Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-11-09
HEADS OF PAPER
MILLS ASSEMBLE
PLANT SUPERINTENDENTS
HOLD MEETING AT
ROTHSCHILD

Superintendents of paper mills in
Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and
Ohio met Saturday in the village hall
at Rothschild, at the annual meeting
of the Northwestern Division of the
Superintendents' Division of the
American Pulp and Paper association.
Many prominent men in the paper
making industry were present and
took part in the program which oc-
cupied the day and evening.
A cafeteria lunch was eaten at noon
in the hall and the afternoon was
devoted to addresses and visits to the
plant at Rothschild F. G. Boyce of
man and gave an address OF welcome
to the visiting members of the asso-
ciation
L. E. Smith of Nekoosa, was chosen
chairman, and William Kraske Of
Wisconsin Rapids was made secreta-
ry, at the election of officers for the
coming year.
The chief purpose of these meet
ings, aside from the social feature,
is the discussion of suggestions Of
fered for the benefit of the paper and
pulp industry and for the good of
the association. Introduction and in
formal discussion of suggestions made
by the members followed the election
of officers, and increased activities of
the association were offered for con-
sideration. e. P. Gleason of Ne
koosa, suggested that as the work of
the power superintendents was close
ly allied to that of the general super
intendents, and as their cooperation
and help were of great value and
were needed, they be admitted to
membership in the association. The
suggestion met with approval, and
upon a motion by Mr. Boyce it was
decided to amend the bylaws to make
power superintendents eligible
Education and technical training of
employees was stressed by J. w.
Slader OF Escanaba, who declared that
through proper training much waste
in the industry, now inevitable, could
be eliminated. B. 7, MacBain of the
Nekoosa-E Edwards Paper company,
seconded Mr.. Slader's statements
with an explanation of the work his
company is doing along this line. The
Nekoosa-Edward company, accord
ing to Mr. MacBain, has found tech
AAiSat ckiAln6s NdludOi6 W lie COIl~
pany and greatly interesting. to the
men. Out of 675 men employed, he
said 10 had availed themselves Of
the training offered This training
includes engineering subjects in
steam and electricity for which it is
not necessary to have a trained pa
per maker as teacher. In the case Of
the Nekoosa company much assist
ance was being given by the Wiscon-
sin Rapids training school under M.
Fl. Jackson Considerable discussion
of action by the association along
these lines followed
The members present decided to
hold meetings semi-annually in the
future one in the spring and the sec
ond in the fall, instead of annually as
in the past.
Dinner was served in the Roths-
child auditorium Saturday evening at
six O'Clock by the ladies Of Roths-
child. ID. G. Everest, secretary and
general manager of the Marathon Pa
per Mills company, presided and gave
short talk. Marshall c. Graf, di-
rector of Wisconsin extension work
in this district, explained the techni-
cal training courses which had been
referred to in the afternoon meet
ing. Mr.. Graft outlined the courses
in use at Nekoosa and Port Edwards,
which he helped arrange, and an
swered questions about the courses
and their application to OTHER plants.
After number of talks by visiting
members and some from this city the
meeting adjourned.