Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-21
Maine Manufacturing News.

Messrs. E. j. & G. W. Lawrence have con-
structed new mill at Somerset Mills, on the
spot that was occupied by the one consumed
by fire. The size of the mill is 20 by l20 feet
with monitor roof. There was used in its
construction nearly quarter of million feet
of lumber. There are 40 windows lighting
well all parts of it. Mr.. j.. f. Ladd of the
firm of Ladd, Brann & Co., has had personal
supervision of the work. Much of the ma
chinery has been made at the shop of Ladd,
Brann & Co., Gardiner. One of their best
circular saws is now running, driven by one
of Ladd's 6 #. iron water wheels. One Of
Belknap & Ely's patent set works Is used on
the carriage which makes this board circular
second to none used. They also have one of
Hinkley & Egery Iron Co.'S. gang saws. They
have one of Perry's clapboard machines with
power sapper, and two of brakes patent
shngle machines. The lath machine, drag
saw, boiling saws, drums, and two Gould
water-wheels were made by S. G.. & J. S.
Chase, Skowhegan. They have one of S. A.
Woods best placing, matching and jointing
machines combined, weighing $500 lbs. Also
a clapboard palmer from the same company.
The whole amount of iron used in the mill,
including shafting iron water wheels, gear
etc. weigh about 40 tons. To drive the whole
of this machinery they use about 1900 it. in
length of rubber and leather betting. The
mill will be completed and ready to run in
three or four weeks and its capacity when all
parts are running, will be about one million
teet per month.
Ara Cushman is arranging for the founda-
ton of his new shoe factory in Auburn.
The cheese factory in Brooks is progressing
finely. The committee have located on the
land off. c. Rose, just north of the village.
1t is a splendid site. About 60 shares S25
each, are taken so far.
The stone and brick work for the new shoe
factories of Messrs. L. +. Packard & Co., and
the Messrs. Dexter and Stickney in Auburn,
has been contracted to Messrs. Patterson &
Edwards. About 100000 bricks will be con-
sumed in the job. The factory will be ocat-
ed on The corner of Court and Railroad streets
and will be of five foors-a spacious and well
lighted basement, three stories, and the fourth
floor, covered by French roof. The two
factories will be separated by brick wall,
but will be united in one style of architecture.
The farmers of the vicinity of Centre Mont
vile have, within a few weeks, gone right
about starting cheese factory subscribed
the necessary amount Of stock and paid it in,
and are now erecting the necessary building.
There are two dams across the Sebasticook
in Hartland village. On the upper one are a
large saw mill, machine shops, chair factory
and tannery, where sole leather is made, and
twenty-f hundred cords of bark are said to
be consumed annually. On the lower dam,
are Linn's wooden factory, carding mill
| grist mill, spool factory and another tannery,
where upper leather is made.
Mcssrs. Thos. =. Beals & Co., of Portland
have extended their furniture and spring bed
manufacturing business quite largely of late
having rented the brick building of Mr.. ClapI
near the Portland & Rochester depot, where
they do their wood work. This firm makes
specially of manufacturing painted chamber
furniture. They also manufacture spring beds
The Belfast shoe factory has made fai
beginning, but has not as yet added much t,
the business of the city. 1t has brought L
new families into town, and 95 persons ar
now employed. The lessees are going to in
crease their machinery before July to twice it
present capacity.