Washburne, Charles W. - Revision history

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-	With the coming of the railroad, Springfield’s industrial activity turned around. In [[1890]] [[Washburne, Charles W.\|Charles W. Washburne]], a [[Junction City]] banker, purchased the flour mill from [[Pengra, William\|William Pengra]] and set about enlarging the mill and refitting it with new high-speed machinery that increased flour production to 150 barrels a day. Son of Charles W. Washburne, who managed the [[Springfield Roller Mills]], [[Washburne, Byron A.\|Byron A. Washburne]], was put in charge of the operation which became extremely successful in producing a brand of flour called “[[Snowball XXX]]” (Clarke 1983:35-41).	+	Washburne, Charles Wesley (1824-1919)
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		+	Washburne purchased the Springfield Roller Mill in 1890 and operated it to 1915. With the coming of the railroad, Springfield’s industrial activity turned around. In [[1890]] [[Washburne, Charles W.\|Charles W. Washburne]], a [[Junction City]] banker, purchased the flour mill from [[Pengra, William\|William Pengra]] and set about enlarging the mill and refitting it with new high-speed machinery that increased flour production to 150 barrels a day. Son of Charles W. Washburne, who managed the [[Springfield Roller Mills]], [[Washburne, Byron A.\|Byron A. Washburne]], was put in charge of the operation which became extremely successful in producing a brand of flour called “[[Snowball XXX]]” (Clarke 1983:35-41).
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		+	Charles operated the mill until [[1915]].

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-	With the coming of the railroad, Springfield’s industrial activity turned around. In 1890 [[Washburne, Charles W.\|Charles W. Washburne]], a [[Junction City]] banker, purchased the flour mill from [[Pengra, William\|William Pengra]] and set about enlarging the mill and refitting it with new high-speed machinery that increased flour production to 150 barrels a day. Washburne ~~put his son~~, [[Washburne, Byron A.\|Byron A. Washburne]], in charge of the operation which became extremely successful in producing a brand of flour called “[[Snowball XXX]]” (Clarke 1983:35-41).	+	With the coming of the railroad, Springfield’s industrial activity turned around. In [[1890]] [[Washburne, Charles W.\|Charles W. Washburne]], a [[Junction City]] banker, purchased the flour mill from [[Pengra, William\|William Pengra]] and set about enlarging the mill and refitting it with new high-speed machinery that increased flour production to 150 barrels a day. Son of Charles W. Washburne, who managed the [[Springfield Roller Mills]], [[Washburne, Byron A.\|Byron A. Washburne]], was put in charge of the operation which became extremely successful in producing a brand of flour called “[[Snowball XXX]]” (Clarke 1983:35-41).

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With the coming of the railroad, Springfield’s industrial activity turned around. In 1890 [[Washburne, Charles W.|Charles W. Washburne]], a [[Junction City]] banker, purchased the flour mill from [[Pengra, William|William Pengra]] and set about enlarging the mill and refitting it with new high-speed machinery that increased flour production to 150 barrels a day. Washburne put his son, [[Washburne, Byron A.|Byron A. Washburne]], in charge of the operation which became extremely successful in producing a brand of flour called “[[Snowball XXX]]” (Clarke 1983:35-41).

[[Category:Junction City residents (1800s)]]