The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-08-26

conducted. IF we can judge the present
Green Mountain boys by their daring on
mock battle field, there is as much
" clear grit" as in the days Of Old Ethan
Allen.
LET'S FrGGER Up.-We wish the man
that tends bridge would come into our Of.
flee Some rainy day, when he can as well
as not, and let us help him count the
stamps " he has collected for " crossing
this bridge faster than a walk" We
have quite curiosity TO sec the pile. If
he has been faithful and collected prompt.
ly, the &" two dollars penalty for all teams
going faster than a walk" the pile is
good one. 1t is too much money for one
man to be Juggling about place like this
He will be robbed one Of these nights
perhaps murdered. The village fathers
did wise thing when they hung up the
pretty signs that we see from our window,
swinging merrily in the breezcs, and now
they ought to do another wise thing, and
take charge of the moneg collected. Wa
ter works would be nice thing; put the
funds into water works; erect a monu-
ment to somebody yet up worlds fair
or something, we don't care what.
AT this moment we hear the lively
rattle of trottc-'s hoofs as be dashes
over the bridge. 1t shakes things up a
little /; our desk dances the least bit, and
our pen wigges crafty over the paper
for a moment But we don't mind it, a
nice two dollar greenback has doubtless
capped the pile by this time. We will
have water works and and big fountain
in the park!
Dun MANuFAcToRIEs.-ThinkiDg some
of our readers would like to know what
our manufactures are doing, and how
they do it, we arm ourselves with note
book and pencil, and interview.
Calling at the elegant Office of the
Paper Mill Co., we find one Of the pro-
prietors in, and, stating the object Of our
call, are kindly shown about.
Following the paper in the course of
its manufacture we frst visit the
SORTING ROOM.
Here are a large number of girls BUSH
y engaged sorting over stock. This is
really an old curiosity shop, the grand
room of refuge for old rags and waif like
bits of paper that have been picked up
all over the country, from the streets Of
Montreal to those of New York.
After sorting, the stock is thrown into
a machine called the duster," and the
dust is blown and shaken out. From the
duster the stock goes to the bleach which
resembles huge cistern. In this vat
the old rags and paper are steamed till
they are ready to fall to pieces. Follow
ing loaded truck we enter the
ENGINE ROOM.
Five engines are at work. These en-
gines beat the bleached material into a
pulp it is then let into vat, or receiv.
er, and is ready for the final process.
THE MACHINE ROOM
comes next and last, and is the most in'
terestiny Of all. Here We see the pulp
pumped from the receiver, 60 into the
machine at one end, and come out at the
Quiet cUu, uTJ, uiCC euSCtS VI P"PN'i '"N
same that the REGISTER is printed on.
The cost of the finishing machine was
$4,000; Of all the machinery, about
$4,000. Two tons of paper are turned
out every twenty-four hours. Though
the mil is run night and day the com.
pany cannot fill all their orders. About
forty hands are employed.
Mr.. p. Huff is the superintendent Of
the works, and is a model one. The firm
is composed of George Hammond, Oliver
Severance and +. r. Clay, men of excel
lent business ability, and ample means
Great precautions have been taken in
case af fire The supply of hose is large
and six powerful streams can be let on
and thrown by water power at moments
notice.
In our next issue We hope to give O
few more items of interest.