1 9 2 0 s ▁that ▁Kap usk asing ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁as ▁an ▁organized ▁community . ▁ ▁Spr uce ▁F alls ▁ ▁The ▁Kap usk asing ▁River ▁P ulp ▁and ▁Tim ber ▁limit , ▁that ▁included ▁ ▁of ▁tim ber ▁and ▁hydro ▁le ases ▁at ▁St ur geon ▁F alls , ▁White ▁Spr uce ▁Rap ids ▁( S pr uce ▁F alls ) ▁and ▁Big ▁Be aver ▁F alls , ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁spec ul ators ▁S ap hren ous ▁A . ▁M und y ▁and ▁Eli hu ▁Stewart ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁Spr uce ▁F alls ▁P ulp ▁and ▁P aper ▁Ltd . ▁was ▁incorpor ated , ▁but ▁no ▁development ▁took ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁still ▁un exp lo ited ▁tim ber ▁limits ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Kim ber ly - Cl ark ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁The ▁new ▁Spr uce ▁F alls ▁Company ▁Ltd . ▁began ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁pul p ▁mill ▁in ▁Kap usk asing ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁F . J . ▁S ensen br en ner , ▁a ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Kim ber ly ▁Clark ▁Corporation ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 0   year s . ▁The ▁small ▁sul ph ite ▁mill ▁started ▁up ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁with ▁four ▁ 1 2 - ton ▁dig esters ▁and ▁a ▁daily ▁output ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁tons ▁of ▁pul p . ▁Sp ent ▁liqu or ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁un tre ated ▁into ▁the ▁Kap usk asing