Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12
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this building. The upper part of the
digester building will be used for stor-
ing chips and the capacity will be one
days cooking.
These chips are conveyed from the
Wood Room and are distributed the
entire length of the building.
Wash Room.
Wash Room is 46x56 feet, three
stories high. Construction same ma
terial used in other buildings. First
floor is composed of reinforced con-
-rcte forage arks. Is fec. h;eh: st&r-
age tanks have capacity of 100000
gallons. This tank is built in two
compartments and an agitator is plac-
ed in each one to keep the stock agi-
tated. Second floor has tanks 10
feet in diameter, 19 feet high. The
cooked stock goes from the digester
into these tanks and then is washed
thoroly and then discharged into the
storage tanks into the first floor. The
third floor in this building is used for
working purposes.
Turpentine Room.
Is 25x32 feet and % feet high, one
story. Equipment consists of one hot
water tank, one liquor tank. On the
roof of this room they have a concrete
acid cooler. This is made up cf
series of pipes placed in separate COM
partments thru which the water is
circulated. The liquor flows in oppo-
site direction from the water and the
contact cools the liquor before dis
charging into storage tanks.
Wood Room.
Is 121x108 feet, one story and base
ment. Concrete, steel and brick con-
struction. For ventilation, other than
what they get from windows, two ven
tilation monitors made of steel sash,
II feet wide, feet high and 81 feet
long. One part of wood room is built
three stories and basement. The sec
ond story is to be used as a chip screen
room. Third floor for motors to op-
crate the screens with. In the Wood
room the machinery consists of one
steam cutoff saw, one sIasher saw.
one rotary barking drum, ten feet in
diameter and 30 feet long. This drum
Is modern invention for barking wood
saving 20 per cent of the wood, say
nothing of the labor of ten men; 4
hand splitters, one power splitter,
which machine was designed by NJ.
J Powers, superintendent of the ma
chine shop, two wood clippers, which
reduce the wood from ordinary size to
ichips IS inch thick and y inch square.
In connection with the wood room
the new mill will have a log pond COX
! so feet. In this the wood will be al
lowed to soak which helps in the re-
moval of the bark. The wood is taken
from the cars with steam TANNERS
and dropped into this pond from the
bridge which spans the pond.
Chip Storage Building.
Is 30x34 feet and ninety feet high.
The chips after leaving the wood room
will be stored in this building before
going to the dryers.
Chip Dryer Building.
Is 50x34 feet and so feet high. This
contains three tanks or bins into which
the chips will be discharged from a
bucket elevator conveying them from
the chip storage room. Fans are used
in driving the heat thru these chips
for drying purposes.
Round House Building.
Is 48x72 feet and 20 feet high. This
building will be used for housing the
Company's locomotives, cranes, etc.
In one end of this building a bin will
be built large enough to hold a car
load of sand. This sand is dried and
is used by the locomotives.
| A good start is already made on all
lof these buildings and $50 men are now