1893

"Beloit Iron Works"

Paper Machines:

Paragon Paper Company

86" Cylinder

Indiana

W. Muncie Paper Company

72" Cylinder

Indiana

Plover Mills

108" Fourdrinier

Wisconsin

Paul Paper Company

78" Fourdrinier

Wisconsin

Kaukauna Paper Company

76" Cylinder

Illinois

* Nekoosa Paper Company

106" Fourdrinier

Wisconsin

Comments:

* This machine was manufactured by the Iron Works and installed

in the Chicago World's Fair known as the Columbian Exposition. The

machine was placed in operation with a full paper-making crew, re

ceiving the United States Columbian award for "very high standard of

workmanship and productiveness". This World's Fair machine is

still in operation in the Nekoosa Edwards mill at Port Edwards,

Wisconsin, though rebuilt several times. The machine was designed

to produce originally two thousand pounds of printing paper an hour.

George A. Whiting organized the Plover Paper Company at the

junction of the Wisconsin and Plover Rivers.

Fox River Paper Company placed its new machine in production

bringing its output to thirty tons of writing and ledger paper per day.

The John Edwards Manufacturing Company built its first mill

at Nekoosa, Wisconsin.

The Falls Manufacturing Company was organized at Oconto Falls

which in 1937 became the Falls Paper and Power Company.

On January 18 the Riverside Fibre Company was organized in

Appleton, Wisconsin.

William H. Grinnell was elected vice-president (1893-1916) of

the Iron Works.

The advertising of the Beloit Iron Works covered Cylinder and

Fourdrinier Machines, Low Vertical Shake, Triplex Pumps, Presses ,

Vibrating Doctors, Single and Double Deck Dryers, Finishing Calenders,

Revolving Reels, Slitters, Cut Gears and Core Gear Drives.

Company officers: A. Aldrich, president; L. B. Merrill, vice

president; N. J- Ross, superintendent; R. J. Burdge, secretary;

W. H. Grinnell, treasurer.

Controlling interest in the Patten Paper Company at Neenah

was purchased by the Kimberly family of Neenah.