Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-04


The manufacture OF lime still con,inues
to De- the pron4iucu, feature III the bushes.
OF R"CAlaud. The Cobb Lime Company
about which such rnw was kicked mn in
the Leg stature last winter hay, InauuL,r-
tur'd IA round numbers 10000 barrels
and an othcr parties about $1,000 barrel.
making grand total 81 an. 900 barrels
for the year just closed. The average pric.
ia> been perhaps tribe le>, than one dol.
lar per barrel. 50 that the total value j,
itHr sold from here for the wear. is nearly
81 21J.Vo The Cobb Lime COMPANY hay,
brt"c' iiir ANA Sixty Ailns. about forty
OF lht new style or patent. aud the bilauc.
81 The "ld-il-hioned Kind. They own cX-
tenslyc quarfle- of the Lime Rock In the
vicinity. wood lots la different loca,iti..
along the coast. vessels for their currying
trade. besides numerous bulln->, wharyes
AMI other property. aud employ quite an
army 81 men in the different stage. Of the
linc business. viz: Blasting hauling rock
wood-chopp'ng, freight. burning the lime.
bdrTclling. ac.. Nc.. and have loaded over
ELEVEN hundred vessels with lime during
the past year.
THE GRANITE BUSINESS.
Important Il, i, tie lime trade Of Rock.
land. yet the Granite bushes, exceed. IL in
the value OF the production The Bodwell
Granite Co.. of which J. Il. Bodwell /,
President and Franci, Cobb. Treasurer.
work twelve granite guarre, at Spruce
Head and Fox Islands. about six mile,
from Rockland. employing eight hundred
men and eighty yoke of oxen. During the
past season they have furnished granite for
the East River Bridge at New York. the
II Louis Bridge. the State Department M
Washington and the Masonic Temple at
Philadelphia.
Their monthly pay roll is between fifty
and sixty thousand dollars. so that il will
be seen that this concern does no small
amount OF business.
THE DIX IsLrND
Granite Co. Edward Leonard. President
and {. L. Dixon Treasurer. ave extensive
quairies at Dix Island. about seven mile
from Rochland They employ 1000 men
aud their annual sales amount to $1,000
900 Their stone the past year has been
mostly used in the building for the New
York Post Office.
Both these great graiite companies have
wharves. cranes. and every facility for sue
cessfully CARRYING on their peculiar bust
ness. They not only furnish stone in the
rough. but in every variety and STYLE Of
finish.
Thrse brief notes indicate the Importance
of the branches of industry peculiar 10 the
vicinity OF Rocklaud The lime rock and
the granite here are both of superior quail
ity. and practically mexhaustible, ana
Rockland has superior natural advantages
In handling her staple commodities: bur
there are other localities with abundance
of lime stone and granite and. we were
assured. it is only by the best system of
business management that Rockland is able
to successfully compete in the great mark
els with the lime manufacturers of Sine
Sing. Glen Falls and Bald Mountain. in
New York. and with the granite works in
other localities.
II is certainly to be hoped that the manu-
featuring Interests OF this favored locality
may continue to prosper. as in hardly any
other business is there so large an expendi.
ture for manual labor. and abundant EN-.
ployment at fair prices making a prosper
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