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WCU - Canton Champion Fibre Company

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  • A RECORD OF DAILY PROGRESS THE LOG Published Monthly by The Champion Fibre Company. Edited by Hi Employee*. CANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER, NUMBER 6 PETER G. THOMSON, SR., President of THE CHAMPION FIBRE COMPANY Mr. Thomson was born some- j thing over sixty years ago, in j Cincinnati. Ohio, and after receiving his education in the public | schools of that city, entered the | employment of Robert Clark & I Co.. Book Sellers, as a clerk. After several years with this ! concern, he established a book and stationery store of his own j at the corner of Arcade and Vine j Streets, and later started a book publishing house, making a specialty of toy books and games. His progress in this field was characteristically rapid, and it was not long until he received such a flattering offer from his principal competitor in his business, that he decided to sell out. The publishing business brought him into contact with the makers of paper, and seeing a promising field in the manufacture of coated paper, he associated himself in the capacity of Western Manager with the Champion International Co.. which was engaged in making coated paper, with a branch factory at Hamilton, Ohio. After several years in this work, Mr. Thomson was able to scrape together enough capital to buy out the equipment of this branch, eon listing of two small single j coating machines, and thereupon j organized the Champion Coated j Paper Co. By unlimited perse- | Mr. Thomson's career has been verance. energy and hard work, ! Particularly full of incidents call- Mr. Thomson was able to build I inK for the neatest resourceful- up the business from a two ma- i ness- courage, and tenacity of chine mill in 1892 to a twenty- \ Impose. In 1901, when the lour machine mill in 1905. At' coating mill at Hamilton was first, paper was purchased from '< getting into shape for profitable other concerns bv Mr Thomson's Production, it was visited by fire company, but experiencing some I and total'y destroyed, before th- difficulty in getting the kind and i k quantity of paper needed, Mr. j P Thomson purchased a small mill j at Franklin, Ohio, but that soon j »ved inadequate, and the number one mill at Hamilton was built with an equipment of six large paper machines. This was followed in 1905 by the construction of the number two paper mill, with four machines, and by the organization of the Champion Fibre Co. was made in reconstruction, and altho' the Champion Fibre Co. was shipping the bulk of its product to Hamilton at this time, the interruption to business at Canton amounted to less than ten days duration. The panic of 1907 found Mr. Thomson in the midst of con- embers were cold, he had plans j struction of the number two under way, and orders placed far paper mill at Hamilton and the a new and better mill, and with-! pulp mills at Canton. The str; in six months this new mill WW of piloting both companies in operation, all of the old em-i through th- financial difficulties ployees having been carried on\ of that trying time was tremen- ithe payroll, in the meantime, at dious, and resulted in a tempo- full wages. Again in 19i:-{, the rary impairment, of his health. entire coating mill was destroyed An iron constitution, always by flood and fire, when the Miami1 safeguarded by simple living and Valley was swept by the flood of clean h ft b i t s, however, soon that "year. Again under Mr. brought him back to his former Thomson's guidance, a record, strength and vigor. In his younger days, Mr. Th n- son was very much interested in hunting and in athletics—was a crack shot with a rifle, and established a strength record at the Cincinnatti Gymnasium, which has never been beaten. One of Mr Thomson's hobbies has been, the collection of rare books, and his publications on this subject have won for him an international reputation and special honors from French societies. Mr. Thomson's career is a splendid example of what industry, self reliance and fore-sight will accomplish, when accompanied by honesty and fair dealings. SAFETY FIEST PRIZES TO BE DISTRIBUTED January 1st, 1915 Will Be Divided as Follows: SUGGESTIONS 1 Prize $50.00 2 Prizes 25.00 each 5 Prizes 10.00 each I 10 Prizes 5.00 each 18 Total $200.00 CLEANLINESS AND ORDER 1 Group Prize $50.00 I 2 Group Prizes 25.00 each !<T Total $100.00 ACCIDENT RECORDS 1 Team Prize $75 00 3 Team Prizes 25.00 each r Total $150.00 SPECIAL . A prize of $50.00 will be given for the best article written for 'The Log" on any subject connected with the operation of the mill, in any of its departments. In awarding this prize special consideration will be given to the amount of original thought, study or research shown by the writer. Award of prizes will be made by committee consisting of the Editors of "The Log" and the General Manager. FIBRE VILLE It will be noted that no prizes are allotted for Fibreville in this contest. This is not due to any dissatisfaction on the part of the management with the interest taken a-a ver\ creditable showing was made bv a large number of employees living in Fibreville: but m view of the difficulty of determining m winter time who ■ntitled to prizes, it ,-as thought best to award the u-i/.es GO ALL residents of Fibre- ille by spending the money in etting out shade trees through- at the riflftge, Step* are now ieing taken to this end.
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