The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-11-12
Nesc Paper Mil To
Start Monday
Perseverance Mill Completely
Overhauled

Lambertville-T Perseverance
Paper Mills, Inc, the new company
which has taken over the paper
mill here on the canal opposite the
railroad station, expects to begin
operations next Monday if no trouble
is encountered in the meantime. G.
A. Leavitt, president of the Com
pany, has had force of mechanics
employed at the mill for the last
four months in replacing missing
parts of the machinery and over
hauling the buildings, announces that
things are about ready for start
ing the plant. In addition to the
complete overhauling of the plant,
new machinery has been installed
for processes of manufacture not
included in the old mill
The huge paper making machine
extends 125 feet in length, and which
was newly installed under the last
management is one of the most
modern and efficient machines in the
paper industry. Its complete over
hauling under Mr.. Leavitts direc-
ton, together with the installation
of the new machinery, makes this
one of the most modern plants in
the country for the class of paper
which will be manufactured.
The plant formerly made news
print paper, but the new company
is to manufacture high grade
speciality paper which is only being
manufactured in three other plants
in the country. The company already
| has contracts for the entire out
put of the plant for the next ten
J years to the Franklin Paper Co..
of Philadelphia.
In fact, the treasurer of this
company, II. A. Jacobs, is presi-
dent of the Franklin CO., and the
vice president, II. A. Hillagas, is
also vice president of the Franklin
Paper Co. Mr.. Jacobs and Mr.. Hi
lagas were in the city last Friday
inspecting the plant, and they eX-
pressed their entire satisfaction at
the progress made in getting the
plant ready to operate.
Another official of the Company
is Robert Woodhead, general mana
ger of the Bear Mountain Paper
Co. He is vice president of the
Perseverance Mill, and is paper
expert of many years experience.
In fact, all the men connected with
this new company have had many
years of experience in the manu-
facture and sale of paper. Mr.. Leav-
lit, the president, who is a Boston
ian, was for many years connected
with the Holyoke Paper Mills in
Massachusetts. Although still a di-
rector in the company with which
he was formerly active, he is to
devote his entire time to the local
plant, and has moved his farjily
here Mr.. Woodland has also n we'd
his family here, having taken the
ground moor apartment at 10 YORK
street.
1t is gratifying to local residents
who are interested in the welfare
of the city to have this company
begin operations here, for this plant
will afford work to about the same
number of employees as were for
merly employed at the VIM. Mann
Paper Mill which recently closed
down. The product of the Mann
plant was copying paper formerly
used in large quantities by the
railroads for copying sheets in the
old-fashioned letter press. The de
mand for this class of paper has
completely fallen off, and the mach
ines at the mill could not be
adapted to making the class of pa
pers now in large demand, without
the expenditure of large sums of
money which would be equal to
building a new plant