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CALEDONIA MILLS.  Caledonia Mills was a short-lived oatmeal mill established on October 2, 1879, at the foot of Eleventh Street by F. C. Schloth and John Gray. Excellent production through the winter allowed the company to ship oatmeal to Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; and Glasgow, Scotland. Lack of capital forced the company to close on December 11,1880. 

In August 1881, the company was purchased at a sheriff’s sale by Thomas Wallace and William Christenson. Business was resumed. When orders became heavy, the decision was made to move to a new location. 

[[FIRES]] destroyed the new mill on September 18, 1882, before all the machinery could be moved. Reequipped, the new mill opened as the [[DUBUQUE OATMEAL MILL]].

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