Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-10-20
The New WOODEN Mil.

By invitation Of Mr. Samuel WATSON.
president OF the company, We had the pleas
ure Of visiting the new mill now being
erected by the Ellsworth Wooden Manufact-
uring Company. The mill Is located on one
of the best water privileges IN the state.
The supply Of water Is always abundant, the
stream being fed by a large pond, and the
mill Is 90 situated as 10 be entirely free from
back water in time Of freshets, and safe from
the flow Of zoe and drift in the spring. The
fall is now Is feet and this can easily be
raised to Is feet by raising the top of the
dam. The company owns TWO privileges
above the one on which the mill is located.
Work is being pushed rapidly on the mil
and il is expected that il will be completed
and ready for the machinery early in No
vember The master builder, Mr.. A 6.
Blasdell, has certainly constructed very
substantial building.
Il ia jOx5j feet, and four stories high
The first floor will be used for washing and
drying the wool, the heat coming from a
boiler situated in brick building adjoining
the mill. Pipes will be extended TO all parts
of the building for heating and such other
purposes as may be required.
On the second floor will be the spinning
sAxies and carding machines, and on the
third floor, the weaving room where the
looms vii be placed. The floor above this
room is supported from the roof leaving the
weaving room clear Of posts the full size Of
the building. The mill is lighted by some
thing over seventy windows. About 1000
feet Of lumber have been used in the frame
covering and floors. We wefs told that up
10 this time everything has been paid for
and funds remain in the treasury TO COM
plete the work and put the mill in readiness
Tor the machinery. The result already &C
eomplished i the possession Of water
power unsurpassed and substantial and
conveniently constructed mill. What is
now needed TO make it productive is the
machinery.
Practical mill men advise putting in two
sets of machinery costing about 5000,
each. or Sl4 900 The capital stock of the
company, as organized, is $4,000 Of which
amount the greater part has been used in
the purchase and improvement Of the water
mower and the construction of the mill.
That the property is worth more than it has
cost. if the work is carried TO completion.
no one will deny. More capital, however, is
REQUIRED and the question arises. how shall
il be raised2 4 meeting of the stock hold
ers has been called to be held at the mill
THURSDAY afternoon at ? O'Clock, to consider
this subject and it is hoped that all the
stockholders will be present Either the
amount of capital stock must be increased,
or money must be hired, or the putting in
of the machinery will have to be postponed.
II is conceded BY all that such mill ought
10 nav here in Ellsworth. In many other
nIaces WOODEN mill stock is among the best
ir,yestments to be found and considering the
amount of capital seeking investment it
would seem as though it ought not TO be
5;a;eult 10 secure the amount necessary to
Ice this mill on a productive basis. The
ps~,,yise deserves the assistance of our
s;,;.sps The manufacturing interests of
New Esdsnd have given it an immense
a meJ and strength. No city in the State
sss better .natursl advantages for manuiaet-
-,rin1 than Ellsworts. 1t is high time thst
these advantages were more 'n ro sns
Utilized than they have eyes yet neeh. anu
our neople should see to tnae tae eh1.'
Ia, i now being made to start tins Ass %
spstry is well sustained