The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-02-08

as follows:
COTTON.
Androscoggin 81 ,00O,0OO
Barker Mill, Auburn. Observation-Disclosures. $40 900
Bates Manufacturing Co., Lewiston..... ,000, 900
Cabot Manufacturing Co., BrunsWick... SOC, 600
Continental Mills, lewiston. 100000
Edwards Manufacturing Co., Augusta. 10000
Farwell Mills, Lisbon. .................. 100000
HallOWel Manufacturing Co. HalloWell. 300 900
Hall Manufacturing Co., Lewiston. .... ,000, 900
LacOnla Company, BlddefOrd. ............ 100000
Lewiston Mills Lewiston. .............. 800, 900
Lincoln Mill Lewiston, owned by Frank
lin Company. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Lockwood Company, Waterville. 500, 900
Pepperell Manufacturing Co., BiddefOrd, 100000
York Manufacturing Co., Saco.. 100000
slO,s4o,oOo
wooLEN.
Dexter Wooden Mills, Dexter. s22O,ooO
Georges River Mills Warren 10000
johnson W00itm Co., WaynG............ 10000
Knox Wooden Co, Camden. ............. 5000
Moosehead Mills, East WitOn.......... $4,000
Newichawanick Co, South Berwick...... 10000
Pondlcherrv Co., Brdgton.. 100000
ReadEeld Wooden Co., Rcadtied 24,000
Robinson Manufacturing Co., OXford... 100000
Saco River Woolen Co., w est BuXton.... 10000
NassalborO Wooden Mills, n. Nassalboro, 10000
Winthrop Mills Co, Winthrop. 10000
Worumbo Manufacturing Co., Lisbon
Falls Observation-Disclosures. 100000
$2,l24, 900
There are numerous other wooen mills in the
State owned in private capacity, and if these
We're added to the above it would probably
swell the amount invested to about double the
capita stock of the above mills, which have
been organized into corporations. The cotton
mills are largely owned by capitalists residing
in other States, and the passage of a ten-hour
law will affect them more than it will the wool
en- industry, which is operated Il general
thing by Maine men. who are therefore taxed
but once on their business, while the former are
taxed twice-once on their stocks and again on
the real estate wherever the mill they are inter-
ested in is located. The investigations of the
journal correspondent has convinced him that
the proposed ten hour law would prove great
obstruction to the investment of capital, and
that it would lead to decrease in the pro-
duction Of goods and cutting down of wages.
ON THE ROAD LONG ENOUGH.
A Lewiston gentleman who has had eleven
years experience as I; travelling salesman in in
terror Maine has decided to unpack his trunks
and retire from the road. He says he's had all
he wants of north wind and cold sheets, and
gives the following account of his last trip: Il
was caught III the Rangeley Lake region, one of
the coolest of our recent severe nights. They
put me in great square room in the northeast
corner of the hotel. There were four windows
in it and there was big ventilator over the
door. There was such draft through the
room that | couldn't help shivering though
built rcd-hot fire in the air-tight and hugged
the stove. | looked at the sheets. They were
so cold that they were blue Thought |, this
is going to be hard night and piled my big
ulster and other oVercOat on the bed, to help
out. Whew wasn't it cold the next morning
% degrees below zero. | was quite comforta-
Bile under my ulster, but heard a woman, who
occupied the next room, scream like thunder
when She got up and lit on the oil-cloth. Yes,
I've made up my mind that I've been on the
road long enough" Lewiston Journal.
THE COUNTY JAIIS.
In letter to the oxford Democrat Mr..
Wright rebukes the Jail Commissioners Of
Maine. The Oxford Democrat adds: 1.-The
law makes it their duty to visit the jails once
in three months; but for two years no member
of the Board has been near the Oxford Jail.
Yet they presume to criticize the Jail, and i'm
pliedly its management; and in order to do so.
pick up store talk without stopping to consi-
der, as Mr.. Wright so pointedly shows. that
their complaint is barred by a State provision.
The trouble with half our State institutions is
Just this--the Commissioners appointed by law
do not half attend to their duties. They report
everything all lovely. or pile criticism unillstlv
upon some well conducted institution, without
having obtained correct information concerning
it. Our county jail is good enough for any crinl-
inal who may be committed to it, and it is so
safe and secure that no prisoner can escape eX-
cept by the door, through the careessness Of
the jaer.'
DIVIDENDS.
The following dividends will be payable in
February: 10Th, Augusta City 6's 81, dividend
3 per cent, amount, S6S04; 10th. Belfast IS
S5-9S r, dividend per cent, amount, SO, 30
1st, Maine Central X. r. Is, dividend per
cent, amount $500; 18th, Maine State Is s.
S6, dividend per cent, amount S4,140; lst,
Maine Town bonds includes Bath, DamarScot-
ia, Nobeboro, Newcastle, Rockland, Thomas
ton and Waldoboro bonds issued in aid of the
Knox and Lincoln railroad company, payable
Hide and Leather Bank. Boston, amount 500
600; lst, Portland 6's 1896, dividend 3 per cent.
amount IS. $50.