Old Salina Flour Mills
Salina, Kansas
When we were young and troublesome, Dad worked at the mill just beyond the green rail car. Some days we’d ride with Mom to drop off a sack lunch for him. It was always exciting to seem him come through one of the big doors and walk down the board walk toward us. These are closed now, though some areas are being used for general storage. Only the Western Star mill, where Dad worked in later years, still operates in the city.
What caused the decline of the flour milling industry in Salina?
Read Progress brought the mills, took them away by Tim Unruh in the online version of the Salina Journal.
My Wife’s Father Louis Goure worked at this same mill in the 60′s
i remember as a kid how hard it was to cross the tracks in town during harvest season because the mills were so busy getting the grains in and out of salina. i can still see them operating in my memories when i drive by them now while they sit dorment or resting from thier hard work.