Pioneer Paper Co. Opens New Plant

Completing the process of manufacture-from rags to roofing-The Pioneer Paper Company has announced the opening of its enlarged plant, located in the heart of the Vernon industrial district, Los Angeles, which was built at a cost in excess of $1,250,000 in order to keep pace with the ever increasing demands for prepared roofings, slate surfaced shingles, insulating and waterproofing papers and deadening felts, manufactured by The Pioneer Paper Compan.

The new felt mill, asphalt refineries and roofing plant are located on'eight acresr adjoining the ten acre original factory, making a total of eighteen acres of building and equipment for this company, *'hich 35 years ago began operations in a small shed and a single employee.

The completed plant, makes it possible for The Pioneer Paper Company to control the entire process of manufacturing its products, from the rags to the completed roofings and building papers. The new felt mill, which has a capacity of 1,800,000 sqtlare feet of compressed felt per day, has the latest types of machinery and the other equipment installed in the plant, placing the new factory in the front rank of roofing manufacturers in the United States.

In 1888, The Pioneer Paper Company rvas founded in [.os Angeles by Willis G. Hunt, its present president and active head. At that time, the concern was a jobbing house for roll rvrapping paper. A few years later, the scope of activity was enlarged and The Pioneer Paper Company, rvith one small machine, began the manufacture of pfepared roofing.

Today, the concern supplies the United States west of the Rockies with its product, and also has a largd export business with Australia, China, Japan, Java, India. Alaska and both Central and South America.

In addition to the roll roofings and slate surfaced shingles, ' it manufactures a complete line of rvaterproofins and insulating papers, deadening felts and chip board products.

H. M. Eichelberger is secretary and treasurer of the company and William Henry, vice president and general manager.