Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-03
Hyde & Co.'S Pulp Mill i'm
Full Operation.
A Brief Sketch of it's Machinery.
Workings etc.
Paterick &Mahony's Foundry Max
ing Rapid Progress.

" o4Sohl0 II 10 " W new pup
mill, in this city, started up On Mon
day morning, July 31st 1882. with a
full crew Of men. The machinery
runs smoothly and to perfection which
is encouraging to the owners. The
company expect to ship their first car
load of pulp on Friday next.
We visited the pulp mill on Tues
day afternoon, the first time in two
months. Found Major Cole busy
at work with his coat off (by the way
the Major seldom has It on) and found
him very obliging and courteous, He
explained the different parts of the
mill, so that we hope we have correct
idea of its workings. AS we entered
the large front entrance we were
amazed at the heavy rumble Of that
immense machinery as it ground those
blocks of pine wood into pulp. It Is
truly a grand sight to see those
grinders eat up pine slabs as
though it required no effort,
The rough slab as it is taken from
the saw log is carried into the mill,
then sawed up in pieces 2 feet in
length. These are then placed in a
steam chest and steamed until the bark
is easily removed, after which it is
thrown into the grinders +; there it re-
mains until thoroughly ground and is
Immediately transferred through pipes
to a large vat in the basement Of the
mill. From this vat it is pumped bac k
to the upper story into what is called
the ''Washer" and there thoroughly
washed. The refner is then brought
into use and the pulp separated from
the water and dirt, if any, and carried
to the paper machine. This machine
is really the most mysterious and diff
fcult machine to understand. The
pulp revolves around and about two
rollers and accumulates thin layer of
pulp at each revolution, until five or
six layers have been gathered when it
is cut off Of the second roller, folded,
weighed and tied up in packages of
IS pounds each. This completes the
entire circuit Of the mill and what
was common pine slabs as it entered
the mill, leaves it as vanilla pulp.
1t is worth the time of any one who
has never visited pulp mill, to take
time and be shown through it. The
Major is very pleasant and will gladly
show any one the mysteries in pulp
making.
FOUNDRY.
Paterick & Mahoney are completing
their building as fast as possible.
The machine and blacksmith shops are
the only two departments now in oper-
alton They expect to have the
moulding and casting room ready by
the 18th Of this month. The dimen-
sions of the different buildings are as
follows: Machine shop 32x60, mould
ing room 32x50, pattern room 24x40
blacksmith shop 16x24, When the
foundry is entirely finished, machinery
all set and full force Of men at work,
it will be an enterprise that any man
might be proud to own. This firm
has improved the old foundry consid-
erably in the change from steam to
water power. Mr.. Mahoney informed
us that they had again as much power
as they would ever need.
When the Podawiltz grist mill is
completed and running, the foundry in
full operation in all its departments,
with the pulp mill, will add greatly to
the resources Of our city.
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Mrs Sheldon and danU btar of Ho-