The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-06-27
MAKING PAPER.
A New Mill and New Ma
schinery.
MARIETTA PAPER MANUFACTURING Co
Capable Of Making Eight Thousand
Pounds Of Good QRality of
Paper Per Day

One Of the most important as well as one
of the notwithstanding industries, of which
our city boasts, is the Marietta Paper
Mill, owned and operated by Mr.. s. A..
Anderson.
1t was formerly situated on Soaps Greek,
a few miles from the city, but Mr. Ander>
son with his characteristic enterprise and
public spirit was not satisfied until he had
moved the plant to. town. 1t now occu>
pies prominent place on the Western and
Atlantic Rail Road, within few yards of
the public square,
The building is of brick. four stories
high and was built many years ago for a
-four mill.
Mr.. Anderson is a man of quick intelli.
gerce and understands thoroughly the
business, which he manages in most sue.
cessful manner. He has been making pa
per for about twenty-five years and is fully
capable Of the position he holds
He has with him Mr.. JEFF Land, Super
intendent, one Of the most skillful paper
makers in the country. He planned and
put this paper mill with its vast machinery
in operation.
Now as to the paper. We all know that
paper is made of old rags, useless bits Of
paper, and damaged cotton is also used,
but very few Of us know anything OF the
process.
1t was my privilege some days ago a0go
over the mill and viii try to explain it as
it appeared to me.
The rage and scraps Of paper are bought
in carload lots at three>fourths of cent
per pound, for the paper and one and one
fourth cents for the rags.
1t is taken up stairs where several we,
men are at work separating the diffekenS
kinds OF paper and pulling the buttons, etc.
off OF the rags 1t is very interesting tc
watch these female operators Being ex.
perts in this special field, they are able tc
look around and interest themselves in the
passers>by.
The rags are put in large revolving
machine to sift thoroughly the dirt anc
trash from them. Then, in order to take
cut all the grease, they are put in the rota,
ry engine, large iron boiler filled will
lime water, in which they stay ten hours.
The next step is to wash them and fol
this purpose they are put into rag engine
which is large vat filled with water. II
revolving they are reduced to pnlp ant
thoroughly washed This pulp is carried
to the basement, where it is bleached will
preparation of chlorine After bleach
ing, the pulp is put in another rag engin,
similar to the first one. In this it is agai,
washed and ground finer. For grinding i
even finer, it is put in the Jordan engine :
machine that reminds one Of of a sansag,
mill.
The pulp is Their carried through pip,
into basement and is forced I'D into ;
basin and mixed with water. From tber,
1t goes through pipe to vessel, where i
IS strained, all of the impurities remainip,
on top.
1t is now ready to be converted into pa
per. The pulp and water together ar,
thrown on the paper-machine and role,
out and as much of the water as possibl,
is pressed out.
Next it goes over ten rollers. that ar,
filled with steam and covered with felt
then it is cut into the desired length, meas
ured and ready for use.
Forty hands arc employed in the factory
They make six kinds of paper, which il
sold all over the country; the day / wa
there, 1t wss being made for the Atlapt,
Constitution.
Mr. Anderson has jus. gone to a grea
daal of trouble and expense in having a,
arteslan we'll dug. The we'll is two hmm
dred feet deep and the water is forced b,
an immense pump into two immense tanks
new we'll is now being dug.
The engine is two hundred horse MOVIE
aud has a double boiler, made by Babcocl
and Wilcox.
his mill has every modern i:nproye
ment and convenience and is capable O
making eight thousand pounds OF paper
day and in addition to its being of grea
Oeneht to the country, is OF great adyan
'aee I" the poorer classes in giving then
employment and making them seli,sus
tanning.
MARY NJ, reynolds