Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-30
PULP AND PAPER.
The HoI|ingsworth 4 Whitney
Co.'s immense Plant
Al WinsIox Nearly Completed--Wlll
Be Ready for Work April I.
the Iourpai Mar Visits Every Part and Tells
Whs, He Saw.

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.So irumense paper mills in Massachusetts,
oo. a. South Braintree the 'jfher at Water
town and two miIis AZ Gardiner, Me-. rave
nearing completion on the island oppo-
.it., this ,irv a pulp mill and paper mill the
a,r,at of hjch will be far greater than
those mentioned
Considerable has been written about the
progre~. OF the work but IN an interview
with the accommodating superintendent
Mr. f. f.. Boston, the joCRsAL has become
possessed of facts and figures Of more than
usual interest. They -ifow partially al least
vhat Is being accomplished by this enter-
nri.ing company % looking over the plant
Mr.. Boston ami the JnCsNAL man started
in st th. boiler house. the first building that
The visitor reaches a. he comes up from
Iiconie bridge and crosses the canal by the
railroad bridge.
seven boilers. with an aggregate OF 80"
H. r. will be used. Each will have two
6rcboxe.. one for coal AMI the other for
burning the bark and waste from the pulp
wood. This building contains the pump
room with lis 1000 gal. pump for hre par-
r,ases and To furnish water for the automatic
.nriuklers with which the mills will be
fitted throughout.
The boiler house is of brick and rooted
with corrugated IRON. \ - foot chimney
stands at the east end. The machine shop
and wood department IL tiuIliing 3oxl2o
containing all the modern tools and ma
ehinerv. An mmence roll~grinder OF the
latest improved pattern Is i'll position III this
shop. This has diameter Of u and
face. of lt,D inches and viii do the most
acc,irate and delicate work, despite the fact
that il /. pondcrous looking machine.
The wood room is not complete at pres
ent, hut at an early day will be equipped
with the most improved woodworking ma
chinery The pulp mill proper is 6oxlso
ami will be two stories IN height. lhe
foundations are pretty well along and the
walls are going up along the east end. The
first floor will contain ~ Victor water
wheels from the Stilwell Bearce Co, Day
ION. o. with total OF 5000 horse power.
ON this floor will be found also 20 j.
pocket grinders from Frank Dilts, Fulton,
NY. The second story viii contain seven
wet machines, - inches wide, and three
Decker pulp machines. The wood room
will be located here and is to contain four
barkers cuiting-off saw and splitter.
The beating engine room Is ooA .u. Dn
the hrst moor Is 10 oe INC diie. "''1, I 'ns
system OF """''N" sai'onH -"
to-ihFh hofizoutai NheVis WIN d" usb
of 1000 horse power wiz ne 'S"'e ~,
In the second story VIII w p'''ru
modern heatlhg e"Si'i'' ,,"'i t',r
sons 90, Lawrence MNss' u, P"lei
machine room Is cofnP'e'S'.' anu u'o P'p''
machines are Delng piaeed III Positioii,
On the hrst hoor oi 'i'lS '"Ai'" ioo'
building VIII De t"o i"O i"fsr po"'r ',ea'
engines for driving the three i'heS Oh smart
ing, the paper 'nachlhes ana Pnhps' ID u'e
second story 3" III pc tle '"o l"f'," paper
'nachlncs' the largest IN tle "orn', anu nav
ing capacity of -" tons OF hni7heu paper
per day. ,,,-,,,,
The cutting ana hoishihi rooms lux ~, :"
teet, are one story ana oaSttnehi' iue
cutting room VIII contain ilFe tZf-ihef' Gu cut
ters and two reeiing-oh machines Inc
finishing room VIII have Two Acme cutters
~ inches wide. At the northern ehd OF
this line OF buildings Is the Storehohse,
mXI@3. The buildings eHtela aoout oV'
feet IN lenRth' bnShfY hoNc OF " a''i
vile have removed about 10000 yards "t
ledge aud Put IN l2'Vu" yards OF granite
foundations
purint0n Go. OF Watefriile have done
Ill the brick work and VIII have 'aid Z,'"o
1Do when their contracts are fo'npieteu'
The brick was burned at Their own kiinS IN
Fairfield and Wnslow, and a. many nave
'cen shipped during the season as nave
been used here.
The new dam put in at the head OF the
'lsiand eY thc company i' oVu ieet io"e'
Is feet high and VIII give 22-toot head.
The work has been in charge OF MessFs;
richardson Waite. the dam builders and
thc lam is a model one. The head gate
Adlls have been put in by Proctor 4 Flood
of Waterville and the work has been done
n manner which they may well be proud
pf. There are 10 head gates each nine feet
'fuare'
These are of the telescope pattern two
II each opening ani are equipped with
heavy and improved hosting apparatus.
rhe water will be regulated by these as II
comes into the natural canal 1000 teet IN
length and which has cross section 500
squire feet ifc exraYa'ion WORK IN ms
anal was done by >. {, mills OF Norridge-
wock.
Nearly 10000 yards ct ledge AMI u 'eol
wards of earth were removed on ms con
tract. y. o. Bowie has had the contract
ior all the woodwork ABOUT the buildings