The Somerset reporter., 1885-01-28

u8Ucc8 OJ m6tuc IOI TIC Cdt 1907
to the Governor and Council and it
has been printed.
The plan of the compiler was to
make comparisons in the financial
standing of tle State, Counties and
Towns, in polls and estates. and 10
far AZ practicable, the condition Of
manufacturing and other industries
of the State in the year 1884 with
their condition in 1883. To this end
tables are introduced and cOmpila-
ton made from which the following
deductions and conclusions are
reached:
An increase of taxable polls, April,
1884, over 1883, r,4o5. An estimated
increase of population of 6,4z5. An
increase Of taxable valuation Of estates,
April, 1884, over 1883, Of sI,o72,48z.
A decrease Of average rate Of cash tax
alton from 1883 Of cent on 600
A decrease of average rate of highway
taxation from 1883, Of 4 cents on sIoo.
A reduction of public indebtnes of the
State and county for the year ending
December 81, 1883 and Of the cities,
towns and plantation for the year end
ing March, 1884, ammounting to S57I,-
oar. 20. An indicated increase of the
number OF farms in the State since
1888, of 2,73o An increase in tax
able valuation Of live stock, in the
towns that made returnes, 1884 over
1883, of $t54,I3o. An increase in
taxable valuation of manufacturing
property, in the towns that made retu-
rms, 1884 over 1883 of $r58,327. A
decrease Of imports, 1884 from 1888,
Of $I,55s7S3. An increase OF export,
1884 over 1853, of sr,965,45S. Al
increase of shipping owned IN the
State, 1884 over 1883, Of S73.5S; tons;
A decrease OF sh pbuiding for the ye; r
ending September 3o,rSS4, compared
with September 80, 1883, OF 3I,S3o.5o
tons. The decrease for the year end
ing December IS, 1884, compared with
1888, is aS,3o6.29. tons. A decrease
of capacity of fishing vessels owned IN
the State, 1884 from 1883, Of 699 tons;
A decrease in lime produced in the
State, of 1886 bbls. An estimated
increase in the starch product OF at
least 1000 tons. An average increase
in the starch product, of at least 1000
tons. An average increase OF the safe
quarries operated, Of 20 per cent An
increase Of shipment OF shoes from
Auburn, 1883 over 1882, 1879 cases.
a decrease for 1884 from 1883. OF
6,6Ss cases. A decrease in the cut OF
lnmber on the principle waters OF the
State, 1884 from 1883, 923I7S43 feet,
about II per cent. A decreas IN man
ufactured lumber shipped from Bango {,
1884 from 1888, of 5,949,S46 feet, "
or nearly % per cent; and from 1857
of 46,797, 74S feet, or about - per
| cent.
From a compilation showing changes IN
manufacturing enterprises, We clip the 70 =
| lowing relating to Somerset County
| Arson: New busiuess,l umher and 2ri>t
MILL B Filebrown, 5000, hands {;
Ceased operations, Corn canning, Winslow
Packing Company. Bingham Increased
business, The Lumber Drivers Calk Com
pauy, new machinery, value 81, 900; Baker
Manufacturing Company. new machinery,
value 0O.-Cambridge: New business,
| Carriages, E. Knowles, $1,000, hands;
| Increased business, Carriages, Whitney
and Hort have added 81, 900 to capital, in
creased product $1,000. and enlarged lac
tory at cost of $500. -Detroi: New
business, hubs, Lara & Whiting, $4,000,
| hands; Increased business, Grist mil,
| Lals G. Whiting, increased capital $1,000:
| ceased operations, Grist Mill, Oliver Cool
| win. $500 -Falrfeld Improvements,
Lumber, Totmau & Sons, new gang edger;
| Pulp, Somerset Fibre Company, new rotary
| furnace and machines, and nearly double
| capacity; Increased business, Fairfield
Framing Company, largely Increased
business -Hartland: Improvements,
| Linn, extensive repairs on his mill a. dam
at cost of $4,000; Ceased operations,
| Tannery, G Shaw.-Norridge" In
| creased business, Lumber, Cullen Waid,
new shingle machine. May field: D.
| stro, ed by fire, Slate, n Morrills mil and
| enpin. house New Portland NV
| business, Lumber, p Thompson, $1,000,
| hands; W Burbank, 81 900, 3; Butter
| & Elliott, $500. -Pittsted Nv nusi-
| ness, d, nuison Walker, built set wooden
mill at cost OF S400 600; Dexter and Nc
| Master, planning mill and box factory.
| Skow, cyan: New business, pulp, Skowhe-
| gan Fibre Company, mill rebuilt AT cost Of
| $4,000; creamery established; ln-
creased business, Lumber, Weston Il
Brainard increased capital $1,000, product
| $40, 900, and enlarged mills, cost, $1,000;
| Decreased business, Scythes, * NJ. Mo-
| I'm, have produced $500 worth less than
last year; Paper, Ladd Bros & Wood, sus-
pended ST. Adams: New business,
| creamery established.
Returns were received from all the towns
| ,o1 ,1Ia,to,;npc If Somprspt County The
table show that on the first day of April
last there were 1887 taxable polls 10 the
| county a gain of Is over the previous year.
| The taxable value of estates was Sl0,064,-
| 6lS, a gain of S2l5, 255 over 1888. The av-
| erage rate of valuation tor the State is 81 /;
that OF Somerset County SO. The aver
| age rate of cash taxation on 500 for the
| State is Sl.Sl; that of Somerset County is
Sl5S The average rate of highway Taxa
ton on 800 for the State is 81 cents, that
OF Somt rset County rs cents. Tho entire
| Indebtedness of all the towns of the Coun-
ty less cash resources aggregate S3Ss, 22l =
| II. Six towns returns as cash resources
above Indebtedness sums amounting TO
| S5257.07. Eighteen towns give reduction
OF Indebtedness for the year amounting to
s29,392 90. Six towns report increase OF
Indebtedness aggregating $3,4s2.64. Ger
tain towns 10 the County report an increase
of valuation Of farm property amounting
| to $50, 100; certain other towns report q
decrease in farm property amounting to
S3O.252; nearly half of the towns report
no change in this particular. The number
of sheep In the county as returned was
1921. Franklin county comes next with
72,755, and Penotscot with 46, 305
The compiler estimates the Increase o.
capital employed in manufacturers for The
year at fully s?5U, 900 aud says:
lowing to the extensive deprecialio ion 81
valued If nearly all staple commodities
the decrease of value Of products has beer
large. The quantity has held up close tt
that Of former years 10 most leading lines
there have been few large buildings TO
manufacturing purposes erected during thu
year, but there have been several of r.
spectacle size, and large number of add