The Portland daily press., 1874-10-19
Business Notes.

One of the industries of the village of Cor
nish is carriage and sleigh building Mr.. E. B.
Cole builds about 100 Concord and beach
wagons year; Messrs Stone s. Bradeen manu-
facture largely Concord wagons and top car
riages, and are enlarging their accommoda-
tions; Fl. Aver & Sons turn out on an average
about 300 sleighs year; Merrill & Son manu-
facture seighs, and also manufacture wagons
of superior quality.
The Kenduskeag cheese factory completed
its seasons work Saturday, having made a
steady run of four and half months, having
started early H. June. From twelve to fourteen
cheeses per day have been turned out during
that time, making total of about 100 cheeses
manufactured. A considerable portion of them
have been sold to dealers in Bangor, while the
remainder went to Portland, Boston and other
cities.
The new bark building at Brewer & Co.'s
yard at Knightville, is to be launched to day.
Coasting freights are unproftaby low to ves-
sci owners this year.
Albion Whitten & Co. ARE doing large busi-
ness in the manufacture of sashes, doors, blinds,
window and door frames, &C., at Pittsfeld,
Me.
Runuals Brothers have quite an extensive es-
tablishment at Pittsfeld, Me-, for the manufac
ture of screws of every description.
The mackerel fishermen are now out on their
last cruise, for in few weeks the fish will
probably leave the coast. Most of the fishing
this season has been carried on with seines, as
the process of catching with hooks is considered
too slow. Frequently as many as 200 baffels
have been caught at single haul, and as the
weather has been yery cold throughout the sea-
son, there was no difficulty in taking care Of
the largest hauls.
There is evidently an improvement in the
dry goods market, in most descriptions of fa-
brcs, and also more CHEEKY tone of feeling
among dealers.
The Winthrop Mills Company Winthrop,
Me-. are largely engaged in the manufacture of
blankets, making a speciality of the all-wool
bed blankets, known in the market as the
Delaware" They are now running seven sets
of machinery, employing 100 hands. They con-
sumo about $4,000 pounds of stock and turn
out 65, 900 pairs of blankets per year. Their
mill is fine structure, located on one Of the
best water-powers in the state. a'g4
Burnham & Morrill's corn factory at Minot,
Me-, closed its business for the season on the Sd
inst. For the past month business at that fac
tory has been lively. A force of from 200 to
250 hands has been employed, and 1000 cans
of corn put up. lzo4
George S. Fairbanks of North Monmouth,
Me-, manufactures heel and toe plates for boots
and shoes. He commenced the business fifteen
years ago in small way, and is now one of the
largest manufacturers of these goods in the
United States, turning out 100 dozen heel and
toe plates per day, which are manufactured
from steel, iron and brass.
Lewiston has ten cotton mills and five wooden
mills, with an estimated capital of $7,750, 900,
consuming $4,000 bales of Gotten per year, en-
ploying 7,544 hands, and distributing over 3d.
600 900 per year, chiefly to labor, producing 35,
O0O,00 yards of goods and nearly 5000 900 grain
bags The total value of manufactures last
year was $11 $780, 900.
The steam saw mill of Palmer s. johnson at
Bangor, is well employed, and 125 hands find
steady work.
"he johnson woolen mills OF South Wayne
village, are turning out large amount of goods
with their looms. They manufacture eight diff
ferent styles Of fannels, which find very
ready market.