Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-07

Inc falis Aul Tue trtck continued 10 tdfiDOu
in 1876 From that date the gro~th of
the town has been steady, healthy and con-
tinuou.. The citizens Of Caribou are an
entrrprislng, energetic Deope sni are al
wassa~ske to any moe neat which pr3m-
ises to add To the business of the town OF
to increase its social OF educational wan
tags The town las an air of business
push sni the men of the town have tina
OF hand, breezy energy more often seea in
the new TO Ens of the far West. In our ar
ticie upon the several towns in Aroostojk
il is of course not 10 be expected that We
can spe k of each Individual me-chint o.
business man by name. We shall, however.
try to give faithful description OF all in
dustries established and also of the in
ducements offered for the opening Of o hers
Hon. Samuel W Collins of y b I'm we have
spoken as one Of the earliest Of the bust
ness men of Caribou 10 still living and en-
gagged in active business He is a hale,
hearty, pleasant gentleman of upvards of
seventy and We are indebted to him for
much information concerning the early set
Element of the town. The firm is now S
W. Colin. & Son and they do large bus
mess in Itting aud manufacturing lumber.
also grinding and Touring and an extensive
me rchantiie business besides. Their large
Jaw mill has rotary saw, planing
mil, clapooard saw and planer,
lath saw. and in the grist mill build
ing two shingle N achines are ,Ocat d They
last y -ar manufactured over seven million
| cedar shingles and this year a little mo-e
than half that number. They have sawed
this year about two million feet of long lam
Der which has been sold for home consump
ton. They manufacture 80 900 :lapbaaris
yearly, shipping the higher gra les to Bos.
ton and selling the cheaper qualities a.
home. They Alison saw about 400 thousand
laths yearly, which are ali sold in the home
market. There are in all in the town OF
Carbon seventeen shlngle machines nav
running. These machines manufacture
fully thirty millions of shingles yearly and
as il is safe to reckon 81 80 for labor on
every thousand, this industry alone pays out
$40 900 yearly to laboring men in Caribou.
| In the grist mill of 5. W. Collins & Son
| there are four runs of stones, and the quail
ity of work done equals the best. short
distance below the village at the mouth of
Otter Brook, Mr.. T. +. Crockett has a
oolen mill in which he manufactures the
cosrser grades of sll wool and cotton and
wool cloths f,nnels and yarns. This mill
has been established about six years and,
! its products are all most excellent of the
grade attempted
The Foundry and Machine shop of II L.
Gordon & Co, was estabishe in 1883. and
/ is now employ ing SIX men All kinds of
mill work are here made, including clap
board and single machines, lath machines,
| planners &c, also all repsirs for agricu tursi
| mple ments. Saw repairing is maize a
speciality at this shop. For power the
company have 20 horse power engine, with
40 horse boiler. They also have five en-
CINE iaths. one planer, two upright drills, a
| bolt cutting machine, band saw aud saw
grinding machine. The business is on
prosperous footing and is a great conven
ience and advantage TO this ahole section.
| The Caribou Electric Light Co , was IN
c0rporated Dec. 2Sth 1887. Ii has a CAPT
tai stock Of $4,000. divided into 200 shares
| O.. $50 each. This plant is on the banks
of Caribou stream, and hiss capacity of
! 400 incsndesceu. lights on the Mather sys
TEN. The power is furnished BY a 60
horse power engine. Nearly all the places
of business are now lighted by electricity
and there are numerous street lamps. The
Company also furnish power to single
machine IN an ad]Dinlng building and
for the ID. NJ. Moody carriage factory, To-
Gated on the opposite side of the stream
This carriage factory occupies a building
45x90, with two wing. l2x45 The work
! ing force at present consists of ten men
The machinery is run by power from
the electric fight plant, but the fac
tory is supplied with fine IL horse power
steam engine for reserve. This factory
has been in operation seven years and turns
out yearly 10 team wagons And 40 sleighs,
and % buggies and Concord wagons. The
reputation of the fac ory is first elias, AMI
its product sells readily and gives the best
of satisfaction. The railroad station
is on the opposite side of the
Aroostook river from the village, fine
covered bridge spanning the river a short
distance above the mouth OF Caribou
stream. There are at the station six potato
shipping houses, four of the IN having been
built during the last year. These with the
three starch factories furnish ABUNDANT facii-
tiles for the disposal of the immense DO alto
crop raised IN the vicinity. Caribou has a
wide-swake board of Trade, of which Mr..
Alba Holmes is president and c. B. Rob
erts, Esq, secretary. 1t is composed
of members who are earnestly at
work for the best interests of
their town and county. Like other towns
in the Aroostook valley they are very much
interested just now IN movement To Sc
cure the repeal of The special lumber law
which allows the product of the forests of
Aroostook to be tioated down to ST John
aud other provincial cities, there to be man
ufac,ured and returned to the ports of the
United States free of duty. Could this re
peal be secured and the vast business cf
manufacturing the lumber grown in our
forests be transferred from New Brunswick
to Maine, where it rightfully belongs. it
would add immensely to the business of the
State, and especially to Aroostoox County.
where thu larger part of the bushes, would
/ be done. Tue people of the county are
waxing up more and more to the importance
Of this matter, and when it shall be demon
strsted TO them that it is pos,ib an p-ac-
/ ticable TO hold and manufacture al thu.
lumber on cur own rivers and streams, a
movement will be started that will over
come opposition ami insures success. The
suble of education is well looked after IN
Caribou and much interest is mauifestei in
the pubic schools There are twen-y four
schools in the town, and they are excellent
/ ly we'll cared for by the gentlemanly Snoer.
/ 'tsDi' me- - II. hpu DtrinSs TUE SUZUKI
TAN .chool. thu village schools are Carefully
graded and are under the instruction OF
faithful and psins,aking teachers Ia 1886
High School was established by the town
and has been continued ever since u,der
the Efficient instruction of Rev. " S.
knowitoB, formerly principal of Houlion
Academy This school has done a good
work ard is today in very fiourishing con-
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admitted from the gram mar grade and given
thorough driii in all the Engli branches
and, if DESTROYS of flung for college. are
given cour.e that enables them to enter
any college in the land. The school has
slreaty gradusred eighteen students. three
OF whom are now in college and are making
good record The school now numbers
eighty pupils and i. well apr .ciated The
social ard religious privileges of the town
Of Caribou are of the best, and there are
''of devout women not 4 few" who are
actively engaged in every coed work The
moral sentiment of the community il good
and healthy and it is in every way a
desirable place for . residence. 1t Is q
beautiful place in summer, nestled in a. it
is among the wooded hills, and With its
clear air and pure water is an exceptionally
tealthy resort.
We are unable in this article to speak of
all the industries in this busy town and
must leave some of them, especially the
grand system Of waterworks and the i'm
mense power Afforded by the new dam.
which is still largely undeveloped. to be
spoken Of in our next. We shall also
next week speak of the agricultural re
sources Of Caribou and inquire into 10 ex.
celieuce a. q farming town.
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