The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-05-08
pn,in.., q Business Mem in B,ddsford.

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COMMISSION ,.a.,a on 900, occa.;on. 10
- On Aha minds Of our busine. men
.an,;,;,v Of diversified mechanical pursuits.
W. h,y. urged, while our situation was
W :. % r,s,en, our place from ever be-
- .,,n,ns,c;aI that va had in our adj
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,.sr.n.,.h,s fountain from which ve
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deveiopemeh' 'n,o's" 'A Wa,
ergy OIL 'e'erA VI ". o -, -
In the oooiss '' -" -.
branches Oh mecnan''i 'nu.' nv -
eommeneea In ,A''ou' WA
which are now IN 'u' "'o e.
Grafton, iarhsnins Nc" ..,.,.
mechanics !" s'u0 A", - "a
ting materially ''"s' e, -
aeeP 'ne PeimA"e"' '''"
Peri'y Oh CITY,
Manufactures are grsgar'ou', IL we may
be allowed the use Of the term In the sense
of being in company. This popularity, no.
ticcable in some degree in our place, 10 more
pcrceivable in places, where the operations
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OF large nuiAesar'ns e0mPan,S .s
carried on. LoWeii |" NOT onty 's,'o
tor her manufactures Oh 0o',o" ~. 49,
but u known nearly ~ "e"' W.
uiactories OF wooa, no"' ""u o'"e, P
oil artifan skhi' Similar ''"A
made oil Manchester In new namis"i.',
The building up Oh one n'na VI 'n''
industry "eqaen.y .aA' ~. ""'' A1.
TIL. IN Turn 'or u '"'iu' a"u '"' -
multiplication Is ''n''nu"y sOns o"' "
tue p''ee IN nn''' ''e'' 'nAu -,
si'ua'oa mas the aavAn'As1 ', 81 'oe
'ion' aeoefSao'' " INC '''i VI y "
sueh na'urai resources Us sian''e' '.Ay w
briek' ana lumber MUTUAL e'u,e"'0"'' !"
promoted oy the operation Oh a'nsien' u'-
parsmen's oil mechanical iaoor In inc SAms
place, ana IL Is, perhaps 'nis iea'ufe, ~
waSsin operation anu eAPanaing' "n'sn
more than anything else Contributes 70 'no
establishments OF different departments Oh
manufacturing 'ao0' 'n '"0 ~''"' P'"'''
These thoughts have been suggested oy q
recent ramble among the manufactures ana
workshops Of our city. and observing tho
different kinds Of mechanical labor carried
on here. While our great arm OF industry,
the manufacture OF cotton goods Is s'ead'-
ly and heaithiiy ut work. turning out from
our factories fabrics OF unequailed excellence
our lesser, but equally important iniah' en-
terprizes, give promise OF working ont Tor
themselves satisfactory results. We have
watched with peculiar interest these germs
Of prosperity, Us they have successfully ap-
pcared and felt glad to zee tho enterprise oil
our Businessmen takin: the direction, which
we trusted would not only advance the Pc
cuniary interest OF those engaged IN them
but would add to the prosperity Of our city.
Within the past year. two very Important
branches OF business have been started and
We are glad to learn by actual observation
and from their or's'na'orS' .na' o0'n afe In
successful operation. we aiiude' Oh course
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ua"a '"'' '"o p'0p''''o'' a'. ''"a
~ .ork ehia's'"s 'n0 'aP"'''y '" '"'''
buildings ior manufacturing goouS' anu eA'
tendlns their ousiness'
Mr.. Somes' workshops are flled too, with
workmen in the various departments Of the
Shoe business. and are turning out daily a
large amount of manufactured articles We
do not know the number Of workmen en-
ploycd in them, but the number must be
quite large, besides those who take out the
work, alter 1t is cut and prepared, to finish.
The leather Is cut into the required shape,