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one time in the flour business in Minneapolis, from where he came to St. Louis | one time in the flour business in Minneapolis, from where he came to St. Louis | ||
30 years ago. He spent his whole life in inventing milling machinery, and with | 30 years ago. He spent his whole life in inventing milling machinery, and with | ||
| − | Mr. Pillsbury, who organized the Pillsubyr [sic] Milling Company in | + | Mr. Pillsbury, who organized the Pillsubyr [''sic''] Milling Company in |
Minneapolis, perfected the first flour maker there. Twenty years ago, he | Minneapolis, perfected the first flour maker there. Twenty years ago, he | ||
invented a milling machine on which the patent already expired. As soon as the | invented a milling machine on which the patent already expired. As soon as the | ||
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of patent came from Washington together with telegrams of congratulations which | of patent came from Washington together with telegrams of congratulations which | ||
he never became conscious to read. Mrs. Whitney is the only one who knows | he never became conscious to read. Mrs. Whitney is the only one who knows | ||
| − | anything of Mr. Whitney's investion [sic]. She stated to a representative of | + | anything of Mr. Whitney's investion [''sic'']. She stated to a representative of |
the Sentinel that with her little knowledge of machinery, she feared her | the Sentinel that with her little knowledge of machinery, she feared her | ||
husband's life work would be left unfinished, as she did not understand it | husband's life work would be left unfinished, as she did not understand it | ||
| − | thoroughly | + | thoroughly. |
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| + | Copyright © 2007, [[User:Tdoyle|Tim Doyle]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]] | ||
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Archives > Archive:Newspapers > Hugh Monticello Whitney Obituary, August 1920
Whitney Family Groups > John Whitney Family > Ezra-6 Whitney Family > Hugh Monticello Whitney Obituary, August 1920
HUGH MONTICELLO WHITNEY
Whitney was a member of a family of millers, his father and brother being at one time in the flour business in Minneapolis, from where he came to St. Louis 30 years ago. He spent his whole life in inventing milling machinery, and with Mr. Pillsbury, who organized the Pillsubyr [sic] Milling Company in Minneapolis, perfected the first flour maker there. Twenty years ago, he invented a milling machine on which the patent already expired. As soon as the invention was perfected, he began working on improvements, and often told his wife that he could not die happy until he had made a machine which would mill flour less expensively than those now in use. Certain parts of the mechanism were finished before his sickness and while in his dormant condition, letters of patent came from Washington together with telegrams of congratulations which he never became conscious to read. Mrs. Whitney is the only one who knows anything of Mr. Whitney's investion [sic]. She stated to a representative of the Sentinel that with her little knowledge of machinery, she feared her husband's life work would be left unfinished, as she did not understand it thoroughly.
Copyright © 2007, Tim Doyle and the Whitney Research Group
