Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-13
LEWISTON AND THE FIRE.

Lewiston was deeply Interested in the Bos
ton fire as we learn from the Journal. That
paper Of Monday gives the following facts
The losses which arc sustained by our Cor
porations it is impossible to estimate. 1t is
not believed that very heavy quantities of
goods were unsold. although but vague
information is yet attainsble. The Bates
Mills had few goods save wooleIs in the hands
of selling agents. On the stability OF selling
houses will depend the hazards of loss. As
these houses are very heavy, it is hoped that
the loss sustained by our Corporations will be
light. All goods forwarded from this city to
Boston to Commission Houscs. arc aIways
promptly insured.
The Aurora Mills, Cd. Cowan) have only
light amount of goods on hand IN Boston.
Mr.. r. had goods in the hands Of commits
stoned housesthe goods being insured. The
office of n. w. Farwoll, Esq, was burned.
We learn that our banks have no paper
that will be affected by the Boston fire.
The Lewiston Falls Manufacturing Com
pany had not yard Of goods in Boston nm
| sold--the first time in thrty-six years
! The fire happened at very fortunate time
| for our Auburn shoe manufacturers. The
manufacturers have been behind their orders.
being unable to produce goods as rapidly as
wanted. Hence, those OF the manufacturers
who sold through Boston houses, had few
goods stored in the city. The shoe and leath-
er center of New England was evidently all
swept away by the fire.
We hear that Messrs. \. Cushman had
nothing but samples at Mr.. Dagget's head
quarters in Boston. and their loss is nominal.
Mr.. Dagget-who is special partner in the
firm of A. Cushman-was burned out, but
this house was entirely distinct from the Au-
burn firm. The leather selling firm of \.
W. Rice Co of Boston, of which Edward
l.. Pickard, Esq, son Of the late Samuel
Pickard, was member, losses about $50 900.
Mr.. Packard was in town Sunday. He says
that he is insured in Boston offices, and that
the insurance is probably worthless.
Gen. j. ii. Hill, late of Auburn, who was in
town Sunday, states that he had $500 worth
of leather in MIR. Proctor's stock in Boston,
which has been destroyed. The insurance is
in Liverpool offices. 1t is feared as Boston
offices have been favorite avenues of insur.
ance in that city, that insurance in these off
ces will be of slight value.
Among the Auburn manufacturers the loss
es will be slight. Charles Gay had quite a
quantity of goods in hands of Boston selling
houses. a. Ii. Truiant had just forwarded
twenty-eight cases which are probably burn
ed-insured, as it is thought in Boston
company. Messrs. Miller & Randall shipped
. cases on Friday, which if received in Bos-
ton, were probably destroyed. There may
be other slight losses. The major part of the
Auburn manufacturers sell, not through com.
mission housed bnt. directly, to customers,
west and south.
so Tar as the losses OF shoes by the Boston
fire is concerned, they will probably be light.
er than they would have been had the fire oc-
cured at any previous time, in the past few
months. SO tar as leather is concerned, the
result is different. Stocks are generally heavy.
although not so heavy as they would have
been but for the horse disease. Boston is
the great market of the country for upper
leather, and the destruction of leather OF all
kinds must be enormous. The result must
inevitably be higher prices for leather Tn
fortunately our Auburn manufacturers, as
usual az the close of the season, have small
stocks of leather ON hand, although most of
them have stock enough to enable them to fill
their orders. The Boston fire must involve
Lynn and other shoe manufacturing cities in
Massachusetts far more seriously than Au-
burn. Many of the Auburn manufacturers
went to Boston Monday morning. to reconnoi-
ter the situation. OF course no goods were
shipped TO Boston this morning.
IN ADDRESS ~ THE UNITED
STATES fENTENNLii COVHlS-
SION
To the People of Tho jn0ed .Sfoles:
The Congress of the United State. has
enacted that the completion Of the One Hun
dredth Year Of American independence shall
be celebrated 10y an International Exhibition
OF the Arts, Manufactures, and Products of
the soil and mine, to be held at Philadelphia,
IN 1876, and has appointed Commission,
consisting OF representatives from each State
ana Territory, TO conduct the celebration.
Originating under the auspices of the Ma
tlohal Legislature, controlled by National
Commission, and designed as it is to Com.
memoraie the first Century OF our existence,
by an exhibition Of the natural resources of
the country and their developement, and of
our progress in those arts which benefit man.
kind, In comparison with those OF older Ma.
tons" it is TO the people at large that the
commission look for the aid which is neces
sary to make the c. ntennial Celebration the
grandest anniversary the world has ever seen.
That the completion Of the first century OF
our existence should be marked by some i'm
posing demonstration is, we believe, the pat
riotic wish Of the people of the whole coun-
n