The Portland daily press., 1874-12-30
Business Notes.

The Windham Manufacturing Company held
their first meeting at North Windham, Satur-
day. Mr.. Isaac jackson, of the well known
firm of Phinney & jackson, was elected Treas
urer of the Company, and Mr.. Henry HI
Boody was chosen agent for one year, with in
structipns to purchase 1000 cords of oak, fo1
which the highest price will be paid, either al
their mill or upon the shores of the pond The
Companys mill is nearly completed. The
dam is very substantial one and the Com
pany expect to be ready to commence the man
ufacture of lumber on or about the first of
March. The Company already have Il large
number of men in the woods cutting and haul
ing timber, and before spring opens they will
place on the lake two boats for the purpose of
conveying their lumber back and forth. The
Company is composed Of the Messrs. Phinney
& jackson of Portland, Golf & PIummer Of
Gorham, Henry Fl. Boody, John York and
Charles Rogers OF Windham.
The Hallowell Granite Company are employ
ing about their usual winter crew of cutters in
their sheds in Hallowell. Quarryng is not
pushed as it is much more expensive to oper-
ate at this season of the year than in warm
weather. A large quantity of stone was quar-
ried last summer for finishing during the
winter months. From 250 to 300 men are
now employed.
The dullness of the ice busi ness ON the Ken
nebec this winter will be severely felt by the
hundreds of workmen who were furnished
profitable employment last season. There may
be another ''ice panic" however, before spring
should the present mild weather continue
which would create demand for labor.
Mr. A. j. Nevers of Norway, is doing quite a
fine business at Steep Falls in the manufacture
of piano and organ key boards His building
is located on small stream which runs out
from Pennessewasse Pond and is supplied with
power by a 10 horsepower water wheel. Pine
wood is used for the piano keys, bass wood for
the organ. and they are both faced with ivory,
which is purchased by the manufacturer in a
rough state. During favorable year Mr..
Nevers uses 1000 feet of pine lumber, 5OO(
feet of bass, and $4,000 worth of ivory, which
is manufactured into so sets each per month of
piano and organ keys He employs from six
to twelve hands-six being the general force
required to perform the above mentioned
amount Most of this work is disposed of in
Boston, though some goes to New York, and
some to st. John.
The shook and sugar box trade of New
Gloucester is getting to be quite an item. Be-
sides the large number of men engaged in
manufacturing shook and sugar boxes, a great
many teams and men are employed in hauling
them to the railroad stations. Mr.. Elias Lane
of Upper Gloucester has recently taken out
his up-and-dow saw and put new circnlal
saw into his saw mill, which will greatly add
to his facilities for cutting out lumber He
has under Que roof a grist mill, saw mill,
shingle mill, planning mill and q saw for saving
hay boards, W hich are extensively used in
pressing hay Besides saving for customers
Mr.. Lane proposes to so into the manufacture
of sugar boxes.
The product Of the fisheries in Lamoine the
present year amounts to more than $50, 900; on
the island of Mt. Desert and adjacent islands
to $106,OOO.
The inhabitants of Morrill, are moving for c
cheese factory, by taking the proper prelimi,
nary steps
ID. b. Kicker of this city, has at the present
time quite force of wood-choppers at work on
the Mason lot, in Alfred, the wood from which
is carried by rail over the Portland & Roches
ter road to Portland. There is at present cu
| and piled on the lot seven hundred cords O
wood ready TO be shipped.