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RIVERSIDE MILLS COMPLETED
[Welland Telegraph, 18 April 1902]
On Thursday Mr. J. Ross Walker, manager of the Canada Power Mills, of Chatham, one of the largest and best known mills in Canada, said to the Telegraph man that the Riverside Mills are completed.
Mr. Walker is a millwright expert, and has inspected Mr. R. Cooper’s mill. He says for its size this mill is the best in Canada today. During the past three or four years there has been quite a revolution in milling from the old system of round reels to Gyrator system, of which this mill is fully equipped, and with these machines and hand production rolls they are making flour here equal to any in Canada. The flour has been tested and compared with the best produced in the country and is equal to any, and in many cases surpasses its rivals. The Riverside Mills when running full capacity will turn out 150 barrels per day. The machinery in the mill was put in by the famous Goldie & McCullough people, of Galt, who have surpassed themselves on this job, and are due much credit. Mr. Cooper has spared no expense in building a first-class structure and in putting in the best machinery obtainable, and he has now a mill that is a credit to any town and will afford a market for all the grain that can be produced in this section.
Work on the erection of the building was started last fall, and has been pushed on steadily all winter through all kinds of weather and meeting with all kinds of difficulties. The power is obtained from the Welland canal. The old aqueduct was tapped at the south end and two flumes conduct the water to the two wheels which furnish power for the machinery, and the Welland river makes an excellent outlet for the waste water. It is situated on the south bank of the Welland river, fronting East Main street, and is a central location and easily reached by farmers from all directions. The first contract for flour was finished last Saturday night, when 600 bags were shipped to London, Eng. Mr. Cooper is now filling another order of 600 bags for export, which will be shipped as soon as completed. From every point the highest praises are being sent in, and Mr. Cooper will have no trouble in securing a market for the flour produced by the Riverside Mills. Mr. Walker left for his home on Thursday afternoon.
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