The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-12
PROSPEROUS AND BUSY VILLAGES.
The mills at saccarappa and Cum
berland Mills
Running to the Extent of Their Ca
pacIty. .
News from our Suburban Neigh
bors.

In Maine there probably are no more pros
porous villages than Cumberland Mills and
Saecarappa. Cumberland Mills is the third
station out of Portland on the Portland &
Rochester railroad, and Saccarapra is the
fourth, the distance between the railroad
stations of the two villages being about one
mile. There are some who remember when
Cumberland Mills was a wilderness, and
when Lewis's saw mill made into timber the
primeval forest at this point ON the Presump-
scot Within the memory Of the older in
habitants the foundation for the paper mills
was laid. Gradually their walls rose, and
today where half century ago reigned the
quiet Of the wood, there ascends from the
many chimneys of the rumbling millJ the
smoke Of one of the largest, il not the great
est paper manufacturing establishment on
the face Of the earth. A village of pretty
houses and happy homes has grown with
the mills. homes largely occupied by thrifty
Americans who work at paper-making. Nor
has the growth of the mills, or the enlarge
ment Of the village ceased. The next half
century promises more for both than the past
fifty years has actually given. There are
now employed in the paper mill 65O men and
$50 women. 800 in all, and the monthly pay
roll amounts to $4,000, Within the next
ten years there probably will be great
change in Cumberland Mills. 1t Is said that
the Warrens will build another addition to
their already very extensive mills next sum-
mer. and moreover, 1t is understood by out
siders in the village that they have made an
important land purchase on the river below
the mills. 1t is said that the company has
recently boughtIthe Zach Small farm, which
Joined property already owned by them, so
now they possess the land down the river
for about half a mile. Then street will be
laid out from Cumberland street, formerly
known as the Windham road, and at right
angles with ii, to point near the Benjamin
+. Woodman farm in the vicinity Of the land
slide on the South side Of the thoroughfare
now known as East Bridge street This
will make much shorter route to the vii
lage for people living at Riyerton, Pride's
Corner and vicinity. If this project is car
ried out by the Warrens, and many believe
that it soon will be, Cumberland Mills will
be built down the river, and the area Of the
village extended over very beautiful and
valuable territory.
Farmers owning land short distance
down the river were glad to hear the rumors
that the Warrens have purchased the Zach
Small farm and they are rejoicing over the
prospect Of yet owning property quite with
in the limits Of the city of Cumberland
Mills.
The one enterprise of Cumberland Mills is
the manufacture Of paper, but at Saccarap-
pa, which, owing to the growth Of the village,
now makes with Cumberland Mills one
small city, there is diversity of industries
Surely nowhere in Maine, and those who
should know say nowhere in New Eng
land, is there place where so much busi-
ness is done in proportion to the number Of
Inhabitants as is done in Saccarappa and
Cumberland Mills. Business is booming in
both villages, there is rush and hustle
from morning till night. and also, it may be
said, from night until morning for the paper
mill and some of the others run night as
well as day. The growth of Saecarappa has
been very rapid, and is now increasing In
population as fast, it is said, if not much
faster than any other village in the State.
All indications point to a brilliant future
for the place, and it Is be-
lieved that many now living will see a
city,formed by uniting Saccarappa and Cum
berland Mills, that will rank among the first
manufacturing cities of Maine Already there
is talk Of applying to the next legislature for
city charter for Westbrook, and in all
probability work will be begun on an electric
railway between the two villages next spring.
Some Of the leading citizens Of both villages
are interested in the project, and they will
ask the legislature to grant them a charter
for an electric or horse railroad between
Saccarappa and Portland. The railroad
will be extended as far as Cumberland Mills
at first, and in the near future 1t Is hoped to
carry 1t through to Portland. The influential
citizens of the villages expect to interest
Portland capitalists in the scheme, and thus
speedily carry it out.
All the mills and shops at Saccarappa are
running to the full extent Of their capacity.
The Westbrook Manufacturing Company
employ in the manufacture of ginghams and
Jail duck between GOO and 700 men and wo-
men, to whom they pay every month the
sum of $4,000.
The Haskell Silk Company manufacture
dress silks and satins from raw stock, and 10
this work they employ at present about 200
men and women, mostly women. The COM
pany,s monthly pay roll amounts to $1,000
Within year they have doubled the capac-
ity of their mill, put in much new machinery
and made other improvements that will en-
able them to do great business in the fu-
ture.
John w. Warren, owner OF the blanket
and fish line manufacturing mill, employs
twenty men and women at present, a full
crew, and is doing rushing business. The
mill Is run two nights in the week until o
O'Clock, extra time being required to manu-
faetuge sufficient goods to supply the market.
w. X. Dana IL Co., manufacturers of bag
ging, dressed and eolored warps, employ ITO
men and women In their mill.
Inc hrst OF this month the Saccarappa
Leather Board Company got their works to
running in full force. This company is com
posed of Haverhill capitalists who realize
the advantages of Saecarappa for manufac-
turies. The have leased the large Kendrick
counter factory, and intend to put some
thing into that next spring. They are now
thinking OF making hat factory Of it, Civ
ing employment to 100 more hands than they
now employ. They have working for them
new 80 nen, and are repairing the factory
and making 1t ready to be run to its utmost
capacity. They make all grades Of leather
board, the factory being in charge of Super
bund to push things for the good of the
company as well as for the interest Of the
village.
Que Of the busiest places in the whole
village Is the well equipped machine
shop of Knowlton Bros. They EN-.
ploy ten men and kare working
day and night to fill orders. They haveI in
vented a boring mill which is becoming faY-
orably known in our own as well as other
States, and they are now at work on one of
these boring mills for Cambridge, Mass, par
ties. They are also making some kernelling
rolls Tor the the Gambo powder kernellng
mills, and also two water wheels for the
same powder company. Besides this they
are doing large amount OF work for the
Sanford Mills Company.
George III. Raymond Is doing brisk busi-
ness in his forndery, employing II men who
have all they can do in making various kinds
of large and small castings. Doutless there
are many who did know that there was
a large iron foundry running
| only only one Of the many thriving indus
| tries of the village.
MIR. Raymond's foundry furnishes work
for eight to IA men IN Foster j. Browns ma
chine shop. Work. of course, on parts Of
machines other than are east In Mr.. Ray
mond's foundry, is done by Messrs. Foster
| & Brown.
"Are they busy?"
They can't possible do all their work by
daylight, and almost every night In the
week they work until $50 o'clock.
They make chiefly machines for manuiac-
turing paper. They are now working on
Warren water flterers for the HaverhiIl