The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-02-18

close. The slaves are then laid between two
upr1shts, which tell the practised eye when
enough for two casks is laid on, when they are
tied up, and are ready for shipment About 80
OF these bundles make thousand The size
Of the wood used varies from to l6 inches
larger size than the latter is more profitable
Tor other purposes. cord sof wood makes
1900 staves and three cords 1000 pairs of head
ings. machine cuts 5000 slaves a day These
mills turn out about 222 900 slaves yearly with
5OO,O feet of long lumber, 300 900 shingles,
and some clapboards and laths The stayt
shipments have increased on Mr. H4yford's
hands, from lone or two to fifty cargoes In
year. This last amount is, however, above the
average. Last year he shipped sixteen car
goes, or 312, 900 casks, part Of which was pur-
chased. The demand is Increasing, as The
market for cement widens, and will demand
new sources Of supply. At the present time
four persons in this State supply the whole
trade with their casks, and control the bust
ness-shipping about a million casks yearly.
Mr.. Hayford has recently bought the title to
the whole property, and associated with him
ocii al tHS Vi Tie business ms sol
William and Gee. w. Buckmore, Eos, of Els
worth. The later takes charge of the large
store from Which the people with whom they
deal are supplied. This locality with Its
splendid water power, and nearncss to nayiga-
ton, must soon be in demand for manufactur-
ing purposes. We expect to live long enough
to see hourishing village there.
We have given this sketch to show how from
an Insignificant beginning, large and profta-
Bile business may be built up, even on so an
likely foundation as cement casks. Our State
is full Of like opportunities, for men of the
right kind. But these chances cannot be I'm
proved by those who lie abed unti toward noon.
They are tor men OF activity, energy, industry
and brains. The early risers along the road,
in summer time, have seen the proprietor OF
these mills, behind that wall-eyed roadster
speeding along before sunrise, TO breakfast
with his men at the mills, some twenty miles
away, and home again before noon 1t IL that
which has enabled him to coin money from the
business. He is the representative man, local
ly, of the class we are describing, and as such
we describe him. We have disagreed With
him In politics heretofore, and Shall probably
do so again-but we testify nevertheless to his
great energy, intelligence and tact In bust
ness matters
At the boarding house the hotel of the To-
cality is yet in the futurel we we're Hospitality
entertained. One evening, especially, Is mark
ed with white stone, for being the occasion
Of an lmproyised concert--in which skillfuly
played melodeOn and Il female voice Of marvel
lous sweetness and power were the strong
points. Though music feeds the fancy and stirs
the sensibilitles, there is a less ethereal want
that was satisfied on the occasion by an oyster
stew, gotten up with some of the canned shell.
fish from the store. 1t might have surprised
some of the readers of this paper to have be-
held the grave conductor thereof engaged In
scaldng milk, apportioning the oysters and
butter, thickening with pounded cracker and
judiciously seasoning the whole wish salt and
pepper. II we fail in the newspaper business
the Mayor viii give Il certificate that we can
cook tolerablg well.
We enjoyed il good amount of square fishing
on one of the ponds. We say square, because
that was the shape of the holes in the Ice But
the fish were mighty tn5y. Our Consolation Is
found III the fact that we went on Friday, prov
erbially an unucky day.