▁ran ▁on ▁coal - generated ▁steam ; ▁however , ▁for ▁ins urance ▁reasons , ▁it ▁now ▁runs ▁on ▁com pressed ▁air ▁for ▁demonstr ation ▁purposes . ▁The ▁mill ▁ran ▁under ▁Mr . ▁Morris ' ▁ownership ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁William ▁C . ▁Ley ▁( pr on ounced ▁lie ) ▁bought ▁the ▁mill ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ran ▁it ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁We ▁are ▁told ▁that ▁Mr . ▁Ley ▁was ▁of ▁German ▁descent , ▁was ▁tall , ▁spoke ▁with ▁a ▁heavy ▁acc ent , ▁and ▁often ▁wore ▁a ▁thick ▁black ▁must ache ▁under ▁his ▁wide ▁br im med ▁hat . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁running ▁a ▁very ▁expert ly ▁tun ed ▁operation , ▁and ▁keeping ▁his ▁equipment ▁in ▁perfect ▁working ▁order . ▁We ▁believe ▁Mr . ▁Ley ▁potentially ▁ran ▁the ▁mill ▁season ally ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁Ley ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Ley ' s ▁daughter ▁Est ella ▁Ley - P icken p augh ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Fred ▁P icken p augh ▁attempted ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁mill ▁to ▁full ▁working ▁order , ▁only ▁to ▁discover ▁local ▁whe at ▁and ▁gra ins ▁un available , ▁as ▁most ▁mill ing ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁large - scale ▁mill s ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁assist ed