Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-12-14
TO BUILD A BIG MILL.
Officials of Reversible Fiber Com
pany to Erect a SuIpaite
Plant Soon.

Appleton, Wis, Dee. 12.-ISpccial i
| Officials of the Riverside Fiber company
! of this city announce this morning that
| the company is considering three sites for
a big sulphite plant which is to be built
soon. They will give no information as
| to the localities they are investigator
not even stating whether they are i'll
! Wisconsin or Minnesota. Their plans
have been so far developed that it can be
stated definitely that the company viii
erect plant with thirty tons capacity as
soon as suitable location has been de-
clded upon. The size of the proposed
plant will be readily appreciated when it
| is stated that there Is but one Sulphite
mill III Wisconsin or Minnesota which
produces more than thirty tons of fiber
daily and only two which reaches that
| figure, one of the two being the Riverside
| companys plant in Appleton.
| The pulp wood famine in this city has
| been etfectually broken and the mills are
| ROW receiving more than enough wood to
keep them running. A few weeks ago
| it was reported that there was wood
| famine in the valley and that many of
the mills would be compelled to resort to
borrowing to get material enough to work
on until the WoOdsmen began their ship
| mcnts. Shipments began earlier this
| year than is customary and larger
| amounts IF wood are being brought in
| than is usually the case at this time of
| the year. 1t is understood that the use
of hemlock by the paper mills Will be
/ more general this year than has ever be-
| fore been the case. During the season
since the last heavy shipments at least
one valley mill has been put in shape to
| use the wood which. until a few years
| ago. was considered untitled for utiliza-
| ton by the pulp men. The mill in ques-
| ton was altered after a long period of
| inactivity and new diGesters were put in.
| From the start the mill used hemlock.
| starting on bits of unused twO-by-four
tlmbers from which the first cooking of
| Sulphltc was made.
haukauna, Wis, Dec. 12.-[ Special =
Inc presence in this city since last Fri
day of Col. H n. Frambach. the former
/ owner OF the Badger paper mill. has given
Use to rumors III regard to the rebuilding
or that once famous paper mill. A re-
porter for the Wisconsin saw Mr. Fran
bach at his home. IF satisfactory ar
rangements can be made, he said, giving
me full control and ownership Of the prop
erty yet left undestroyed by fire, that |
will at once rebuild on the old SITE 1t is
| Col. Frambach'a idea to 90 into the paper
| business alone if he goes into it at all
The old Badger paper mill was once one
| OF the best-paying mills in the Fox River
valley. From the time it was built in
1880 up to within a year Of its destruc-
tlGn by hre, 1t never melted ito owners
less than $4,000 per year, and has been
known to produce even as high Us $T5,-
GOO clear of expenses. 1t is not to be
supposed that such times will ever be
seen again III the paper business. but Il
modern paper mill with large fast-run-
hlng machines is considered good prop
erty at the present prices obtained for
paper.