The Portland daily press., 1874-05-21

lage and house-lots are in great demand. The
buildings all have the appearance of thrift and
not single house is vacant
| A PRESS representative visited the village
Yesterday and examined the improvements
now going on. In crossing Tukey's Bridge the
first thing that attracts the attention of an OBJ
server is the great activity in
sHIP-BUMDING.
The first yard visited was that of the Merrill
| Brothers, near the bridge. They have now on
the stocks a barkentine for Capt. Keazer of
this city, 1t will be about 400 TONS and will be
commanded by Capt Henley of Cape Eliza
beth. 1t is finished to the lower deck inside.
The deck frame Is made of Southern pine and
the top is of hackmatack, with the: floor of
hard wood. The modelling is all done by the
members of the firm, " no are young, energet-
ic and very ingenious men. This yard is used
considerably for repairing vessels. as it is not
affected by the tides as much as other yards, as
the railroad bridge acts as breakwater. They
employ about fifteen men,
The next yard is that of j. S. Wnslow & Co.
This yard is under the charge of George Rus
sell, master builder Three vessels are on the
stocks. The first one is three masted schoon-
er of $50 tons to be launched in few days.
She is built for j. S. Winsow & Co.. is to be
commanded by Capt. York of Ferry Village,
and is intended for coaster.
The second is bark of about 600 tons for the
same parties; to be commanded by Capt. WEIGH
of Gloucester, Mass. She is all tip,bered out
and sealed to the lower deck. =r
The third is also bark of about 500 tops
built by Geo. S. Hunt, j. S. Winslow and 9TH
ers, for Capt. Dyer of Lincolnville, and Is in
tended for the general freightlng business She
is to be fine looking vessel, aud is built for
carrier. Her keel is 1871 feet and her beam 81
feet, with depth of eight feet. There are
forty men employed in this yard.
Adjoining thir yard is that of Russell Lewis
& Co. They have two vessels in this yard, and
another to go on the stocks as soon as they can
make room for it. The frame is all out and
will be on the spot in day or two. This yard
is in chage of Capt. Sargent, master builder.
The first vessel is bark of 75O tons for the South
American trade. This firm build and sail their
own vessels. The captain is not as yet known.
Tho vessel is just timbered and is 154 feet in
length and 80 feet beam, with depth of IS
feet, and has double deck. She will have fine
carrying and sailing qualities. The second is a
bark of $50 tons, and will be commanded by
Capt. James Howe of this city. She is intend
ed for the West India trade. The model was
made by Capt. Lewis of this city. The keel is
125 feet, the beam 30 feet with depth of 16a
feet, with double deck. This yard employs
about thirty men.
The two last named yards possess great ad
vantage over many others. They have side
tracks running from the Grand Trunk, whic b
brings all the timber right to the spot If they
had steam mill they would have better facili.
ties for ship-building than any other firm in the
State. The prospect for ship-building is the
most encouraging for many years.
OTHER INDUSTRIES.
A short distance from the village proper are
the well-known Presumpscot Iron Company's
Works. Here about thirty men are employed
They do all the heavy forging for the machine
companies in this city and in Montreal, Cam
den, Bangor and many other places. They
work wholly on scrap iron. The Works are
supplied with all the machinery necessary to
carry on the business. They have four large
trip hammers from ten hundred pounds to five
tons strike; also four furnaces for melting the
scrap iron, which has has to go through several
processes before it is ready for use. A pond of
fresh water just above the works supplies them
with water They use kind of sand to temper
thelIron with while being forged which comes
from Long Island N. Y. They are at present
at work upon the frame Of locomotive, which
is to be a monster in size and strength.
A short distance from here is the large pork
,oJy; &C nrIo Jo 81
The building is not as yet fully completed, but
will be in short time, when it will be the most
extensive establishment of the kind in the
State 1t will be 200 feet in length, two stories
high, with an excellent cellar 1t is quite near
the Grand Trunk track, and a siding is TO be
put in so that the hogs from the West can be
brought from their pens to the cars without ad-
ditional treble or expense The siding serves
also for the delivery of their coal and salt, the
latter being no small item in an establishment
of this kind. At present they receive eight or
ten car loads week. but in a short time they
will have twice that number. They are putting
in all the facilities for doing very large BUSH
ness. The building is we'll appointed and con-
yenient One very noticeable fact connected
with the business is the economizing of mate
thrown away The scraps of meat are saved
and the oil is extracted, after which they are
ground up and sold for fertilizers. A fine quail
ty of lard oil is faade here. Another thing to
be noticed is the neatness Of the whole place.
Even the sausage room, about which so much
is sale, is as neat as min. This establishment
will employ one hundred men.
Nearer to the village is the brick yard OF
James Lucas. Here there are employed about
thirty men, who manufacture on an average
million bricks year.
In the different branches Of business there
are employed about $50 men. The most of them
live in or about the village Many of them have
but lately come and are making themselves
homes. j. b. Lunt & Co., of this city, who
own several lots of land in the village. report
that they have sold more lots the present sea
son than for years before. They have few
more remaining several of which are being ne
gotiated for. 1t is reported that the lots will
all be built upon the present season.
The oldSilsbee estate has been sold to E. B.
Robinson of this city, who has renovated the
house inside and out and moved his family
there.
The peopleof the village feel very much the
loss of the hall, which was destroyed last spring
by fire, as it was the only place for holding So
cial and religious services. An attempt will he
made to build a new one in a more pleasant
location. A prominent owner of real estate has
sgnifed his intention tosaid them in a every
material manner when they are ready to build.
The village has the prospect of being one Of
the smartest and pleasantest of the many
which adjoin this city.
CONGRESS STREET CAUSE.-THE object of put
ting in the turnout at State street square Is
for the purpose of putting on an additional
car; four will now be run on the Congress
street line, one from each extremity every ten
minutes. This is an improvement long desir-
ed and the company is DESTROYS of affording
every facility for the public convenience.