Talk:Quaker Mill Company

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not an Ohio company 2hamburgers (talk) 07:15, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Quaker Mill Company. Evangelism, Quaker Oats, and the Perfection Stove Company. "If my life can always be lived so as to please Him in every way, I'll be supremely happy." Henry Parsons Crowell. 1870- the Acme Mower and Reaper Company built a three-story building on Cleveland Road (Ravenna, Ohio) to manufacture farm equipment. It failed and was reorganized as the Star Agricultural Company. This failed also. 1874- The Ravenna Mowing Machine Company was organized replacing the Star Agricultural Company. By 1877, the men who organized the Ravenna Mowing Machine Company had decided that the manufacture of agricultural machinery was not for them. A dissatisfied miller from Akron got them to back him in the milling of oats and the Quaker Mill was started. Back in 1873, Fred Byers had set up a general machine repair shop on South Prospect between Spruce and Maple. Fred Byers reworked the oat cutter, in his shop, to make it more efficient. He became a wealthy man living off of the royalties. May 3, 1877- The Quaker Mill Company of Ravenna was organized by: Francis B. King, John B. King, Henry H. Stevens, Henry D. Seymour, and William Heston. The firm milled oats into meal for the use as a breakfast food. September 4, 1877- The Quaker Symbol of "The figure of the man in Quaker garb" was submitted, and approved, for a U.S. Patent by the Quaker Mill Company of Ravenna. This was America's first registered trademark for a breakfast cereal. I currently possess colored photo copies of the original Ravenna Mill Quaker Oats labels. Contact me at: richardrufener@aol.com) October 25, 1879- Ravenna's Quaker Mill purchased four tracts of land in Ravenna. The property was located on the west side of the Cleveland and Wellsville Turnpike Road (Cleveland Rd.). This is now the parking lot of the Western Reserve Farm Co-op. 1880- A distiller, by the name of Warren Corning, acquired Ravenna's Mill. He was even using the Quaker symbol on whiskey bottles he was bottling in Peoria, Illinois. Ravenna's Quaker Mill Company had been floundering for some time due to inept management. To satisfy debts, it had been sold to Mr. Corning. January 27, 1857- Henry Parsons Crowell was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Henry Luther and Anna Crowell. The men of the Crowell family had a predisposition to suffer from "lung trouble" as tuberculosis was known in the mid 1800's. Henry would lose his grandfather, father, and two younger brothers to the illness. Henry would also contract the disease. There was no known cure at the time. In the spring of 1873, an evangelist had been invited to speak at the Second Presbyterian Church. This was the Crowell family church. The Evangelist was Dwight Lyman Moody. Moody's speech was down to earth but filled with passion. "Now I was ya to know," Moody said loudly, "that I like to think big things for God! Do you? Fr'instance, I wanna go to England and win ten thousand souls. Can ya imagine? And what about you?" Moodys gaze, as well as his words, seemed directed exactly at young Henry Parsons Crowell. "That's right. What about you? Do you ever think big things about God? Huh?" When young Henry left the church, he was so moved by Dwight L. Moody's passionate sermon that he privately dropped to his knees in prayer. "God, if You will allow me to make money, I will keep my name out of it, so that You have all the glory." Henry went to a specialist in Philadelphia who recommended that he travel out west to a dryer climate. This was the only known cure for tuberculosis at this time. Henry felt that seven was a lucky number, in the Bible, so he chose to travel throughout the west for six years. In 1880, the seventh year, Henry returned to Cleveland where his doctor pronounced him cured. Henry's uncle, Joel Parsons, suggested that Henry should acquire a mill in the quiet and rustic village of Ravenna. His uncle had recently purchased the mill but was now offering Henry the chance to buy it. The assets of the mill included the invention of a device for cutting oats and the Quaker name and logo. Henry Parson Crowell took his time researching the mill and then made up his mind. 1881- Henry Parsons Crowell purchased Ravenna's Quaker Mill. He then hired Jim Andrews, a relative of sorts, to manage the mill. The two men worked tirelessly to make the business successful. 1888- Henry Parsons Crowell was then approached by Frank Drury to build, and market, a 'lamp stove'. The two men discussed the practicability of such an item. A patent was applied for; the Cleveland Foundry Company began building and then selling the stove. The 'Perfection Stove Company' was born. 1899-Dwight L. Moody passed away. With his death, the Institute was experiencing problems raising money in order to continue. Members of the MBI Board approached Henry Crowell seeking his advice. Henry offered to help them raise any necessary money. The only thing that he asked for in return was for them to keep his name quiet. Henry personally provided half of the funds needed to build the MBI administration building. Under Crowell the Moody Bible Institute was built on business principles and a foundation of productivity and performance. (Those who visit the MBI Chicago Headquarters will notice the existence of Crowell Hall.) 1927- Henry Parsons Crowell, by this time, had amassed a fortune in wealth. He wanted to find a way to keep his fortune intact after his death so that it would continue to work for Christ and not be appropriated by the modernists or other disclaimers of faith. His attorney recommended that he create a trust. The Crowell Trust, managed by The Crowell Foundation located in Colorado Springs, Co., was founded. "The purpose of this Trust is the teaching and active extension of the doctrines of Evangelical Christianity..." Anyone doing Christian evangelical work,can apply to the Trust. The web site is: http://www.crowelltrust.org/ sources: 1. The Cereal Tycoon by Joe Musser. 2. Breakfast Table Autocrat by Richard Ellsworth Day. 3. The Miller, The Quaker, and The Square by James S.          and Margot Y. Jackson. 4. Numerous web sites for Henry parsons Crowell. Richard rufener (talk) 01:34, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

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Strawberry yogurt bars
i have waited and waited on the yogurt bars to be back only the shekf.Finally I saw them last night at a Food Luon Grocery store I was so excited.Got home tasted the strawberry yogurt bar,and I was so disappointed. There was absolutely no strawberry flavor at all,not even a hint Plz fix this issue.,i love the blueberry more its my fav,but you need to taste the strawberry one.its a big disappointment. Thanks.CThomas 66.153.198.156 (talk) 13:52, 11 April 2024 (UTC)