Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Michigan
In 1900 the English mill was built to the west of the Grand Rapids Plaster Cc.. And is now the property of the United States Gypsum Company.
At Grandville the White and Red mills were erected about 1872, and were sold in 1896 to Mr. Dummer, of Chicago The Red mill has been abandoned for 15 years, and the white mill has not been in operation for four years, though it is well equipped and the machinery is kept in good condition. The Durr mill at Grandville was started in 1875 by Taylor Day and sold to Durr in 1886. It is now the property of the United States Gypsum Company.
The Alabaster quarry and mill were opened m 1862 by George B. Smith, and then operated under the name of Smith, Bullard Co. The company was re organized in 1891 as the Western Plas ter Works, and in 1898 was changed to the Alabaster Company. It is now owned by the United States Gypsum Company. The mills so far mentioned are the only ones in the State.
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