Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-09-15


-. wArrKroED. Ne. sept. 5, 1855.
Waterford. a, busines. io~n, ha'
lo.i much Of h. former importance, but
here in the woods. on the outlet q Bear
Pond. which supplies an abundant water
power Coz the purpose. We ind a business
which is Of great local adyaniage' and
gives employment % quite a number o.
men during the entire year Mf. n. =.
Proctor. the proprietor. j. man Of much
business capacity. fitting him for the
management % such an establishment a.
this
We here ind a Saw MIL. With board
machine of Kicker. latest make. lie
wheel !. d twenty-five horse po~er,
Which Is equal 10 al the requirement ct
the mill. Mr. Proctor informed me that
lAs, year be bad about IA hundred thou
sand Zee, u timber. which was saved IN
90 long lumber u most every description.
Much u Il vas sawel % supply orders
ior bailding purposes The facilities ATE
such. that al The timber. Joi'i, boards
shingles. door and wiadow frames ETC.
could be furnished a. short no,icf The
timber consists Of white and red oak,
white A.h. pine, spruce snd hemioeh'
The white oak l. sawed into plank Tor
the Pans Manufacturing Company ard
I, hauled by teams direct from his place
10 the factory. Besides hi. long lumo' 2
be SAYS from four 10 IN hundred ihoas-
add shingles annually. and forty ihoas-
aud lalhs. lie has machinery fof plan.
ins. joiniing. loaguing and growing, Of
capacity sufficient Coz all The requirement
Of the vicinity In addition 20 biz lam.
b,r business be has bought and removed
10 his place. al ihe mschinsy formerly
used Ia the bucket factory a. Waterford
CITY bulk dry house add made arang.
meats fof manufacturing buckets on "a
large scale. These buckets are made aI-
most wholly BY machinery. The slaves
are sawed ~ a cyhnlrcal sas. vhieh
gives them the exact SHAPE They are
iongued aud grooved BY a very simple
process. requiring only ihe movement u
one hand. They are cat ioa length in
moment, By means % two saws adjust.
ed ior thu, purpose. The bucket j. then
pat into chuck. where /, d, turned in-
.ide and crsrsd and placed upoa a rc'oly-
ing shaft where 10 j. finished on the ol'-
eide, When Il !, ready foi ihe bead add
hoops. The iron iof the hoops is All
drawn 20 A. 10 form the proper bevel, eat
and punched BY very curious ooninv.
Ance, which saves a great amount Of hand
labor and greatly reduces the COS, Of man.
uiaeiurc The heading j. all first dried
then joinied and glaed-if the sife q the
bucket requires more than one piece. II
Is then planed and fitted. In space Of
time almost too short % record. Mf
Proctor has now ooaifaci fof twenty
four ihousand corn boxes Coz Bsrnham a
Morrill,, part Of them 70 be used a. North
Bridg,on and the balance al South Paris
lie told me that with q foil complement
Of help be could finish from eight hundred
% q thousand boxe. day. Besides these
corn boxes, be has contract With G. j.
Dcwick. 4 Co. Of South Boston. for 10.
teen thousand toe calk boxes. IL is pre-
pared TO make butter tabs. bat does noi
intend TO make them a speciality Cake
boards and wash boards are manufactured
on a small scale 10 on up spare time. lie
has the necessary machinery fcT irregular
moulding ready TO be set up a. soon a. q
suitable room Coz that purpose can be tn-
shed also saw bench With adjustable
saws combined with machinery for boring
Of Almos, every description. and curious
con,nvances which are beyond the writer's
mechanical knowledge 10 describe Be-
side. being thoroughly master and over
seer Of all these businesses. the owner j.
contractor and builder by profession,
which. when business j. good. he carries
on quite extensively; a. his facilities for
manufacturing are such that be can no,
only DO the work but furnish the mater.
al. made Of wood except the cash and
blinds, for Almos, any description Of build.
ing, whether i, be barn. dwelling hOuse,
church or depot.
Such i, bu, poor painting in words
Of an industry which Is Of ineAlealable
benefit to this section Of Oxford County,
and whatever benefits one portion is Of
some interest TO the rect, ! felt that
few word. In relation to il might be
worthy a place In your paper, which has
always shown great favor TO every indus
trial enterprise within It's borders