The Somerset reporter., 1906-06-07
North Arson to Have "A Boom.
PULP AND PAPER MILLS TO BE
ERECTED.

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It will be welcome news to our read
ers to learn that the development of the
! great water power at North Arson, so
| long idle and unoccuped is about to be
developed By another week and be-
| fore another issue of the ADVOCATE we
are reliably informed upon unquestioned
authority that there will be a large crew
of men at work on this privilege Many
times in the past there have been efforts
made to obtain the privilege for various
enterprises but owing to the many per-
sons owning a portion of the privilege 1t
was not an easy matter to assemble the
power into single proposition. But
the matter was undertaken some eight
years ago by the Baileys of North An
son ana they have kept persistently at 1t
until every piece of desirable territory
has passed into their possession within
the last few years.
There has been organized during the
past year the American Pulp, Paper and
Lumber Company and the International
Lumber Company who have bought
the privilege and the deeds are now on
record. The project has been under
consideration for several years and has
now been financed beyond the stages of
experiment.
The Hon. w. n Davenport of MARI
boro, Mass, the executive officer of the
Metropolitan Water Board of the State
of Massachusetts Is the President. Mr..
Davenport is a man of large means and
executive ability. He has expended
during the last eleven years for the
state of Massachusetts in perfecting its
water system something over $40, 900, 900
and that project is now nearly complet-
ed. Associated with Mr.. Davenport in
this enterprise are several other promi-
nent, well-to-do and successful business
men to the number of about fifteen, 10
Gated in Portland, Boston and other
points in Massachusetts and New Eng
land who have alteady invested from
S25 900, and upwards
The underwriting of the proposition
has been consumated by the b. HI.
Lowell Co, Bankers, Boston; and Mr..
Burton NJ. Lowell IL Treasurer of the
new Company The company has
capital of 81 800 600 and it is proposed
to build pulp and paper mill as nearly
complete and up.to date as science and
money can produce. Mr. Ernest l.
savage for the past few years associat-
ed with the Lawrence, Newall & Page
Co., at Fairfield Ia director of the com
pany and will be its general manager
Mr. savage ia man of recognized abil-
ty In the manufacturing end OF paper
trade, of large experience and broad
views and eminently fitted to carry to
successful issue the building and equip
ing of a modern paper mill Mr.. Savage
will be on the ground this coming week
with his crew of men. Already the
machinery for the development of the
project is being transported to its loca-
ton for use, machinery consisting of
derrioks, hoisting-engines, steam-drills
and other heavy equipment. Every de-
tail has been worked out; every problem
has been solved.
The company has for more than year
past been purchasing large tracts of tim
Der lands and has at the present time a
large acreage which it owns both up the
GUARDIANSHIP and Kenne5ec river as well
as options on considerable territory be.
sides this which 1t proposes to exercise.
Within a short space of time North An
son will be busy place. The proposed
building ia about three stories high and
between 400 and 500 feet long and near
ly 800 feet wide; together with the
boiler house and with the brick chimney
more than 100 feet high. Engineers
have been making surveys for more than
three years; architects have perfected
plans, and two-maohine paper mill
will be erected to manufacture Manila
paper. The company also expects to
erect a sulphite mill on its property up
the river adjacent to the Somerset r. K.
but will not undertake this end of the
project until the mills at North Arson
are nearing completion.
The ADVOCATE Is much pleased to be
able to make this announcement and the
citizens of the place should feel under
great obligation to those who have con-
sumated the undertaking, and we will
from time to time chronicle other facts
pertaining to the new enterprise which
will be of interest 10 our readers. - [ MON
Aduocdte.