The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . ouseStandard double cylinder engine, andelectric dynamo, a water reservoir, arotary fire pump with capacity of1,000 gallons per minute, an auto-matic fire sprinkler, and all the ma-chinery necessary for making leather-board and cardboard. On the evening of December 18, 364 New Enter2)rise at West Hophinton 1907, the Davis Paper Co. invited thepublic to attend a house warming andsocial dance. This was held in theupper story of the larger mill, beforeany machinery had been set up was at
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . ouseStandard double cylinder engine, andelectric dynamo, a water reservoir, arotary fire pump with capacity of1,000 gallons per minute, an auto-matic fire sprinkler, and all the ma-chinery necessary for making leather-board and cardboard. On the evening of December 18, 364 New Enter2)rise at West Hophinton 1907, the Davis Paper Co. invited thepublic to attend a house warming andsocial dance. This was held in theupper story of the larger mill, beforeany machinery had been set up was attended by over six hun-dred people, coming on special trainsand in a hundred teams. This provedto be one of the biggest events everheld in this section of the country. papers and trimmings from paperbox factories. The finished productis in sheets of various dimensions andis sold to paper box makers. The leather-board mill started onfull time on May 1. The leather-board is made from waste scraps ofleather from shoe factories and thefinished article is in sheets. Both mills furnish employment for. West Hopkinton. View from the Railroad For nearly two years a large forceof men was employed in the construc-tion of this plant, A number of ten-ements have been built for the em-ployees, and a large storehouseerected, adjoining the Boston & MaineRailroad, just across the river fromthe mills. The paper mill started in March onfull time, running day and night, ex-cept Sunday. About ten tons of card-board are made daily. The cardboardis made from waste paper, old news- about forty men. Thus far thefinancial panic has not reached thisplace. It is said that over $300,000 havebeen spent in the completion of thisenterprise. It is considered by com-petent judges to be one of the bestequipped and most up-to-date plantsof its kind in New England. The once quiet hamlet of WestHopkinton is now a village with thelife and activity that always followsthe wheels and hum of industry. 4^ ,
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