Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-26
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Maine Industrial News,

Between 10 AID 80 houses are hoi,a
built AT Livormc-- rails. 'ei'is
| More than 800 tons Of starch has Ieoo
| manufactured in Caribou this fall.
I Six cars are being loaded at Gujlfor,
parties. 'P''a
The prospect for an increase in Tho
price of lumber and shingles is good n.ws
Tor many Aroostook people saws the
Caribou Republican. ''e
over 100000 feet of logs. spruce and
pine. have been hauled out en- the shores
between Great Works and Old Tow
making the largest amount ever wintered
there.
The George o. Goodwin Company n,
| Woodland have shut down their starch
| factory, having made l35 tons of potato
| starch this year. At their lumber mil
this concern have the past season tl,rned
| out l.250,0G0 feet of lumber.
The Norway shoe factory COMPANY IA
putting in a system of fire protection for
all the buildings. which will cost. when
crate and effective than anything Of the
kind ever seen in that section.
l.. j. Hawkins of Portland has in.
vented a new machine for dipping and
cutting matches and has located the fac
tory at South Paris. He has bought tho
water power privilege from South Paris
70 Bryants pond and has opened large
factory for the manufacture of matches
In the final suspension of business at
Bridston tannery last May there was
Inent OF certain two weeks wages the
Massachusetts or Maine assignees. The
matter has come to a final decision and
the Massachusetts trustees have for
Warded payment for its wages in full.
The Water Power Machine Shop crew
al Biddeford. has been set at work on a
job making cotton machinery for a
southern mill; the order for which was
election of William Mckinley for Pres
lhent. and the shop and foundry. that
few weeks ago promised TO shut down Is
now assured to run all winter and with
an increased crew about $50 men.
The Red Beach industries are begin
mig to feel the effect of improving bust
ness. and the plaster mill ard barrel
making establishments are running night
and day to fill orders now or hand. With
the granite and plaster mills in Red
Beach. the granite mill and shoe factory
in Calais and the cotton. candy and SOAP
factories act, in St; Stephen running full
ter ought TO be good
The schooner Flora Pressey. Captain
has been chartered at Rock
land to go TO Brooksville and load
Christmas trees for New York. There
will be 1900 bundles or almost 20 cords
The shipper of these trees has been en-
gagged in the business II years and mas
usually had them cut in the vicinity Of
W aldoDoro ana nad tnem sent Dy ran
This year he thought he would try new
region where good trees had not been
thinned out, and ship by water.
The business prospects at Sanford are
daily growing brighter. The Atlantic
mill started up Monday. and the combng
room of the plush department also COM
menced work. Monday. after a rest sincs
August. The wool sorters went to work
Thursday for the first time since Au-
gust. There are now about 30 looms run
ming in this department. AT the robe de-
partment work is not so brisk but the
various rooms are being made ready to
be started and it is altogether likely that
the greater part of the help will be at
work here Nov. 80. The weavers have
been told to report for duty on that date
The wcrsted mill is running both the day
and night crew and report very good
amount of work.