Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-08-31
MILL NOTES.


An effort IL being made to establish snoe
factory at Phillips, Me.
The York Mills at Saco. Me-, will probably
start up within week.
The National Paper Mills OF Ballstoa Spa,
n. T., has resumed work.
The Lee Brothers Furniture Co. OF Bridge
port. Ct. has reduced its capital from CSC, OOO
to $4,000
1t has been decided to resume work In 65
OF the 30 pudding furnaces at the Burden
Iron Works In Troy, n Y.
The Stanley Mfg. CO., Pittsfield, Mass, has
bought lot OF land with the intention OF
erecting new brick building.
The dipping department OF the Somerset,
Mass, Pottery Works has started up in full,
after IA two weeks suspension.
The large addition to the plant of the Mia
CARA Glazed Paper Company Of Niagara
Falls, n y, has been completed.
The American Supply Co. has been organ
lied at Naugatuck, CT, with a capital OF
$1,000 to manufacture metal goods.
The Peter Adams Paper Co, OF Manchester,
y. Ii. has reduced the working time to three
days week on account Of dull times.
hhOul w udnuS dFe emplOSeu hl ItNitt .
shoe shop. Taunton. Mass. and the outlook
is said to be promising for the fall trade.
The announcement Is made by Agt. Clarke
Of the Pemberton Mill. Lawrence, Mass. that
the mill Will not be started up for sometime.
The WoIcott Mill property at Brookheld
Mass, has been sold to Worcester, Mass.
parties, who will operate it In manufacturing
lasts.
hn II,x No IIo
Ct, discharged 30 employees and closed its
wool-washing department Hereafter it will
buy its wool washed abroad.
Wilson 4 Fennimores large wall paper
mill ut Bristol, Penn. has been closed for the
season by the National Wall Paper Trust.
:hr"wing 49, employees out Of work.
The $40 900 capital stock. OF the new 4-mile
Braintree Il Weymouth Mass. Street Rail-
way Company has been subscribed. Ii Is
believed ears will be running by November
II.
The Lippitt Woollen Co. has started a
portion OF its plsnt at Woonsocket, r. l =,
afer suspension OF one week, and intends
to gradually increase the force II trade war
rants.
The Atlanta wooden mills at Millbury.
Mass have shut down tn order to make
necessary repairs on its water power ma
chiaery. Tho works will be closed for u
week or more.
Helix Manufacturing Co., has been organ
lied at Kittery Me- with s25. 900 capital
The officers are President |. H Cochran.
and treasurer Fred P. Greenvile, both Of
Everett. Mass.
The Boston Rubber Shoe Co.. Maiden.
Mass, is laying the foundation for an exten-
sion from the north side Of factory No 3 The
h,,t 4 =. &.
material and drying room.
\ company has been formed at Lewiston
Me. with cspilal s5e 900, to operate the state
quarry at Monson, Me, aud to erect mill for
manufacturing the product ]. G. Tripp G.,
I. Small and others are interested.
At Atho, Mass. the Lee shops have shut
down for two weeks vacation. Also the
shop OF Bennett 4 Van Valkenburg, until the
tlume can be repaired, and work has been
started in Edison Fltch's new match shop.
As resuI, OF the recent tariff changes, the
Farr Alpaca Co, OF Holyoke, Mass. will dis
charge a large number OF its wool .issorters
as 1t has been found that the wool can be
assorted much cheaper in foreign countries.
The Brunswick Manufacturing Co., has
been organized at Portland, Me-. for the pur-
/ pose OF manufacturing machinery, with
sl00,0 900 capital stock. The officers are
Pres, W. d. Hatch and treas. W. NJ PEN
uell of Brunswick.
The town OF PittsaeldN Il. has voted to ex-
/ empt from taxation for 10 years, the new shoe
business Of the W. r. Morgan Shoe Mfg Co.
which is to locate here from Lynn, and the
/ improvements that are being made at c. b.
Lancaster's factory.
The machinery at Isaac Prouty Co.'S,
! shop in Spencer. Mass has been set In mo-
ton. II is not expected that any great num-
ber OF hands will be employed at first, or that
the shop will be run on orders before next
week, as the work for the first few days will
be strictly confined to samples.
piano action company was formed in
Portland, Me-. which Is located In Lynn,
Mass. The officers elected we're Hon. j. c.
Bennett, Pres. Capt. ]. F. Meach Treas.
and these officials, together with b. pltmsn,
F. Smith, all of Lynn, and VIM. Badger OF
Boston, will constitute the board OF direc-
tors. The company has secured factory in
West Lynn.
The Smith h Anthony Stove CO. foundry
IT Wakefield Mass, has resumed operations
after shutdown OF several weeks. About 81
moulders went back to work, In addition to
the eight or ten who have been ut work for
the past week or ten days, making In al
about 30 men. The brass department Is run
ning and has not been shut down this sum-
mer. but is employing less hands than usual.