Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-07
PAPER Maxine.

Some time since We published letter
from q practical paper maker In the
State of Ohio, concerning the making
Of paper from wood pulp. The writer.
basing his opinion upon what be had
read and heard of this country. had no
doub. that its woods were thourouahly
adapted 70 the making Of paper. and 50
expressed himself. The letter and ac-
companying article attracted much al
tention, and aroused feeling Of inter
est among local capitalists. To those
Who wish the address Of our correspon-
dent, who ia willing 30 take personal
hand in the enterprise, We viii give it
on request and with the hope that
something moro than talk and letter
writing will grew out Of it. May 18th,
our Ohio correspondent again wrote us
a. follows:
Ed. PosT- IsTxLLI0rcKR:
/ am in receipt of q copy of your
WKxxLY1 issue OF May I'D, In which
find you have inserted my letter 10 you
Of April 18th. i also find that the prin-
opal part OF It has beeu published In
the Westerr Paper Trade Reporter, of
May 18th, which asks fox the opinion of
those acquainted with the manufacture
OF chemical wood pulp, the value Of
the Or as q fiber producing wood. /
have never seen any frs myself, but as
woods are called by different names in
different parts OF the United States, l
supposed when wrote you on April 18th
that what you called 6r in Washington
Territory, was the same as cottonwood
here, and il there 10 much difference in
the action Of chemicals and steam on
the two different woods, will probably
have subjected myself to unfavorable
comment. However, If you have plenty
OF what Ne call cottonwood, poplar,
lind. alder, willow, etc., you have the
material for book and news paper, and
II you have pine, spruce, ETC., you have
tbs material for Manila and bag paper,
either OF which can be made In the
same mill, and on the same machinery,
IL you have clean wash water. IL your
capitalists are making inquiry with a
view Of investing, and they 90 to the man.
ufacturers, they will probably hear OF
over production, mills that have failed
and perhaps some Of them appear anx-
ious 70 sell out. Some men have failed
and Others eave got wealthy in almost
all the different manufactures of our
country. The paper company with
which / have been connected, lost in
tvo years $4,000 experimenting on
the wood pulp process, while two Other
companies In this valley failed entirely
and gave mp the chemical process. But
our losses gave us experience which
will b worth to as many times the loss
Our company II the only successful
mill in the great Miami Valley, that i.
making its own pulp, out Of some fifty
niils, and / will venture the assertion
that they are making twice If not thrics
a. much clear money On the capital in
vested AZ any other company in ths
valley. But Of such mills the public in
general hear very little, as Il ia no,
business TO let il be known when q com.
pany ID making money rapidly. / car
substanfiate every word of il by written
statements from the parties directly in.
terested. Whoever With experience
starts the first paper mill on the Sound
Ii going 20 have remunerative business
and one that will help greatly TO de.
velop the country.