Waitsburg’s Miller Expands Operations
Local business owner A. M. McCoy upgrades his mill with an electric motor to increase production capacity in the face of rising demand.
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WAITSBURG, Nov. 6.—Work on A. M. McCoy's new mill building is progressing nicely. The foundation will be completed in a few days, and the carpenters will begin work Friday. A cement floor will be laid, consisting of six inches of gravel and two inches of cement. It will take 25 loads of gravel and 30 barrels of cement. Mr. McCoy will install all new machinery when the building is complete, which will increase the chop mill's capacity from its present 12 tons to 20 tons a day. Mr. McCoy has made arrangements with the Electric Power company for a 20 horsepower motor, and the service will probably begin the first of the year. When completed, Mr. McCoy will have an up-to-date mill and with the new labor-saving machinery will be enabled to handle twice the business he is handling at present.
“When completed Mr. McCoy will have an up-to-date mill and with the new labor saving machinery be enabled to handle twice the business he is handling at present.”
A century ago, the transition from manual labor to electric motors signaled a boom for small-town agriculture. Today, Waitsburg remains a hub for regional grain production, though the mechanization struggle has shifted from early electric power to modern precision agricultural technology.
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