Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-29
From Paris to oxford.
A pedestrian tour--south Paris corn -.
torv-.YeIchvilie- -Oxford proper
OF the Robinson Manufacturing
pany--Other business, edneatio""'
situations, etc.

stttuttOns. ete'
To a Printer whose days are spent up
riybtlv by a type case. with four Wills
around and agrimmy ceiling Above suco
a day as last Tuesday comes Ike goe-
send. with its invitation Tor him 10 NY
the cords OF his stiffened limbs, anu u
ill bis lungs with the almost pure oZo"e,
.xhaled by the distant mountains ana
borne 10 him on the morning hreezsS'
With the feeling that Wordsworth SO ap-
propIiately addresses to tollers IN 'ne
first verse of his "Worldlipess,
''Ihe world IL too much with US late ANA soon'
citing and spending, we lay waste our powers
Little we see in nature that is onrs
We have given our hearts ava, sordid boon
bearing upon "a, we decided TO accept
uature's invitation, end started Tor
tramp whittier inclination might lead.
The view westward from Paris Hill, as
seen at evening. is much admired by ci'i-
zens and foreigners but, to our lhinking'
it is much fin r hen viewed by IN east
ern light. The hills and caverns are
brought out more distinctly, while all The
territory between til aud Mount WASH
ngton is clearly visible, wiki its iarms.
woods and buildings. Al evening they
lie in shadows. Formerly all travel from
Paris Hill southwark, passed between The
sites now occupied by j X and \ NJ.
Hammond, down most steep q bar
brrous descent, known as Granny JACK
sons hill, from the summit OF which =
grand southern ard western view may he
obtained. From thence it passed by the
"Goodenow house"-now deserted-:o
tue main road. Again, there was q
diversion from the no y travelled highway,
/ Just below Adna Cushman's house, which
carried the traveller TO another steep bill
near MerrI.i's foundry.
Fearing That it the Stage oyerlopk H.,
/ its driver would think he was cheated out
OF job. and not wishing 20 receive aD
invitation 10 ride. We started on foot for
South Paris by The "old road, expecting
thereby to avoid observation. Bat all
this pIecauiion was useless. Tor an old
farmer carrying load OF sweet corn %
the canning establish ment. invited US TO
mount the vehicle and share his plank
with him. Summoning all our powers oi
resistance, we declined the protleted elc-
walton. and trudged s,urdily along, with
the renewed satisfaction of having once
more baflled the tempter. This encoun-
ter, however, suggested an Object toward
which we might direct both thought and
steps. We would visit lhs corn factory
Tue pruplrejors OF Ibis business Messrs
Burnham Il Moiill. have discovered that
corn grown rapidly in northern climate
is the sweetest most palatable and best
TO preserve. So they have located fac
tory a, South Paris. in u section where q
short season neceosiiates late planting
and an expeditions growth in order Il
escape early irosts. The past year they
had 2C0 acres OF com planted and % OF
beans, for they engaged in the manu-
facture OF Capt. Jinks's fare Is well a. in
! ii, ,.f 4 l.rna Il
well built factory IS located upon the
Little Audroscog2in, lew rods below
the flour mill. Ii WIS arranged espec
Tally for this business. and is very con
veDieEt in every detail. Considerable
territory about the building i, also occu-
pied by the business Eir.y every morn.
ing farmers begin to bring in their loads Of
produce. and deliver i TO Mr.. Williams
who has charge u the ard. Each mans
corn is piled alone and labeled. Soon
The huSkerS-a little army OF boys and
girls with an occasional OIL gentleman
are at work lcarIng Of he blankets, re
moving the silk. and sq1aliDg the cob.
As soon n the corn i, tLu, prepared, it is
placed in baskets and carried To- the cut
ting machines. These machines are q
\ recent invention, and are here in use for
The first season. Each machine. with one
feeder. does The work formerly requiring
ten girl. Tn cob is = aced, little end
foremost, in narrow trough, while q
piston runuing ~ 4 = 90, behind, forces
1t TO and thrOugl series of knives
which cut The kernels from it. The corn
drops into pan below while tue cob is
automatically cast aside. The cut corn
is next passed over a table, where girls
remove all refuse which may remain in
it. II is then weighed and passed 10 a
machine for flling the cans. This con-
sits OF hopper, with tube containing
| just q can full. at its lover end. a pestle
worked by treadle forces the contents
of this tube into a can which is placed
beneath TO receive it. Girls then wipe
the cans clean and pass them to the sold
erers who seal them air tight. The cans
are next immersed 10 steam bath and
boiled. They are then taken out and
opened, to allow the air u escape, aud
are again sealed up, when. after a little
more heating. the are ready to be labeled
and packed. Corn and beans are boiled
together in large steam cauldrons for
succotash, and are then canned 10 about
the same manner as The corn. 25O, 900