Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-09-05
DAILY KIsNNEBEC JOURNAL MONDAY. sEPTEMBER.5 1898

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manufactured each week by Thompson
q Farrar. clothing manufacturers OF
Belfast, with steady increase. Dur
ing the past month the cutters have
been working evenings. and the full
crew running to fill orders. The chief
line OF goods which they are manu-
featuring is overalls. working coats
and pants, and shop coats.
The Jenkins & Bogart Manufactur-
ing Company. Kingfield. are making ex-
tensive repairs and additions to their
mill since the recent fire. A 2O-foot ad-
dition will be made to the mill, and
the roof will be raised six feet, making
the upper room as high posted as the
lower room. The insurance commits
sion sent to adjust the loss by the late
fire, placed it at little over $1,000.
Work has been commenced on new
and large coal shed for. the Manufac-
turing Investment Company. Madison.
and the old shed which for long has
been bad looking object, will be torn
down and the new one will take Its
place. The new shed will be about the
same size as the old one, and will cost
about $4,000. The work will be pushed
so as to have the new shed ready for
| the winter supply of coal, which will
| come in soon.
Citizens Of Ellsworth are considering
| the matter of erecting factory for
the manufacture Of refrfgerators. the
| building and machinery for (which
would cost, ii is estimated, $4,000. The
plant If built viii be located on the
| railroad line between the city and Els
worth Falls, in order to have a track
connecting with the same. The plan
is to have the citizens contribute
money and manufacture the refrigera-
tors. on which a royalty will be paid.
The refrigerator in question Is some
thing entirely new and would be the
first of the kind on the market.
George Arnold of Dexter. will prob
ably do quite an extensive numbering
business this winter on Thorn brook,
one of the tributaries to the Piscata-
quis river. Mr.. Arnold has a lot on
which there is about 500. 900 spruce and
expects to close deal whereby he will
secure as much more on an adjacent
lot. The Rowland Pulp Company viii
give him an order for 1,000.0 600 feet. and
If he concludes to take the contract he
will put in a crew of men within a few
weeks and commence cutting. Mr..
Arnold will do the yarding and will let
the hauling from the yards to the
landing to the lowest bidders.
The force employed at each OF the
three woolen mills now running in
Dexter is gradually being increased.
and at Abbott's mill the machinery is
being started up as fast as the cards
provide the material for other depart
ments. o. f. Ireland. manager OF the
Penobscot Woolen Company. now has
force of over so hands and the orders
that he has received are very encour-
aging. In addition to the 400 pieces of
stock goods ordered several weeks ago.
orders have been received for upwards
of 600 pieces that have been sold by the
New York commission house that
handles the mills output. this having
been the result of showing the mills
samples. This of course means con-
siderable considering the time that the
samples have been open to inspection.
and indicates that the mill will have
orders in plenty during the next six
months at least.
Among the good things in store for
the town of Foxcroft is the establish
ment of a business by the firm of
Merrill & Bragg. For some time past
Philip A. Bragg has been manufac
turing ornamental iron work in Atkin-
son. He has, however, recently united
himself with DR.. e. d. Merrill of Fox
croft, and this firm will manufacture
on larger scale and propose TO carry
on the business in Foxcroft Til.
building formerly built for a foundry
by Knox & Strickland has been rented
and will be converted into a suitable
place for the work. They will make
almost everything in wrought iron
from the plainest to the most elaborate.
including chandeliers, electroliers. Ian
terms, eandelabra, andirons, fire sets,
manteapieces. CRATES, stairways, ETC.
The reproduction of antique master
pieces will be made speciality 7. F. I
Dyer. formerly of the firm of Dyer &
Hughes, is much interested in the
plans. and it is reported that he will
furnish funds necessary for carrying
on the business.
The blueberry cannery of the
Schoodic Pond Packing Company at
Columbia Falls is in operation, j. A.
Coffin of Machias. proprietor and man.
ager. The building is two-story
structure. The engine and boiler are
located on the first floor. together with
very powerful winnowing machine.
where the blueberries are delivered and
run through this machine which thor
oughly cleans them. From here they
are sent to the second floor in bushcl
boxes. AT the start they enter the
cooker wh.ch is a great Improvement
over lie old system of the So called
bath. This cooker is operated by
steam furnished from the boiler below
and is SO arranged that the exact tenn
perature is maintained From this |
they go to the cans, which female help
sponge off and are then passed along
to the tester, who, with thermometer,
allows them to cool to the exact degree
at which they are to be sealed. From |
this place they are loaded on to car
riers and are then removed to the cold
water bath, this bath being supplied