The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
Business Notes.

j. A. Campbell & Bro, of this city, manu-
facture trunks, valises, bags, sample cases, and
similar goods, making specially of fine Gus
tom work. The members of the firm have
been in the business fifteen years, during the
last two of which they have been established in
Portland.
The shovel-handle factory at Freedom, Me-,
ceased work recently. They finished about
10000 dozen handles. From there they 60 to
Pennington, where they have $4,000 blocks
ready for manufacturing M
A new branch of industry has shrung up in
Pennington village. John Cotton secured a
patent last spring for folding lap-board, and as
a result he now has all tie work he can do fill
ing orders, employing several hands.
The Camden Grist Mill Co., dispose annually
of 10000 bushels of corn. Another mill on the
Megantcook, owned by Rudolphus Barnes,
grinds about 10000 bushels of corn.
Mr.. James E. Trask has purchased the shin
gle mill at Vienna village, and is putting it in
good running order to do custom saving and
manufacture spade handles. The old saw.
mill dam at the same place is being fitted up
by Mr.. G. W. Willis, who intends to put in a
circular saw-mill.
Mr.. G. P. Whitney, at Norway, uses about
$1,000 bushels of corn in his corn and -four
mill, and sells 5000 barrels of flour annually.
There are four runs Of stone in the MILL and
the business amounts to about so, 600 per year.
The fremont shirt manufactory was estab-
lished in Garland year ago, and since its
commencement the factory has been run to its
fill ~; oJe 81 Doc
market.
Norway is the centre of large business in
the manufacture of clothing for the Boston
market. 1. A. Dennison is one of the leading
manufacturers, and employs about thirty
hands in his factory, besides some 200 hands
outside. He recei yes the clothing cut and
trimmed, and only sews and presses it. Messrs.
Whitcomb & Oxnard do large business in
the manufacture of coats, pants and vests for
the Boston market. They employ about 200
hands, and their business is steadily improving.
Lewis O'Brien also employs large force of
workmen in the manufacture of pants. The
clothing business there is in a very prosperous
condition and the different manufactures are
we'll employed.
The shoe factory at Norway village was
erected by the citizens of the place, and with
the engines, boilers, pipes, etc., cost $4,000
This property is exempt from taxation for a
period of ten years, and nthe hands of Messrs
B. F. Spinney & Co., of Lynn, Mass, who are
doing an extensive and prosperous business.
The factory is 100x40 feet, four stories high
and heated by steam throughout. Twenty
cases, sixty pairs each, of ladies' serge goods
are made daily, and about 15O hands employed.
The payroll is 81 300 per week. The machin-
cry is of the most improved pattern. There
are fifty sewing machines and three Mckay
stitching machines, three beating machines,
three heel-nailers, buffers, a new heel sewing
machine, a Bigelow mailing and pressing ma
chine, for forming hee.s, etc. The company
have new die machine for cutting out soles,
&C., which is giving great satisfaction.
The Lockwood cotton mill in Waterville is
progressing rapidly. The subscriptions for the
stock have reached $45O,OO0, $25,OOO of which
have been subscribed in Boston and vicinity by
cotton men and capitalists-$5OO 900 more are
required.