Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-28
Maine Manufacturing News,

hnowlton, the Camden car builder, is ex-
periinenting with iron from the Katahdin Iron
WORKS, with view of employing it in the
manufacture of car wheels which require the
pest quality of metal.
one thousand pounds of cheese are made
every week at the Northport cheese factory,
and the demand is greater than the factory
can supply.
The st. Adams Cheese Factory bids fair &c
De decided success; it commenced opera
tons some ten weeks since, and has been
gaming steanily in amount of milk received.
One days receipt last week was 1900 lbs q
grain of 900 pounds.
Mathews & Co., of Belfast, have purchased
OF Carter & Co., the upper portion of their
shipyard, extending to Cross and Miller
streets, in that city, as a new location for
their sash, blind and door factory. They will
commence building at once. and remove early
IN the winter. The Foundry Co., will enlarge
| the portion of the building now occupied by
Mathews Co., and increase their facilities for
doing work.
Wilson & Son, of Bluehil Falls, are put
ting their porgie works in good repair. They
have laid half mile of iron pipe to supply
them with fresh water.
The Evans Rifle Manufacturing Co., was
| organized at Machias Falls, few days since.
civil engineer from Lewiston, who has
been surveying the grounds for the Dunn cot
ton factory at Wateryille, pronounces it one
OF the finest privileges on the river
Mr.. William Lamb promises to build saw
mill in Clinton, on much larger plan than
his present one, the coming fall.
The Eastern Marble Company, whose
quarry is at North Deer Isle, erected last fall
a steam mill for the saving of their marble
ana SINCE winter have been running day and
night They have furnished trimmings for
many fine buildings. The mill is now at work
upon trimmings for new church (Sweden-
borgian,) at Boston Highlands. The stone
winch is OF blueish color, varegated with
white and green, contrasts pleasantly with
brick, granite, marble or Roxbury pudding
stone, and is much admired and eagerly
sought for. The company proposes to in
crease the capacity of their mill by putting in
additional gangs of saws, and to increase their
product of the quarry by using steam cut
ting machine.
Business is being pushed at the corn can
ming factory in Pennington. Men and boys
to the number Of twenty are manufacturing
cans Tor the approaching season. Mr.. Jones
has contracted with parties to furnish lumber
tor the enlargement of the factory.
Messrs. Parkhurst & Webb Of Bangor,
nave commenced work at their new trunk
factory on Main St. They will add to their
force Immediately. They have not yet com
menced the manufacture of collars at their
new establishment but Will do so in a few
days.
Some Auburn shoe and boot manufacturers
send goods to Texas for the Mexican traders,
who come overland several hundred miles for
the articles.
The new shed over the brick kilns of the
Brewer Brick Company is rapidly approach
ing completion. The shed is three hundred
and eight feet long by fifty eighr in width and
is thoroughly built.
Portland parties are having necessary ma
chinery for Ii saw-mill, consisting Of a gang
saw, muley, and small machinery, made at the
Muzzy Iron Works in Bangor.
The old Hewitt factory, SO called, at Ken
nebunk, on the east side of the river, has re-
Gently been leased and is now being furnished
with new machinery.
One of the oldest established clothing
houses in Eastern Maine is the firm Of Brad
ford & Co., of Eastport. The firm have done
successful business for 25 years, both at
wholesale and retail, and employ fully 80 op.
eratives all the year, turning out superior
line of ready-made clothing.