1881

"Merrill and Houston Iron Works"

Paper Machines:

C. P. Markle

66" Fourdrinier

Pennsylvania

C. P. Markle

76" Fourdrinier

Pennsylvania

Kimberly dark

84" Fourdrinier

Wisconsin

Piqua Strawboard

72" Cylinder

Ohio

Winnebago Paper Mill

76" Fourdrinier

Wisconsin

Morrison Mill

62" Cylinder

Michigan

Dwight Mill

72" Cylinder

Illinois

Alien Paper Mill

48" Cylinder

Illinois

Alien Paper Mill

68" Cylinder

Illinois

Comments:

A. Aldrich returned to Merrill and Houston as

draftsman.

April 20 the plant was flooded by river waters

caused by dam breaking.

George A. Whiting and William M. Gilbert

built a mill at Menasha, Wisconsin. This partnership

was dissolved in 1886 becoming the George A. Whiting

Paper Company.

Merrill and Houston Iron Works advertising

covered the manufacture of water-wheels, spur

wheels, spur core wheels, bevel core wheels and

pinions, machinery of transmission, and chilled rolls

for flouring mills.