The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-13

IAtIrEING TOWN that l. AND I'M
rIo-FEE"vs CITY THAT l. 10 BITS
rit>ESf f.DrsTmEs ALL ACTIVE AND
Floi iI-llvG. AND NEw oNEs BEING
TALKED ~ ~ rs wiDEAHA6E rEoPIF.
ok1whegan. tie capital Of Somerset
county. ! lprated On both s.de- Of the
kcnnebee River 81 the terminus Of tnc
>Ho"heZan Branch Railroad which
leaves tie main line at Wateryille about
twenty miles distant. Here in the midst
OF Il picturesque and fertile region are
large waterfalls which wien fully i'm
proved By dams and canals and fully uti-
llzed. Won d build up manufacturing
city equal in size to any in the state. At
present skowhcgan i a very smart and
thriving manufacturing town. and some
thing l. III the air about large new indus
tries in The near future bat the in-isie
parties have 10 tyrt fully perfected their
plan Corporations.
The Goburn WoJlen Mil i running to
it, fun capacity and now employs l5u
hani-. with monthly disbursements Of
about sien. iadic>' dress goods are the
product and from ~ Dp1
to - 100 yard, Of d. goods are made
each month Levi. Anderson vho H.
h,.n liz. l,,.,- ..,a,,,,f.c,t,r.r -,
goods. having learned the business in
Scotland, i the manager
Tie tpbGrn Shoe Factory j. among tie +
finest buildings ever erected in this STAT
for manufacturing uses. II ha> capaci-
~ to employ five hundred hands, and
three hundred are now employed with a
payroll Of from 5000 10 5000 per
IL leased a,,,i r,,n a.. L..na pr5+fl..
I VIM NJ. m. cnttirg ~ tho ,,ori.
b,,. ,,,,+il re...,tl, b.nr drn,. i, ,.,,, ~,
il now ,.ll done - tho foctorv haro
p Nit,Lnu ba. n i,r.,a ,vn,.l ,,orl--
inc far.orv and stsam min an Coanrn
avrnne ,i.,,.,l IA, n'i,h ,i'a Mr., -
nrovrmen,, and RIM with rho latn.t i,i
proved machinery III. min bniI1i,g !.
snx az and ,ir,.. sri. ha.i.i... ~, -.
mont Tho vorie,, of VEIN ,,ar,-
made here i. nuite ieror Inn tsn ladder.
clothes dry,r> folJinn cl,tbrs.bnrse.
fnI,Iiny va.h. lunch. orI ,.I;,',,,r -
ore ,fn,,,5 bis laaaing na,infoc,,,-a.
Cnitr an aInoun, of hi, nrodncts go - /
F;nuland and tho number i'm. ..nt oLroaa
i. yearly irrroasing T,xan,, Ii-ii11d .
,,,rl,,,,r,, an an av,.r.os ara ..r,,,Ia,.la
here mud rho business il con.tanti,. ,,r;,,,-
i,u
& " T,f,,..-- San. e, 81. b.,.3
.uitrt,.r- ~ she's. ex,r,.5,. r..u,..- i.
IT Winfrr.,,, n,,n=apd RIM titra. ,ii.to,h
factories I.-. .yTirl. INN nn, n,.n
.u,.,ra ,-,rl. ur .iI.I,.I ,.a-no,i,,.. -
,,asl, 'fba,- ..,,,rI,r .iv,,.. ~. ba,d. .,,,i
li.hnr,e Lrr. II IN M or,L Tba,
RIM a min b.r. far ,rrir.jip. .l,.. 80.
prn,lurt or which :. ahn,,t ~ ION. v..at.
IL aud rar.,it,,,.#,, ~ IN raw, ,,otar;
Al. in tbeir linz ~ ,,an.,fs,,,,ro IA
sl,tn i .,t,t,inet fro,., =, o,,arr,. i, Melt
son which /. uear h..
e. =, Wilf;,n,. : ,,..,,,,-,,,,. -, ,,,,,,
business in tho ,,an,.f,c,,,ra ~ sbtr.,i;,,,,
ana lathin., h,trl.f. Which arc mad. nf
.nliJ ,.ast 9,.,.l t.no,v ,inishad ,n'i ,-,.-,.
i,ouI.alo, III. b3rJi.s ar. nal, j.,
I,nntnsEy fb, vol n<nd him, ,he t..t
',,alft, ~ ,yi,i,n ii,.l~r,. IT, ,r,,, 49,,
,ifartnr. over ri,rr,. rhnn,ond dozen Lar var
H. mi NH =, .1,,,I,. -,
'n,.r nm. ,tini,.q
Tho Dorm Furnace C,nnau,. po,u-
fartur,. t,,ir iInornv,d natan, furnacS
frr La,,.i,,'- n, LII. of ,i,ilii,,,,. n.
have mad. .,ml III ono h,,n,ir.4I .i,,,i,,',
IN. nr...,.,.. ,,.a,.'.,nJ tta Inn nj i. ia
rreosir1 II !. ,all.l rho FagI. furnac.
,nI i. ,I..i.r...I ay,lr~iy,.1, f,,r h1r,,tr,,
,vn Il i,,,t, a +a1n.anI of +,,.-,, -
,,..... ar IL, IN ,b,. ,.,,,,,,+,.,.
" Il Siurri,tr.x TnInnany Lava a NV,
,,,1.d4,r.. f,r,,rr vbi,.h !. nrn,n', H..
most ealtjl, ,..,g.frncfpd AMI ba.t ar
..tY.-..,i in t,,.,.,,ntg Thnir -t,,,, ANN
,r,' :, ,-..r,- >,,liI aui dpr,l,l. ,y,rl 0f No
,oury They have now i've bnndreI cords
,r ,nrur. in ,h,jr ,arI ami ,m,,I',, ,i.,.a,,
hands and th, nrnduct NJ tha mill j. 1,r.,..
in c,mnarison VIM tb.. f5rcs r,nnlnv.I
This new enternri,e wrnt into nn..ratf,r
IN Nnyemi,.7 ISL aud is ON, nf tb. in
lpstr.a, If Sk.,yber,n
II WI ,r,r Ia. M, ,xr f,,to.vopdi i. ,g.,.
making H.. d,...u axes prr ,jay rmnjnv-
n- >i> lt,ui. Dan. illan baya a lar,
SSH door and blind factnry and u.kc an
Sind, ii h,u>ei,uildinu material Iast
fall tb.y iittri mn The old .tar,h fartnry
,,,,;dius. Al Madison Bridur and noN RIM
, branch ,r ,h..ir bu,inr,, Al INF rtarn +
T. 4 t,s.,..r In tbp Hail,v bIn,k RIM. ,
nlauiur= m5} YHi make. harrrl heads and
hoes Nd f,..I.fti,r and ,arinu> kinds Of
wood v.rt a; NJ Nolin nauufartprr
,-,;ar.. .rr..>> hooks and sheen shear.
rdi- 1IIa started here seventeen y4ar.
lu,, aud ,,nni,y seventeen mon
W. + Bacon has a machine shop and
f,un.lrf an the island and manufart,r.s
rir, uiur board SAW mills the imnrox,d
{, ,u.d Mater wheel. mill work. enc. en-
allowing from eirht To fifteen hands NJ
j. Alien does a general Woodworking
cuisines; :. Including stair work wood tnrn.
ng, wooden water-wheels and cant-,lor
stocks; his business emplay, six hands
Robinson Brnthers monnfaetur, doors
sash, blinds and house-h finishing material
EMPLOYING from eight to ten hands
Smith { Steward manufacture collins and
caskets. boxes. etc. and are fitted to do
all kinds of wood work. They established
their business on Mill street in January
1854, and now employ live hands. W. Il. .
rrask does furniture upholstcring and
wood turning, deals in lumber, and is
lumber manufacturer and contractor.
Weston 4 Brainard at their sawmill>