The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-11
LIVERMORE FALLS.
Business Enterprises-The Crops and the
Drouth.


Business has been active at Livermore Falls
the present season. Considerable building has
been in progress and is still going on. The
Umbagog Paper Fiber Mills Co., have greatly
enlarged their works, making the mill four or
five times as large as it formerly was and have
put in machinery and steam heating apparatus
to dry the pulp board SO that instead of turning
out wet pulp board as before the board will
come from the machine dry. The mill now
presents fine appearance and is a thoroughly
made and substantial structure. The
roof is covered with a new kind of roofing
made OF pulp board prepared by some process
and painted with waterproof paint 1t makes
much better roof than shingles do and it is
said to be very durable. The sdam at the
falls is being raised two feet which will con-
siderably increase the power for running the
pulp mill and the other mills on this side of
the river. This water power here, one of the
best in the State, is likely to be well improved.
A dam is being constructed at OF Falls Just
above the village and a canal has been COM
menoed. Important manufacturing Industries
win be located along the canal. Several tene-
ment houses have been erected and others are
Al PAoSOpo Va Ok0CeAOuj AlbbE MI are COU1-
pleted the demand for rents will far exceed
the supply. DIR. A. Milett has erected on
Millett street double tenement house which
will soon be ready for occupancy. Judge G.
Knapp has also built on Millett street double
tenement house which is nearly ready for use.
Messrs. Il. x ii. Sewall have tenement house
ready for use. A SHOOT house, two stories high
and large enough for four large school rooms
IL being built and will be ready for the winter
term Of school. Mr.. j. @. Eaton is building a
large tenement block which will accommodate
several families. The erection OF other build
ings will soon be commenced. The future
prospects of this village are very encouraging
and it is undoubtedly to be q flourishing manu-
featuring place. A large saw mill for manu-
featuring building supplies is greatly needed
asmost OF the lumber for building has to be
purchased elsewhere and brought here. The
saw mill here has all 1t can do saving for those
who haul in their own lumber. All the brick
used here also have TO be brought a distance
on the cars, although there are several very
favorable locations for brick yards. good
for his business Recent frost did
considerable damage to the corn crop which
had been much injured by the drouth before
the frost came. The apple crop is only about
that The codling moth did serious injury to
TO the fruit SO that the larger part is wormy.
The apple crop is SO small and prices are likely
to be SO high that Burgess evaporating factory
probably will not start up this fall Corn can
ming is busily going on now but the crop will
be much less than usual. Very little rain has
fallen here for nearly two months and the
drouth is severe. Much injury is likely to be
done to the grass roous by the drouth. The
potato crop is generally good especially the
early varites. Some OF the late varieties were
seriously injured by the drouth. Grain gem
eraly was good and was harvested in good
condition The hay crop was the largest and
best that there has been for years. H.