Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-01
nE LATE IRA D. srURcls.

TIE LATE IRA D. STURGls.
Tsaeral Services Thnr.asy Skslra 4
- Unusually saccemfsl Career.
1hs remains Of fhs Iass Ira d. Gurrt1
vses Dascsd ia Rossss Gsavs csmsessy
uusssy assssseos- TEs fsnersi sssviess
vsss M q sbs fsssdsses On Grove ssresl
= tvo s,cIeek- Rev. J. s. Wiiilsmsou,
paslss u tbs Csnsrssssisssi cbasca in hi.
~, emcisssd, assisted BY the Rev. y. 4.
Bsasgts Of Nssict, Mas , reissivs Of The
dsesas<d. The rsmssl6of the latter -srs
Dassicu ssIy insefsstiss ssd sppsepdsss o.
accssss 81 bic cennecssoa sad sorg &c.
qssisssses vish Mr.. Ssussi,.
3bs funeral ~ In charge Of Ja1es
Sanssl Titcomb- Tbs pail bearers ssss
Asesass Libbsy. Thomas Lombard, 8. 9.
bsssks Of this city snd II W. J sssss Of
oasdiasf. Singing By quartet cospossd
- 80 @@AsfA8S1s NAf1s UAyft<8 Ill AkHufUs
George ,. Hsvss snd Il. II. coembs.
4 very large number vsis present
Amssg them qasts number vsfs from cot
u ~ city. Among these vsrs sx-G Governor
ws. spsssae Of Pfo,iisacs. 4. +. Mr.
0fsnris Of BriaErpos, Coma. Josiah
Haanss Of Portland, g. n. Carpenter Of
wsssfvills, and several re!ssivss and friends
fron vsssslboso. The remains were placed
In he lot which the deceased hsd only
fscsatiy prepared
iss d. Bsursis. whose largely attended
Ssssssl TOOK place Yesterday afternoon,
vas bern 90 Nov. 20. 1914. la the tom Of
vssssitoro 90 the farm which his grand
1s6Asr and father reclaimed from the vii
dssssss md which Mr.. ssasxis owned.
sres'iy enlarged and improved ~ the time
Of hts death. At the age Of FL Mr.. 8tufgis
married Rsbsees Russell Goodenov, and
By The retirement Of his father from bust
a,ss assumed .. that es,iy sgs shs dire ,tion
Of oil bis fathers snsirs. Ry the death Of
bis father sot long after, the further care
Of Isrss family Of sisters dsvolvsd upon
him and vas the fret necessity which
bfoasht into public notice that extrsordi-
nasy resolution sad business tact. which
90 prominently characterized his long and
varied career.
AZ the sge Of 80 he rebuilt the saw mills
on the Seven Mile brook at Riverside 10
VAssalboro. and engaged in the mspuf4c
tufs Of long and short lumber and 81 st-
other point on the same stream built large
factory for ths manufacture Of d,ors,
b,irds, sash and boxes. Az this factory
we're made The frA orange and lemon
boxss ever exported from the State Of
Name. In this enterprise he vas s,so ciated
With Jsmes Bridge, who 10 siili living in
Augusta. Not fully occupied With these
exsctins Industries he e,9uenssd the
building Of vessels on the Ksnpesec river,
near Sever Mile brook, very shortly turn
ing out from this sbipysrd bnqae, = brig
and two scbooners.
When the Augusta Watsr Power C,m-
psny tuilt large saw mill on the dam q.
Ausuats. with gangs and single saws. Mr..
6,ufgis was invited. Ia confederation Of his
experiences and reputation for energy and
bpsioess cspscity. to occ7py them, and
accordinsly he disposed OF his va,salboro
mill properties ADD entered upon the msnu-
lecture Of lumber ct Augusta. continuing
until the dam went out. ID irirg the bust
ness depression Of &c and u. Mr. Ssurais
suffered losses which would have di.eous-
aged = less sspguioe and hopeful nature
bu. With the irdomitable spirit which has
made him picturesque and conspicuous
hlure so many years 10 the business his.
try CT the State, be soon established him
self in tbe lumber husine,s with Col. John
Goddard Ut s., ,hn, N. B., and for eight
years successfully directed enc Of the lrg
est lumbs ring operations ever carrie on in
that LEGALITY. Mr.. 5lurgis directed the GU
ng Of the logs for these mills in Aroei-
took county, driving them go mile, and
employing hundreds Of men, horses aud
oxen.
The Epglish lumber market improving i'm
msdiately upon the fall o, Ssvsstopol .,
The close Of Crineau war. Mr.. S.urgis with
customary ssgsc.ty took advantage Of this
fact shipping the product o. the mills to
England. 10 1858 Mr.. Stursi, bought .
lx-se tract Of land on Nics,sugb river 10
Nova Sc ,tis. and built = large saw mill
plapt including mills, houses aud stores.
Toe pro 'u,t Of this mill vas largely pine
b,afd'. the greater part Of which vas sold
- the A &w. sprssus Mig. Co., Of Provi-
dence. X. /. 10 1865. Mr.. S.urgis sold
cut bis eastern lun ring interests and
returned 20 Augusta. Without an idle day
he bought the old mill on the site Of the
Augusta Lumber Cos present mill and
which had been sbar donei fer several
years asa prs ii;less enterprise aud i'm
mediAtely converted i. into one Of the best
Of mcdsrn saw mills.
The late Albert DALEY OF Providence Was
On associate with Mfr. Sturgis 10 this enter
prize. Az that time steam mills on the
kennsbsc had proved imprso!icable en- &C.
couat Of the cast Of creating the stesm
power. Mr.. Siurgis insusufated the
system of usilixing sswdusi for fuel and
carrying IL to the furnaces by al
labor saving mechanical dsvice. Ia 1867
Ex-Governor VIM. Sprsg1e became inter-
ssted in the lumber business with Mr..
S.ufsis and Mr. Daley. The business vas
then enlarged By the c Instruction Of the
steam saw mill as Plts.on nov owned and
msnsgsd BY Putnam & Cioss,n snd was
carried on As corporation under the name
OF the kenrebec Lind & Lumber Co.
This company With It's extensive timber
tlnds, Ito tvo modern steam shs m lis and
one water mill Of the east end of the Ken
nebsc dam vas the lsrges. numbering en-
trpfise svsr conducted on the Kenne-
bee river and was entirely the p,oduc Of
Mr., Ssu'sis energy and skill.
Ia connection with the .ar mill .. Pitts
ton Mr.. Stursis built IL e tnt modern ia
proved ice hsuse on the Ksnnsb, c river.
lip to this time the ice bu,iness had been
an Intermittent enc, depending uroc fail
ure Of the ice erop West aud So1ih. Mr..
Stursis received to make the ausiness
uninterr is;ent. regular and permanent BY
estahlishiug brace houses for the distfisu-