History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, 1879.

The Beebe & Holbrook Paper Company.



The fine writing-paper mill belonging to this company was built in 1871-72, by the Hampden Paper Company, organized for the purpose by Mr. Jared Beebe, who was the principal stockholder. After running about a year the balance of the capital stock as purchased by Beebe & Holbrook, who continued the business until the death of Mr. Beebe, in July 1876; the present corporation having been formed Jan. 1, 1878, with G.B. Holbrook, president and treasurer. The main building is 50 by 130 feet, three stories and a basement. The first floor is used for offices, repair-shop, and plating-room, the latter containing two heavy plating-machines. On the second floor are the finishing- and engine-rooms; in the latter are two 750-pound washers, one 600-pound and three 500-pound beaters. The upper floors are used for drying lofts and storage. There are two wings attached to the main building, one of which, 30 by 9 feet, two stories high, has on the upper floor a 76-inch Fourdrinier machine, the lower floor being used for the preparation of animal sizing. Another wing contains the bleach-room, with a three and one-half ton rotary boiler, and above it is a rag-duster. Connected with this wing is the rag department, with the dusters in the attic. The third floor is the rag-room proper, the rest of the wing being used for storage.

The product of this establishment consists largely of specialties in the finest grades of white and tinted wedding folios and linen papers, also choice lines of flat and ruled writing-papers. Capacity, to and one-half tons per day.





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