Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-29
THREE PULP MILLS
To be Built for the Eastern Lumber
Co. in Oxford County.

Ward BROTHERS, the well known con-
tractors Of kennebunk, are to build
three largc pulp mills for the paper
company, formerly called the White
Mountain Paper Company, which are
to be- located at Bar Mills. Steep FAILS
and Hiram. The contracts wcr" award
cd recently and the kennebunk lfih
is to commence operations at once :"
as to have the JOBS completed by the
first Of the year. Two of the mills are
10 have ar output Of 80 tons a uat
while the third is 10 have an output OF
30 tons lay.
Besides building tHe pulp mills. Ns:d
BROTHERS nave also taken the CONTRACT
to construct a half mile OF railroad IN
each town in connection with the Hil'S.
Residents Of the towns where the
pulp mills are 10 be built are looking
forward with mitch interest 10 the ad-
dItion to their towns. II means Dig
boom for them ana will increase the
population.
II is planned to put Il crew of 300
men To work at once and the JoD VIII
ln pushed along as rapidly as possible.
Tn. paprr company f"r which the
pulp mills are 10 be built was moor
porated 1T Augusta, March "a. under
the name OF the publishers Paper Co,
with Il caIit:Il stock Of S6,00rb0e. Since
then the name Of the company has been
changed The directors are William y.
Hall of New York, president: James a.
Burnett of New York. treasurer; Frank
T.. Eoycs Of the Chicago Record Her
ala. Victor +. Lawson Of the Chicago
Daily News ana Oakleign Thcrne OF
the North American Trust Company.
New York. Permanent directors were
elected in New York.
Tile comrany has acquired tine rights
assets. franchise" ard property of the
East, m Timber Company of Bar NILS.
The lattcr company was formed from
the reorganization Of the $e5,0O0.0o0
White Mountain Paper Company.
which in JAY 1903. pctition"d for - re-
crivcr in til" In;t",. States courts. 80
shifting in IN" s.tl'- of it's property
aud rights.
IN. property includes the fomdH-
Iion for one. al lht largest pulp mus IN
the. world At Portsmouth,. y. H.. ana
mille and water privileges Throughout
western Maine ana Nrw Hampshire,
principally along tn" t"nn"C1icu! riv'r.
'ril, North American Trust Company
Iolu.d lar.;.. sums on the bonds and
became trustee.
Th, Publishers Paprr Company con-
sists Of many of the members Of The
American Newspaper Publishers as
suciation and IN. chief Object of the
corporation is "a furnish paper for the
leading il, wSpapcr' Of IT." tinted
States. a special act was passed III
the Maine state Legislature authoriZ-
ing ~" tT-mSfcr ol the franchises i"
the Publishers paper Company ami
giving v;ilulh',. rights to the new cor
ror.tion as 10 the development ANA cN-
tension Of its water powers.
The Pub,ist trs Pan-r Company rep
i'scnts strong liranCial ami .n;u.Iflct-
urin% interests who have taken OVc-
tho large tract OF wood land owned by
the Eastern TIM or CompIl,v in Maine
and New Hampshire. to develop the
water power along the Snco river ami
ton PEE day paper mill At Portsmouth.
y. H.. making il the largest single
paper mill in the world.
The cOmpany's water powers along
the Saco river aggregate 100000 horse
power and will De extensively dcvel
oped for the transmission of electrical
power for the cOmpany's pulp ANA pa
per mill al Portsmouth. The double
tr4Cts in Maine ana New Hampshire
aggregate over 3GO.0U0 acres.