Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 182, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1912 — Babcock & Hopkins Making Improvements on Elevator. [ARTICLE]

Babcock & Hopkins Making Improvements on Elevator.

Babcock & Hopkins have lately been at work rebuilding their elevator at Parr. Their plans are to make it somewhat larger than the old one, and much more convenient. The foundation of the new building is already completed but since the new building could not be finished in time to take care of the coming crop of small grain, the work there has been abandoned and energy directed toward the elevator here. They are building a new addition to their elevator on th£ west side. The addition is 36 feet long by 30 feet wide and when completed will be used for bleaching and drying grain and packing dust A clipping machine for oats and bleaching and drying machinery have been ordered and will be installed as soon as the building is in readiness. The oat clippings and dust are packed b/ machinery andaresold to stock food manufacturers who use it as a body for their stock foods. It will probably be two months before the machinery is set up and ready for use.