Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-07-22
PARIS. ME-, FRIDAY, JULY %, 1859.

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wool. It is removed again to the engine
room. where il is pat into what are termed
&" Beating Engines :" that is, it is simply
ground, preparatory to being consigned to
the +" Machine" " TO he turned into paper.
frm the Beating Engines" 1t i taken
to the basement once moro. and placed in
large cisterns, whence IL is pumped as
needed. 60 the +" Machine" room to hc
wrought into paper by he Machine"
This "Nach,Hs." a. 1t is called. Is truly q
marvellous piece oi mechanism. 81 inche.
wide, and so feet long, costing about SlO.-
GOO. As the "pulp" passes upon the
Machine" mixed with water, IT'S about
the color Of milk, and not much thicker.
Passing through little gates that are opened
or closed, according 10 the weight Of the
paper required, IL frst enters upon an End.
les Wire" or sriyc. made Of hras.. 81 in.
chcs wide and 80 feet long. Through this
large portion Of the water drops. while
the pulp" suhjcctcd tn the constan, late
raj motion Of the " Wire. spread. evenly
over its whole surface. and fr.t assumes the
appearance Of paper. i, is sncNi received by
woolcn ielt Of the same .hap' and size as the
Wire" Rollers move lightly over this,
pressing thcwaier from the "pulp," which
then p,.sr. over hollow copper cylinder
Gryer.. feet long and icct in diameter.
heated hy steam within them, The "pulp"
having thus got rid OF the water. and BE-.
come uncalendercd paper, that j loft paper
with rough surface. it i.now passed between
: iron rollers. weighing from Ii 10 ~ hun.
dred pounds each, ,thatar' fr,qu ntly POLISHED
nv grinding In emery aud oil from ~ TO Is
hours. Thi. /. called the " ctlendcring "
prncc,s, ani eiv,s the paper i,'smooth, hard
surface l"a,ing she calender toller., the
paper which CONES out in a strip Of 50 m.
che. wide and ut the rate Of 80 tn - feet
Per minute. according to weigh: and corrc-.
pondlns time necessary Tor drying. Is wound
upon a reel. ready to pass through the cut.
trr and bc cut into sheets OF whatever silo
required.
Thus what was, As It were, but milk and
water les than two minutes hciore, j.
changed. by ,hi. mar,clou. machine, into
dry white paper, and delivered IN sheets. \
more immediate and astonishing metmor.
phosi., unlc., il he a chemical and not a
mechanical one. it /. no, easy TO imagine.
Two men only are required 90 iusuTcrlntcnd
the operation of tho Machine while
,hrc, girl. look after the paper a. i, comes
IN sheets lrom the "cutier," gathering 1t
in pile, and SEPARATING the perfect irom Ihc
imprrfrc, sheets.
From the " Machine " room toe paper D.
T. the adpnrng or Finishing" room.
where i, i. examined and the sheet, counted
into quircs of2i sheets apiece, and then in-
o. rcam, Of 20 qurrc, each. Two rcams are
usually put into bundle, weighed, pressed,
aud wrapped in strong paper, whel the
racs, the old ropes and sails and cotton
waste are ready 20 bc made into Bibles and
newspapers. Through jus, such process,
dear r,adrr, has this paper, which YOU hold
IN your hand passed at the Eagle Mill.
You may have consigned to the ,in pediler
a portion OF the very material Of which it
Is made.
Almost all the moving Of material in the
Eagle Mil is done by machinery, and.
therefore, in COMPARISON with the amount
Of work performed, but few hands are re.
quired. The consequence is cheap paper
and large profits. During ,he general G.
nanci,l crash Of Las, winter and prec,,line
fill. the Eagle Mill continued its usual op-
cra,ion., running, as now, day and night,
while not cuts reduction was made in
the wages Of the workmen-,he rcsul, Of
good Mill and good management.
The Eagle Mil is under the general SUI
pcry.ion OF Mr.. Geo. ". Sc,erns. gentle.
man who thoroughly understands the art II
paper making. A. it is a business in which
be has spent large proportion Of his life
By the way, the machinery OF the Mil was
built by his brother, John l.. Severns, Of
South Boston. who doubtless the best
manufacturer Of Paper Mil machinery in
the United States.
The Eagle Mil turns on; 100000 worth
Of paper annually, which is sid all the way
from Portland to Washington. while large
amount finds its way into Canada. IL sup
plies some twenty presses constantly, among
which are the Boston Daily Herald, the
Boston Post, the Boston Pilot, the New.
buryport Daily Herald, Portland Argus,
Transcript. Christian Mirror. lions Adyo-
cate. DailyAdyeriiser. .Saco Democrat, Maine
Evan ,elist. Lewiston Journal, Advocate,
Franklin Patriot. Oxford Democrat. Nor.
way Advertiser, Sc. Such are = portion OF
the papers supplied by the Eagle Mil. Geo.
Hill. jr., OF Washington, ID c.. has large
quantities Of both news and book paper irom
this Mill, and through him the paper finds
its way into the Southern States. What
paper is not sold by the manufacturers, Is
sold through the commission house Of Rice,
Kendall 4 Co., Boston. The book paper
manufactured at this Mill is usrd by the
various Publishing houses Of the country,
and thu. in the shape Of books, as well as
newspapers, it is scattered from ono end OF
the country to the other. The rag ,ha,
was once 50 mean as to be despiscd even by
be.,gars, now makes its way unquestioncd