The Portland daily press., 1868-10-27
SALES OF COTTON GOODS.

Lewiston, 124,756
Total S1,142,679
As the Bates Mills also manufacture wooler
goods suppose the amount is included in the
above. There is one other small cotton mill in
the District, that of Mr.. Farwell at Lisbon
but no returns of sales for the quarter have
yet been made.
| SALES OF wooLEN GOODS.
| u. Cowan & Co. $28,113
| u wiston Falls Man Co al 251
| Farnsworth (Lisbon) 4l,25O
Wosunpo, 1913 1856
W9Dster miils, lWebster) 70 254
ID. f. Faulkner & Son, (Turner) 29555
Moosebead Mills (Witton) 27981
Mills not returned (estimated) 175OOO
Total S655.O9O
Adding to this the amount of woolen goods
manufactured by the Bates Mills, we shall
have total of wooden goods sold in this Dis
trict, the last quarter, of more than 500 900 ;
and of both eottons and woolens a total of
about 81 100000
SALES OF SHOES
Sixteen companies and individuals have
made returns of sales OF shoes, for the quarter
ending Septmber 80, showing an aggregate of
S3O2665. The sales of those making no re-
turns would probably carry this up to $780,
900. Nearly all of these are manufactured i'm
Auburn. Here are the names of the parties
making the largest returns: Ara Cushman
& Co., S36762; Moses Crafts & Co., Sl3772;
j. f. Cobb & Co., S15, ,2s2; Keith, Berry & Co,
S2l l174; Miller & Randall, s34 .4S4; Monroe &
co.. S46.079; E. Il. Packard & Co., $40 623; A.
NJ Smith (rurner), Sl3,2H; s. Soule & Co.
(Livermore), S25S72. This is a good exhibit
for our shoe business, which is still on the in
crease.
OTHER MANUFACTURES.
Besides our cottons, ,woolens and shoes, there
are many other manufactures of considerable
Importance in this district, for example: paper.
leather, machinery, betting, cards, excelsior,
bobbins, clothing furniture, brick aud lumber,
not to mention shipping of which no returns
are required to be made. Thus the sales of the
Lewiston Machine Co. for the last quarter
were $42 146; and of paper by A. G. Dennison
& Co. Mechanic Falls, about $90,000, for the
quarter ending June 30. Indeed the sales of
all manufactures in this District for July, Au-
gust and September must aggregate nearly
three million dollars
LEWISTON SAVINGS BANK.
The deposits in this institution for the six
months ending September 30 amounted to
$185,810. Its large new brick block on the
corner of Lisbon and Pine streets is advancing
rapidly towards completion.
REPAIRS OF THE BATES MILLS
During the past two or three months the
Bates Mills have been extensively repaired
under the supervision of Mr.. A. ID. Lockwood,
who has general charge of all the cotton mills
in this city. Both of the Bates Mills whose
capacity has been increased about one tenth
by the repairs, may now be rated as strictly
first class. Three Jouval turbine wheels, of
200 horsepower each, have been put into the
No. Mill
Both the Jouval and the Boyden turbine
wheels are used in this city. The Bagging
Mill has Jouvll, the first used here and the
Lincoln Mill has one OF 800 horsepower This
wheel is extensively used in Rhode Island and
Philadelphia. So far as economy of water il
concerned there is no choice between the two
wheels; but each had its advantages. The
Jouval, which is French invention, is al
ways placed about twelve or thirteen feet uu-
der water, with discharge tube below whose
wheel were placed at the bottom of the fiume,
where it would be covered with backwater,
which would be an obstacle to repairs. Where
there is no trouble about back water, then the
Boyden may be used; but an amount of bias
ting sufficient to justify the use of this wheel
in Bates No. 1. by the removal of backwater,
with its fall of 2S feet, would have cost ten
thousand dollars.
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS NOW.
This has been quite good all summer, but is
improving now. Cotton has got down to 25 to
26 cents for middling. Supply on hand is
small, nor is there large stock of goods. The
Bates Mills, which are starting up as fast as
they can obtain help, will soon be in full oper-
alton. The woolen department has not been
i lie at all. That portion of the Continental,
which has been stopped for few months, is
getting under way again. Indeed everything
promises soon to be about as lively as lively
can be.
TEACHERS ON VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
Under the charge of Mr.. j. s. Barrell, the
Master of our Grammar School, about twenty
ady teachers of this city, with several from
Auburn, have been on voyage of discovery,
this week, among the schools of Boston. This
is done with the sanction of the school COM
mittee, and is a decidedly favorable sign; but
trust it does not indicate that cur Primary
and Grammar schools are to be closely model
ed after those of Boston, which, while
they, undoubtedly, have many good features
about them, have also others which are 6ecd-
ely Objectionable, as acknowledged in the re-
ports of those who have the supervision of
them. The Boston schools, especially the low
er grades, are, as a whole, far from being the
best in the country. And, you know, "large
bodies move Slow it is to be expected that
the Boston public schools will therefore i'm
prove but slowly. Once they had the lead
they then cry ystalized and cannot now be eas-
ly changed, even with the most intelligent and
progressive effort. They are immense in the
way of red tape and routine.
REMARKABLE LONGEVITY
believe it is the conclusion of some scien-
tifc men that the appointed time of human
life, with decent respect to the laws oi nature
is one hundred years and not seventy But
be that as it may, here is an encouraging ex
ample of robust old age. They are six broth.
e:s, Elisha Stetson, who is 80 years old, Ste
phen who is n, Isaac, who is 70, David, who is
20, Charles, who is 66, and Nathaniel, who is
GA. This gives an aggregate age for the six Of
432 years, or an average OF 72 years. All are
now well. They were all born in Durham
where Charles and Nathaniel now live, while