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 . ty, producing ledg-er paper only. VernonBros. iS: Co. purchasedand enlarged the plantin iS8o, and DecemberI, 1SS7, the FairfieldPaper Company be-came the owners, pro-ceeding a
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 . ty, producing ledg-er paper only. VernonBros. iS: Co. purchasedand enlarged the plantin iS8o, and DecemberI, 1SS7, the FairfieldPaper Company be-came the owners, pro-ceeding at once to re-model, amplify, andrepair to an extent thatmade the establish-ment ]iractically newthroughout. Ihe /(/-per iVorlil of March,1S8S, contained a de-tailed description ofthe rehabilitated millfrom which we cpiote :The i)ropcrty of theFairfield Taper Com-]5any includes onethousand acres of land,the water ])ower andwell-built stone dam,the mill, nineteen tene-ments, and a boarding-house. Tiie ruggedfeatures of the valleyat this point are wellshown in the illustra-tion. The course ofthe river is from westto east. The Bostonand Albany Railroadtracks are on the northside, and the highwayfrom Westfield to Rus-sell on the south. Themill is on the i^outhside, between the high-way and the river. Itis of brick, 366 feet long from west to east, and one to three stories high. .\> now comi)lcted and equipped it is. INLAND MASSACHUSETTS ILLUSTRATED. 5 a model of convenient and economical arrangement. Stock goes in at one end and comes outpaper ready for shipping at the other; yet the mill is divided bv wings in such a way thata hre originating in any department ought not to to any other. The machine room andeast wing were the original mill of Jessup & Laflin. The machine room, 96 x 46 feet, is onestory high, and the basement underneath is the size room. The east wing now contains theengine room and rag room. The former occu])ies the entire first floor, 137 x 50 feet. Th
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