Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-02

staple is different. This consists of iute or
manila "butts"-the coarse, refuse mart Of
the manila fibre, the finer of which is used
for jute carpeting, switches, etc. These butts
are all packed in bales Of 400 lbs. each and
are imported by the company direct from
Calcutta. years stock is always imported
In one lot, and comes either in spring or fall
as the wants of the company demand.
We have spoken of the chief portion of
stock used in the manufacture of manila
paper, as butts, or refuse-which shows to
what an extent the otherwise worthless pro.
ducts are utilized in the arts When these
bales Of butts are opened at the mill they are
mixed with about one half their bulk of lutte
bagging-old worn out manila bags used for
transporting goods, bu, originally of better
quality of jute than the butts. This gives
the stock better staple and quality. II is
picked by machinery in such way that the
mass becomes thoroughly intermixed. and
is then put into revolving steam cylinders,
with pressure of steam of 20 pounds to the
inch, and cooked for ten hours. The stock
then passess to the rotary hleachers or
washers, of which the Cobbossee mill has
four, each of which has capacity of 500
pounds, where it is bleached in chloride of
lime for three hours. From these bleschers
the stock goes into besters, of which there
are five, four of them being horizontal
and one centrifugal. When these
nlat, Al
paper and passes through the immense paper
finishing machines, one a 64.inch Forr,,river
machine-an imported machine; the other a
62-inch double cylinder American machine.
When finished the paper is cut into its various
sizes, baled up in neat manner and is ready
for shipment.
The companies mills are built in the most
thorough manner, and one is almost a dupli-
cate of the other, with the exception that the
"Cobbossee" is larger than the "Aroostook."
"iow did we happen to call mill in Gar
diner the Aroostook Mill, Mr.. Robinson said.
asking the over again the question we had
put to him, and then going ON to answer il;
well, we had rebuilt the plant and wanted
to give the stock manufactured there taking
name, and so We called il that And be-
sides the next Governor halls from that coun-
ty and that will give us great sales for the
product Of Aroostook Mills-a pure manila
paper"
But this is detour. We will come back.
The companys mills are run
by water power, and by steam power
also. 1t requires a vast water supply to
furnish power for large MILL and also for
use In the various processes. Water is used
TO drive the cylinders, bleachers, beaters,
etc, but steam is necessary for the finer
work required by the paper machines. The
reason for this is that water power gives an
unequal speed-it is variable; while that
from steam is steady, continuous and uni
form Unequal speed in paper-msSing
machine would give paper Of unequal quality
it would be thick in some places and thin
in others. Steam power can only be depended
upon for that nice motion required in such
6ue machinery.
The mills are furnished with the Dean
Duplex fire pump, having automatic sprink-
lers. with q pressure Of 80 pounds, and these
extend to every part of the mills and build
ings; which are all in the most complete and
perfect condition, and run with the most
and exact system. The capital stock
of this Company in Gardiner is about 5000, 900.
One hundred operatives are employed,
in two sets-night and day-fourteen Of them
being females, ten of whom perform night
work. The pay roll of the company at the
Gardiner mills alone, is $4,000 per month,
and other mills operated by this same COM
pany absorb fully as large share of green
backs'-the Watertown mill employing one
hundred hands, and the paper bag factory
% he company at that place turning out @ -
million paper bags in day; these bags
being chiefly for grocer's use, and including
flour sacks.
AN immense businessl"
Yes; and yet people who visit
Gardiner, go along its busine. street,
and think it quiet little city, seeing nothing
whatever of the many large and varied man
concerns on "New Mills Stream"
back in the steep valley of the Cobbossee out
of sight, which furnish the real life, energy
and value of the town. This company alone
has an output of twelve tons per day Of
goods, which goes all over the
special industry that gives Gardiner
a good monopoly of the manila paper business
in the State. Into most of their paper more or
less of ground wood pulp and chemical wood
pulp enters when manufactured, the pulp
being manufactured by the Somerset Fibre
Co., Fairfield, for the Hollngsworth Co.
There are from 10 to 100 different sizes Of
paper made. into some of which 80 per
cent of wood is put; in others as much as
SO per cent. is used, while a very tough,
heavy. glazed paper for the special use Of
hardware dealers, is made entirely Of spruce
pulp. Thus wonderful is this comparatively
new Maine industry which is converting mill
ions and millions of cords Of formerly worthless
slabs and edgings into valuable product.
The local administration of the company 10
as follows: Gen1. Supt., +. +. Bos. IN; Local
'1ahhsef, D. w hooihsoh rorehan VI top-
bossee Mill, Geo. l.. Tibbetts; Foreman Of
Aroostook Mill, VIM. II. Cunningham. To
Mr.. Robinson and Mr.. Tibbetts we are
under obligations for favors.
Verdict in the Britt Case.
The Coroner's Jury in the case of Jacob
Y. Britt found that he came to his death be
tween the hours of 10 o'clock Saturday night,