1954

"Beloit Ironworks"

"Beloit Export Corporation"

Paper Machines:

#300 Rome Kraft          252" Fourdrinier   Georgia           2000 f.p.m.

#306 Ihterlake               135" Fourdrinier    Canada          2500 f.p.m.

#308 Kaukopaa            282" Fourdrinier    Finland          2500 f.p.m.

#312 East Texas            216" Fourdrinier    Texas            1500 f.p.m.

#313 Great Northern     276" Fourdrinier   Maine             2500 f.p.m.

#314 Sterling                 133" Tissue          Wisconsin       2200 f.p.m.

#315 E. B. Eddy            149" Tissue          Canada           2500 f.p.m.

#316 Scott                     206" Tissue          Washington    3000 f.p.m.

#324 Scott                     206" Tissue          Washington    3000 f.p.m.

Comments:

Started audio screening all new employees as part of pre-

employment examination.

Built and occupied new pattern storage addition above steel stores.

C. R. Whipple completed fifty years of continuous service

with the Iron Works.

Mr. Don Simonds promoted to assistant sales manager.

Iron Works acquires second plane.

On October 5 the Iron Works entertained William Lehtinen,

president of Enso Gutzeit in Finland, along with Pentti Halle and

Lauri Alanko.

On November 22 the Iron Works entertained D. W. Ambridge,

president of Abitibi Pulp and Paper Company in Canada, along with

R. J. Askin, vice president.

Iron Works purchased part of the Thompson property for drive

and suction roll floor extension.

Extended engineering into the second and third floors of the

former Besly building.

Mr. Harry Moore, president of Beloit Iron Works, elected

member of the Young Presidents organization.

"Beloit Iron Works"

"Beloit Export Corporation"

Pipe yard craneway extended to the river's edge. West side

car parking areas augmented by purchase of additional property and

razing homes.

During February Iron Works started X-raying of castings in

order to improve casting techniques.

This year saw the introduction of the first inverse pickup press

into a paper machine.

First year the Iron Works achieved placing into the hands of its

customers 50, 000, 000# of paper machinery.

Mutual Aid Association paid out $26,637 in sick benefits and

$1,800 in death claims. Ended the year with a net of $29,977.65.

On September 2 the Scott Paper Company acquired the assets of

the Detroit Sulphite Pulp and Paper Company, including the six paper

machines.

Produced: Thirteen winders, thirteen reels, nine presses, eleven

calenders, thirteen dryer sections, fifteen pressure inlets, four coaters,

and ten fourdriniers.

Paper machinery produced: 39,383,430#

Castings produced: 31,089,430#

Shipped direct to customers: 10, 795, 906#

Suction rolls: 158

Drives: 215

Dryers: 702

Pipe rolls average per month: 300

Number of employees: 1640

Machine Shop hours: 633,322