Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-20
STATISTICS


S SVuhty.
oAo~ing Is statement of the manuf.o.
'uring industries in Kennebec cou,,v g..
GOT as given by the compilation of statistics
maoe by the Secretary of State:
AUGUSTA.
decreased Business Lumber r. St,ro;,
year. feu less than last
eased Business: Window Frames
Dangs Bros. have increased canital .nd
uuct' and enlarged factory at cost of al 600
towards Manufacturing COMPANY has aSaoi
NC" machinery to the value Of S75 ooo co.,
nehce" the erection of a new factory hri1d
/, ana have burned 5000 bricks for
ouiiaing purposes. Broom Handles atc
". o. smiley has enlarged factory. and IN
creased product. anu III
damaged By Fire Broom Handle FACTORY
vi y. 3 Smiley, loss, SO 500; Machine Sbon
o . zones Bros, loss, 81 900; Grist Mill Conf
& Robinson, 81 800 0'"'
BELGRADE.
improvements Spools-Golder Bros. new
engine. '''' "e"
Ceased Operations: Carriages-R. H.
Jacobs, 1000. H.
GARDINER.
Improvements Lumber-H. w. Jewett E.
20. enlarged mill at cost of 81 900. Conss-
COOK Paper Company, built new machine
room, and will employ a larger number of
hahds Hollingsworth & Whitney Pulp Com
panv' changed to the manufacture of paper.
and will employ 80 hands additional.
HALLowELL.
New Business: Axe Handles-Hallovell
Hranite Company, S3,000,5 5. Paper Boxes
Alexander & Tenney, 81 900, 4. Granite
Hallowell Granite Company opened new
quarry.
Suspended Business: Cotton-Hallowell
manufacturing Company. shut down tempo-
rarlly. kennebec Wire Works suspended.
LITcHFIELD.
Ceased operations: Grist Mill-John Var
MONMOUTH.
New Business: Wonlens-J. T, McElrov
remodeed mill and put in new machinery.
$4,000.
Increased Business: Grist Milo F..
Frost. $500,
Ceased Operations: Portland Packing Com
pany. Webbng-J. r King, closed tempo
rarily.
MT. VERNON.
New Business Lumber-Geo. Fuller's
Sons, $1,000, 8; Kendall Bros 81 800, ..
Carriages-H. A. Comstock, So 500. 4. Tan
nery-Wright & French
PITrsToN.
Increased Business: Lumber-Putnam &
Closson enlarged mill at cost of 81 900, and
increased product. Carriages-W. f. Man
sir increased capital.
READFIELD.
Ceased Operations Corn Canning-White
house & Hartwell; Readfield Wooden Mill,
suspended temporarily, valuation decreased
$4,000.
Ceased Operations Lumber-S. N. Watt
& p. Sbley & Son. Grist Mill-P T. Ste
vens.
VASsALBORo.
New Mill Woolen-Albert Cook
WATERvILLE.
New Busir ess A. F. Merrill. Corn and
Feed Mill.
Destroyed nv Fire: Fibre Ware Works,
loss S25 900; J Frrbrsh, Sash and Blind
Factory, los. SO 0D0: Runnells & Co., Grist
Mill, loss, SZ,0OO.
WAYNE.
Increased Business: Scythes-No. Wayne
Tool Company, enlarged factory at cost of
$1,000, and increased product S., 200.
WEST GARDINER.
Increased Business LUMBER. l.. Spear,
improved mill at cost of $500, and increased
product 81 600.
WINDSOR.
Ceased Operations: Tannery-A. L. Stimp-
son, 50 800.
Destroyed bv Fire: Lumber-Samuel
Cookson, Jr., 5000.
WINsLOw.
Ceased Operations Bricks-S2, 900. Soap
j. f. w. Walker & Co., 5000.
WINTHROP.
DESTROYED by Fire: Agricultural Imple-
ments-W. +. Whitman, 500 900; rebuilt by
new corportion.
Where figures are given in the above, the
first in each case represents capital, and the
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