Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-16
A BIG BOOM
Now Going On In Northern Aroostook minis
Running Full Blast.

Ashland. July 15.-It begins to look
as If this section of Aroostook was on
the verge of unprecedented prosperity
and growth-thanks to the projectors
of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
If anyone doubts that the foundations
for permanent business are pelhS
laid, let him drive down to the Ola '"'.
| Porter place, about two ana one-h'i,
| miles below the Aroostook bridge anu
| lust below the Ashland town me- III
| the plantation of Sheridan, or NO. ~
Range 5, where he will see large crews
| of men and teams at work on the cA-
| tension of the railroad to the location
of the big mill. He will see Mr. Mar
! tin NoWland's barn transformed
| lower part into dining room, WITH
| long tables adorned with rows OF shlh-
| ing new tin plates and dippers, ana the
| upper part into sleeping rooms, iur-
rished with straw Mattresses tenn
porary eating and sleeping place Tor
| the workmen on the mill plant. The
| basement of the boarding house, which
will be 100 feet long by 80 feet wide.
| WIN an duultibD OF 20 lttt ny - I'N',
| is about ready for the frame work.
Work has begun on the dam ana at
present rs men are engaged on the
dam and boarding house. A large part
| of the hemlock for the dam is brought
| from Pressure Isle on the ears to Ash
land. where it is rolled off the cars
down the steep bank, opposite the +.
| G.. Dunn farm. into the river. and
| noated down. A portion of the boards
come from the Pcnohscot mills. ! am
| Informed that it is the intention of the
| mill company that this mill VIII fur
nish one train load of lumber per day
| during the saving season. 1t is ru-
| mored that Il pulp mill and a paper
| mill in connection with this lumber
| mill will be built before long.
A gentleman from New Sweden is
| building mill. to contain circular
saw, four shingle machines, etc, at
| Portage Lake. He intends to have it
| in operation this fall.
| G.. II. ketchum's new steam and
water mill on the Big Machias is now
| turning out some 10000 feet of long
| timber per day. 1t is equipped with
| two single machines. two clapboard
has a stock of $500. 00o on hand. but it
| is capable of chawing up 5000, 600 per
season. 1t has the disadvantage of be
| ing mile from the railroad.
| w. A. Ninal has small water mill
on the Squapan stream, near Trafton
| station. At present it is turning out
only shingles. but it is understood that
| Mr. Vinal contcmplates putting in a
| curcular for long lumber,
Messrs. Libby & Mason have the
| frame OF a steam mill up. near Traf-
| ton station, on the Aroostook river,
| This is a very desirable location. This
| mill is intended for both long and short
| lumber.
Two or three miles below Masardis
| village on the Aroostook, Miss Slim
sons new steam mill is turning out
| shingles by night and long lumber by
| day. This is not large mill. hut it is
| thoroughly built and equipped with
| !irst-class machinery, and is managed
with good judgment and business abil-
| ity by its owner
, \ short distance above Masartiis on
i the Masardis stream. Hawkins Bros.
| have a steam mill fitted for saving
| long lumber, clapboards, shingles and
| iaths.
At the oXhoW on the ArooStook Mr.
| Betting has a small mill designed to
| saw long lumber and laths.
To keep all these mills running will
require stock of 80 600, 900 to 40 600 900
| rect of logs per year. the getting of
Which will give employment To a small
| army of men and horses. which can
| not fail to stimulate farming and all
| other kinds of business connected with
| numbering.
Unfortunately for the village of Ash
| land, owners of building lots hold them
at practically prohibtivc prices. This
will undoubtedly have a tendency to
encourage the growth of little village
near the big mill in Sheridan planta-
ton.
There is fine opening for a man to
make kiln of brick in Ashland.
The Congregational Society at Ash
land is ready to begin the construction
OF a church as soon as a satisfactory
location can be obtained
The town is having a we'll drilled
near the now Schoolhouse.
thousand acres of the very best
Aroostook land in the town of Ashland
are waiting for some hardy young mon
to make it into farms.