Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-12-16
OtfOrO 9tmutrat.
PARIS. MAINE, DECEMBER 10. 1873


Capt. Enoch Knight. IN his NalA4J'e
lecture on the products OF Maine, referred
10 the change oil policy now existing, IN
favor of developing the industrial in
tercsts of the State. Now all parties
favor the protection of capital aud tho
inroduction OF il from abroad.
In wooden manufactures, the products
OF V assalboro', Berwick and Dexter sell
in the Dominion alongside OF British
goods.
The business Of building railroad Cars
amounts 10 a million and hslfa year.
The manufacture Of paper pulp new
business Is $500, 900 this year and NEXT
will be half million.
\ comparison OF the products OF The
west and the money they bring, with
those of the East. are in favor Of the
East. An acre in the west vii, produce
20 bushels of wheat. and it 1t brings 75c.
a bushel the owner Is lucky, while an
acre here produces 40 bushels Of potatoes
worth al least 40 cents Corn IL MOI 20
valuable crop 10 the acre IS our lay
cr,p. Maine produced 100000 tons OF
Ia, 20 years ago. worth Sl,1O0,00O-ihis
wear il i, worth $4,000. 600 Butter, 20
wears ago, brought l. . cents and eggs
10 cents dozen out OF the store now
50 cents for every good pound or sound
dozen.
There we've Is Cheese Factories IN
Maine Iasi year, masking milk worth 10
: cent, a quart. Maine Is the best dmy
S,ate-aud vet our iarmets pat their cap
ital iato western railroad stocks. S2.oo1,-
90 a.ouo went into Northern Pac.dc
bonds from our S,a,s-S,och that Is rot
even quoted now aud perhaps never vii
be-where the only security Is night OF
WAY and Two s,reaAs OF Rus,
The ,wee, corn culture in Maine this
wears. Is 100000 Cans. which sold ior
SL4uo.U5Q, giving employment to 5000
people, and our Stale Is peculiarly adap''
ell to it. and raises better quality shan
any other state.
..Jt5. 900 caus OF HOLSTERS are also put
up. worth 500, 900. aud zoo. 900 Cans OF
Cams.
Even The despised Porgy produces s5o,-
0Jl gas. of refined oh worth $50 600,
employing -0OJ men and mAuy vessels
in The trade.
Paper making is also an impOr,au, IN
du,1y. Maine has now 5S mills, p'o.
du,ing S5,JOAo.0 worth OF paper This
yeAg.
The Saoo business, unit. recoutN con-
fined TO Auburn. amounts TO $50, coo
tls year.
The Ship building interest Is also
0. sa,cuius
Then the Slate from pi-ea,aquis County
looms up. Tbi, wear $4,000 squares ale
brought into market o, the best quality,
worth $4,000
Tie Lime bushes, OF Rockhni j.
worth Sl,J0O.o0o a year; the wood used
est S375.Oo0, and the casks Sil2.poo,
giving work TO thousands.
The granite business 10 proving very
valuable 10 Maine. There sre Il wei
worked concerns ia the Slate-two Of
which have contract, Tor Sl,O9o.oo0, and
one 100000. and al sot out S5,6j5,0.o.
Next wear they vii. sct outs millions Of
dollars worth.
The Speaker reserved Tie mos, v.du-
abe io,,rcs, 90 Tie last, viz. The IRON.
lie coa,eu3,d tia, ,he iron %. Katahdin
w, superior and could be worked
cheaper than inc Conn ecu, and Was
iecxhausu5.e l. las near the surface. and
VS. easily procured.
The first iroa ever shipped across the
water wen, la>, saturday. said The speak
g.. from the Ka,aadn Iron works Of
Name 90 Birmingham
Aroos,ooA County, win its fertility.
was also alluded Co. An amusing auec-
dole was ,o.d OF New Yorker who
was passing through Ashland iu ,Lat
County lie stopped Co ash resilient
what place i, wa-, aud WIS told Ashland,
Where a.e lol from said the Arocs-
tJoser New YorS,~ VAS The reply.
"Wha, In thunder makes You live SO tar
Of, >ail Tue native, in disgust, Tie
centre OF civi za,ion 90 him was his own
A.oos-OuS.