Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-04-17
The Fan Mountain Paper Mill,

The FAN Mountain Paper MIL
This is the largest of the paper mills
in this place. and so constant have been
the engagements. improvem ents and ad-
ditions that one must visit it every few
weeks TO keep up an acquaintance with
it. The original building was some ZIG
feet long by As feet wide. Additions
have been made till the building extends
from the river to Bridge street, distance
of 500 feet, and now the work of erect
ing another large building to be connect
ed with it is already begun. This new
building is to be some 100 by 80 feet and
will run north and south by the side of
the main building leaving most of the
way a space Of 20 feet between the two
buildings for light In this building
will be placed a 81 inch Fourdrinier
machine and thus add so much to the
paper producing capacity of the estab-
llshment.
AT the risk o? being a little dry in de-
tail we give the size Of the main rooms
in which the work is DONE Their stock
house, the building on Bridge street, is
two stories with basement and 60 by 80
feet. The cutter room is sc by AZ feet
and has three of Daniels cutters and
busters. The bleach room is AZ by A
feet and has three large rotary bleachers.
The engine room for washing stock is
"a by II feet and has five large engines,
A inch rolls. These were put in the
past winter.
The engine room for beating stock is
45 by 80 and has II engines, "a inch
rolls and one Jordan. The machine
room is 45 by 80 feet and has one "a
inch Fourdrinier and one 50 inch cylinder
with four moulds.
The finishing room is % by 80 feet,
two stories and basement, and adjoining
this room is the Office. From this de-
partment they were shipping print paper
on Tuesday as far South as Georgia. 1t
is the largest paper mill establishment
that we know Of 10 New England, unless
it be one of about the same capacity at
Franklin, N. H.. owned and run by the
same enterprising parties. the Messrs.
Russell of Lawrence, Mass.
The business of this establishment is
under the immediate snperintendence and
direction of Mr.. A. H. Fisher, formerly
of Franklin, n. H., Charles Barker,
Clerk. Mr.. Fisher is himself an exper-
fenced and practical paper maker, and
large portion Of both inside and outside
arrangements aud late additional con-
veniences for their works have been done
at his suggestion, and the Messrs. Russell
we'll understand with whom they can
trust SO large business.
The mill consumes some II casks of
white lime per day, the lime water, pre-
pared in tank in livestock house building,
being carried in hose southwark where
wanted. Five drain rooms have recently
been built. They look like cells or vaults,
the floor being of netting through which
the water drains from the stock. Five
more of these drain rooms are to be add
ed on the completion OF the new building
just begun.
The above may give some idea of the
extent of this mill but it does not in.
clude all. 1t has grown to such proper
tons as to become something of won
der, and with the other mills and manu-
factories recently started here, is among
the pleasant records of the present bust
ness growth of the place, which it is
hoped will continue, and which will be
of interest to the general reader.