Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-05
Maine Industrial News.


been shipped this spring from Wes'
Sullivan.
/! The B. G. Company of Jonesboro' u
quarrying and shipping about 4oo tom
per week.
There is a fair prospect OF new ana
large gristmill and feed store beine
built In Milo.
f. w. Hunt & Co. OF Island Falls
will have about 400 men employed DUR
! ing the bark peeling season.
The Pierce brickyard of Lewiston
has received an order from the Peeps.
cot Paper Mill Co. for 114.0OO brick.
Chatto & Condor Of Brooksville. have
| shut down work on their paving
auarries for a while on account o.
business matters.
bennett, the Bath sail maker, has con.
tracted to make tents for the govern
ment. over $4,000 yards of canvas vii
be used in the work.
1t is estimated that 800 men are fini-
| ing employment at the two factories
on the Neck at Linnekin. Plenty OF
fish and business is booming.
| "A new bending machine has been
ordered for the Kittery navy boat
shops. This machine is an invention
of Augustus Stevenson of Kittery.
| Shipments OF. shoes from the Auburn
and Lewiston shoe factories for the
week ending June 20. aggregated 323t
cases. The RECEIPTS of leather were
| 1850 pounds.
A somewhat extensive change is be-
| ing made in the Laconia Company S
the introduction Of an additional room
full of spinning frames.
NJ. y. Lawrence of Belfast, is having
a heavy run of business at his pants
factory. He is now finishing up an or
der of 5000 bicycle pants. He has
finished this spring 10000 pairsof pants.
Curtis Durgin of Brooksville. viii
saw. this season. about two million
t2000, 000) slaves. He has shipped one
load by schooner Mildred May 20
Rondout, and has another vessel about
to load.
After a brief shutdown, owing 20
/ lack of tin, an-making has been re-
summed at the Harrison corn shop.
About 100000 cans have been made.
and the total amount for the season
will be 500, 900.
The Lewiston monumental works arr
not affected by the hard times or the
war scare. They are employing 50
hands and shipping their goods to all
parts OF the country. They have
shipped Il number of orders TO Ohio
and one to Omaha
business at the Chase Granite Com
pany's works, East Biuehill,is nearly at
a standstill. About 20 men are en-
ployed, including quarrymen. sharpen
ers ana apprentices The company has
a contract for small job. but the cut
tiers refuse TO do the work at the price
offered.
C. w. McCasln of Milbridge. who
owns 1000 acres of blueberry land in
township II, the crop of which IS
shipped 10 Portland and Boston mar
kets. has arranged to increase the
business this season by leasing 1880
acres of the public lands located in
townships 10. 16 and 80
Although the spool factory in Fox
croft has shut down the work of max
ing spools has not stopped altogether
In these towns. w. 7. Hubbard at the
Baily mill is working on a contract II
furnish a large number of spools such
as are used on rolling toys. The job
will take about four months.
A party from New York has been
looking over some of the idle quarries
in She western part of Ninalhaven and
have purchased the Fred Hall place.
and several options on two others.
They are of wealth and have contracts
for large amount of rough stone work
for the city. Operations will begin At
once.
The Freeport Board of Trade is con-
sidering the proposition of Mr.. Reed
of Haverhill, a shoe manufacturer. who
has signitied his Willingness to consider
proposition to manufacture shoes in
the building formerly occupied by the
Cushings. provided he can have all the
advantages which the c. A. Cushing
Company enjoyed.
J, A. Brewster, manufacturer ana
tailor. of Camden, has just received A
bfg government order far flannel shirts
The order Will oblige him to keep his
help working day and night. For the
past three years. during both dull ana
busy season Mr.. Brewster has en-
ployed so people and work has gone on
at this busy place necessarily
The Williams Manufacturing Com
pany of Portland. has just completed
large church contract including all
standing finish, pews. chancel rail,
reredos, and all the other church furnj-
ture for the new Episcopal church
which Mrs. Cannaroes of Philadelphia
mas erected in memory of her late hus-
band at Bald Head Cliffs. The church
is to be known as st, Peters by the
Sea- and the whole interior was done
in chestnut.
business at the Round Pond porgia
works Is rushing. About 100 men are
employed there and some IS on the four
steamers In addition to the regular
business large barge and a three
masted schooner have been discharginr
coal, this week. and a large three
master loading scraps for Charleston
:. G., besides numerous small vessels
| unloading barrels. salt, acid, etc. The
men are mostly from the surrounding
towns. This is by far the largest in
dustry in the county.
The G. f. Hathaway Company Of