Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-13
Maine Manufacturing News,

Messrs. S. II. and A. II. Doten have prepared
plans for a new planing mill at Portland. 1t is 10
be brick, thee stories high and is to be situated
on the Richardson Wharf property, near the foot
of Cross street.
The Bath Manufacturing 4 Commercial Co., en-
ploy nearly 100 men and boys in the manufacture
of long and short lumber and cooperage of various
kinds. They are now at work on an order for
700 oil barrels. They are also making nearly $50
syrup and fish barrels per day, together with l5C
hogshead shocks. 1t is contemplated to add more
machinery, enabling them to add still largely to
their manufacture of this kind
The lobster canning establishment at Castine is
now in successful operation, and the works are
running day and night The buildings connected
with the concern, which were nearly destroyed by
fire a few weeks since, have all been thoroughly
repaired. Fishermen aver that Holsters have no,
been so plenty for the past ten years, as now. and
that they lily good and well meated.
F. Shaw & Bros. of Kingman, have purchased a
site for tannery in Presqne Isle, and intend erect
ing steam tannery there this season. They have
advertised for 5000 cords of hemlock bark TO be de-
livered. Chas. d w. i. Shaw Of Dexter, have
purchased in New Limerick, on the Medux nekeaG
stream, near brow lake, and will build at orcc
They have already contracted for timber
for the buildings, also for bark.
johnson < CO., at Wayne, are putting in addi-
tional machinery into the il wooden factory.
c. NJ. Bailey'S oil cloth works at Skowhegar
turn out three quarters of million yards annual
ly. Two tons of paint are worked up daily IN
covering the buraps. The factories of Mr.. Bailey
at Readfeld and East Winthrop together turn out
three times much work as the enc at Skowhe-
gan.
Norton x Leavitt arc confident that they have
a valuable slate quarry on the Holland farm, re-
ceaty purchased ofMrs. J. Dingley in Waterve
They are opening 1t and have taken out some fine
specimens which may be seen at the Williams
house.
AT the North Newburg cheese factory the guam
tity of milk received daily from June | to July
increased steadily from 2,255 pounds to j,l3i
pounds, and an additional vat was put in the last
of tie month 10 accommodate the increase of bus
mess.
tannely is to be started in Calais for the man.
ufaeture of picked feather, buffalo robes, wood
mats, and boot moccasins. The company will en-
pley quite mum Der of men, and by new process
tan hundred hides per day. The establishment
will go into operation this month.
The Hermon cheese factory commenced opera
tons on Wednesday, with fair prospects, having
received , 1853 pounds Of milk, which they consid-
very good for the first day. They have very
superior building, which cost, including fixtures
about $4,000, and there is no reason why large
business should not be developed.
c. NJ. Bailey of Winthrop has paid out Cor labor
within two weeks over SIS, 900.
F. Shaw & Bros, are peeling large lots of bark
in the vicini of kingman. They have adopted
in their tanneries at Vanceboro and kingman a
huge revolving cylinder to wash their leather, the
water flowing through it. This work and
time.
At the factory CT J. l.. Cough in in Industry,
there were sawed l25 900 slaves by five men, who
took the lumber from the yard and returned the
same stuck ready for the market, in twelve weeks
also during the time considerable lob work was
done.