Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-15

The Editor Of the Brunswick telegram
Out for Days Recreation.
and Important Industry for Wa.
tervilie and Benton.

""u TUE pressure OF Joining a MARTY M
gentlemen on Saturday last in an
to Wa,erv;,,a ,ho sio'
70 ,to "ei"e WISH
Tue manufacture Of wash
basins from pulp has been introduced.
Among the gentlemen who con,or;.oa d,
marty xere NJ p,ou inc
VI Lawrence Mass,
o"e " inc largest WOOD pulp manufacturers
IN the country, Mr.. Burbank of Boston. Mr.
LYON Of Bangor Mesxrs Ionas G..
Cb;sbo,n, Hi.
anu might of PORTLAND
coi- hichards OF Gardiner,-all more or less
interested IN the business.
VIZ 'ook me o-lo tram and arrived a,
"'ershi- on tlmf, where coach awaited
US, ana TOOK the party TO the Eimwood Hotel.
al.tr Dr'ci stay at The Hotel. the carriage
III "a h'ieu' ana we were driven TO the
n,', ~ w sou,hwest parf OF the village, located
uA 'he Messalonskee, or Emerson's stream.
Tue same small stream which furnishes the
snaehinceht power at West Watervile. The
pup company found two buildings ready
'ahe 10 order. with an excellent water pow er
10 run tne necessary machinery. There are
wv outings stanoing within 30 feet of each
ot.ier. ne one now occupied was put up for
furniture mandatory AMI was run as such
ior time- The other building never was
occupied. though, it is alleged, it was erected
lot grstmiii, and 1t Is one of the most
thoroughly constructed buildings we ever
saw, Its floors consisting of plank 3 l2 or 4
inches thick, and its timbers proportionately
heavy These bull dngs being in the market
were bought, we fancy, at a low figure though
we get no positive information to this effect
and this fact will account for the determine
ton OF the pnlp company to remove the
chemical works to Waterville, instead of re-
moving the pulp works to Brunswick. az
some persons mad hoped might be done. So
Tar as frof Carmlchaeis oversight is concern
ed the location Of the chemical process here
would be an advantage.
The pulp is made in the mill at Benton
and hauled over by teams, fact sufficiently
obvious To the traveller over the road to the
Benton mill. The pulp for basins is treated
almost precisely as is paper pulp, in the
stirring machines, being constantly kept in
motion. allowed to run from the vat on the
main floor to vat in the basement from
which it is pumped into pipes. and from these
drawn "a II Is wanted into the cups (if we NAV
so call them shaped to mould the basins
Then the dies are slowly allowed to fall upon
the pulp, and to press it at a pressure varying
from three to five tons; of course all
superfiuOus water is driven out and after two
minutes or so the die is lifted and an incipie Mt
paper basin is removed. These basins are
placed upon racks and partially dried in the
attic, no artificial heat being now applied
After partial drying, the basins are put into
press, with capacity of 800 tons pressure.
though it is not now worked I'D to its full
power.
The die is brought down three times on the
BASIN and trims the edges and leaves them
in a tolerably smooth state. After further
driving. the basins are run again through the
same press They are then taken into anoth-
or room. placed upon forms attached to wheels
which make, some 1000. some 1900 revolu-
tions minute and while revolving workmen
apply sand paper and bring the surface to a
verv smooth state The more hopeful of the
gentlemen connected with the manufacture
express the opinion that in an improved pro
cess the sand. papering may be avoided work
costing heavily. and perhaps if anything
tending TO weaken the fibre.
A powerful blower in the sand paperipg
room carries away most of the dust. which
wonld otherwise pass into the lungs of the
workmen
IL is in this state that Prof Carmichael has
taken the basins. treating them with chemi-
Gals. converting, as we have before told the
reader, the pulp into something quite differ
cnt from the original material strengthening
greatly the pulp texture and rendering the
basin absolutely impervious to liquids.
OF course up to nearly this date the work
has been a matter of experiment, involving
the expenditure of a large amount of money
and recurring a great deal of inquiry and in
vestigalion. We saw a little piece of work.
as a matter of experiment, which if it shall
prove successful land we see no reason why
II sbould not) will cause an immense demand
for goods in this line. The possibilities for
this class of goods are almost endless, and
there are those who believe wood palp, chem
icallv treated. NAV vet furnish good roofin Z
material. Very shortly. the manufacture of
rails will he commenced. and for this class OF
goods if they will stand ordinary usage. there
i. a large demand We NAV also add that
the present demand for the basins, is all that
The mill can supply for the present.
Prof. Carmichael was with the company on
Saturday, TO consult as to the proper location
for the chemical mill, which involves consid-
cradle liability TO fire. But the decision of
this poin, only interests the corporation. A
nex build;ny NAV 90 I'D. or a portion of the
n,occunied one NAV be used. Mr. Joseph
Dodge. brother of Mr.. BODICE of the pulp
mill in Brunswick, has charge of the Water
Vile mill.
Tn ,hs afternoon the partv was taken in pri-
he