Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-06
The Hamburg Paper Mills
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Again does it become our pleasing duty
to announce the speedy completion of4an.
other important addition to the industrial
resources Of this State in the shape of
Mill for the manufacture of paper, which is
now being erected six miles east of Ham
burg, on the South Carolina Railroad, by
'.Thc Hamburg Paper Mill Company. ;.
which obtained n charter at the session OF
the Legislature inls50, and OF which the
following gentlemen are officers:
PREsrDENr.-Kerr Boyce.
D1REcToRs.-Wm Gregg, B. G. Presley,
A. ]. Rambo, H. S. Hayden,
SECRETARY AND TREAsURER.-Joseph
Walker.
SUpER1NrENDEHr.-S Brown.
The mill was commenced on the first of
Nav last, and is now, we are gratifed to learn.
RcarIy completed, and we hope to see it in
operation in = very short time. 1t is situated
at place to which the name of Bath has
been given, after = famous paper making
city in Somcrsetshirc in England. The
Creek on which it is built is called Horse
Creek, the same on which the Granitevile
Mills are situated, and possesses abundant
water power; in addition to which there is
also, what is of the utmost importance in
paper making, a beautiful, clear stream of
water, which flows from large spring di-
reetly into the mill. In factythc location is
the most advantageous that could have been
selected, it being so near the Railroad that
the paper can be placed on the cars from the
mill, ard it being within an easy distance of
four of the largest markets for paper in the
South-Chatleston Augusta. Savannah, by
Railroad and water, and Columbia.
The building is of brick, 240 feet long, by
80 feet wide, and is built in the most SUBJ
stantial manner. The machinery is of the
latest and most improved construction, and
nc pains or expense have been spared to
make this department of the work one of
the best fitted, North or South. 1t consist
of eight of the largest engines, all iton, one
Fomdrinier, and one Cylinder machine.
The stock house, for storing rags, Sc, until
they are wanted for use, is so feet long by
40 feet wide. 1t is about 200 feet from the
nal, and is connected with it by a. railroad
track. There is another depot, also, con-
structcd alongside the South Carolina Rail
road, 60 feet long by 20 feet wide, for the
purpose of containing the paper that may BIZ
ready to send to market. There are also
several handsome cottages near the mill, in
which the operatives arc to reside.
Il is said that the mill will turn out about
1000 lbs. of paper, equivalent to about l20
reams, par diem, for which daily supply Of
from five 10 six thousand pounds OF rags,
rope and cotton waste will be required. II
is intended to manufacture news and book
paper, and the finest kind Of wrapping, only
all of which. in price and quality, will
compete with the best that cmenates from
the Northern Mills.
Arrangements have hccn made, we under
stand, with large number of Merchants
throughout the country to take in rags
either for cash or in trade, and all persons
are requested to preserve them themselves,
and also to desire their servants to do the
same, and thus save some fifty to seventy
thousand dollars worth of rags per an
mum, which cost nothing to produce and
Your rags and You VIII save. our country;
said DIR. Franklin in his Poor Richards Al
nanac, and We rust that considering pretty
fair emolument is 70 be made by so doing,
the citizens Of South Carolina will obey the
prccept, and preserve them for the use of
this manuEactorf, which we have no doubt
will be of the most essential service to the
State. Mr.. Joseph Walker, of the enter
prising publishing firm Ct Walker-& James,
in this city, is the Secretary and Treasurer,
and will also act rs Agent and attend to any
Communications respecting the Mill-alI OF
which should be addressed to him.
Charleston Courier.