Interlake Tissue Mills was founded in 1912 by George Carruthers with one
machine producing 10-12 tons per day  of wrapping paper, carbon paper,
fruit wrap and toilet tissue. In 1922 a wet crepe machine was added and
the product line expanded to included napkins, Toweling and creping
tissue. In 1953, a light dry crepe machine was added to produce high
quality facial tissue, napkins and toilet tissue.
In 1961, the Carruthers family sold the operation to Kimberly Clark who
dramatically upgraded the machines over the next three decades. The most
dramatic change occurred in 1976, when the No. 3 tissue machine was
completely rebuilt into one of Kimberly Clark's first Through Air Dried
machines. Following the merger with Scott Paper, Kimberly Clark sold the
facility to a group of private investors and it returned to it's roots as
Interlake Paper.
Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc. purchased the facility in 1998 and continues to
effectively operate all three of the machines in the tissue, machine
glazed and machine finished markets.
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