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Name: West's Paper Mill (view items)
Industry type: Materials
Industry: Paper
Country: United States
State/County/Province: NY
City: Ballston Spa
Start year: 1879
End year: 1899
Company: George West
Notes: View of George West's paper mill in Balston Spa, NY. One of 10 paper mills owned by West along the Kayaderosseras Creek. West was the largest manila paper manufacturer in the world. West was known as "The Paper Bag King" because he invented a line of square-bottomed paper bags at a time when most bags were made from cotton. In 1899 it was sold to the Union Bag & Paper Company. In 1919 Frederick Bischoff purchased the building and converted it into a chocolate factory.
Links:http://www.balstonhistory.com