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Union Camp Corporation

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166:. With the stimulated economy, "Franklin has become a booming wartime village..." In 1925, with the passing of the final first generation Camps, the company was passed on to the second generation. This new generation brought the company into the paper production industry, starting with brown packaging paper in 1938 and eventually producing specialty bleached paper in the 1950s. By the mid 1950s, the industry competition was growing fierce with onset of extensive mergers within the industry and the Camp family needed resources to expand their capital intensive paper production. Until this time, the Camp family was in possession of 74% of slightly over a million shares of their company. Reluctant to forfeit this control by becoming a publicly traded company, the Camp family looked for other avenues. After meeting with several potential buyers, many who were disgusted at Hugh Camps high asking price, a buyer was found. 192: 74: 242:. At the time it was referred to as a "merger," but was actually a takeover. Union Camp's CEO at that time was W. Craig McClelland. Earlier he had presided over the sale of Hammermill Paper Company to International Paper, in 1986, when President & CEO of that company. Hammermill had encountered financial difficulties due to activities of Wall Street speculators. McClelland finally retired from International Paper's Board of Directors in late 2006. 204: 115: 183:, New York and a technical staff was maintained there for architects and engineers. Also, at this site in Glens Falls, Union Camp maintained a cave-like storage facility where microfilms of all the company's important documents, such as contracts and legal papers, were sent after filming. The necessity or inspiration for such an operation was the Cold War. 179:
beehive, with the edges of the cells giving overall greater strength wherever it was used. The size of the cells could be changed and the thickness of the sheets could be varied to suit the application. It could also be impregnated with resins to make it stronger and waterproof. The manufacturing plant for this product was at
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property with $ 27,675,225 in sales and 240,000 acres (970 km²) of timber. After months of negotiations, and a final offering to the Camp shareholders of 1.75 shares for every share owned, a deal was struck. On 13 July 1956 the merger was completed and the Union Bag-Camp Paper company was born.
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In the late 1950s, a product made from kraft paper was created for applications such as a core in doors, aircraft construction, marine applications, etc., wherever strength with light weight and buoyancy were critical. The product was called "Honeycomb" and it was unique in that it resembled a
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In May 1956, the merger between the 2 companies came together. With Union Bag company having sales of $ 123,031,000 and owning over a million acres (4,000 km²) of timber, it was surprising that the Camps negotiated as equals with the Calders, when the Camps had a fraction of the sales and
154:. Under Dr. Jim Jordan, Camp Manufacturing Company of Franklin prospered and steadily increased in volume. By 1949 it utilized four log trucks, each with several times the load capacity of the first one. The business was grossing about $ 90 thousand a year. 60:
Union Camp came about through the merger of the Union Bag and Paper Company and the Camp Manufacturing Company. Each of these family-owned companies had unique histories that led to the ultimate success of Union Camp until it was acquired by
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With their new sawmill, they began expanding it and over the next 20 years experienced rapid growth. After a bout with near bankruptcy in 1907, the brothers borrowed the money necessary to continue operations. With the onset of
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under the Calder family. In the late 1920s, partially due to concerns about the labor union movement in the north, the company built a major mill (the largest in the world at the time and for many years) in
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The Union Bag and Paper Company's history dates back to 1881, where it began as the Union Paper Bag Machine Company in
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The Timber Tycoons - The Camp Families of Virginia and Florida, and their empire, 1887-1987
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The Camp Manufacturing Company was founded in 1887 by three local Camp brothers from
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Honeycomb Department Executive Assistant to the Director from 1955 to 1961.
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Union Camp Corporation - A Specimen "Sinking Fund" Bond Certificate c.1971
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New York Times August 14, 1986; Erie Times-News November 16, 1988
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in 1982. The sawmill was purchased from Dr. Jimmy Jordan of
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In 1999, the Union Camp Corporation was acquired by
48:in the United States. In 1999 it was acquired by 422:Pulp and paper companies of the United States 8: 402:Manufacturing companies based in Virginia 279: 277: 273: 318:"National Register Information System" 7: 323:National Register of Historic Places 148:National Register of Historic Places 90:, on land formerly occupied by the 25: 255:. The William Byrd Press, 1988. 407:Defunct pulp and paper companies 202: 27:American pulp and paper company 1: 77:Union Camp plant in Savannah 69:Union Bag and Paper Company 438: 142:. Paul Douglas Camp built 110:Camp Manufacturing Company 298:vault.georgiaarchives.org 83:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 44:and a private owner of 211:This section is empty. 196: 119: 118:Paul D. Camp (c. 1924) 78: 42:pulp and paper company 38:Union Camp Corporation 34: 328:National Park Service 194: 187:From merger to merger 134:(Vice-president) and 117: 76: 33: 152:Como, North Carolina 92:Hermitage Plantation 417:International Paper 240:International Paper 132:James Leonidas Camp 63:International paper 50:International Paper 412:Franklin, Virginia 251:Rouse, Parke Jr., 197: 136:Robert Judson Camp 124:Franklin, Virginia 120: 79: 35: 231: 230: 128:Paul Douglas Camp 88:Savannah, Georgia 16:(Redirected from 429: 386: 383: 377: 374: 368: 365: 359: 356: 350: 347: 341: 338: 332: 331: 314: 308: 307: 305: 304: 290: 284: 281: 226: 223: 213:You can help by 206: 199: 146:, listed on the 104:Great Depression 56:Company creation 40:was an American 21: 437: 436: 432: 431: 430: 428: 427: 426: 392: 391: 390: 389: 384: 380: 375: 371: 366: 362: 357: 353: 348: 344: 339: 335: 330:. July 9, 2010. 316: 315: 311: 302: 300: 292: 291: 287: 282: 275: 270: 248: 236: 227: 221: 218: 189: 172: 112: 100:The Water Lords 71: 58: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 435: 433: 425: 424: 419: 414: 409: 404: 394: 393: 388: 387: 378: 369: 360: 351: 342: 333: 309: 285: 272: 271: 269: 266: 265: 264: 247: 244: 235: 234:The final days 232: 229: 228: 209: 207: 188: 185: 171: 168: 111: 108: 70: 67: 57: 54: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 434: 423: 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 399: 397: 382: 379: 373: 370: 364: 361: 355: 352: 346: 343: 337: 334: 329: 325: 324: 319: 313: 310: 299: 295: 289: 286: 280: 278: 274: 267: 262: 258: 254: 250: 249: 245: 243: 241: 233: 225: 216: 212: 208: 205: 201: 200: 193: 186: 184: 182: 176: 169: 167: 165: 161: 155: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 130:(President), 129: 125: 116: 109: 107: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 84: 75: 68: 66: 64: 55: 53: 51: 47: 43: 39: 32: 19: 381: 372: 363: 354: 345: 336: 321: 312: 301:. Retrieved 297: 288: 252: 237: 219: 215:adding to it 210: 177: 173: 156: 121: 99: 80: 59: 37: 36: 294:"CONTENTdm" 181:Glens Falls 160:World War I 96:Ralph Nader 396:Categories 303:2024-02-23 268:References 170:The merger 46:timberland 18:Union Camp 367:(Rouse 6) 358:(Rouse 4) 349:(Rouse 3) 340:(Rouse 2) 283:(Rouse 5) 222:July 2010 98:'s book, 261:48020084 164:Franklin 144:The Elms 140:Franklin 246:Sources 259:  257:OCLC 217:. 126:. 398:: 326:. 320:. 296:. 276:^ 65:. 52:. 306:. 263:. 224:) 220:( 20:)

Index

Union Camp

pulp and paper company
timberland
International Paper
International paper

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Savannah, Georgia
Hermitage Plantation
Ralph Nader
Great Depression

Franklin, Virginia
Paul Douglas Camp
James Leonidas Camp
Robert Judson Camp
Franklin
The Elms
National Register of Historic Places
Como, North Carolina
World War I
Franklin
Glens Falls


adding to it
International Paper
OCLC
48020084

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