The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-22

Kennebec ana hnO1 cOunCies, n6So cut auu
housed 3O1, 900 tons, valued at $552.0OO. The
industry has become an important one, and
Maine ice goes to all parts OF the world.
IRON, CAST, FORGED AND ROLLED.
There are % establishments. with total
capital of $685., 200; value Of production, $l,
SAD $40: hands employed 472; wages, $3.50, so:
The castings include mill machinery OF al
kinds car wheels, stoves, hollow ware, &c,
weighing in all 4,533 TONS In forg aa on nf
Portland establishment, has produced 900 tons OF
railroad axles shaftings and other neavy do tgo
ings. A Camden establishment has forged SUI
tons in anchors. Arollng mill located in Port
land. the only one Ia the state, wnich mas
capital of $500, 900, employs 1oV ha1as, with
T Dapy-roll of Si5oOoO, and has produced 14,oOe
t"ns Of iron rails, value 81 100000 The total
valne of the product of four iron manufactures
in castings, forgings, &C., win probably exceed
80, 100000 the present year.
LEATHER, TANNED AND CURR1FD.
Sixty-one establishments show total capital
OF 8 ,5ssS aG; yalNe Of production, $s,1s7,SO0
hands employed, 663; wages, $500, M4. 1t is
probable that the total value of leather tanned
the present year will exceed 81, O00, 0O0 and the
total value Of Heather Unframed. more than 81
100, 900. But few domestic hides are used in
Maine, the stock being principally foreign i'm
portations from South America, Mexico and
South Africa.
LIME.
Limestone is found in fourteen counties ont
of sixteen, and the manufacture Of it into
quicklime, is carried on in most extensive
manner. Returns from 25 establishments
show an invested capital of 81 ,099, 500, seventy
ured, 456 hands employed, and the totalvalue of
the product 81 ,535 OPS Had full returns been
received, it is estimated that the aggregate
value of lime manufactured the present year
would be shown to reach at least 81, 100000.
LUMBER.
Do.,,rns from 900 90 IN rn;IJa ciua O total m -;
tai of 81, 055 600; steam power, 1879 horse; wa
ter power, 15,724 horse; production of long lum.
Der, 344 406 900 feet; production of short lumber
60 961, 900 feet; value of production $5.184. AS;
hands employed, 1873; wages, 81, 1853. $50. An
estimate is made of the total number of saw
mills in the State, and their aggregate resulta
for the year, which Is as follows: Total number
of saw mills, ,l09; capital, $7,029, 442; steam
power, 8, 403 horse; water power, Al 1888 horse
long lumber manufactured, 667 ,420, 900 feet
ton, including shocks, slaves, headings, etc,
$9,672, 2S5; hands employed, 7,844; wages. 81,
851 200. In Penohsoot county the capital in
vested in the manuf ,ctute of lumber amounts
In Hancock, 1000; In Kennebec, 5000, 900
Piscataquis is the smallest-$50, 00O The COM
piler thinks that notwithstanding the annual
diminution of timber lands, the destruction
must be retarded, SO tnat it looks as if the for
ess area would not be stripped of all its mer-
cndDtdulo luIQUcI iOI ~ iS4op HhUy years.
MACHINERY, &c.
Thirty establishments for the manufacture OF
mill and all kinds Of machinery, steam engines,
boilers, locomotives, railroad cars, castings,
marine and miscellaneous work, return an in
vested capital of 81 ,097 800; value of product,
1851 PAT; hands employed. ,101; wages, $649,
SIS. M
OIL.
There is one factory in the Sta tie for the
manufacture of kerosene and lubricating oil,
naptha, gasolene and paraffine. It is situated
in Cape Elizabeth, and the value of the product
this year is returned at 1924, 800. The returns
from factories manufacturing oil from porgies
or menhaden the most of which are situated in
Lincoln county-show total capital of 1928,
500; value of production, $685., $50; hands en-
ployed, 446 Had full returns been sent, it il
likely that the total capital would have ex
ceeded $780, 900, and the value CT production
100000.
OIL FLOOR CLOTH.
Four factories, with an invested capital Of
1886 900, show q product valued at 1854, 600.
There are at least two more factories in the
State, and the value of their product added to
the sum given will undoubtedly make the ag-
gregate value of the product in the State 81,
100000.
PAPER, PRINTING AND WRAPPING.
Nine establishments show an invested cap
ita of 81, 500. 900; value of product, $500 600
hands employed, 1886, of which number 319 are
females; amount of wages, 1856, 727.
RAILROADS.
In 1850 the total mileage was 245.59 Ii
1873 the total mileage we find to be 905.05, ex-
elusive of double track or sidings, and involv
ing iu cost of construction and equipment over
forty millions of dollars.
sHIPBUnDNG.
The following table shows the amount of ton