ca. 1937. St. Regis Kraft Co.; filtering plant circa 1937. (WSHS)

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ca. 1937. St. Regis Kraft Co.; filtering plant circa 1937. (WSHS)

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St. Regis office, Times, Maybin. St. Regis was planning immediate construction of $6 million kraft paper and bag mills. These three key men, studying plans for the construction, are, L-R, J.H. McCarthy, plant engineer, Walter DeLong, Vice President and director, manager of Tacoma operations, and Adolph C. McCorry, plant superintendent. Piles of logs and a water tower are seen outside the windows. St. Regis had been at this location since 1936. (T.Times, 8/21/1947, p.1)

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Interior views of the St. Regis Paper Company where pulp is being dried further (steam is coming off as the pulp goes through the roller at the rear) and looks more like paper. St. Regis Paper Company, a national company, had seven mills throughout the country and also had extensive timber holdings in the Pacific Northwest and in other locations in the United States. On spec. for the Times, Labor Day. TPL-3765

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On spec. for the Times, Labor Day. Interior views of the St. Regis Paper Company. As of January 1947 St. Regis Paper Company used up to 17 million gallons of water a day in its pulp processing. The plant had many miles of piping throughout all of its processes. In December 1946 a paper machine was installed.

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On spec. for the Times, Labor Day. Interior view of the St. Regis Paper Company. From the woodroom chunks of wood were moved to wood chippers where they were broken into fine chips. These went into a hopper in the top of a digester where the chips were broken down by chemicals and the resulting pulp was washed and bleached, looking much like white snow. The paper would be nearly all water at this part of the process. It was sprayed in a thin sheet on screens where it was gradually dried out over a long roller.

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In this aerial view of the Tacoma tideflats the St. Regis Paper Company can be found at the base of the large plume of smoke and steam in the center of the picture. The St. Regis Paper Company was established in Tacoma in 1928 and rebuilt and modernized in 1936. In August 1947 the company announced plans for a $6 million addition of a Kraft paper mill and multi wall bag plant, to be operational the first quarter of 1949.

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In August of 1947 an unidentified "boom man", wearing "corked" boots and wielding a pikepole, was photographed sorting logs for the St. Regis Paper Company. St. Regis was established in Tacoma in 1928 and rebuilt and modernized in 1936. In August 1947 the company announced plans for a $6 million addition of a Kraft paper mill and a multi-wall bag plant. Simpson Tacoma Kraft took over the St. Regis mill in Tacoma in 1985. (On spec. for the Times, Labor Day.) TPL-9492

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On spec. for the Times, Labor Day. Interior views of the St. Regis Paper Company. William Youngchild, a veteran Tacoma papermaker with 55 years in the industry, watches rolls of pulp in one of the final processes at St. Regis mill.

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On spec. for the Times, Labor Day. Interior views of the St. Regis Paper Company. The paper machine had variable speeds from 450 - 2,100 feet per minute according to the kind of paper being made. St. Regis expected the new paper machine to run at a rate of 2,000 feet per minute and to be capable of producing 240 tons of paper per day.

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Western Gear at St. Regis plant. A view of two large pieces of machinery used in paper manufacturing at the new Kraft paper plant of St. Regis manufactured by Pusey-Jones Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware.

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St. Regis Company announced that major plant reconditioning and expansions would begin. This will help reduce the levels of air pollution and increase the air quality in Tacoma. A reduction of solids in smoke has caused a reduction in odor. St. Regis is installing Cottrell smoke treatments in their plant with an estimated cost of $6,000,000. This process should help reduce air pollution. View of laborers applying foam glass insulation to roof at St. Regis Paper Company (T.Times, 7/31/48, p. 1).

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St. Regis was one of the largest industries in Tacoma and was located in Tacoma's Tide Flats industrial area. The company was undergoing a big expansion project in 1948. This building, currently under construction, would be used to manufacture pulp. Exterior view of St. Regis Paper Company--Kraft Pulp Division industrial plant (T. Times, 8/31/48, p. 22).

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Progress photographs at St. Regis, St. Regis Paper Company, Kraft Pulp Division. An elevated view of the new construction going on at St. Regis that expanded the existing paper plant and added a multiwall bag plant. According to the company's 1949 Annual Report, Tacoma was the focal point of the company's expanding pulp, paper and multiwall bag operations in the west.

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Progress photographs at St. Regis, St. Regis Paper Company, Kraft Pulp Division. St. Regis Paper Company was well along in a big expansion program at the Tacoma plant, adding a multiwall bag plant as well as a pulp manufacturing plant. Tacoma was one of the locations of St. Regis that supplied pulp from their own mills for their kraft paper production. Adding the exterior to the new construction is nearly complete. (T.Times, 8/23/1948, p.5)

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Progress photographs at St. Regis, St. Regis Paper Company, Kraft Pulp Division. A view of the interior of one of the new buildings at St. Regis with the exterior walls still missing. A row of Jordans, each driven by a 400 hp. motor, is laid out close to what will be an exterior wall. The Jordans will prepare stock for the paper machines that have not yet been built. (St. Regis 1949 Annual Report)

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Aerial view, taken in August of 1948, of the large St. Regis Paper Co. plant located in Tacoma's industrial Tideflats. Waterway in center is the Puyallup Waterway. St. Regis was undergoing expansion as depicted by the unfinished building in the foreground. Three years later a big new bag plant would be built, adding to Tacoma's payroll.

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Progress photograph at plant, St. Regis Paper Company, Mr. McCarthy. Roofing on the addition has nearly been completed. According to the 1949 St. Regis Annual Report the company operated mills and plants at 23 locations in the United States and six plants in Canada and other foreign countries. The company was organized in 1899 and built a mill at Deferiet, New York, that same year.

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An aerial view looking east across the Tacoma tideflats with St. Regis Paper Company in the foreground. St. Regis was nearing completion of a $6 million addition to their kraft paper plant and adding a multi-wall bag plant. They have been at this location on the tideflats since 1936.

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Aerial view of new construction in 1948 at St. Regis. St. Regis had an excellent location between the Sitcum Waterway on one side and the Milwaukee Waterway on the other. Below them was Commencement Bay and beyond was more of the Tacoma tideflats. St. Regis was expanding their kraft paper operations and adding a multi-wall bag plant. Logs are seen in Milwaukee Waterway, called the Milwaukee Boom Company dump. Logs were brought in by the railroad and dropped, sorted and made into rafts here. (TNT, 10/17/1948, p.1)

Aerial photographs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Progress photographs; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs;

Port of Tacoma aerials. A view of St. Regis and the nearly completed kraft paper plant seen in the foreground. The company is located along the Puyallup Waterway on the Tacoma tideflats.

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Interior progress photograph, St. Regis, McCarthy. The exterior walls of the new Kraft Paper plant have been installed and the row of "Jones Majestic" Jordans have been connected along the wall. The Jordans, each driven by a 400 h.p. motor, cut the fiber and prepared it for the paper machines which are nearing completion further along the wall. (TNT, 2/15/1949, p.B-3)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Progress photographs; Machinery; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Regis was established in Tacoma in 1928, the New York firm purchased this industrial site, modernized it and began operations in 1936. St. Regis Paper Company is said to be the most modern pulp mill ever built. The Tacoma facilities are spread out over 65 acres, between the Puyallup River Waterway and the St. Paul Lumber Company. Aerial view of St. Regis Paper Company, construction in progress.

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St. Regis Paper Company, Tacoma's pulp mill, was constructing two major additions at their industrial site. The additions being constructed are expected to cost the company an estimated $6,000,000, this is probably the largest single industrial expansion project in Tacoma in the coming year. The expansion project began shortly after World War II ended, the project is expected to be completed in 1949. Aerial view of St. Regis Paper Company, construction in progress. TPL-5706

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St. Regis' expansion project started after World war II ended in 1945, the company was able to begin paper production in Tacoma in January 1949. Interior view of St. Regis and paper producing machinery; photo ordered by Pusey & Jones Corporation, a machinery manufacturer from Wilmington, Delaware.

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Interior view of St. Regis, view of the new high speed kraft paper machine, this machine is designed to operate at 2,000 feet per minute and produce paper nearly fourteen feet wide; this machine has been operating since January 5, 1949. Photo ordered by Pusey & Jones Corporation, a machinery manufacturer from Wilmington, Delaware.

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St. Regis had been expanding their facilities for many years, the company had added new buildings and was ready to begin the mass production of paper in Tacoma. View of new high speed kraft paper machine, this equipment is used in the "wet end" of paper production. Photo ordered by Pusey & Jones Corporation, a machinery manufacturer from Wilmington, Delaware.

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St. Regis' first mill was located at Deferiet, New York, this mill has been kept modern and enlarged in order to ensure high levels of productivity. Interior view of St. Regis in Tacoma and paper producing machinery; photo ordered by Pusey & Jones Corporation, a machinery manufacturer from Wilmington, Delaware.

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Interior view of St. Regis; view of Tacoma mill's new high speed kraft paper machine, it is designed to operate at 2,000 feet per minute and produce paper nearly fourteen feet wide, unidentified man is standing by the machine. Photo ordered by Pusey & Jones Corporation, a machinery manufacturer from Wilmington, Delaware.

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St. Regis mills can be found in 23 locations across the United States, they have six plants in Canada, and one in Belgium, Brazil and Argentina. Interior view of St. Regis, view of paper producing machinery; photo ordered by Pusey & Jones Corporation, a machinery manufacturer from Wilmington, Delaware.

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