Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-30

"a eiiS toWH VI w lllldIuSDuTS near BrOWn-
vile.
A lot of finely finished North JAY gran
lite is being shipped to New York for the
new bridge there.
The Island Falls Mill Company are
building a dam across the Mattawamkeag
| river to replace the one washed away last
spring.
Probably 5000 barrels of CLAIMS will be dug
at St Andrews this season and shipped
to Rockport, where they will be sold at S.
per barrel.
has been started in Biddeford by Peter
Marcille and j. S. Bourbon. who have
formed partnership.
Lime casks are sold at South Mont
vile for 10 and 101a cents each. One man.
ufacturer says that he makes a profit of
one cent on each cask
The Rockport Ice Company are making
preparations for the regular season
work. 1t is calculated to harvest about
$4,000 tons this winter.
The mills at Rangeley are running full
time saving lumber for the new cottages.
There are several going up that will cost
from four to five thousand dollars.
The soap factory building at Ellsworth
Is practically completed. and the machin-
cry is now being put in place. 1t is hoped
to have the factory running next month
Work has been rushing at the ST.. Croix
shoe shop. Calais during the past week.
many OF the employees being obliged to
work overtime in order to fill the orders
Rumor says that Sanford parties have
been looking at the Huff MILL owned by
the late VIM. r. Frost. with a view to
purchase and remodel into sash and
blind factory.
Brdgton Lumber Company have built a
large addition to the south end of their
spool factory. A large and increasing
business in saving spool stock is4a prom
inent feature of their operations.
The Stevens Lumber Company, Fort
Fairfield. is employing fifty hands at
present. reports the Northern Leader but
it is probable that the force will be some
what reduced later in the season.
Since May the paper and sulphite mills
at Rumford Falls have converted over
l40oO.OOo feet of spruce into pulp and pa
per. They will probably use another mill
lion feet before the river freezes.
The starch factory at Parkhurst stopped
buying potatoes last Monday night and
finished grating Tuesday,-the shortest
run and the least starch made since it
was built. says the Northern Leader.
A. F. Andrews of Norway and E. c.
Thayer of South Paris. have put in
portable steam mill on woodland near
West Sumner. They will saw 800, 600 feet
of lumber of various kinds this winter.
lily at Midtown and will continue to do
so until cold weather. unless the water
in the st. CroiX continues to get low
when it is feared work will. stop. Rain is
very much needed.
The Mt. Waldo Granite Company of
Maine, has closed another large contract
for furnishing stone for the Philadelphia
mint. At present $50 stone cutters are at
work for the company, and more are to
be put on. Wages are low. but work is
plenty.
The cotton mill at Calais has plenty of
orders on hand and the hands are en-
ployed 121a hours day in order to meet
them. The granite mill is not employing
many hands at present. and the superin-
tendent says he will shortly reduce the
number employed in the quarres.
The Brunswick Manufacturing Com
pany has built two lasting machines for
an Auburn shoe firm at a cost of $500
each. They have been at work upon them
for the past three months. They expect
an order in the spring for six machines
from a Massachusetts concern.
The sardine factory at Swans Island
still has an abundant supply of herring. |
This is one of the best locations for sar-
dine factories in the state as plenty of |
herring can always be caught within a
few miles of the harbor Hhis year they |
have supplied factories from several other |
towns.
The Spruce Head quarry is hoping to
secure the contract for the St John ca
thedral. which will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $40. 600. COO. The company have al
ready supplied the granite for the founda-
ton of this immense structure and have
an architect figuring on the contract for
the remainder of it.
B. L. Smith is making good progress in |
building his new single and shook mill
on Cathance river. Marion. The founda-
ton was laid about one month ago The
dam is nearly completed. He is in hopes !
to be ready to operate this fall The |
mills will furnish direct employment to
quite a large number of workmen. !
The Mt. Waldo Granite Company of
Frankfort. Me-. have recently taken from |
their quarries "a sheets of granite meas |
uring q feet in length 61a feet wide and
one foot thick; weight, 10 tons EACH These
were hauled from the quarries to the |
wharf on skids by eleven pair of oxen |
were shipped rough. and will be used in |
the capitol building at Albany. N. Y. The |
cutting will be done there.
David J. Rowell of Madison. is getting |
ready for his numbering operation on |
Roach river. He will do about the usual |
amount the coming winter. Mr.. Rowell |
is 20 years of age. hale and hearty, and
has managed numbering operations for
himself for Al years. Prior to that time
for several years he worked for other
operators in the woods, so that his expe-