The Republican journal., 1893-01-19
THE CORN CANNING INDUSTRY.

a report OF the corn Factories of Maine
operating in the year l>!'2 will appear in
Y the forthcoming report p1 commissioner
| Matthews, Showing the many valuable sta
tistics connected with that industry. Full
returns have been received from "a tacto-
\ res, partial rtstulll> from ) Others making
/, list which viii appear IN he report Of
" conn factories. and inclIdil 4all eNrept
a few ~Ma'l ole~ from Which no returns
We're received These returns Show Mum
/ bcr oi men employed HOO number ot
women 2l'i3. number Of boys t:'7. Girls 49,.
total number employed 5000. The average
wages oI men Wit~ 1850. women -, BOYS
>. girls -.
Il Number VI acres Nj corn for ti4 factories
IL Number ~ cans packed in - fac
\ tories. i4526.o-~. Average length ~
time fagtoric> were at work during wear
20 = DAYS.
Totai ,al1ie Of q plants ~;7o 700. Pliee
paid ifl coln:71 factories PAID - lol 100
lbs. pl corn. ) factories paid 81 - lor 100
lbs. factory pain 81. - and paid s.. VI
| Many other interesting statistics relatn.
I" this industry Mill appear III the report
GOOD WILL HOME.
Good Will Home will have a very nice
place in the Maine exhibit at the World' 5
Fair as being one 1T the benevolent insti-
/ tuuons. \ series Of II photographs will
be sent to Chicago. showing interior and
exterior views Of the buildings at the
| farm. Photographs of the b rs will be
sent and there will be two volumes of re-
ports. The farm itself is a very busy place
Just now, the support thus far given it by
Name benevolent people having made
IT feel the touch OF prosperity. The Bailey
cottage is up and closed in. This will be
the largest and finest cottage and is to ac-
commodate - boys. The boys are work
ing on 40 cords OF wood that are being
has began
ROAD REFORM.
The state of Maine is gettin. wide
awake on the subject OF better roads.
largely through the efforts of General Pas
senger Agent Boothhy of the Maine Cen
trail The Maine Central management be
iieve that better country roads would be
Of inestinlable benefit to Maine. Last
week Mi. Brothby forwarded by express to
Colonel Pope petitions containing 1872
signatures, and when returns are in from
the whole line undoubtedly there will be
u, 600 names in all from Maine Water
VILE sent 800 names and is the banner
stronghold Of road reform sentiment
roETLANp's NEW port iArloN.
of so children born in Portland in the
last year, the 50 fathers are divided ~
follows as to nativity ONLY % were
born in Portland. 20 in Other places III
Maine and the nited States, and :,3l in
foreign countries. The foreigners were
born principally in Ireland. but ma1iy i'm
the Maritime Provinces and quite 4 MINI
h,l in Russia. Germany and Denmark.
The native fathers born outside, Of Port
land came principally from country towns
"t Maine. he 50 mothers are divided
a> follows in regard to nativity: -. Port
land FL from Other places in The nite,l
States, and y" from foreign countries.
DEATHS in CAMDEN
MortualN reports Of the town of Camden
lor the year ending Dee. 81. 1892: The
number 81 deaths in town were forty
three females, and twenty-five males
twenty-one of which thirfy-tivc were
adults. Physicians certificates show that
heart disease Of some form pre,lominated
ana three cases OF pulmonary consump-
ton. lnterments in Mountain Cemetery
foi the year We're sixty Seventeen of
winch were non residents From the
above, and preceding reports for a period
OF twenty years, it is shown that the num-
per o. deaths in proportion to the popula-
ton IS much less in Camden than in any
town on the coast 50 far as is known.
Camden Herald
Rl MFOED FALLS.
Fred +. Richards 4 Co., bankers at os
Exchange street, Portland, have issued a
circular containing a map and prospectus
of the Portland Il Rumford Falls Railway.
with brief review of what has already
been accomplished 1T Rumford Falls in
the way of mill building and the general
spreading Of civilization in the Oxford
wilderness. 1t is a recital of industrial
facts which will be Of aid and interest to
investors
THE HOUSE Of rilE soon SHEPHERD.
Through the maniiicence Of Mrs. WIN.