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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
TELEPHONE.
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company.

New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
None of the modern inventions for the
rapid transaction of business is of more
value to the commercial world than the
complete and efficient system of tele-
phone service operated by the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph Company
BY means of its extensive system of toll
lines all the principal cities and towns of
Maine as far north as Dover and eastward
to Machias. are brought within easy tele-
phonic communication net only with
each other, but with the larger cities and
towns in New England and the Middle
States. The wide awake business man is
qiuck to appreciate the advantages of a
comprehensive system of this kind Civ
ing, as it does, all the advantages of a
personal interview without the expense.
inconvenience and loss of time of a rail
way journey. Relying upon this the
Telephone company has rapidly multi
piled its toll lines during the past few
years. keeping well abreast of the cor
stantly increasing demand for Long Dis
tance Telephone service. In addition to
the demands of the business community.
an important factor in the growth of the
telephone business is the steadily in
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UNION WHARF.
Union Wharf.

The records of this property date bach
to 1893, when the flats then lying at the
foot of Union street were by the several
owners thereof decided to Enoch II sley
and twenty-four other citizens of Port
LAND, on condition that wharf running
into deep water should be built and
maintained.
The first meeting of the projectors wal
held on Jan. /, 1893, with Woodbury.
Storer as clerk, and as result, wharf
was built about three hundred feet in
length. This was added to from time to
time until it became a wharf 1900 feet in
length and which was one of the very
first wharves that attracted to the city
| the great volume of West India trade.
The store buildings on this wharf are
the individual properties of the stock.
! holders, each share holder having an in
| dividual title to one store for each share
| OF stock held, the number of the store
corresponding to the number of the
share. Doekage is obtained on both
sides of the wharf, one side of which has
| spur of railroad track running to the
end of the wharf.
| The business was conducted as Joint
stock affair, the profits of which were
divided among the share holders pro rata
to each share. In April, 1866, the gentle,
men then owning the wharf property as
| co-partners became a corporate body
under the style of Proprietors OF the
Union Wharf, and at that time by deco
| transferred the store property on the
| wharf one store to each share of stocb
recorded.
Mr.. Samuel Chase was chosen as the
first president of the corporation, serving
from 1856 to 1859. Judge Edward Fox
its next president, served from 1859 to
1882, and was followed by the;present in
cumbent of the Office, Gen. Francis Fes.
sender.
The present officers of the Union
Wharf property are Gen. Frank Fessen-
den president, Nathan D. Roberts clerk
and treasurer, and wharf con,mittee
composed of Gen. Francis Fessenden. Syl-
van Shurtleff and Fred O. Conant, who
now have the direction of this valuable
and historic property.
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others who are using them are the Phil
adelphia & Reading r. r. Co., New
York Central d. Hudson River r. R.,
Missouri, Kansas &c Texas, San Francis
co and Northern Pacific, Mexican
National, Intercolonial Railway of
Canada, Texas Midland. st. Paul 6 Du-
luth, Maine Central. West End St. Rail
way Co.. Boston, Buffalo Railway Co.,
Omaha st. Railway Co., Chicago General
st. Railway Co. Union Traction Co. Phil
adelphia; Portland r. r. Co., Portland,
Me. Los Angeles Railway Co., Lynn &
Boston st. Railway Co., etc.
The Davis curtains have beenjspopular
from the first and are regarded with
favor by those who have used them.
They are manufactured under U. S. let
ter patents and were invented by Mr..
Davis and Mr.. Piper above mentioned as
officers of the company.
The factory is equipped with the most
modern machinery and the company has
excellent facilities for doing their bust
ness. Many ingenious machines are used
which have been made specially for the
Davis Co.
The accompanying illustration is the
Davis Pinch Handle curtain. 1t is oper-
ated by pressing the handles at the CEN
tire of curtain. When this is done the
spring roller winds the curtain up. Il
Is held at any position at the window by
the patent holding device which is at
tached at tho bottom.
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quate for anything like description of
the factories, which contain acres of
floor space, and are fitted with the latest
and most improved machinery for pro-
ducing the best work at minimum cost.
This concern makes speciality of manu-
featuring window and door screens, to
order, for residences. They fit up an
nually hundreds of houses in the State
of Maine, and great many in Portland
and vicinity. Their screens cost no more
than is paid carpenters and others for
common, roughly made screens, which
have not the wearing qualities or the
fine appearance of the Burrowes screens.
More than 5000 of the very best rel 81.
dences in forty three States are fitted
with these screens.
The Office work alone requires some
twenty-five clerks, stenographers, ETC.,
and the system of advertising is extern
sive and liberal. a few such growing
concerns located here would soon make
Portland second Providence or Wor-
eester, with a chance of catching up
with cities like Cleveland and Buffalo,
which are increasing in population by
bounds and leaps largely on account Of
progressive manufacturers.
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Stevens Silver Co.

AS manufacturers Of silver plated ware,
the Stevens Silver Go. stand near the
head of Maine manufacturers in thoir
limo of business. Incorporated in 1888
the firm is Differed by Messrs. S. ID.
Sleeper, president; Geo. G. Owen, vice
president; and 9. J. Starrett treasurer,
and during the few years it has been In
operation, has won for itself high name
as thoroughly reputable and trust
worthy firm. Employing expert work
men and using unique and artistic ideas
all their products are manufactured from
durable materials and are characterized
by most exquisite designs and elegant
finish. The silver plated hollow ware Of
the Stevens Silver Company la patterned
from original designs and all plating Is
honestly timed in the process Of plating
the white metal with a silver plate.
woodman. Cook Company.
The corporate firm of Woodman, Cook
Company. are successors to business
first established in the town Of West
brook by the late Rufus Durham, who
at that time engaged in the manufacture
of britannia ware but W no few years
later removed the business to the me-
tropolis of the State, locating where are
now located the Woodman, Cook Com
pany at Az and 446 Fore street. Here
Mr.Dunham conducted prosperous bus
mess for several years until succeeded
by Stevens & Smart, who added the
manufacture of silver ware to the other
productions of the establishment.
In 1890 new firm was organized I'M
der the style of Stevens, Woodman 6
Company. In 1898 this firm was sue
ceeded by the incorporation of the
Woodman, Cook Company, who at that
time came into possession Of the rights
of property and succession to the good
will of the preceding business from the
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SHIP BUILDERS.
Portland Ship Building Co.

ROfIIauu snip bu1Iufng co.
One of the most important Industries
connected with the commercial prosper
ity and shipping interests of Portland is
the Portland Ship Building Co. with
offices at No. 1876 Commercial street, and
marine railway and ship-yard at South
Portland, whore vessels are rebuilt aud
repaired at the shortest notice and fin
ished with dispatch. All materials are
furnished at reasonable rates, including
all sizes of seasoned hard wood, oak and
locust plank and timber.
Located on the water front of the
finest harbor in the country, and equip
ped with modern machinery for the
building and repairing of vessels, and al
ways commanding force of skilled arti-
sans, the Portland Ship Building Co.
possesses unsurpassed resources for the
prosecution of It's large business.
The officers of the company are John
H. Humphrey president, Edmund R,
Norton treasurer, and Nathan Dyer.
superintendent.
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is an unbroken record. for there has never
been one taken out. 1t is an ideal heater
and is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction.
The company have recently put upon
the market new and desirable cooking
range, which they propose to sell at a
price adapted to the times in the charac-
ter of the goods.
The works are extensive, and view of
the various departments will prove
interesting and instructive and give an
idea Of the magnitude and variety of the
business done by wide awake and pro-
gressive firm.
The various departments are under the
superintendent of Mr.. f. M. Lawrence,
treasurer, who, with the secretary, Mr.
ArthurP Howard, have contributed SO
much by their able management toward
the financial success of the Portland
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RUBBER GOODS.
Portland Rubber Company.

HortAanu hupDep company.
By specializing business and giving
to itundivided attention more thorough
knowledge ia obtained and used in it's
transaotion, than can be given to any one
department Of diversified lines OF bust
ness under one management. The char
acter OF the material that goes into the
manufacture Of rubber goods and the
further fact that when finished for the
market the general appearance of all
grades is such that only experts can
know the good from the poor qualities,
warrants US in saying that only those
who make the handling of rubber a
special business ara thoroughly capable
OF passing judgment on the manufact-
ured article.
The Portland Rubber Company make
a specially of rubber goods and give to
the business that specific attention that
raises special line of goods up to the
plane of perfection.
Incorporated in 1895 with James
Aiken as president; Edward G.. Wood
ford, treasurer, and Allen Shelley, gen
eral manager; and locating at 359 Middle
street, this company has been of great
advantage to purchasers of rubber goods
in Portland and vicinity by constantly
keeping in stock full line of the best
grades OF pure rubber to be had in such
articles as rubber boots and shoes. rub
Der coats and mackintoshes for mon.
women and children, umbrellas, garden
hose, rubber packing and the numerous
articles that are now manufactured from
rubber and gertta percha.
They also carry In stock full assert
ment of the higher grades of oil clothing
adapted to the wear Of yachtsmen, sail
ors and fishermen.
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The e. Z. Burrowes Co.

The E. T. Burrowes Co., whose works
IRE located on Spring, Centre and Free
streets, in the very centre of Portland,
are the largest manufacturers of wire
screens in the world They employ over
200 hands, and have offices and local
managers in all the principal cities from
Maine to California.
This business has grown from small
beginning in 1878, when Mr.. Burrowes
made all bis own goods, and besides was
MS own salesman. The results show the
possibilities of business which is con-
Quoted on business principles, and which
endeavors to give to each customer full
value for money expended, and a will
ingness to stand back of all statements
regarding the merits of the goods and
also a careful attention to all small de.
tails of manufacture.
The goods Of this firm have an envia-
BILE reputation in all large cities and bus
mess centres of this country, and large
percentage of the best buildings erected
are fitted with the Burrowes screens.
The space here at command is made
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Stove Foundry Co., and Indirectly toward
the commercial interests of Portland.
Nelson Tenney Company.

Nelson Tenney Company.
This concern long ago earned the envi-
able reputation of manufacturing the
finest grades of tin~ware and sheet metal
goods to be obtained in this market.
They are pioneers in this line. having
been established in 1853 and incorporated
in Dec. 1895. The shops and salesrooms,
127 Middle street, and 2 to Church
street, occupy $4,000 feet of floor space.
They do a11args and lucrative jobbing
business throughout Northern New
England and also have the patronage of
the best class of retail consumers in our
own city, carrying as they do everything
in the Kitchen Furnishing Goods line,
stoves, ranges, etc. They also make a
specially Of setting Hot Air Furnaces and
Hot Water and Steam Heaters. In ad-
dition to manufactured goods, they carry
the largest stock of sheet metals to be
found east of Boston.
The firm carries large and well as
sorted stock of everything in their line
and all orders or communications will be
attended to promptly.
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STATIONERY AND BOOKS.
Loring, Short g. Harmon.


Probably the best equipped establish.
ment of the kind in Maine, is that ,ol
Loring, Short & Harmon, who are whole.
sale and retail booksellers and stationers,
manufacturers of blank books and ex-
tensive dealers in paper hangings. They
are located in the Lancaster building at
"a Congress street, opposite the Preble
Established in 1868, this firm has kept
pace with the growth of the city and iti
demands as cultured metropolis for tho
latest and best to be had from the shelves
OF the bookseller and stationer.
Occupying four floors 40x1O0 feet each,
every inch of space of which is utilized
IN their business, Loring, Short g. Har.
mon are easily in the lead as Booksellers,
Statloners and Manufacturers OF Blank
Books in the state.
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time of establishment in 1887, with Mr..
L. B. Cook, president, and F. II. Wood
man as treasurer.
This succession makes the Woodman,
Cook Company, one of the oldest of the
New England silver and plated ware
manufacturers, and yet the product of
their manufsctory in it's finish, design
and artistic beauty proves that in their
case age does not rust nor mildew on
the style or pattern Of tine ware they
manufacture.
Year by year. season on season, Wood
man, Cook Company are continually
adding new lines, new designs and a
more exquisite finish to their productions
as silver-smiths.
This Company and its silver ware are
distinctively Portland and as such are
the boast of our city.
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sTEvEDoRE.
BENJAMIN j. willard.

The business of master stevedore is
one of great responsibility, for upon his
known abilities and resources often de
pend the success or failure of ships
cruise.
Mr.. Benjamin J. Willard has for forty
years received creditable recognition as a
thoroughly reliable steyedore. With a
force of fifty capable men, is he enabled
to take contracts for quick work in hand
ling all kinds of freight and for the fur
nishing of ballast of stone or gravel at
the the dock or to ships lying in the he harbor.
water boat Fannie G.. for watering ships
OF towing small vessels in the harbor.
Mr.. Willard occupies the building No.
III Commercial street.
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SPICES.
H. a. Nevins g. Co.

Making speciality Of dealing at whole
sale in teas, coffees and spices at 39s Fore
street, Portland, Messrs n. H. Nevins &
Co. are in position to furnish the trade
spices and give assurance of the fresh
ness of the goods they send out to Gus
toners
There are but few articles of household
consumption for the purity of which SO
much depends upon the character and
standing of the house from which they
come as that of teas, coffess and, spices,
&c and it is no exagaeration to say that
since 1859, when the firm was first start
ed under the style of Eise & Nevens until
today under the stile n. H. Nevins &,
Co., the firm name has been of sufficient
guarant tee for quality ard purity.
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RESTAURANTS.


For many years the prominent bust.
NESS men Of Portland have lunohed at
the restaurant at 43 Exchange street,
and it has always been noted for the
toothsomeness Of the edibles served to
the public. 1t Is now In the hands of
George I. Means 3 propri etor, who for
a long time has been conn ecusd with its
management. and 1t is en- ough to say It's
splendid reputation is fully Eept up.
C. j. Willard,
During the last few years, the beautiful
suburbs of Portland have been made easv
of access to her citizens through the
numerous electric lines, and one of the
latest additions is that picturesque bit of
lard, Me.
Not the least of it's attractions to the
hungry picnicer is the fact that most ap-
petlzing shore dinners are served by c..
). Willard, proprietor of Wizards Res
taurant and Pavilion. He also offers
facilities for dancing parties.
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SAVINGS BANKS.
The Maine Savings Bank.

Numbered among the oldest and best
OF the financial institutions of the State
OF Maine, is the Maine Savings Bank of
Portland, whose banking rooms are situ-
ated in Its own building at the corner of
Middle and Cross streets under the St.
Julian Hotel. The Maine has always
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Portland Savings Bank.

Among the financial institutions upon
which the State of Maine ms long prided
herself, none stands higher than the
Portland Savings Bank, one OF the prin-
cipal banks of the metropolis. It's home
is in the handsome Portland Savings
Bank block which it owns, and its bank
ing rooms are models Of convenience and
elegance. 1t has always been noted for
the sagacity with which its financial
affairs have been conducted and for its
splendid standing among financiers
The Portland Savings Bank is an in
stitution of long standing and numbers
among its officers many of the leading
men of the professional and commercial
life of the State of Maine. 1t has over
10000 depositors with deposits rising
100000 dollars and its resources at the
close of business on April %, 1896, were
$S,958, 9S2.21.
F. r. Barrett is president of the COM
pany, Edward A. Noyes treasurer and A,
A. Montgomery assistant treasurer The
trustees and managers are Weston f.
Miliiken, James P. Baxter, F. R. Barrett,
Charles S. Fobes, Sidney w. Thaxter,
VIM. II. Moulton, Edward A. Noyes.
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The Davis Car Shade Co. was incor-
porated under the laws of Maine in Feb
ruary, 1893, with 500, 900 capital stock,
for the purpose Of manufacturing the
Davis Automatic Gar Window Curtains,
for use on railway passenger coaches and
street railway cars. Its officers are:
George II. Davis, president; Edward E.
Piper, treasurer and. general manager.
Its works are located at 50 and "a Gross
street, in the very centre of Portland.
The company's business has steadily in
creased aud their goods are known
throughout the United States. Canada
and Mexico, and have been adopted by
over 100 railroads, including some of the
largest systems in the country. Among
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Waiting For Their Riders.

In residence Streets" said a stroller,
lone may often see bioyclists coming cut
OF areas with their bicycles, sometimes
down from front doors, preparatory to %
spin, but | got the other day, locking in
at an open basement window of q big
apartment house up town, a new idea of
the number of bicycles that may be housed
under one roof, for there stood a row of
bicycles, side by side and close together,
like horses IN their stalls. New York
Sun.
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STOVES AND FURNACES.
Tho Portland Stove Foundry Co.

The Portland Stove Foundry Co.
is quite probable that but few of
our citizens are aware that so large and
enterprising business firm exists in our
midst.
This company was established in the
winter of 1876 and 1877, and their extern
sive plant occupies two entire squares,
extending from Pearl to Chestnut streets.
The high quality and excellence of the
ranges and furnaces made by this COM
pany have been such that they are in great
demand everywhere. Between eight and
nine thousand of these ranges are in use
in the city of Portland and vicinity, and
the demand is increasing for them, also
for their very desirable line of furnaces
and hot water heaters.
The Atlantic Combination Heater has
been upon the market for six years. This
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creasing popularity of Maine as sum-
mer resort. This has resulted in the
building of a through copper metallic
circuit from Bar Harbor and other i'm
portant points to Boston, so that business
men are enabled daily to call their offices
in Boston, New York or even more re-
mote points, from their summer homes
along our coast, in this way keeping in
close touch with their business interests
while enjoying the unsurpassed advan-
tages which Maine can offer as a summer
resort.
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WOOD AND COAL.
81. r. Bartlett.

There is no PARTICULAR line of business
in which the average citizen takes moro
into consideration the character and rep.
ution of the proprietor OF manager be,
fore placing his orders than that Of the
sale Of fuel, because he must perf6ffn
dependence upon the seller as To the
quality of the article and then be at his
mercy in the weight and measure.
ment.
Dealing in coal and wood at the foot
of Paris street. Mr.. Fl. F. Bartlett has ss-
tsbN&kea rsnetsaon for Just and fair
dealing thss draws Css3ers from all parts
OF the city for the 3iftseri birds Of coal
and wood in which he deals ea we'll as for
the hard ana colt wood kisdiings that
fram spssisaG is fast becoming a mo.
nopoiy with him.
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y. a. LIBBY, extensive alterations in the
home Of Mr.. j. B. Libby, the house Of
W. w. Brown of the Berlin Mills Co.
the houses of Messrs. Clark G. Houghtor.
and that of Mr.. Rolfe of the Portlai
Gas Co; also a cottage for Gov. Cleaves
at Chebeague Island. with host Of
others.
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RAILROAD SUPPLIES.
j. j. Gel IRISH & Co.

The firm of j. J. Gerrish & Co. was
established as railroad, steamship and
mill supply house in 1870, and continued
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S7.127.64l.34

Samuel Rolfe, President. Alpneus G. Rogers,
Treasurer, Fred'k c. Cushing, Assistant Treas.
Trustees, Samuel Rolfe, Wi liam G. Davis,
Marx z. Emery, Eben Corey ana Alpheus G.
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LIABILITIES.
s7.127.ex1.a4
INVESTMENTS.

United States Bonds, Sl,775,OOOO 90
City, Town and County Bonds, 1,0l7,725.oo
Bank Stock, S6,748Oo
Railroad Bonds, 2,794.497.75
Railroad Stock I2,5OO.Oo
Mortgages, 279,201.05
Loans, with COlateralS, 321.O4l 80
Real Estate, 12,651.O2
Corporation Bonds, sos, 500 90
Expense, 3,986.I7
Cash. 15,6TO.55
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Lincoln W. Tibbitts.

Connected with the roofing trade of
Maine there is no more responsible roof
ing contractor or one who puts more
thorough work into the roofing OF a
building than Lincoln W. Tibbitts,
whose offices are located at 29L Exchange
St.. and whose asphalt roofing is now
considered the best material used for
that purpose.
Mr.. Tibbitts is also the treasurer of the
Maine Automatic Lighting Company,
and 10 largely interested in developing
one Of th~ most attractive bi It's of the At
with its rare combination of grand,
mountain scenery, picturesque lakes and
magnificent stretch uf beach forms q
beautiful setting for the ideal summer
resort which it is sure to BIZ come