The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
FAIRFIELD.
Thriving Manufacturing Industries-The
Liquor TrR6ic-The Election.

FAIRFIELD, Sept. 8, 1884.
A stranger visiting Fairfield for the first
time, need not be told that it is one of the
most active and busy places in the State. This
is apparent on every hand. The mills are all in
operation, the shops busy filling their orders,
the new dwellings in process of construction,
all tell the same story Ut thrift and industry.
The many changes the past season, add not
only to the beauty of the place, but alse to its
business capacity. Prominent among these
are the improvements at and about the pulp
mill. Large additions have been made to the
mill and its working capacity largely increased.
A tramway has been built across the pond and
up the island to the mill with branch tracks to
each of the saw mills. In this way all the
wood and waste will be carried to the mill on
cars. A tower is to be constructed near the
saw mills, into which the sawdust will be
blown and from thence run into the cars. This
will do away with all cause for complaining if
any ever existed, on the part of the Lockwood
mills at Waterville.
The pond has been bridged at the head Of
the island, whence by rail, all the products of
the mill viii be shipped. New stores, and
numerous dwellings have been built this
year, while Others have been greatly improved.
A special constable was appointed last
spring, or winter, who asked only for power to
extinguish the rum and beer traffic in the
county. We fancy he has found the job more
than he anticipated, or else has been easily
discouraged, for there are still symptoms of
something stronger than coffee. Many thorough
going temperance men are coming to feel that
prohibition does not prohibit, and this trusting
avarufhiup n law. and the officara ia WORKING
only injury to the cause.
Politically, Fairfield is Republican and this
year the Democrats did what they could TO
make it unanimous. For some reason they
diI not manifest their usual courage though
the symptoms were present. On the other
hand the Republican party was well organized
and every detail arranged so that the full vote
was secured, and through this came our very
large majority. A few sour, disaffected Re-
puDlicans showed their allegiance to party
and their adherence Of Democracy, by
casting their votes for j Judge Barrows for Gov
ernor. In striking contrast with the consist
ency of these, is the course of many we'll
known and life-long Democrats, who for the
first time voted the straight Republican ticket.
This they affirmed was because of their bust
ness and commercial interests. The fact is
the Republican party has taken a decided
stand upon the tariff question, and it may be
relied on to stand by and protect our indus
tries. To this and the wavering, unsettled
course of the Democracy upon the question, is
due our grand victory.
There was but little interest manifested in
the constitutional amendment, and the vote
cannot be taken as any indication of the tenn
perance sentiment of the town.
Hon. s. A. Nye, our candidate for Senator,
was highly flattered By receiving the vote of SC
many of the opposition, and in return large
number of Republic ans cast their vote for f
e. McFadden, ESQ, the Democratic csndi-
date for clerk of courts. Mr.. McFsdden has
for years, received the almost unanimous vote
of the town for clerk, and has performed the
duties to the satisfaction of all classes. His
popularity is deserved and his qualifications
recognized by ALL SETH.