Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-08-05
From the state
From the state.
The Wafer P0tCer and Business OF
NorWdy. r,

Norway village, constitute one oil pow
ers on the stream owned and operated by
j. w. Il A. G. Parsons. as merchant mil
lers. Head in feet, 10; use wheels oil
the Chase patent, 81 inch Turbine; 4 SGT
Burr stones, and manufacture 10000
bushels merchant wheat, and %, 900 BUSH
els of corn per annum. which is received
from Chicago, Detroit and Canada. Also
about COCO bushels of custom grinding is
done at their mill. The ponds. three in
number, connected with tho stream have
an aggregate surface of $500 acres, upon
which 10 10 10 feet depth of water can
be commanded, with constant supply
OF water, and when all other ponds with
in radius of 16 miles have failed.
The Messrs. Parsons have leased TO
Mixer & Watson. the right TO take water
from their saw mill Hume through pen
stock 1879 feet in length, TO drive their
machinery in their tannery, 10y an Is inch
Turbine wheel. Mixer & Watson use
POO cords OF bark per annum.
Henry b. Cotton has leased from the
Messrs. Parsons the Saw, Single. q
Steam Mill, on the same dam rs the Hour
mill. This mill has Turbine wheels ;
one 10 inch Houston, drives '52 inch
saw; one ~ inch Tyler wheel drives
shiugle and oak slaves machines. The
following is the amount OF lumber bought
and sawed by Mr.. Cotton 800, 900 ieet
long lumber, COO, 900 shingles, 10000
oak slaves. while from other mills his
annual purchase comprise 100000 long
lumber, $4,000 claptoards and 500, OOO
shingles
The second power has II feet head
and has two SGT WOODEN mill. which
has done prosperous business in the
past, manufacturing u superior grade oil
goods. At present it is unoccupicd, but
The expectations are, that II will be leased
and started anew.
4 earding and cloth dreSsin. MILL
owned aud operated by Geo. a. Cole. Is
on this poser. The amount Of custom
carding done the present season at This
establishment, has been 10000 lbs. a
machine shop is also Oh the same DAM
heretofore occupied by Geo. +. Evans.
The third power is occupied by Inc
Norway Paper Manufacturing Co. Ihe
machinery is OF tho most improved pat
terms, and The mill is kept running "A
hours a day 10 meet the orders that pour
in. Itgives employment to 20 hands
aud has pay roll OF $500 per month.
Use 80 tons stock, aud turn out about ~
tons paper per month, which IS sent to
their agents in Boston. The power to
drive this mill is transmitted by IS inch
Leiicl wheel. drives two 30 inch Kay
Engines. l6 lcet head. 20 inch huston
wheel drives Fourdiner paper machine
80 inch Houston wheel on 4th power.
One half OF 4th power is owned snd
operated by /. w. Smith rs grist and
plaster mill. This mill has y q inch
Chase wheel, aud grinds $4,000 bushels
OF corn and 200 tons Of plaster per an
mum.
sanborn u Sons occupy one halt OF the
5th power, with ii feet head. Tor the
manufacture of shovel handles. This
firm uses nearly 400 cords white ash lln'
bor. costing at the mill $40 per cord
They give employment to II hands. and
lind market in Boston aud Canada.
The other halt OF this power is ocou'
by Chas. Is. Cummings Tor the manulae'
ture of clother pins. This firm employ
cs Is hands. consumes 500 cords white
birch timber. costing $50 per cord, and
produces IA, 900 boxes, 8 gross in box.
Tor the Boston market.
The Norway tannery is successfully
conducted ny John l.. Horne, with whom
i, associated j. 4. Roberts, E.q., of Bos'
ton. Seven machines are IN "!neration.
consisting Of one bark mill. one pu..;
mill. three splitting machines. The
amount and kind Of stock consumed per
aunum are rs follows: 10000 hides.
! 900 cords of bark, $50 casks of lime,
200 bbls oil, 200 bbls. tallow, 6 tons OF
palm oil. 1t produces $4,000 sides Of
wax leather, 5000 pounds OF splits, %
tons Of glue stock. Employees on IN
average 50 hands. The motive power Of
this extensive establishment is = steam
engine of 60 horse power.
The Shoe factory. one of the largest
and finest buildings ever erected for this
purpose is not yet running TO its full ca.
pacity, as it is the purpose of the mana.
gers TO employ the help obtainable in The
and which plan requires
pulience and time, in gathering, educat'
ms, and organizing. The true purpose
of the promoters OF the enterprise is thus
to be carried out, and great expectations
III INDUCED in on all hands.
Messrs. Crockett & Holmes have got
well under way very interesting insti.
tuition TO visit. On CoLD WATER brook.
u mile or SO below the village, they have
got one of the most neatly arranged and
productive fishbreeding establishments
we ever visited. The stream is marvel
in its adoption to the purpose. Fed SOLE
" by springs of equable flow, there is
scarcely a preceptible variation in the
volume OF water. from one years end 10