The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06

is that or the plant Tor the Staten Island
| Electric Railway at Staten Island, New
York ,andithe Portland Electric Railroad.
| The plumbing trade of the Eastern
States can be supplied with materials of
| all kinds, with greater dispatch than is
| possible from more distant markets, and
! the prices quoted are always as low as
can be obtained in New York or Boston.
| The officers and founders of the Com
pany are William W. Carman, president;
and Geo. +. thompson, treasurer; both
of whom are enterprising and progress
sve and closely identified with the in
| dustrial development of Lewiston and
Maine.
I'll. H. Dickey & Son.
One of the old established manufacture
ing plants in Lewiston is that of II. H.
Dickey & Son. manufacturers of Pure
Oak Tanned Leather Betting, Loom
Straps, etc. This business was founded
IN 1854 by Mr. il. Fl. Dckey, who built
up a business of great magnitude
throughout New England. In 1876, his
son William was admitted to the bust
ness as partner under the present firm
name. After the decease of Mr.. Dickey,
Senior, Mr.. VIM. Dickey assumed the
sole management of the business.
The premises comprise three floors,
each 60x40 feet in dimension, fitted with
special machinery, tools and appliances
for good and rapid work.
Betting is the larger portion of the
firms output, and is made from the best
selected slaughter hides tanned with oak
bark tanning, which when made up into
belts under the.system adopted by H. H.
Dlcl1ey q Son. will stand favorable com.
parison with the best goods of the kind
| made in this or any other country.
In the stock room there is at all times
full assortment of the best grades of
rubber. betting, roller, cleaver and slash
er cloths, lacing rivets and the many
other articles pertaining to betting sup
plies.
Mr.. III. II. Dickey was, during life, one
of Lewiston's most respected citizens
and creditably served a term as mayor
of the city and was a man of prominence
in all that pertained to LewIston's best
interests. nv. William Dickey, now the
sole member of the firm, was born in
| New Hampshire in 1S4S, but has resided
! in Lewiston during the greater part of
| his life and, like his father, is very close
| ly identified with the city's interest.
The Lewiston Monumental Works.
The Lewiston Monumental Works wero
established in 1884 by Messrs. John p.
and James P. Murphy, both of whom are
natives of Lewiston, and possessed of
that business sagacity for which the sons
of Maine are noted. The success of
| their enterprise and the growth of the
business has been progressive from the
| inception. A practical training as work
| ers in stone with keen business instinct
| as to the advantage ito be had in i'm
proved and newly developed mechanical
devices for the cutting, polishing and
moulding of stone has, in the possession
of such machinery, given to this firm a
| very decided advantage in tie disposal
| of the marketable product at prices,
| that, while leaving to them margin of
| profit, falls below the cost of production
| in the ordinary methods of working and
| handling stone. The latest of these
machines is an improved polishing and
cutting machine, and Pneumatic Tool,
| operated by compressed air striking an
| eight inch continuous and rapid blow
| that cuts granite as neatly as the Carvers
tool cuts lockwood, and doing in an
| hour what it would take day to &C
complish by hand cutting.
While the Lewiston Monumental
| Works are in the lead of all competition
| in the quality and price of granite and
also engaged in the production and sale
| of all kinds of building work, such as
mantels, wash basins, vases, counters,
fountains, tileing and etc., from granite,
| marble and brown stone.
In the ware rooms at 2 to 10 Bates
| street, varied assortment of finished
work is constantly on exhibition. Here
| is also located the finishing and carving
sheds while the cutting sheds are located
at the Hollis St. crossing of the Maine
| Central railroad.
The Lewiston Opera House.
The Lewiston Opera House, located on
Main street, one of the principal thor
oughfares of this city, is one of the re-
cent additions to Lewiston's public
| buildings and is one of the neatest and
most complete resorts in the State. The
house was erected expressly for theatre
in October, 1895. and has been most adj
mirably planned and equipped with
every modern appliance for perfect rep
resentation of the drama and for the
convenience and comfort of it's patrons.
The proprietor of this theatre is Mr..
Henry W. True, who is also manager and
part owner of the Electric railroad, one
OF Lewiston's most progressive citizens,
while the manager of the theatre, Mr..
Geo. K. Robinson, is an able and expert
enced manager and actor.
The Opera House covers ground
space OF ITO feet in depth and 60
feet in width.
The orchestra or lower floor have a
seating capacity of 600, the balcony 800,
and the gallery 200. The seats on the
lower and balcony floors are folding OPP
era chairs and every seat in the house
commands perfect and uninterrupted
view of the stage. The acoustic prop
critics of this theatre are perfect.
The stage is so feet in width and 80
feet deep ;proscenium opening 22x30 feet;
grooves Is feet high; between Orders
3S feet, with 60 feet to the gridirons.
From the rigging loft to the gridirons is
26 feet, giving ample room for the largest
scenery used by travelling companies.
The house is lighted throughout by
electricity and heated by steam, the
lighting plant being owned by the house,
while the steam plant is i'm an adioininr