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432 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. pumped into "stuff chests," then over an "agitated screen'^ to the "former," a square oblong tub, in which revolved the "cylinder, "seven feet long by thirty inches diameter, half submerged in the pulp. It was covered with a wire screen over which the pulp gathers on the surface. Another roll rested on this with a wool felt between them, to which the thin layer of pidp adhered and was passed along between other rolls to squeeze out the water, then over the five steam-heated copper drier rolls, which had superseded the- charcoal heated drier. These were thirty inches diameter and fifty-four inches long, the width of the paper. There were two polishing rolls at the end of the machine. The paper was cut into squares, as all paper was in those days, and packed in bundles ready for ship¬ ment. This paper machine is known as the cylinder machine and stood on w^ooden posts. The mill made print paper from rags, which was sold at eleven and one-half (11%) cents per pound. When it was operated by Smith & Van Ostrand they advertised that they made "print, book, tea and wrapping paper," but the first real book paper was made by Mr. George A. Whiting in the Winnebago mill next door in 1878. The old red Neenah mill made 2,500 to 3,000 pounds of paper each day, running twenty-four hours. They claimed the mill could make 3,500 pounds a day. This production seems small in the light of productions of ninety tons made in some Wis¬ consin mills today, and yet it was the wealth made in paper pro¬ duction under those conditions that gave an impetus to the business and started it in this state. The Globe mill was erected in 1872 to make one and a half tons of paper daily. As late as March 29, 1883, the following appeared in the "Menasha Press:" "Mr. Eobinson, a machine tender in a Neenah paper mill, made a wager that he could make 4,800 pounds of paper in twenty-four hours on a cylinder machine. At the expiration of the time he required but one pound more to win the wager, having run off 4,799 pounds." Another press notice shows: "The Neenah Paper Company received an order for ten tons of paper for the 'Tribune,' made the order and shipped it inside of sixty hours." (In 1870.) The old red Neenah mill used 1,000 tons of stock annually, employed forty persons, used 1,700 cords of wood for heating and used ninety tons of chemicals and required fifty horsepower to operate its machinery. The machine tender was paid $2.50
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Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Winnebago County; |
Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
Type | Text |
Description
Title | 432 |
Page Number | 432 |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908476 |
Full Text | 432 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. pumped into "stuff chests" then over an "agitated screen'^ to the "former" a square oblong tub, in which revolved the "cylinder, "seven feet long by thirty inches diameter, half submerged in the pulp. It was covered with a wire screen over which the pulp gathers on the surface. Another roll rested on this with a wool felt between them, to which the thin layer of pidp adhered and was passed along between other rolls to squeeze out the water, then over the five steam-heated copper drier rolls, which had superseded the- charcoal heated drier. These were thirty inches diameter and fifty-four inches long, the width of the paper. There were two polishing rolls at the end of the machine. The paper was cut into squares, as all paper was in those days, and packed in bundles ready for ship¬ ment. This paper machine is known as the cylinder machine and stood on w^ooden posts. The mill made print paper from rags, which was sold at eleven and one-half (11%) cents per pound. When it was operated by Smith & Van Ostrand they advertised that they made "print, book, tea and wrapping paper" but the first real book paper was made by Mr. George A. Whiting in the Winnebago mill next door in 1878. The old red Neenah mill made 2,500 to 3,000 pounds of paper each day, running twenty-four hours. They claimed the mill could make 3,500 pounds a day. This production seems small in the light of productions of ninety tons made in some Wis¬ consin mills today, and yet it was the wealth made in paper pro¬ duction under those conditions that gave an impetus to the business and started it in this state. The Globe mill was erected in 1872 to make one and a half tons of paper daily. As late as March 29, 1883, the following appeared in the "Menasha Press:" "Mr. Eobinson, a machine tender in a Neenah paper mill, made a wager that he could make 4,800 pounds of paper in twenty-four hours on a cylinder machine. At the expiration of the time he required but one pound more to win the wager, having run off 4,799 pounds." Another press notice shows: "The Neenah Paper Company received an order for ten tons of paper for the 'Tribune,' made the order and shipped it inside of sixty hours." (In 1870.) The old red Neenah mill used 1,000 tons of stock annually, employed forty persons, used 1,700 cords of wood for heating and used ninety tons of chemicals and required fifty horsepower to operate its machinery. The machine tender was paid $2.50 |
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