Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . judgment to distinguish the differ-ence. It is claimed that air-dried writing pa])crs are fully ecjual for all practical purposesto the loft-dried. Tub-sized, the chief and ])
Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . judgment to distinguish the differ-ence. It is claimed that air-dried writing pa])crs are fully ecjual for all practical purposesto the loft-dried. Tub-sized, the chief and ])erhai)s only notable difference arises from thequicker drying of the air-dried |)a|5ers, giving them a thicker coat of sizing upon the surface,the drying ])rocess stiffening the sizing before it is entirely absorbed into the paper. If otherthings are admitted to be ecpial, the advantage of air-drving over loft-drying is readily seen,the jiajier lieing sized and dried in a continuous we!i at one process and without handling, thecapacity of the machine being several tons a day, varying according to the paper dried. Thusmany handlings are avoided and the time consumed in loft-drving is saved. In remodeling this mill the Winona Pajier Comi)any has consulted the requirements of thetrade as well as economy and dispatch in jiroduction; and the e(piii)ment is in all respects first- 140 INLAND MASSACHUbtTTS ILLUSTKA WINONA IAIIK (iiMIANVS MILL. INLAND MASSACHUSETTS ILLUSTRATED. I4I class in style and construction, embracing eight stacks of super-calenders—one fifty inches inwidth—twenty paper-cutters and a 52-inch trimming knife, five ruling machines,and otherimproved appliances. Pour Hyatt filters of 2,500 gallons capacity per minute supply all thepure water needed for manufacturing purposes, and the supply of water power for driving themachinery is ample, the apparatus having been constructed and put in by the renowned Hol-yoke Machine Company The specialties oand writing
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