Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-15
To Be Built at Sprague's
Mills, Near Calais.
Pulp and Paper Mill Expected
to Make a Great Industry.
Company Organized at Calais With
s25ooooo Capital.

Calais. Me. Nov. 1t-Thc It. Croix
Iaprr o., with Il carital of $2.5n. $40
WAS formally organized in the city.
Saturday afternoon. under the laws OF
thr stat" of Maine. Frank Todd of ST
stephen is PRESIDENT; Isaac E. HorS-
FORD of New York city, vice president
ami general manager: A. l.. Hch..,n of
Boston, treasurer; r. Y. Curr;,n If
'alaiS, clerk The directors are Frank
l"dd. II. +. Todd Of st. stephen: j. l..
f"bS"n. - L. Hobcnn. john 4
Nh"W'"s of Boston. The paper mill and
r"lr mills viz h" located at Spra2llc's
Fails. 10 nii!cs Fl IN Calais. ana the
iiAht viii hay" a "a! { lily ri 100 tons
of paI"1' a day.
Empl"Nmrnt will ic given to 100
han"%. viii II means the establishing
~ III" vicinity of tn" mills IL u" near
'1iurc of Il town III Len ilhabitant;
, IN" con2"InE owns rlHards of .an. 900
Il r:s If Timber lands. and have airpl,
power and material fer plant much
! E'i"t'r ihah tn" ON" PLANNED. which
means THAT the prrroS;l plant is mere
ly til" beginning # IN Industrial enter
r"isc which iSb"uud /" assume much
G'rai"r PROPORTIONS in years To come.
! tn" work of clearing u" land and do
ii:r ha; can Il" don ,rI';ng Il Nail.r
Nintc" Will pr"hHiIv h" cnmncn,'"I
very Snon ahd. il ~ 'Ar"ct,l. that III"
plant will h" in operation during lii i.
coming year.
For HcV"r;t. years past pulp mill rum
"lS ha"" lt"'.p prevalent and the pcuulr
tn beginning of Operations. Story af-
ter Stnrv was told. Followed by sWif;
10 NAL until finally when tn, subject
NHS brn"rh"u ny any new patty the
! lirtcnt IS would assume q plying smile
Surveying parties ami capitalists cam"
and went. but StilI the dnubterS would
not believe" and the announcement
made saturday evening that the COM
pany hal really he"n formed To build
the plant came as !, biz surprise to all
. Int Il few Of the knowing ones who al
; uavs COVE around at / killing with
! III" St"icotNpcd remark. Il tod you
s"."
Nhi, Calais vii! dc!;vc less benefit
from tn" establishment of this industry
at Slnicu"'E Fails than would have re-
| suited mad the mills been located at the
. Union. tn" sit" talked Of when the MAJ: =
, t'r first cam" into prominence. the 200
I -" her ave delighted to learn that
there viii sonnet hing substantial result
! from tn. long draNa out preliminari"s
! for tn" founding of = new town of 15"0
! ar moro persons within 10 miles If
~ FlI I hnI,, &
/ here mata,iall". TIL" large towns and
. cities always attract more or less nf
| The trad" from their smaller nci-hhorS.
Iald a IL" i'll, 4 imprisonment in bust
4 ness conditions * reasonably sure 10
i follow ia his iustant q. The paper COM
| plnv llauS fnr AN "l,'ctrir rail Nay from
,'aiaiS t. Srra.ur'.. Falls. and this.
/ with improved pa -.s'u4pr service which
ill doubtless be il1U-uratcd on the
Prime trn branch Of the W',Shhn-tnn
/. County Hallway aS soon as the mills
are ia "!"'i;'tinn. will -iv,' the employees
ana their families easy access to the
uinrf,t Is If this city. During the build
ill.,; ~ the IIrnt trade Of all kinds will
bv stimulated along The border. and
prusIiH'ous years. fnil' wing III" long
period of business depression in the st.
cruix VAIL are in sight. TIL" outlook.
g,iit rally is certainly very encourage
ing.