Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-07
INDUSTRIES OF MAINE.
Work Of the Labor Bureau for the
Year.

uVIk Vi tue LdD0r bureau l0r ID
Year.
shipbuildins and the Granite and Linn,
Industries Thoroughly Investigated.
One of the busiest of the State Hous,
Offices at the present time is that Of Hon. S
W. Matthews. Commissioner Of Labor anC
Industrial Statistics. Commissioner Matth-
ews, with his clerks, is now busy in complet
ing the work for the year, preparatory to ths
issuing of the annual report. 1t has been Al
unusually busy one for the bureau. inasmucf
as the industries investigated have beer
among the most extensive aud important il
the State. The result Of the work on the
granite industry will perhaps be the mos
important part of the report. These investi
cations have been deep and thorough and
inclu lie statistics from over 70 concerns quar-.
rying granite in the State. The questions OF
hours and wages have been thoroughly
treated, and an historical sketch Of each OF
the important works has been written for the
report.
In addition to this the lime industry will
come in for fair share of attention. This
is an exclusive possession of Rockland
Thomaston and Camden, but there are
twenty-nine separate concerns doing business
in the manufacture Of lime and they turn of
an enormous amount yearly. This work will
be completed in few days and will include
valuable statistics and historical sketches
which will be of great interest aad Importance.
The recent advance in shipbuilding which
our S1ate has experienced in the past few
years has revived one of the old-time stand
bys of Maine and has pointed out most
clearly a matter. concerning the tn horough
examination of which. would be most inter
esting. Commissioner Matthews was not slow
in recognizing this opportunity and accepting
it and Is consequence much time has been
spent in q thorough inv estigstion of Maine's
shipya ards by agents under the personal di-
rectiOn and with the assistance of the Com
missioner. The results of these investigations
have been partially given to the Journal for
publication before the issuing of the report.
Business in the shipbullding line mas
been the best the last season of
any year since 1884 and for various
reasons. The carrying trade has in
creased owing to al advance in wealth. and
population and an increase in the number of
wooden ships built has resulted in conse-
quence. The cost of building vessels. is
estimated to have increased 25 per cent. as a
consequence Of u % per cent increase in
wages and al advance in the price of stock.
The thirty shipysrds in the State employ 2000
men and in the following is given u state
ment of the vessels of all kinds which have
been launched during the year
BAH. the queen ship building city of the
world, leads off as usual. Thirty one vessels
have been built in that city or are building,
of which / are over 900 tons each Built
Schooners. one 55s tons, by John Mcdonald
976. Arthur Sewail & Co. ; 846, VIM. Rogers
ll39. Arthur Sewall & Co; log, Asa p.
Kelley & Spear; 1915. New England Co.
225, George Hawley; sol, Elwell s. Crosby
3Sl, Kelley & Spear: III. Kelley & Spear
ll73, Gardiner G. Deering; 800, Arthur
Sewall & Co. 4; 253. Kelley & Spear; 1898,
Kelley & Spear; s37, New England Co.
1865. Eiweli s. Crosby. Steamer, Kenne-
bee. 1871 tons, New England Co. Barge
$3.50 tons, knickerbocker Steam Towage Co.
Bark, 976 tons, WIN. Rogers. The fol
lowing vessels are now on the stock.
at Bath Scbooners, about 1900 tons
New England Co.; 1926, New Eng.
land Co 800, John McDonsld; 1900, VIM
T Donnell; 900. Gardiner G. Deering; 800
Kelley & Spear; l75, Kelley & Spear; 700
Morse Bros. Ship, 5000 tons. Arthur Sewal
& Co. The New Engllnd Company. which
builds more wooden vessels than any othei
concern in the world, now has under con
tract for delivery next year and which art
to be built this coming winter, a four masted
1000 ton schooner for Capt. Asher Curtis OF
New Jersey schooner, same model, for Geo
C.. Warren of Barnegat, N. j.. schooner
same size, for Capt. L. J. Stevens of Con
nectfcut; 400 ton schooner for J. B Drak.
of Bath. Kelley & Spear have under con
tract an lSO0-ton schooner for Joseph Church
| Taunton; also a small schooner. Inquirer
from parties wishing to place contracts ART
frequent, and with fifteen contracts on hant
it would seem that Bath has busy year il
prospect.
Phippsburg-Bu;lt, schooner, I26 tons, b,
John G. Morse; ship, about 2OO0 tons, by c
V. Minot, now on the stocks.
Woolwch-Sloop, IA tons, by Frank NJ
Hsmden.
Bowdoinham-Schoone 1890 tons, by G
c. Moses; l65 George Hawley. Sloops, II
tons, by James L. Temple; 10 tons, c, b
IIsrring;on l6 tons, Charles Temple
| Boo,hbsy Schooners. 1872, 20 and So
tons each, respectively. by William Adam
! & Son; one schooner, 3l5 tons, by Cobb 1
George.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1850 tons, by Au
| eustus Welt & Co.
| Newcastle Schooner, 344 tons, by Thoma
Z. Cav. Sloop, 3 tons, by Ambrose
Gamsge. Now building. sloop. 81 tons. b.
Mr.. Gamsge.
Bristol-Sloop, tons, A. ID. McLain.
! Damariscotta - Schooner, 523 tons, b.
Thomas E. Gay, now under construction.
| Thomaston - Scbooners. 944 tons, b.
Washburn Bros. ; 609 ton. Dunn & Elliot
| Now building. scbooners, $50 tons. by Wash
burn Bros. 7l2 tons. Dunn & Elliot.
St George Port Clyde)-Schooner I3
tons, Davis Bros. Building. schooner, Is
tons, Wsshburn Bros.
Rockland-Schooners 800 tons, T. Cob
& Co.; 1855 tons, l. L. Snow. These wi
not be completed this year. The first O
December Busbee Bros. will lay the kes
for $50 ton centreboard schooner for Cap
ID. W. Look Of the schooner j B. Holder
Next summer the same firm construct q 80
ton schooner with three masts for Capt. I
s. Farwell of Rockland. George A Gi
4 christ VIII Dui tnis winter an sOO TO
schooner for Capt. J. A. Campbell and a
ton four master for Capt w. D. Cover {
Sargentsviile.
Belfast-Schooner, $40 tons, by Geo.
Gilehrist. Under construction, schoone
500 tons, Geo. A. Gilcbrist
Camden--Schooner fopr-mssted, l4C
tons, BY II. NJ. Bean Under construction
schooner, 500 IONS. II. NJ. Bean; 500 ton
same party.
Rockport-Ship, 1900 tons, Carleton
Norwood & Co., now on the stocks.
Brewer Steamers. S5 tons. by E & j.
Stetson; 8 tons. by same party. Tw
: schooners, 357 tons each, by f. & J.
| Stetson.
, Machias-Schooner. G43 tons by job
Shaw.
Schooners, iI3 tons, by J. v
] Sawyer Son; IS tons. by G. VI. Leishtot
: 424, BY J. W. Sawyer & Son: 463, san
party.
Harrins ga tons, by A.
Nash: schooner. not measured, by Everett
} White.
Cherry fel9-Schooner, IS tons, by
Joel Hinckiey.
East Machias-Schooner $50 tons, /
Albert Brown.
: Columbia FAlls-Sch3oners no; measure
one zach by Isaac Carleton aod Everett
White.
{ East Deerirg-Schoouer. s5s tons, thrs
masted, by George Russell: schooner Flo
7 ence, s99 tons, BY Mr.. Ruseeli.