Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-10
FULL OF PROMISE
Is the New Match Factory Talked o
Tor Gardiner.

| Mr.. E. W. Eastman of Auburn, made
| the Journal pleasant call, yesterday
afternoon, and gave US a number of in
teresting points upon the proposed match
| factory which bids fair to be added to the
substantial industries of Gardiner. This
industry is based upon new match max
ing machine which has been IL years in
process of evolution and which in its per
fected form, is now in process of construc-
ton at the Atlantic Works In Boston.
Mr.. Eastman has personally Investigated
this machine and was so much impressed
| with it that he has invested quite gener-
ously in the stock of the controlling COM
pany. He says that this machine will
turn out, at conservative estimate, 13,
500, 600 matches In nine hours. 1t requires
nine men to operate it,
The machine is covered by no less than
| 80 patents. 1t Is owned by the Universal
| Advertising Match and Toothpick Com
pany. The word lad, ertising' refers to
a unique scheme of putting advertise
ments upon the four sides of each match,
an operation that is performed by the
machine in the process of manufacture
| This original device will, it is believed,
pay a very considerable part of the cost OF
production. The company is very favor
ably disposed to Gardiner as location for
their new plant on account of the facili-
ties there for securing the necessary lum
| Der supply. This is quite an item when
| it is considered that the business, con-
| Quoted upon the scale which the company
proposes, would use IL, 900, 900 feet of pine
year.
1.-The company said Mr.. Eastman,
tasks the people of Gardiner to take $50,
| 900 of its stock. In return it proposes to
construct $1,000 plant and furnish
employment to 300 hands, with weekly
pay roll of over $4,000. Only the most in
telligent help will be employed. and, in
securing 1t, Gardiner people will be given
the preference. 1t is proposed to do 81,
900 900 worth of business year"
What do your machines cost when
completed asked the Journal man.
| About $40, 00U"
| And where do you expect to sell all
these matches after they are mades"
Everywhere. There is an enormous
and constant consumption of matches
among all classes of people. The existing
match factories run night and day, and
are unable to keep up with their orders.
| OuT HldCuluc Will uOb Ouly make n better
match than is on the market, today, but
it will turn them OFT a vastly smaller
cost. We have no fears therefore of being
able to secure our full share of the bust
ness
What assurance would the people OF
Gardiner have that you would not sell out
to the match trust?'
1.-The strongest possible. Our president
is prepared to give bond that no such
sale will be made. We purpose to deal
with the people in good faith, and court
the fullest investigation of our claims
when will this thing take practical
shape:'
We hope in the near future. Our ma
chine is rapidly approaching completion
and when 1t is done we shall be ready t.
push ahead. Our president and Mr.. Carr
our draughtsman, will meet the citizens
OF Gardiner very soon, aud present thi
whole project to them, and believe the,
will readily see the advantage of securing
to their city this substantial industry"