5 images. Cascade Paper Co. K.A. Hultan, arch. Hurley-Mason Co., contr. TDL 1/12/1919 p.B8 New $600,000 Chambers Creek plant of Cascade Paper Co. (il) TDL 3/13/1921 p.B5 (il) TDL 3/15/1925 Paper mill will build pulp plant (il) TDL 4/14/1926 Suppl. (il) TNT 12/18/1928 Cascade plant pioneers making fine book paper from fir waste (il) TDL 4/9/1929 Gravure Sec. p.7 (aerial il) 979.72 ST33S Spring 2001 The mills on Chambers Creek (il c.1923) 979.778 P393S p.72,73 (il of employees) ----- Everett Pulp & Paper Co. TNT 7/9/1931 To reopen Tacoma plant TNT 12/25/1936 Repairing big plant T.Times 4/22/1937 Reopening of paper mill is set for June (remodeling/reconstruction by Austin Co., contr.) TNT 7/17/1937 Will open paper mill; old Cascade plant completely rebuilt ----- West Tacoma Paper Co. TNT 5/28/1946 p.1 Newsprint plant to open TNT 6/18/1946 Newspapers behind mill TNT 5/12/1947 p.1 Newsprint is rolling out here (interior il) TNT 1/4/1948 Payroll builders of Tacoma (il) TNT 2/17/1948 p.B4,B5 Newsprint produced here (interior il) TNT 12/30/1951 p.A1 Paper mill expansion on way TNT 5/16/1955 p.8 Chemical Progress Week (interior il) TNT 9/7/1955 Chilean here to study ... (il) TNT 5/15/1958 Pollution blast ... TNT 3/18/1962 p.D11 Permit sought for dredging TNT 6/13/1963 p.D2 Board approves power contract for paper plant TNT 6/23/1964 p.1 West Tacoma will spend $12,000,000 TNT 12/2/1964 p.A1 Paper plant filling pit in Steilacoom TNT 8/20/1967 p.C21 (addition) TNT 5/12/1968 p.C21 (permit taken for commercial water filter bldg.) TNT 10/17/1969 Stockholders approve merger with Boise Cascade Corp. TNT 6/19/1970 Scheduled to have a primary water clarifer installed by Dec. 1971 ----- Boise Cascade West Tacoma Mill TNT 7/15/1978 Second gate picketed, Boise Cascade strike quiet TNT 7/19/1978 All's quiet on paper mill strike front TNT 7/25/1978 Struck paper will reopen here TNT 1/30/1979 Boise Cascade strike ends ----- Abitibi Consolidated Sales Corp., Inc. -closed 12/29/2000 TNT 1/29/1998 p.B1 Relief likely from rotten-egg odor TNT 1/30/1998 Officials think they've found an answer for stink in Steilacoom TNT 2/5/1998 p.A1 Plant's odor still creates stink in Steilacoom TNT 2/12/1998 p.B2 Steilacoom residents wary of vows to eliminate stench TNT 2/17/1998 p.B1 Residents, mill officials breathing easier in Steilacoom TNT 4/29/1998 p.B5 Big stink from Steilacoom newsprint plant nets $15,000 fine Lakewood Journal 3/4/1999 p.5 Steilacoom ponders the unthinkable ... possible loss of Abitibi tax base TNT 6/22/1999 p.D1 Endless harvest of savings/recycling innovation earns Steilacoom paper mill awards, renown TNT 6/26/1999 p.D7 ... to cut back paper making, elimate 50 jobs Univ. Place Journal 8/13/1999 p.3 Steilacoom mill cuts staff, focuses on recycling (il) TNT 7/22/2000 p.A1 Abitibi mill to close in Steilacoom (il) Lakewood Journal 7/26/2000 p.1 Abitibi mill will shut down TNT 12/13/2000 p.B6 County receives gift of Chambers Creek land (Abitibi donates 15.2 acres for Chambers Creek Canyon Park) TNT 12/29/2000 p.D1 Abitibi mill closes down today (interior il) Business Examiner 12/25/2006 p.19 Mill site could be home to waterfront housing project Business Examiner 4/30/2007 p.25 Abitibi property price, breach of contract lead to lawsuit (il) TNT 1/25/2009 p.B1 School district interested in mill site (il) TNT 1/8/2010 p.A3 Offer made for former mill TNT 4/5/2010 p.A3 Uncertainty surrounds future of former mill TNT 5/28/2011 p.A5 Crews will let fire at mill burn itself out TNT 12/4/2012 p.A3 Group eyes old mill site for natural restoration ----- TNT 6/7/2013 p.A10 New owner for former paper mill site
An employee of the West Tacoma Newsprint carefully monitors rows of gauges in August, 1954. West Tacoma Newsprint, paper manufacturers, was located in Steilacoom. There had been several paper mills at that location in Steilacoom, starting with Cascade Paper Co. in 1918. Stockholders approved a merger with Boise Cascade Corporation in late 1969.
Weights & measures--Steilacoom; Scientific equipment; West Tacoma Newsprint (Steilacoom);
The smokestack at West Tacoma Newsprint seems to extend endlessly into the sky as it belches smoke on October 20, 1954. West Tacoma Newsprint were paper manufacturers, who despite their name, were actually located in Steilacoom. The Chambers Creek location had been home to many paper manufacturers since 1918, starting with Cascade Paper and concluding with Abitibi Consolidated Sales which announced its impending closure in July, 2000. View of chimney from its base looking upward; evenly spaced steel rings circle the chimney. Photograph requested by Boedecker Chimney.
Chimneys--Steilacoom; West Tacoma Newsprint (Steilacoom); Boedecker Chimney Construction Co. (Tacoma);
Two men are barely visible on a ledge circling the enormous smokestack outside the West Tacoma Newsprint plant on October 20, 1954. It is unclear whether they are performing maintenance work or actually installing a new chimney. Boedecker Chimney Construction Co. built many chimneys for industrial plants in this region, including St. Regis and Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel. View of cars parked along plant with chimney in rear. Photograph ordered by Boedecker Chimney Construction Co.
Chimneys; Boedecker Chimney Construction Co. (Tacoma); West Tacoma Newsprint (Steilacoom)
View of gauges. Selection of gauges at the West Tacoma Newsprint carefully monitor activity of various paper machines in a photograph taken on August 4, 1954. Rows of knobs below the gauges are labeled for the Jordan pump, Jordan chest agitator, White water pump and cycles and shakes of Bird Screen. West Tacoma Newsprint, despite its name, was actually located in Steilacoom; they were paper manufacturers.
Weights & measures--Steilacoom; Scientific equipment; West Tacoma Newsprint (Steilacoom);
Another view of the West Tacoma Newsprint chimney was taken on October 20, 1954. It is possible that this chimney was newly installed by Boedecker Chimney Construction Company as various pieces of machinery and lines appear to be still attached. Fred Boedecker's company built many chimneys for industrial plants in this region including chimneys for Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel and St. Regis. Photograph ordered by Boedecker Chimney Construction Co.
Chimneys; Boedecker Chimney Construction Co. (Tacoma); West Tacoma Newsprint (Steilacoom);
Boedecker Chimney Construction Co. not only built chimneys but also repaired them. Their work could be seen in many industrial businesses locally, including St. Regis and Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel. In late 1954, Boedeckers was asked to do repairs on the smokestack belonging to West Tacoma Newsprint Co., paper manufacturers, located in Steilacoom. View of chimney's exterior after repairs were completed.
Chimneys; Boedecker Chimney Construction Co. (Tacoma); West Tacoma Newsprint (Steilacoom);
Paper manufacturers West Tacoma Newsprint plant. Steam rises from the Steilacoom plant on May 22, 1970. West Tacoma Newsprint had opened its mill on Chambers Creek Rd. in 1946, the third paper mill at that location. Shareholders had recently approved a merger with Boise Cascade in October of 1969. Photograph series ordered by Armstrong Machine Works to show Armstrong steam traps.
Cascade Paper Co. On August 29, 1927, an unidentified man in business attire was photographed with one hand on the handle of an enormous machine at the Cascade Paper Co., 4302 Chambers Creek Rd., Steilacoom. Cascade Paper built a $600,000 plant in Steilacoom in 1918 and advertised itself in the 1928 City Directory as "Tacoma's First Paper Mill." A pulp mill was added in 1925. Cascade Paper Co. was headed by Frank S. Baker, president, and John Hewitt, vice-president. G37.1-008
Cascade Paper Co. (Steilacoom); Paper industry--Steilacoom; Machinery;
