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Portrait
and Biographical Record of Effingham, Jasper and Richland Counties Illinois,Containing Biographical Sketches of
Prominent and Representative Citizens, Governors of the State, and the Presidents of the United States.
(Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887), p. 195.
Transcribed by Judy Rosella Edwards.
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THE HOPE ROLLER
MILLS, of Teutopolis, of which Uptmor & Siemer, millers and grain dealers, are proprietors, was erected and
put in operation in 1882 by its present owners. The members of the firm are Clement Uptmor, Sr., Clement Uptmor,
Jr., and Joseph Siemer. The mill is built of stone and brick, is operated by steam, is equipped with the best modern
machinery for roller-process work, and has a capacity of two hundred and seventy-five barrels daily, doing both
merchant and custom work and general milling. This mill, which is one of the very best in Eastern Illinois, has
borne an enviable reputation for its excellent work and for the fair dealing of its proprietors.
The
mill products are shipped to and sold in Eastern cities largely, and an extensive foreign trade is also carried
on, the products being exported to London (England), Antwerp (Belgium), Glasgow (Scotland) and Belfast (Ireland).
Exclusive of the two hundred thousand bushels of grain consumed in milling, this firm buys and ships annually about
forty-five thousand bushels. Joseph Siemer is the resident managing partner, and has made the business an assured
success.
Portrait and Biographical Record of Effingham, Jasper and
Richland Counties Illinois, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Governors
of the State, and the Presidents of the United States. (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887), p. 399. Transcribed by
Judy Rosella Edwards.
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