New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-20
THELOUISIANA PAPER MILL.

A paper mill is new in this city. Many
enterprising citizens, at different times
| have projected such an undertaking, but II
memory serves this reporter Alright, it never
went along further than to find out what
was wanted and then stop. 1t was at
tempted to found an institution of this kind
in Chatawa, near Magnolia, Mississippi. to
be run by water power of the Tangipahoa
river, which has, where it was proposed to
locate the works, fall of thirteen feet with
in mile. The works got so far as the
manufactured on the spot out of the rich
beds of clay in that neighborhood, but then
palsy fell upon it, and the sheriff came
in, hoisted his red flag, and sold out the
whole concern. These works are at present
in beautiful state of decay. Hence there
is all the more reason to congratulate the
founders of the present enterprise in hav-
ing got so far already as to have the Louis
lana Paper MILL as it is called, in thorough
operation, and in the actual business of
turning out paper.
The machinery has the capacity OF manu-
featuring 23O0 pounds Of any quality ofpaper
except writing paper every day, and COM
bines in itself all the 'mOdern improve
ments' which, from year to year, have been
added to the art. Yesterday was the first
time that the mill made paper. For some
time the projectors of the plan have been
| busily engaged in putting it into operation,
in spite Of the usual difficulties that seem to
al rfo oot, far
cept whisky distillng) in New Orleans, and
that they have finally succeeded, and are
actually working to the profit Of the stock
holders, the view taken of the works yester-
| day affords sufficient evidence.
Paper making is simply process OF di-
gestion, as there are knives to operate as
| teeth, lime water to serve as saliva water,
| sal coda to be used as the gastric juice, and
| a graduation of rollers to perform the func-
tions of the chyliterous organs.
To begin with the process of deglutition.
In wide, large room, consisting as yet Of
only the bare board walls, through which
the light comes in dimly by installments,
one finds various piles of rags, which have
first to be sorted into mixed cotton, soft
woolen hard wooden, white paper, manila
rope and MANILA paper, and according to
what style of paper is TO be made), the rags
having been sifted, are placed in machine
to be cut. The rags pass thence up an
elevator into a cylindrical sieve, which,
rapidly revolving, cleanses them still more,
when they 60 thence to revolving steam
boat boiler, descending through man
hole where they are treated 20 dose OF
steam and lime water, which operation rem
ders any more cleaning entirely unnecessary
| and the work of deglutition is complete. The
rags are now literally "chawed up" and are
transferred to the three stomachs OF this
monster to undergo digestion. These are
similar to the mash tubs in breweryA and
the rags, Ill different stages OF emasculation,
pass from one to the other, into one and
out of the other until they reach the big
gest tub of all getting there by rotary
uump). this being like beer vat, and once
in this the rags are reduced to line pulp,
or rather pap Then begins the opera
ton of rolling: over one roller, under an
other the pulp being spread by machinery
on a canvass bed, and then 'going through
the mill" until it gets to be paper at the
further end OF this series of cylinders, where
it is "cut according to order and then
baled. All the kinds Of paper are made
by this process, the varieties in color, con
sistency and quality being produced as
occasion demands or necessity requires.
The present mill is located at No 231
| Liberty street, and runs to No. 2l5, only
| stopping short at tie marble yard, on the
corner of Girod street, opposite the GENE
tery, which latter abode OF the departed.
those who are cheerfully inclined can over
look from the windows of the mill. In
common with the stockholders and gentle
men assembled there yesterday, who wished.
over a glass of wine, prosperity to the com
| pauy. the reporter welcomes the enterprise
as one which, if it does not succeed in the
future, will not be owing to the want OF
| GOOD wishes from those assembled yester-
day. A handsome collation. was provided
in honor of the event, and the representatives
Of the city press, besides Mess1s. Sauvinet
Heath, Clarence, Pemberton, Meyer, who
are officers of the company, and Messrs
w. A. Weed, n. Schmidt, j. w. Schoe
necker. C. +. Buck, S Keifer, S. Delassize
Aristide Marie, Professor Williams and
! others.
Aud the above is about all the reporter
knows about the Louisiana Paper Manu-
| featuring Company.