THE NOYES PULLEY, Shown in the accompanying sketch, has a deeply grooved 6-inch wooden Sheave, made of the best well-seasoned maple, and is nicely finished in oil. The case is heavy, strongly ribbed ana has a swivel-eye. The great durability of our Pulley is owing to the fact that the Sheave is nearly twice the site of the ordinary wooden Sheave. It, therefore, revolves only about half the number of times in passing the same amount of rope, and hence must last nearly twice as long as a small Pulley. THE GRAPPLE HAY FORK. To all those wishing a Horse Hay Fork which will handle fine hay, coarse hay, loose hay, or any kind of hay, we would recommend the NOYES GRAPPLE FORK. It is especially desirable for those who have hay which cannot be handled by a Harpoon. We claim that it is superior to all other Forks, for the following reasons : It combines the merits of both the Harpoon and Grapple Forks. It always takes uniform forkfuls. It takes hay clean from the ground or wagon. The points are always guarded, so they cannot catch under beam or girt. The operator is in no danger of being impaled if anything should break and the Fork should fall. The Fork is made of special steel, of great stiffness and strength, made and rolled for our exclusive use. The Fork is tested to lift 1,600 pounds, and has been greatly improved. A RELIABLE RAILWAY WATER STATION, CONSISTING OF THE IMPROVED HALLADAY STANDARD WIND-MILL, Curtis Double Acting Pump, Halladay Outlet Valve, Spout, &c., and Burnham Frost-Proof Tank. 44 U. S. AVIND ENGINE AND PUMP CO. A Reliable and Durable WATER SUPPLY FOR RAILROADS. Twenty-five years’ experience in the manufacture of the celebrated HALLADAY STANDARD WIND MILL — as a specialty— has afforded us every opportunity to detect and remedy any and all defects in its construction and to make important changes and decided improvements which could only be derived from constant study and practical tests in all velocities of the wind. Within the past eighteen months, we have made several such changes, which add very materially to its power, durability and automatic regulation. Smaller 'sizes of the improved mill will now do better and more work than larger ones of the old style. The durability of the mill has been nearly doubled, and years of constant wear will not, cannot, produce lost motion -in the wind-wheel. By a different proportioning of the central ifon-work, two-thirds of the wear is prevented, and provision is made to take up the balance as fast as it occurs, thus keeping the fans rigid, possessing all the few good qualities in a solid wheel, yet retaining the many superior advantages of a sectional wheel. We assert, and can maintain, that the Halladay Standard is the favorite among railroad men. and that it has been adopted by nearly all the leading railways of the country, and, as proof of this, we invite attention to a few of the many testimonial letters recently leceived from prominent officials. Please note what they say regarding our old-style mill and the mill as recently improved. Some of these officers have tested the merits of com- peting mills, both “solid” and sectional wheel, and now, as heretofore, give the Halladay Standard the preference above all others. We will furnish the improved mill to any Company on trial, giving them an opportunity to thoroughly test it before making a payment. We desire, also, to call your attention to the Halladay Outlet Valves, Spouts, etc., Railway Tanks, and the Curtis Double-acting Pumps manu- factured by us for many years. All these goods we fullly guarantee to give satisfaction. Our Supplies are in use on over one hundred of the leading railways in the United States and Canada. All interested in these Supplies will please send for our Railroad Cata- logue giving full particulars. TESTIMONIALS. Un- Nineteen Halladay Mills in use from one to eleven years. doubtedly the most durable and economical Mill.” St. Paul & Sioux City R. R., Sioux City & St. Paul R. R ., ) Worthington & Sioux Falls R. R., St. Paul, Feb. 27, 1879. ) Gentlemen: Yours of the 24th at hand. We now have nineteen of your Wind Mills in operation on our lines, that have been in use from one to eleven years. They are giving the best of satisfaction, and are, undoubt edly, the most durable and economical mill in use, or, at least, that we have ever seen. Yours truly, JOHN F. LINCOLN, Superintendent. “ Have never yet failed to work Satisfactorily.” Northern Pacific Railroad, Superintendent’s Office, | Brainerd, Minn., Feb. 28, 1879. } U. S. Wind Engine d- Pump Co., Gentlemen : Replying to your favor of the 25th inst., it affords me pleasure to state, that during the past twelve years I have been conversant with the performance of not only your pumping, but geared Wind Mills for operating machinery. They have never yet failed to work satisfactorily, and now appear to be as nearly perfect as possible. We have several of them at water-stations on our line— all doing well. Respectfully, H. A TOWNE, Super mtendent. XJ. S. WIND ENGINE AND PUM1* CO. 45 TESTIIMIOIISri^XjS. After Twenty Years’ Experience, the Halladay Mill is Preferred to all Others. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, [ Chicago, Feb. 26, 1879. \ Gentlemen : Replying to yours of yesterday, I have to say that for nearly twenty years 1 have been more or less familiar with the working of your mills on this Company’s line, where they have been used to the exclu- sion of all others. It has always been considered a very inexpensive method of supplying our tanks with water, and our constant purchase of mills is an evidence of our opinion of those manufactured by your Company. No doubt, the mills lately made by you are much improved over those we had some years ago, and, in the opinion of the men who have them directly in charge, we now get the same power from the smaller wheels that we heretofore got with the larger machines. I certainly have every reason, from our experience, to speak well of them in every way. Yours truly, A. MANVEL, Ass’t Gen’l Supt. Halladay Wind Mills in use moro than Twenty Years. Chicago & Northwestern Railway— Galena Division, ] Chicago, Feb. 21, 1879. f Gentlemen : The improved Halladay Wind-Mills erected within the past year on our main line, between Chicago and Clinton, are doing excellent work. They are certainly a great improvement over the mills you, built several years ago, being very perfect in their regulation, more powerful, and, I believe, will prove much more durable. Your mills have been in use on this division for over twenty years, giv- ing the best of satisfaction, and, while I have always considered the “ Hal- laday ” the most reliable wind-mill in the market, I now fully believe it has no equal. From experience I know that wind-power is cheap, erfective, durable, and can be relied upon at nearly all station^ by providing ample storage-room for water. We are also much pleased with the workings of your Pumps, Outlet Valves and Spouts. The twenty-five feet mill shipped us a short time ago was erected at Lodi. Yours truly, JOHN HICKEY, Sup’t Building & Bridge Dep’t Galena Division. “The Halladay Mill far superior to any we ever Tried.” Michigan Central Railway, Detroit, March 1, 1879. Gentlemen: Answering your favor of the 28th ult., would say the Halla- day Mills have been in operation on this railway for more than eighteen years, and have proven themselves cheap and durable machines, but I con- sider those you shipped us last season far superior to any we ever tried. They have done their work well, and given entire satisfaction. Very truly yours, ROBERT MILLER, Master Car Builder. E2f~See also the testimonial from Mr. II. E. Sargent, written when he was General Superintendent of this road. Mr. Sargent has adopted the Improved Halladay Mill on the Northern Pacific Railroad, of which he is now General Manager. Atlantic & Great Western Railway, ) Office of Chief Engineer, Cleveland, Ohio, March 2, 1879. J U. S. Wind, Engine & Pump Co., Gentlemen : The Halladay Standard Wind Mill has been in use on this road since 1869, and we have always found them successful and very eco- nomical — requiring very little attention, and scarcely nothing for repairs. I consider your improvements very valuable, as the power and speed of the wheel are increased, which enables me to use smaller mills than formerly, thereby reducing the cost. The 22-foot mill last ordered will be erected early in the spring. Respectfully yours, CHARLES LATIMER, Chief Engineer. 46 f Below we give a list of the different parts of Iron Work in the ) Halladay Standard Wind Mill , numjbered and lettered to correspond with cuts on the opposite page . 1. Turntable. la. Rear Cap on Turntable. n. Front cap on Turntable. lc. Front box on Turntable. i; Id. Rear box on Turntable. I; le. Clamp Bolt. 1 2. Bed Plate. 2a. Anti-friction Rolls and Carriage. j 3 ' Forked Lever. CD » 11a. Set Iron on Regulating Rod. © 116. Regulating Weight. T) 12. Angle Box. a 08 13. Tilt Bar Socket. 13a. Tilt Bar Lever. 14. Flat Bar Connection. 14a. Force Pump Connection. 1 ^ Slide Fork. J 48 TJ. S. WIND ENGINE AND TUMP CO. 03 1 t: r. o 51 s o R§ _£ °° ‘fe'i 0, ^ £ 05 e*? k. 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