Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-29
A BUSY SCENE.
New Buildings Being Erected
for Comfort.
A New Ejghty-Horse Power Boiler
Being Placed in Position.
Wonderful Hoe Printing and Stitching Ma.
chine to be Soon kdded.

Ine surroundings of the Comfort build
lhgs present an animated appearance lust
now large new 20 horse power boiler
is being put in position in the basement
OF the brick building and two new build
lngs are In process of construction on the
south side Of it One Of these, a wooden
building, 40x5c, two stores in height, is
to Dc used for the storage Of paper stock.
1t is admirably adapted to this purpose.
1t Is very heavily timbered and capable
Of sustaining an immense weight The
driveway TO this building comes on the
south side of the second story affording
every convenience for unloading the
heavy paper rolls used upon the perfecting
presses. From this story rollway will
give the best Of facilities for lowering
stock into the basement room. The floor
timhers of the basement rest upon granite
PLIERS are placed, aifording the strongest
possible support for the floor timbers of
the second story. From both stories
strong track runs viii connect with the
press room, enabling the stock to be
moved as needed, with quickness and
ease. This building will be provided
with an iron roof.
In addition to this storage building, the
foundations of a new press room are being
l.tI hull v.,,il1 a., 80,
kind. 1t will be 30x35 feet and five stories
in height. 1t will be constructed through
out with stone brick and cement Each
story will be practically fire proof vault,
and all will be connected with the main
building by iron doors The basement of
this building will be occupied by new
perfecting press. In the q her stories
will be kept the books, lists, correspond
ence, contracts and other important
papers used in the business. They will
thus not only be convenient of access to
the departments they pertain to; but will
be absolutely safe from all danger Of fire.
Tho new Hoe press which will probably
be ready to place in this building in
about month, will be marvellous piece
of mechanism. Mr.. Gannett was fortunate
in finding it nearly completed. Had it
been built to order it could not possibly
have been better suited to his wants. Not
only does it deliver 5000 perfected papers
per hour but it does its own trimming
aud wire stitching. 1t is the first print
ing machine to perform this latter feat,
and specimens of its work shown a jour
nal man by Mr.. Gannett, prove that it
also does it in a very neat and thorough
manner. Not only can this advantage be
used upon the regular periodical pubica-
tions, but upon pam phlets and booklets
as we'll The machine will, in fact, print,
fold, trim and stitch any publication
from the size of Harpcr's Weekly down to
:. booklet five inches square.
The work of building the new rress
room has been somewhat delayed by the
necessity of lowering stone culvert
which Mr. Gannctt put In several years
ago and which runs across it's site. In
doing this work it was found necessary
to remove, a number Of large willow
stumps, under which the workmen dis
covered n number of largo flat granite
stones with irons in them, showing that
they must have been used there for some
purpose many years ago.
The building is being done from plans
made by Architect Spofford, and under
his personal supervision.
The rapidity and thoroughness with
which Comfort has repaired the damage
occasioned by the late fire, without
single days cessation of business, speaks
volumes for the vigor and enterprise with
which it's affairs are conducted