Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-12
OUR GARDEN COUNTY
And The Qlsea 1eIn Of North
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The Pnkqss IHs ei Today.
EducastonaI ana Husinsss Advantages.
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The Pfssqss Ids ef Today.
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ever where displayed. Everybody Aem
10 have someshins 10 do ard to be doing
| Nth . viii. Pfssq1e Isle IL 8 neas village
The ssrsets are clean and veil ksps NJ
rubbish IL silossd TO collect and remain Ii
| front Of the business blocks and no oaffuc
ions are left upon the sidewalks TO Gntsr
| fere With The comfort or eEdanser ths
/ tatssy Of pssssrs along the way. Thi
stores are neatly painted ard much taste Il
shoSn in the arrangement Of the handsome
displays IN the large show windows. Tbs
stores within are nssriy ali large and roemy
ard are well allsd With goods, neatly ane
,assefHiiy srSsnged. The bushes: men o.
Pfssqus Isle are sr,erpsisipg snd public
spirited and take great pride 10 tue gro~th
and prosperity Of the town.
The village Cooperation
10 we'll organized SID looks carefully afssI
everything connected pith the interests oil
be village AID ts by no means Eisg4rdly il
+ regard TO expense for needed improvements
There are tso first class hotels, the Pha.i
Hotel, With it, te.uiiful vide Lawn and
pleasant surrounding, and the Presque Isle
Hotel on Main street, ss either Of which
the travel Her 10 certain Of finding comfort
ahie lodgings, excellent fare and careful
attention. TIE village il well provided faI
in the way Of meeting holses, nearly eytrs
Ger on ina,ion having q bsndsone church
building, and the pastors are able, scholarly
snd A. voted men. There are three graded
schools 10 the village. Primary, Intermedl'
ate ard Gfsmmar. These schools are noV
10 session viih an aggregate attendance OF
upwards Of $50 pupils. The High scboal
papils Of the town are entered 81 St. John :
School. seminary Of high grade and one
Of the best Of its els,s. under The auspices
Of the Epi,e pal denomiasiion. The TOM
sppropria,es meney each year to pay the
tuition of lis High School pupils and nearly
one hundred are nov in ate nasnce at the
seminary. There are twenty-ons suburban
schools in the town, each having q twelve
weeks term summer and winter and all sup
piled with good comfortable schoolhouses.
OF the school privileges Of Presque Isle IL
can nov be said that pupil can enter the
Primary school, or any Of the suburban
schools. at four years Of age and, passing
through the different grades, can advance
to the High School department at ST. John 3
School and there receive thorough fitting
to enter
Any College In the Land
thout any preparation elsewhere. Young
men from Pfssqas Isle who received their
entire preparatory education in the sch,ols
Of their own town are now in Harvard,
Bo~doin and Trinity and are all taking
high rank in their classes. The educs-
tionsi, religious, social ard business sdvsn-
,ages of Presgue Isle render ii a most
desirable place in which TO establish a
residence, and in the days Of increased
prosperity certain to come to Aroostook
With the opening Of direct railroad COM
munication, the town will make rapid in
crease in wealth and population. Presque
I.le is the
Centre and shipping Point
OF splendid agricultural section and dur
ing the fall and winter months an immense
business Is done 10 shipping potatoes to
Boston and other markets. There are six
large potato hDuses near the station and the
among the buyers generally
affords ihs farmer the highest market price
for his crop. More than 500 carloads of
potatoes have been shipped from Presqus
Isle station since the harvest of last rail-
for which upwards of 5000, 600 in cash hss
been paid into 'he hands Of the farmers Of
this and the adj Dining towns.
Tn. Potato Crop of Arcosiook.
The production of potatoes in Aroostook
county has become vast and profitable
industry and one that is capable of still
further development and large increase,
" hen a railroad running through the heart
Of the county shall render available for
this purpose large tracts of fertile land now
too far from any shipping point to be
ptotitably devoted TO this branch Of sgricul-
lure. The starch factories Of Aroostook
county usde last fall 5000 tons of potato
starch, using for that purpose nearly
| 200 600 bushels Of potatoes, for
which fully 100000 was paid. This
added TO the amount paid for po-
tstoes shipped from the county will, from
4 csreful estimate bring the amount of cash
paid out In the county for the potato crop
Of last year 10 over so 900 600 But the
export business At Pressure Isle is not con.
ansd to the shipping Of potatoes, as many
carloads Of starch, shingles, tlspboards,
long lumber, sleepers, telegraph poles, bay,
etc. are annually shipped from this station.
Hon. 7. II. Phsir. one of the principal
business men of Presque Isle nov owns
and operates eight starch factories. Three
Of these are located in Pretque Isie, one
each in the towns of Ess.on, Msplstou and
Perhsm, and two in Wsshburn. At these
Mr.. Phair manufactured last fall
1910 tons Of starch, using sbou. 800 coo
bushels Of potatoes for which he paid the
farmers of these towns SIS 600. Mr.. Phair
has also large saw mill st Wsshburn for
the manufacture Of long lumber and
shingles He has recently repaired and
improved this mill at an expense Of $1,000.
From the product of this mill fifteen mil
lion shingles were during the pas. wear
8, ipped from Presque Isle station. Mr.
Phsir has recently imported two carloads
Of heavy work horses from Montreal, which
have been sold to farmers and others 10 this
: vicinity.
A Typical Aroostook Business Man.
Another of Presque Isles active business
men and manufacturers is MI. A. r. Gould.
proprietor of the large saw mill at the vii
lsge. Mr. Gould has within the past year
made extensive repsirs upon this mill aud
is largely engaged in the business of
manufacturing long lumber for ship
ment to outside markets. During the
past year he has shipped two million
feet, besides selling large quantities in tue
local market lie also manufactures clap
boards. shingles and laths. His drive Of
two and hslf millions cut las. winter is
now sll Ia the pond In Gculdville, the
hae estate purchased By Mr.. Gould on the
west side Of Presqus Isle stream, he is
making many Improvements and this will
soon be one Of the hsntsomest portions of
the village. His foe large residence.
erected last year, sdds much to the sppear-
ancs of this locality He will huild five
h uses this summer AMI is now construct.
log a street from the new bridge to the
tfo'tirg park and otherwise improving the
estste. He is also preparing ten acres for
potatoes ard clearing upa large tract of
land along the stream. Mr.. Gould is also
extensively engaged in the manufacture Of
brick at bis yard near the bridge.
Perry Bros Of Prssqae Isle have shown
their faith In the basiusss Of shipping msr
ufactur,a lumber from Aroostook by
building large steam mill for that pur-
pose On the Aroossook river. Though this
mill is located some three miles north of
the Presque Isle line and in the town of
Caribou, yet it Is proper 10 mention the
enterprise here IS tie propri-toFs are resi-
dents of Pre- que Isle. His mill contains q
large rotary, gang edger, trimmer,
slssher. laih and ciapbaard machines and
two pianers Tne motive power Is fur
nished BY an engine of $50 horse power with
two large tubular boilers. The business will
be devoted mainly TO the manufacture Of
Immersion. ocaras, clAphosrds ard iatl >
for shipment TO the outside market. A
spur track from the line of the C. z 4 is
laid to tie mill 20 that cars can be loaded
directly from The mill. Perry Bros. cut
four ard half million feet Of lpgs last
Winter sill of which has been driven