Posted by Eugene Franklin --Previous Message--
on September 3, 2006, 4:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Paper Mill"
64.24.209.35
: Yep! The Mill was precious to all of us!
: I am from the class of 57, married to Fran Turner. I worked for IP in Bastrop, La. for 40 years. I also worked at Pine Bluff for one summer. I ended up in Human Resources as a training supervisor. Camden was just the latest in a long line of older IP facilities to bite the dust. Springhill, Bastrop, Mobile, Natchez, Gardiner, Oregon, Moss Point, Camden just to name a few. Age of facilities, geographical locations, market erosion, greatly intensified competition are all contributing factors. There is a mill left in Bastrop but the handwriting is on the wall! Fran and I are in Camden frequently and it is really depressing in Cullendale. It is really a blessing that Camden has the old NAD area. There sre several industries there and they are helping greatly.
Fran and Eugene Franklin
: My Dad worked there as a Machinist for over
: 28 years!
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: I would have never believed it could pull up
: stakes from Cullendale.
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: Someone tell those of us who weren't there
: how it came about and how the area recovered
: or is recovering; is the Mill still
: standing?
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: Bob
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: --Previous Message--
: Well, Roy, people that worked at that mill
: said it smelled like 'bread and butter' to
: them. It sure looks and smells different
: here now with IP gone. Never thought I would
: miss it too, but I do.
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