The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11
Mill History

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month later the late Mr.. Z. II.
Mayo was employed in this ca
lpacity.
The, following report was made
at that time: "Mr. Mayo is, we be-
lieve, especially well fitted for
this position by reason of a long
period of experience in similar
lines of paper in which he has
had a marked success. He was
for over 10 years at the Eastern
Manufacturing Company, Brewer.
Maine; then superintendent at
Marseilles, Indiana, whence he
was hired as superintendent of
paper mill, and in a few months
made the general superintendent
of mills for the Munsing Paper
Company, Munsing, Michigan,
and at this place brought the
mills up to a high state of eff
cheney. Two and one-half years
later, he was hired by the Yellow
Pine Company of Orange, Texas,
as superintendent of mills. These
mills had had a very uncertain
career for 10 years, but from the
date of his management the i'm
provement in quality of product
was marked, and during the past
two years this mill has made
profits and the product has been
in constant demand; in fact, MIR.
Mayo states that for the last year
or more, the mill has been be-
hind on its orders all the time
and has had no selling expense
at all. We are sufficiently ia
miliar with the Orange mill and
its product to realize his diff
culties there, and to wonder at
the results"
Mr.. Mayo was with the South
ern Paper Company firm this date
on, and continued his services
when the mill was purchased by
the international Paper Company
in the capacity Of mill manager
until May, 1880.
During the early days of OPP
erations, slab refuse from the
saw mills in this area was the
principal wood used in the manu-
featuring process. But as these
mills gradually cut out and ceased
operations, more and nor pine
wood was used and today the mill
runs entirely on wood especially
cut for this purpose and known
as 'pulpwood''.
On April |. 1913, an agreement
for distribution of Kraft paper
produeed at Moss Point was en-
tered into with Price and Pierce.
Limited, of London and New
York, who were to be sole SELL
ing agents, and as compensation
for their services, received a COM
mission on the net sales, This
arrangement continued in force
during the entire period of the
company's operation and also
extended for approximately one
year under International owner
ship.
During the year 1922 it was
decided to further increase the
capacity of the mill so as to have
an output of approximately 100
tons of Kraft paper per day. I'm
der date of May /, 1922, a contract
was executed with George F.
Hardy. consulting engineer,
New York, whereby he under
took to supervise the construction
of additional facilities and install
alton of additional machinery and
equipment so as to bring the pro-
duction capacity of the mill up
to the 100 tons Of Kraft paper
per day. Work was commenced
shortly after January %, 1928,
and it was estimated that during
July, 1924, this program should
be completed and the mill should
be in fun operation producing
the 100 tons before the close of
the year 1924.
New Machinery Installed
The No. ? Fourdrinier machine
was put into operation during the
latter part of 1924 and with this
machine added to the original ma
chimes the paper production dur
ing the year of 1925 was approxi-
mately 2.350 tons per month. At
the time the sale of this COM
pany was made to international
Paper Company, June 1928, the
mill was producing Approximate
" $500 tons per month.