Cornell has the world's only surviving pulpwood stacker. The stacker helped to launch the huge timber industry in the Northwoods of Wisconsin in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The city is located on the Chippewa River, which was used to transport logs. The stacker was used to move large quantities of pulpwood logs from the river into piles. The stacker has been unused since 1972, but is considered a historical treasure.

The Pulpwood logs managed by the stacker were used by the Cornell Wood Products Mill located just south of the stacker. The mill was built in 1911 and has had various owners and produced a variety of products over the last 99 years (see chart below).

From 1911 to 1991, the paper mill processed their wood fiber directly from logs. The logs were cooked, de-barked and then processed into wood chips. Since 1992, the mill has purchased their wood chips from an external source. Once received the wood chips are refined and transformed into a fine, fluffy state. We use recycled cardboard and newspaper to create our paper stock. This is combined with wood stock.

The mill currently employs 90 people and produces over 80,000 tons of paper each year. Mule Hide Manufacturing is a subsidiary of ABC Supply Company Inc., a private company based out of Beloit, WI.