Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-14

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CARTON srssrs easse sy tlse bridge. where
The rai;a str~et g lie sssesai. tais Is
Fae at tbs best n.Jiis 10 Srsgsssok aid y
ore q the basiFss slAess IN the village
some hsif nssae or isss a. the ssresm On us
.saESsra ssSnx 10 laeassi sas excessive
-aisgle "a i Ut Mr. Z p Grimes Mr.
Crimes = large manufacturer asd siso
carries "a zfa * ensise efcsHslie basi is...
Fhere are mary miEe- Indaslriss h-re
sesged sl4seA se hare not space 10 N enti0n
Ia detail, bat : hseA all a 4 TO .hs business
II the texa, ard as Va ev,isree Of the con-
giaasi gvosth OF the siilsge &c may say
nsg although stores and ceilings arg con-
i7sAliy bsiHg erected thege Il uas to-day =
vacant rent in town
Gne 81 rke irtsrsstizg indEsfries Of
taribau is t,ias Of NJ. G. W p Jer-
rard. the welI-knosn scotsman Of
Sarshera Ar0oss0ok. Mr. Jerrard came
Q Carbon aease tea years ago All built q
slssssnt resistenes on the heigh. above the
sssltge opposite 10 rnere the stand pipe
j. nor located. he commented the
Zee business asd carried IL 90 successfully
for some time, oat finally commenced tc
i've his attention 20 the shipping of seed
a,atoes. From small beginning he hal
9 llargsd b.. business until il nov includes
sot oaiy potatoes of all varieties, but also
Il yegsta ale seeds grown in this northern
climate He has built large packing and
5Igping house AZ the village, where his ex
snsive business Is Hox carried on. A large
at, Of the lower story Of this building il
ievuted TO the packing and shipping u
3osstoes. The potatoes are carefully sorted
asi packed in barrels. the barrels beins
rounded fall. The head is then placed OF
I'D he power OF a screw applied. which
,,aties the psta :oes solidly and tie b Fad il
.acarsiy nailed ia. Tue res, of the lowel
story is taken mp by the seed packing room
and the etfice, waich is light, pieasAn
-aom il the ireus Of the building. In the
-ssr of ;hs office is large roam wholly de
voted 20 ghe packing ant shipping OF al
Kinds Of vegetable seeds grown in tn,
cold northeast"
Me JeIrari's business hss incre ised I,
such az extent that he now sends seeds 4
avery STATE IN the Union, and also to Eu
rops, and even to far away Asia. His prin
.ipai trade, hoseyer. Is In the Eastern al,
Middle sla,es. HIS speeialtes are potatoes
:orn Add beans. Other seedsmen in north
,rn Aroostook are also laying the founda
un of II large and increasing business
,ptably Mr Delano Moore and Mr.. Geo
F. iu kins, both of Psesque Isle, aud thi
| branch Of busiaess bids far to become on,
# the prominent industries of Aroostosk.
Lke he othe r thriving villages in ARGOS
Eook, Caribou depends foF its support anl
for The sure basis OF its business upon il
grand out aging agricultural region and up
81 he imm-lse supply OF cedar and spruc,
| amber growiaz upon ali the lands in il
| sieinity. Indeed, one going to Carbon
Al this season would think mat its Who'll,
| business vas the manufacture of ceda
shingles. Coming in On all The many road
that lea 10 the village are seen long line
| of teams loaded with cedar rift to suppl,
| he many busy saw here in operation. Thi
| give, emriDyn.vaG to macy of the farmer
| daring he winter months, and brio % then
| IN good snm ut needfui cath.
| Macy ccIar sleepers are also hauled il
| here an shipped from the station, and no
4 few Telegraph poles. Sill. as we sal
before, the basis of thN whole business
ag,icul ure, a. as f.rmiRg town Caribo
ranks among the best. A ride through tn
| Jmin. DIST cts Of the town sci )ses
general apr arance of thrift. aud every in
iicslion vi the prosperity Of the farmin
| lass il setu. The houses are heat an
conf Irfable, ID the barns large. room
| and we'll iili-d, while broad fields stretc
away 10 the file lard wood ridges, and thes
ia turn slope down to the brooks and lowe
| lands sherc the cedar lie found. No sbsT
ipned farms are found in this section. an
A s.rsueer .ldi, through he country woul
at once pronounce il the home Of pe ace
TUX happy ami prosperous people. Tbs
| part OF the old township H., 4. whic
hes on tbs west side of the Aroostook riveI
ava which, once formed the town of Lyndo
| $ solid block of tine farming land wit
| hardly waste lot upon the whole tract.
The road from Presque Isle To Caribo
runs through tn. track On line neari
parallel with The Aroos,oOk river, the farm
1a the east side o. this rJai having front
sge on the road ami stretching away bac
| 10 The riyer Hard wood Creek crosses thi
roaa ABOUT half mile north of the Pre-.
ave Isle nIe aud q 'ws down into the Aroo.
took river. A small saw mill is built upo
this Greek. shich IS great convenience I
the settlers i'll the vicinity. Somethin
ever tgo miles from the Pre'que Isle lin
an this road Is a post office which still bear
the name of LyHdon, the name of the oil
town. The office is kept by Mr.. G. {
! Hail, a sou of Dir. Winsiow Hall who wa
one OF the on silal settlers of this regioI
Mr. Hall has hne residence and we
cultivated farm and the residents of thi
section receive their mail at his ofiice Til
rasil run, from Pfesque Isle to Csribo
every morning and back at night for tn
accommodation of all the residents alon
tile road, aGother office being establishe
st Maysguie Ceutre, three miles fror
Ptesque Isle viilsge. 7 ne through ma
between the villages lie CARED upon tn
train.
A Hi'tle over mile from the LyIdo
| post office, as We go toward Caribou village
Ne come 10 h!gh hill with its SUNNI
crowned wlth beautiful aud most symme,
ricai grove of tall AMI ,hickly growing
trees. OF the farm OF Mr.. o. A Hardison
| From thar point we descend a very stee
! blh into srep ravine, or what in the Yves
Wouii be called canon, in the bottom O
| which fiJNs the Presque Isle brook. whicl
| he road crosses By a substantial bridge
and then climbs the abrupt hill on the othe
side. Ii il peculiar formation and i
unique in this section. A new road ha
ia;eiy bsen opened. leaving the old mai
routs near Mr. Halls, and running dow
nearer lie river wholly ayolGs these steel
| hills which have long been terror to team
slers. About mile to the west Of the OLE
/ mail route, and nearly parallel with it, i
| another we'll kep IT road which runs through
| an exception ally fine farming section. Tn