Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-17
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
PULP PROSPECTS,.
Great Northern After All Maine
Pulp Mills.
The Cushnoc Fiber Co. Will Not Yet
Enter the Combine.
International Co. Seeking for Timber Tracts
and Mill Locations.

II. 49,, -
The story has come from Boston that
the pulp mills of Maine are to be con-
solidated by the Great Northern 10.
now building the extensive plant at
Millinocket into one company to fight
the International Paper co. 1t will be
a gigantic enterprise if successful. and
will take some time to consolidate the
companies. Ii is extremely doubtful if
the deal could be completed short of
five years.
Mr. Lyman of the Cushnoc Fibre Go.
of this city, was seen in regard to the
proposed deal and said that his COM
pany would not go into the combine at
present. He would not say whether or
not his company had been approached
by agents of the Great Northern rela
tive to entering into the fight. He said
that the matter would take a number
of years to consummate. There are
many difficulties in the way Of consol-
dation.
one mill may have more water power
than another. one have better facilities
for obtaining spruce. better facilities
for shipping goods to the market or
other things. These Will all take time
to adjust satisfactorily to all. and
even should the deal be made it will
not be for some time. Mr.. Lyman
seemed reluctant to talk about the
matter at present
Mr.. Lyman said that the consolida-
ton of the manila mills would be
easier than that of the news mills for
there are not SO many of them. The
difficulties between them could speedi-
~ be arranged. He would not state
whether his company would remain
outside of the trust. but said that as III
every business there is a certain point
where man can be induced to sell
To Augusta the deal will mean much
and the people of this city who are ac-
quaintcd with the situation hope that
it will not fall through Should the
deal be made the Cushnoc Fibre Co.
will turn out about 30 per cent. more
goods that at present. When the mill
was built the sulphite mill was made
Of a greater capacity than the mill is
a present. The water power is good
ana with the additional capacity Of the
utilize the mill.
The mill now turn out about $50 tons
Of finish manila paper. every "A hours.
and employs upwards of 100 men, hav-
ing an annual pay roll Of about $40 00o.
The company uses two tons of sulphur
ana the same amount of lime every
day 1t also uses 1000, 900 feet of logs
annually.
Anyway, the story goes that the
Great Northern is trying to gain con-
troll of all the mills of Maine. on this
point what The Paper Mill the leading
trade paper, says on the subject will
be interesting. The Paper Mill says:
The matter is now being talked of
quite extensively. and there are many
who believe that there is some signifi-
canoe III the opposition. Although not
even the slightest intimation has been
made officially up to the present time,
it is felt in many quarters that the
officials of the company are feeling
their way to point where they can
form good idea of the feasibility of
attempting to form a combine Of the
newspaper ana pulp establishments in
that state. which. as is we'll known. is
really the heart Of the industry in this
section of the country.
The officials of the company are
men Of wide experience in the paper
and pulp business. we'll as being
quite influential financially. 1t is def
nitely known that when they organ
lied the company they expressed the
determination to get control of the
newspaper business in this section
and that they intended to lose very
little time IN ATTAINING tnat position
This fact leads many to place great
credence in the rumor. and a numbe,
of recent business transactions are in
terpreted as removing all doubts.
1T is well known that the leading
officials of the company are decidedly
opposed to so-called trusts. and that
it is their ambition to become over
whelming competitors to the Interna-
tional Paper Company which is re-
garded as their special business op
ponent just because it is a so-calleC
trust Those inclined to give serious
ear to the rumor again find SOM
ground for their belief in the fore
going fact.
Having started out to be con
ouering rival to the International Pa
per Company. these men reason, tn
projectors, finding that one or tW
mills, no matter how large or vel