Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-09

the river front, and in dwelling and
peautilylng the grounds around The
Hills Inc accompanying picture shows
the mills and grounds as seen from the
railroad bridge.
CUSHNOC FIBRE COMPANY,
AT the east end of the dam, employ
ing about one-tifth of the power it fur-
nlshes, stands the busy plant OF the
CuSnnoc Fibre Company. This runs "a
hours out OF every day and is one of
AuSustas most thriving INDUSTRIES
Inc business was established in 1883 by
the Augusta fulp Company, with a
capital stock of $4,000, which made
nothing but ground wood. In 1890 the
Cushnoc Fibre Company was incor-
porated, consolidating with the exist
ing company for the manufacture of
ground wood and sulphite fibre. The
capital stock was $l5O,OO0 which was
soon increased to 100000 and the
manufacture of high grade MANILA pa
per begun. Two immense paper max
ing machines We're put in and the ca
pacity Of the mill is now Is tons of fin
ished paper every "a hours. with the
probability of another machine being
put in very soon. The two main build
ings are 125XS3 and 234x60 feet, each
three stories high, and there are nu-
merous other smaller buildings. Tn
site of the mills offers admirable facli-
ties for receiving and shipping as the
railroad runs within a few yards Of the
mills, and the slope of the hill side is
such that each of the three storie,
opens upon the ground. Throughout
the Whole establishment is manifest
the economy of material and method
that has made the financial success of
the company so pronounced. One side
track for receiving and loading free
reaches the lower floor and one the
upper floor, and sulphur, coal and line
comes direct from the cars to the part
of the establishment where 1t is
wanted for use. Thus there is Little o.
no labor in handling the great amounts
OF raw material consumed. The COM
pany uses two tons of sulphur and two
tons of lime, daily, and 100000 feet of
spruce logs, annually. Over 100 m
are employed in the mill, with a ay
roll of over $4,000 a year. The trade
of the company extends far to the west
and south, and the quality of paper
manufactured is of the highest G. ade
1t is difficult to find a more interest
ing place to spend an hour or two tnan
the busy mills of the Cushnoc Fibre
Company, watching the spruce log as
it comes up the slip from the river into
the first story of the mill, until a few
hours later it is loaded from the third
floor into freight cars finished manila
paper. The process seems simple
x,rhi 10 no
derous machines is something awe-in-
spring. There is something fasclnat-
ing about the huge digesters where the
gas from the burning sulphur and the
lime does it's work upon the chips of
the ground spruce logs, and IN the
great machines through which the pulp
passes, being pressed and dried until
it comes out in broad rolls of brown
paper, clear and strong and or perfect
fibre.
The president and manager OF the
company is Frederick $. Lyman OF TINS
city, to whose energy and ability the
success of the enterprise is due He
has been at the head of the mill from
the first: he knows every detail OF the
sulphte, pulp and paper business ana
his progressive spirit ana eXceptlonai
business qualities have made the CuSh-
noe Fibre Company one OF the great
manufacturing establishments of the
city.
AJrGJrSTA LUMBER COMPANY.
On the east shore of the river, nofth
of the arsenal grounds, are the mills
and yards of the Augusta Lumper
Company, one of the oldest and largest
manufacturing enterprises of Augusta.
The business was established in 1868 by
Sturgis & Daily. who were succeeded IN
1876 by Sturgis. Lambard & Company.
Tn 1875 the mills were destroyed by hre.
The Augusta Lumber Company was
incorporated in 1889, the present ON
GERS being Ira H. Randall. president