Evening journal., 1912-07-18
Paper Making in Cecil County

bits OF bark, etc, do not always be-
come reduced when first put through
the digestor. Formerly this was loss.
but now IL is put back and run
through a second time. when it is
In the desired state. The pulp is put
through many processes till 1t comes
to the final one OF bleaching, which
is done by chloride of lime The last
act is to take the snow white pulp
from the rolls and fold il up. The
pulp is sent to Providence mill and
to Wilmington TO be made into paper,
which is of a very fine grade, being
used entirely for writing paper and
book making The water supply of
the mill comes almost entirely from
the Big Elk creek on the bank of
which the mill stands.
The water is filtered by a filter of
large dimensions and It is an expen-
sive process. Occasionally the mill
takes water from its large wells at
Holly Hall across the creek about a
quarter of a mile. The water from
the wells is sucked over to the mill
by a powerful pump. The fire pump
runs day and night ready for use, but
/ thanks to the care and vigilance OF
the men employed there is seldom use
for it, The huge furnaces burning
soft coal, emit smoke and flames in
such volumes as to suggest the lower
regions. At one time there was a
large quantity of black liquor being
thrown into the creek. The present
! process has eliminated that almost
entirely, as in that black liquor is
much valuable material, and it is now
saved and used again.
During the ownership Of the late
Mr.. Singerley poplar wood was used
almost exclusively. Pine now being
substituted there are two valuable
by-prOducts, turpentine and rosin.
The supply of the later is entirely
taken by the Hough Process Com
pany which company have their omn
plant on the grounds of the Radnor
Mills. The turpentine is sold to a
Philadelphia firm who have a con-
tract TO take all the mill produces.
West Takes Pulp.
The pulp made here is not all used
in this locality. Some is shipped as
far west as Kalamazoo. Michigan.
The very ground on which this big
pulp mill stands is of historic inter-
est. II was once the old Hollings-
worth graveyard At first only this
family using it as their private bury
ing ground but finally many others
} were permitted to bury their dead
there. The great grandfather of the
writer was buried there Colonel
Samuel Hollingsworth who owned
and occupied the old brick mansion
opposite the mill (now the property
of Victor Rudolph Bennett) also pos
sessed much other property in this
neighborhood. The street. in olden
times it was the Philadelphia turn
pike runs between what was the
graveyard, now the mill. and the
residence just mentioned Trinity
church stands on land given to the
parish by Colonel Samuel Hollings-
worth.
A strange coincidence happened or
, January 16, 1896. Trinity church
caught fire The interior was en-.
tirely consumed and the walls would
soon have been damaged beyond re
pair, when the fire department of th'
/ pulp mill turned their hose on tn,
, burning structure and saved thos'
, walls. The erection of the mill wal
, deplored by many church people. Thi
/, Elkton Pulp Mill is source of stead,
employment to many men In thi
community and good wages are paid
, The present Superintendent Is D. J
Ayerst, who is considered a mos
valuable man. His knowledge of hi
business in its every detail from
start to finish shows an intelligen
j. capacity as we'll as ability. His in
terest in pulp making keeps hin
abreast of the times and the use o
the very latest methods and machin
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