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Charlie-william.jpg (30 KB)
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| Charlie and William Doyle Febuary 1910 In the 120 West Main St. Office |
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old_dam.jpg (40 KB)
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| View of old dam from on top of the silo |
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1937washout.jpg (50 KB)
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| William C. Doyle and George Pfaller by the old Leffel Wheels |
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1937washout2.jpg (45 KB)
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| The old Leffel Wheels were removed and replacedduring construction of the East Flume after the washout of 1937 |
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1937washout3.jpg (39 KB)
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| Construction after the 1937 washout |
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dam_construction.jpg (40 KB)
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| Beginning construction on the new dam |
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completed_dam2.jpg (28 KB)
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| The new dam was built with concrete and steel and is still in use today |
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mill_fire1.jpg (20 KB)
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| In 1943 the Superior Mill caught on fire and burned to the ground |
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millfire5.jpg (18 KB)
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| The fire of 1943 |
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millice1.jpg (43 KB)
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| The fire left the Superior Mill completely destroyed |
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mill_build.jpg (28 KB)
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| Nevertheless William C. Doyle persevered until a new monolithic concrete mill was built and equipped with the latest milling machinery. The mill started operation in March of 1945 and had a capacity of 60,000 pounds of flour daily and storage capacity of 80,000 bushels of wheat. Only ten days after the new mill started operation William C. Doyle died of a heart attack. |
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kings.jpg (28 KB)
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| When William C. Doyle died his interest in the King Milling Company passed to his 23 year old son, Naval Ensign King, and his 15 year old son , Mike. The Navy Department released King Doyle from active duty because of his father's death and he became president of the King Milling Company. |
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Milton_Fuller.jpg (21 KB)
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| King and Mike however were still young and needed guidance before they could operate the mill on their own. They convinced an old friend of their father, Milton P. Fuller, to move from Topeka Kansas to assist in running the company. Milton served as vice president and general manager of the King Milling Company until he retired in 1950. |
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old_rollfloor.jpg (36 KB)
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| Under the direction of King and Mike the company's flour milling capacity increased from 600 cwt per day to 5400 cwt of white flour and 5000 cwt whole wheat flour. |
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storage.jpg (28 KB)
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| Grain storage was increased from 80,000 to 2,800,000 bushels. |
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first_bulk.jpg (27 KB)
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| Shipping capacity also increased substantially during this time period with the purchase of bulk flour trailers. |
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