The Portland daily press., 1872-09-20
Annual Meetings, Lewiston Corporations.

The annual meetings of the stockbelder, of
most of our manufacturing companies were
held in this city, Wednesday, The mills have
done prosperous business the past wear. and
declared good dividends. The property Of our
city is so Intimately connec4ed with that of our
corporations that our readers generally will he
glad to learn of the continued success of our
manufacturing interests The new officers of
the several corporations are as follows
Androscoggin Mils-Clerk, j. w. Danielson: ::
Treasurer, Benz E. Bates; Directors. Benz E
Bates, Theopilus w. Walker, Lyman Nichols,
John A. Blanchard, Peter I. Homer and las
NJ. Bebee; Auditors G. A. Dorr and Thomas
Minns. The new No. mill will he raaSv To
start in ten dayf. The Androscogging prodnces
5,S41 900 yards of sheetings shirtings, Sc. an
nually, and 100000 bags. The completion of
the new mill will increase the capacity of pro-
duction largely above this amount
Continental Mills-Treasurer, VIM. B. Wood !:
Clerk, R. G. Pennell; Directors, Lyman Mich
OILS, b. E, Bates, N. w. Farwell, JohnA A. Blanch-
ard, Geo. F. Fayban, Uriel Crosker; Auditors.
Clarence A. Dorr, Geo. HI. Pillsbury
The production of the corporation will be
greatly increased the next season; carving the
capacity ~ OF the mills from 1000 to 10000 spin
dies. The immense addition now being made
will doubtless be running prior to the next an
nual meeting. The corporation produces now
81 millions OF yards of sheetings per anpum
OF course the production will be more than
doubled after the enlargement is completed
Il
Barker, Clerk; Directors, A. E. Hildreth. Ly-
man Nichols, Edw. Atkinson, John A. Blanc6-
ard, n. w. Farwell, James w. Clark, William
B. Wood; Auditors, Clarence A. Dorr A. T.
rockingham.
During the past season an additional storv
has been put upon the picker and cotton house
of No. mill, giving room for 10000 additional
spindles, which will be running within short
time. The mills produce beaver singhams
quilts, sheetingss, &c. The production of the
past year has been: cotton goods, 6,S73,875
yards; repelient warps, 100000 yards; woolen
Franklan Co.-Clerk, G. H. Pilsbury; Treas
nrer, VIM. b. Wood; Directors, Lyman Mich
OILS, Benz E. Bates, John A, Blanchard, n. w
Farwell A. E. Hildreth; Auditors, Clarance
A. Dore and VIM. j. Burnham
The Franklin GO. own the water power and
lands, and the Lincoln Mill, which manufac-
lures sheetngs, about three millions of yards
per annum.
Hill Company. Clerk, Fred B. Sands; Treas
urer, L. L. Richardson Directors, Homer Bart
lett, B. E. Bates, n. D. Whitney,J. G. Abbott
son; Auditing Committee, Chas. G. Wood and
E Brown. .
These mills manufacture sheetings and shirt
ings, about seven and half millions of yards
annually.
Le.oiston Machine oo.-Clerk and Treasurer,
J: w. Danelson; Directors, j. G. Coburn, N
W: Farwell, A. D. Lockwood, c. 1. Barker, E.
S. Davis, S. W. Kilvert, N. Dingley, Jr,, G. II.
Piisbury, B. e. Bates.
Additions are now being made to several
mills which will give the following number of
new spindles: Androscoggin, 1000; Conti-
mental, $4,000; Bates, 10000; Lewiston Mills
about 1,OO0-total increase of spindles this sea-
son in Lewiston, $4,000. The new mill of the
Little Androseoggin Co. in Auburn, will give
$1,000 spindles there. Total increase in the
two cities, $4,000. 1t is estim ated that every
thousand new spindles brings in population
OF 60, so that the new spindles tosstart up with
in the next year will of themselves add about
1000 to the population of Lewiston, and 1000 to
that of Auburn.
1t is confidentally expected that the proposed
new Nichols Mill of 100000 spindles, will be
started next season.-[ Journal