The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-25
r. B. McEWAN
WAS TOO BUSY
RetireS from United Box Board
and Paper Company
as a Director.
PRESSING PRIVATE INTERESTS


Whippany, will be surprised to learn
that he, who has been a director of the
United Box Board and Paper Company
from its organization, and for the last
year and half has been it's yice-presi-
dent, has declined reelection for either
position. Mr.. McEwan retires to de-
vote his time to his private business
interests, of which he has many. Mr..
McEwan will also retire as manager of
the purchasing department of the Pa
per Products Company.
Mr.. McEwan's intention to resign
was made known at the annual meet
ing of the directors of the United
Box Board and Paper Company, held
at the Office of the company. In his
letter to the board, Mr.. McEwan stated
that under no circumstances would he
consider reelection and in view of
this stand there was nothing left for
the boaId to do but to accept his resig-
nation. j. d. Powers, manager of the
department of maintenance and con-
struction, was chosen to fill the vacan-
cy caused by Mr.. McEwan's s withdraw
al from the board, and William M.
Graves, of the Diamond Match Com
pany, will succeed to the post of vice.
president.
Mr.. McEwan said that his health
had begun to suffer because of the
strain of overwork incident to his la
bors with the United Box Board and
Paper Company. He added that he
felt his outside interests were begin
ming to suffer through lack Of atten-
tion from the same cause.
During its organization, and since
then up to the present time, Mr.. Nc
Evan has been one of the most active
spirits in the United Box Board and
Paper Company. He has served the
company in half dozen different ca
pacities at various times, and his prac-
tical experience in the board business
made him well nigh indispensable in
the councils of the company. While
possessed of great capacity for work
Mr.. McEwan's friends felt that his en-.
thusiasm overreached itself, and that
unless he took a complete rest, his
nervous system could not much longer
stand the demands being made upon
it. Chairman Roberts, of the board
will doubtless miss Mr.. McEwan very
much, as he found him of great assist
ance in the conduct of the affairs OF
the company. Mr.. Roberts said OF
him: Mr.. McEwan's life has been
spent in the paper box board business
and his record has been both honorable
and successful. 1t will be difficult fol
the Box Board Company to find man
for his place with his experience and
efficiency"
Mr. McEwan's withdrawal from the
United Box Board and Paper Company
marks the retirement of man who is
probably better known in connection
with the development of the board
industry in the United States than any
other one man. Born at Windsor
Locks, Conn.,, in 1861, the son of a pa
per maker, Mr.. McEwan has been all
his life connected with the paper bust
ness. He served an apprenticeship in
his fathers mill in Easton, Conn.,, and
in 1879 began the manufacture of air.
dried boards at Caldwell, N. j., under
the firm name of Robert McEwan &
Son. After this mill was burned down
Mr.. McEwan moved to Whippany
where he organized the firm of Nc
Evan, Sands & Company, later sold to
E. #. Hart, of Newark.
Mr.. McEwan next accepted posi-.
tion as manager for the McEwan Man.
ufacturing Company, at Hamburg, N
j., making straw and chip boards. His
two brothers composed the company
In 1888 the McEwan Manufacturing
Company sold out, and the year fol
lowing, in connection with his two
brothers, r. b. McEwan purchased the
Caledonian Mill at Whippany ther
idle, and formed the firm of McEwar
Bros. In 1893 the Hanover Mills wer,
built. The manufacture of news boart
was started in small way at the Gale
donian Mill in 1892, and later botl
mills were run on this product.
Mr.. McEwan's name is especial.
familiar in the trade because of hi
connection with the discovery of new
board as a substitute for the old styl
straw board The Incorporation of tn,
McEwan Brothers. business as stool
company followed in 1898. In August
1900, the National News Board Compa
ny was organized to take over the Nc
Evan patent and grant licenses tt
mills to manufacture news boards
While the stock of this company j
now held largely by United Box BoarC
interests, Mr.. McEwan continues a
the president and the dominating per
sonality in its management.
While building up his board busi
ness, Mr.. McEwan and his brother
found time to build the Morristowl
and Erie Railroad, whose l3t miles 0
track reach from MorriStown to Cald