The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-01


TIE NEW PULP MILL
Is near the site Of the old riae factory. It's
front and sides are OF brick and the back
Of wood. It stands on foundation walls OF
stone four feet thick, laid In Portland
cement, and is composed Of two buildings,
designed as one, and connected. The
main building Is llS feet wide aud 80 feet
long, and spans the old canal, which rnns
along the Shenandoah river. The smaller
building joins the main one in the rear,
extending down stream 20 feet, and is so
feet wide. At the ridge the building ia
about 25 feet high. The underpart Of the
mill is divided into six fumes, each 15
feet wide, in which the water is held back
by semicircular sheet iron bulkheada Is
feet high and one.quAIter inch thick.
These fumes are divided by four.foot
walls, similar to the foundations. Four OF
the fumes contain eight 38inch New
American turbine wRter-wheels, two to
each fame. The 9th hume contains
one 25.inGh wheel Of the same
make, which is used for driving all the
machinery except the stones, Of which
there are eight, one for each wheel. The
sixth fume Is the overflow. There are
four Q inch shafts, to each OF which is key
ed two OF the 36.inch water wheels and
two OF the grindDtones, which are four
feet In diameter, with IS inches face. The
casings for the stones were made by
the Pusey & Jones Company. Each con-
tains three pockets, Is inches wide. 0
inches high and 10 inches long, for wood.
These are furnished with brass plunges 10
inches in diameter, actuated by hydraulic
pressure, 40 pounds to the equare inch.
They force the wood in the pockets against
the stones, which, making 200 0revolutions
per minute or more, (2,500 Circumieren-
tial ieet,) grind the wood into pulp. There
are two floors TO the mill; the upper one
Ia the larger, and contains all the mschin-
cry except the wheels and stones. There
Is large circular saw 40 inches in dame
ter, two barking machines for removing
the bark from the wood, splitter, and
four wet press machines for making the
pulp into bundles. The lower floor con-
taIns only the wheels and grindstones.
COST OF THE RNTERPRIsE.
The company has contracted with ex.
Senator Henry G. Davis for It's uupply ol
spruce and poplar wood, which will come
from points along the line Of the West
Virginia Central railroad. It has been
and will be the policy OF the company to
make It's purchases in West Virginia, and
employ the people OF Harper's Ferry aa
far as is possible, which, even In the abort
time since operations have been In pro.
gresa, has resulted In producing marked
change in the appearance OF the town.
Draughtsmen are at work on plens fol
building O pulp mill Of the same size and
capacity Of the one nearing completion on
the Shenandoah, and also an immense six
machine paper mill, 1t being the intention
OF the gentlemen interested TO use the pro
duct Of both the pulp mills in the manu-
iRcture Of paper.
It is estimated that the coat Of the en-
tire plant when tinlahsd will be between
SSOO,OO0 and 81 900, 900, and, in the opin'
ion OF experts, will be the finest and mosl
valuable Of ita kind in the United States
with the exception Of the one at Holyoke
Mass, where 1t coat $1,000 600 10 develop
the water power alone. Mr.. SAyery had
the good luck to get both these pieces o!
property ct S25,9l0, which hiss been ad.
mitted by judges of such matters TO be
worth $40O, 900 in their puimproyed con
dition.
THE OWNERS AND MANAGERS.
When the company commenced worl
their neighbors, the Hapor'S Ferry Flour
ing Mill Company, composed Of PhilSdel
phians, instituted suit In State courts
against Mr.. saYory and obtained an in
junction on the ground that the de
Velopment Of the water power prevented
the operations OF the Touring mills ant
Questioning his title 10 tho property.
Mr.. James D. Butt, attorney for thu
Pulp Mill Company, had the case removed
from the State Court to the United State
Circuit Court for West Virginia, aud II
July last, after hearing argument pro anC
con, Judge John g. jackson dissolved tht
INJUNCTION, which had prevented work OF
the mill for two months.
When in operation the mills will bI
owned and managed by 8 company 0
three men, who are MessrB. Thomas H
sayery, President; John F. Quigley, Vic
President and General Manager, anC
William Luke, Secretary and Treasurer
Mr.. William A. Luke, son Of Mr.. William
Luke, Ia the superintendent. All Of thea
men are practical paper mill men, and IN
derstand the busineBa thoroughly. Mr.
SGyery 10 Vice President Of the Pussy 4
Jones Co., Of Wilmington; Mr.. QuiRley
the owner ol paper mill Rt Niagara Falls
From all indications, HRTper's Ferry, ate
lying a. dead for twenty-five years, vii