Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-14
Maine Industrial News.

Irish Bros. of Buckfield, will begin
the manufacture of die blocks in their
new mill, soon.
V. NJ. Tibhetts, shirt manufacturer
Of Pittsfeld, has received large
order for shirts from Montana
Quite a number of chair makers
OF Bethel, are out of employment. on
account cf the falling off of orders.
Weymouth drive of logs from Shirley
broke the boom at East Dover and are
on their way to Rowland where a
boom has been stretched to catch them
The first raft of the season arrived in
Bangor, Monday afternoon. from Null
lens mill at Great Works 1t consis-
ted principally of deal. and contained
about $1,000 feet.
Probably 10000, 900 feet of lumber will
be driven down the Piscataquis river
this spring, large part of it going to
Rowland to be manufactured by the
Rowland Pulp Co.
y government order has been re-
ceived at the mill of T. Il. Cutting &
Sons. Phippsburg, to saw 10000 of
where preparations Tor oS~ence OF the
Kenncbcc are progressing.
The box factory at Somesvile shut
down Friday night, owing to lack Of
orders. Business has been slack at the
factory all the spring, but the manag-
crs look for an Improvement IN the
near future. \ number of men are
affected by the shut down.
The first drive of logs that has
passed down the Piscataquis river in
several years is now over the FoXcroft
dam. The drive came from Shirley
and contain about 1000 600 feet. The
logs belong 10 w. n. Weymouth and
are to go to the Rowland mills.
The Saco and Petite Machine shop has
entered on a running schedule of five
days d week. shutting down Friday
nights. II is announced that the change
from full Time is made on account of
slackness of work. The shop has been
running steadily on full time since last
summer
The Phillips Phcnograph says that ii
is expected that Messrs. Hiscock &
Atwood will rebuild the wooden mill re-
Gently burned, as there has been $3.50
stock subscribed of the $4,000 required,
and many farmers and others have do
mated to assist them in building the
plant.
The Ashland Manufacturing Co, has
started it's mill at Ashland and is en-
ploying a large crew of men. 1t is
thought now that it viii be necessary
10 begin running nights, about the mid
die of this month. The new machinery
at the mill is working perfectly and the
outlook is that this season will be a
most successful one.
Three dollars per day and eight hours
work are inducements which are draw
ING quite a number of Thomaston sail
makers TO the Charleston navy yard.
Sanford Hyler, Irving Harrington
Thomas Crute. John Currier and Philip
/ Hanley, have gone and George w.
ShibIes and Harlow Sumner are pre-
pairing to go.
The Dover street railway, IN con-
junction with Portland capitalists, on
Wednesday. purchased the Hale cot
ton mill at South Berwick, which has
been idle for some years The plant
possesses a very valuable water
pover. which will be utilized in the
operation of an electric road to be con
strncted from South Berwick to Dover
\. II. This Will complete an electric
circuit connecting Dover. SomersWorth
and South Berwick.
Supt. Harris Of the Bridgton Mills
has made an announcement to the
effect that a large government contract
has been secured which will compel the
operation of all the mills to their entire
CAPACITY. The repairs ana alterations
| which have been in process upon Upper
| P0ndichelry in the way of putting on
q new roof. etc, are about completed
| although the putting in Of electric
| light service is in contemplation. rms
| mill is already at work upon the ne"
order and the others will as soon as
possible do likewise.
| one Sebec industry that has given
employment to many men and teams
| and has been of considerable help &c
| farmers has been the manufacture OF
| logs into various kinds of lumber. The
mill built by Messrs. Andrew j. Chast
| n.
running successfully for the past t"'
winters Although the mill is near INT
| banks of the Pscataquis river the Pc"
or is furnished by steam owing to the
| fact that there is no dam in the river
paar that Mace. Notwithstanding the
unfavora BILE conditions existing ior tne
past two seasons the work IN TINS mn
has on the whole been very successl u
and must have been OF consiuel d "''
nrofit 10 the owners. During TINS tliil'
about $50 900 feet of long lumber ma ma
been manufactured and about 4oo'oo'
feet of white birch made INTO spoo
bars ard shipped to Scotland niii9
/ Resides this about 100000 feet OF luhl
Der has been manufactured INTO e'"p
! boards and 1000 feet of cedar l1''
shingles. Most of the lumber was Gu
On land owned by Messrs. Cna'e
Son although they do considerapie Gus
tom saving for those who hau ir'''
near the MILL