Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-13
ROWLAND BRIDGE.
Meeting Of Committee Ct Governors
Council and Interested Citizens
TO Discuss iha Katler-Large Attendance
The New ruIp Mill.

HowLAsD, Sept. l2.-(SpeciaD The
committee of tee Governors Council, COM
posed Of Counciimen Downes, Harrington
and Atwood, to which was referred the
matter regarding the bridge at Rowland,
held meeting q, the Bangor house, Ban
gor, Tuesday evening, at which about 30
of the business men ard capitalists of Ban
gor and other places close oy, were present.
The matter Of building bridge across the
Penobscot river at How land was talked
over.
The committee came here, today, exam
ined the proposed location and gave hear
ing to about 100 people from Enfield,
Rowland, Seboeis, MsxfeiI, Passadum-
keag and Mattamiscontis, among whom
were G. B. Mckay, A. II. Weymouth, W.
G.. Hill, +. Il. Bailey, w. G. Small, r. l..
Lancaster, II. n. Weymouth, p. Mason, l..
r. Mason Of How land DIR. j. IL.
MtGreggor, J. G.. Seavey and J. Johnson,
Enfield; Franklin Tulotte, John Smart,
Mayfield; Il j. Mcdonald, Marcellus Ma
son, B. f. Blake, George Blake, Alva
Frence, Samuel King. J. II. Herrick, Dan
iel Salley, 4. G. Soule, B. j. Brewer, d..
N. Danforth, La Grange; L. b.
Bachelor, Passadumkeay; Llewellyn
Smart, Willilm Smart, Schools ;
William Sawyer, Mattamiscontis; p. H.
Foster, w. C. Smart, Whitney Ridge; A.
Mckay, Rnei Foster, Ruel Russell, John
Mann, Argyle; s. NJ. Jones, representa-
tiye-elect, President Coffin, Rowland Pulp
Mill, County Commissioner Wood. The
committee will render its report later.
Only few years ago most Of this terri
tory was wilderness, but the building of the
building of the Montague and IIowland
pulp mills have made great change in the
value of property and increased the popula-
ton. The Rowland mill, when running,
employed 200 men, running day and night.
The pay roll is $1,000 month at the mill.
Five hundred men are employed in the
winter preparing the timber. When the
duty on pulp was placed at So, it was worth
eight cents pound. The tariff made it
possible by improved machinery and larger
output to decrease the cost, so that pulp
today is | "a cents per pound, showing,
conclusively that protection lowers the cost
to the consumer. AT that time paper was
~ and IA cents a pound, while now 1t is
about two cents pulp S35 a ton. When
the tariff was placed upon pulp it was SG5
to $40 ton. For time Maine was alb e
to furnish a supply for English markets,
but Norway dropped her prices,
which does not make export profitable now.
The men of Maine and Massachusetts,
placing not less than n million of dollars
capital to develope this industry, are enti-
tied to much, credit.
The Rowland mill, which was burned last
year is being rapidly rebuilt. fitted with
the latest appliances, and will be able to
make a larger output than before. 1t is
expected that it win be ready for operation
next spring. They have branch track, the
M. G. r. X. running in from Enfield. All
of the product and supplies used at the mill
are taken across the Penobscot by tram
way. The number of teams that cross the
river here, by fording and ferry, is from 20
to 40 day, single passengers from 80 to
co. In ice time and freshct it is dangerous.