Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-03
BANG0R'S BOOM.
Great Revival Of Business Noted
on All Hands.
Big Ice OeaI--Large Fleet Of Golfers
Now in Port.
New Pork Packing Warehouse First Bio Game
Of the Season.


city and vicinity during the mast week
Along the river front there is great ac-
tivity in the coal and ice business. The
Consolidated Ice Co. of New York. and
the knickerbocker Ice Co. of Philadel-
phia, which control nearly all of the
ice on the Kennebec, have recently
made deal whereby they secure con-
troll OF nearly every pound of ice on the
Fenopscot, and just now they are hust-
ing operations in shipping the crystal
CAKES to Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia and Washington Four biz
parges of the B. Line arrived here,
yesterday, in tow of the big ocean tug
Ice King, and they will be loaded at
the different houses the coming week.
There is big fleet of vessels here
waiting their turn to discharge ccal and
more are coming. The Maine Central
and Bangor & Aroostook are now re-
celving the biggest part of their win
ter's supply and the stevedores are
making money faster than if they were
digging for gold in the Kiondike coun-
try. Many of them average IS per day.
The famous Palmer fleet of vessels is
now represented here by the big four
masters Mary e. Palmer and William
B. Palmer.
And speaking of vessels, H. M. Bean
OF Camden, has been here for the past
few days. on business connected with
the big five-masted schooner he is now
building for New Bedford, Mass, par
ties. This schooner will he the largest
ever constructed in the world and 1T
VIII be the greatest advertisement for
Maine snipbuilding that the old Pine
Tree State ever had. Just think of
schooner being lighted by electricity
as this one now building at Camden
will be. And her sails will be hoisted
by electricity. In fact nearly every
thing will be done by the wizard-like
power. Mr.. Bean made arrangements,
While here for the material for the
construction of his house at Camden,
which is expected To be one of the
finest residences there when finished.
Bangor's industries are all booming
and it really looks as if the good
times" had surely come. Morse & Co.
are working 200 men in their big plant
ON Valley avenue, and they areo so
rushed with orders that part of the
This concern is one that Bangor could
not very well afford to lose, yet those
who fear the fire fiend, often think
when they hear box 81 ring in if the
establishment of Morse & Co. is on
fire. This concern has property along
kenduskeag stream valued at $500, 900
or 100000 and they carry hard
ly a cent of insurance. The rate is so
high that they cannot afford it, and
they just trust to luck. In many cases
it's the concerns who are not insured
who suffer the most. Morse & Co. are
now making arrangements to execute
a $4,000 contract for the interior finish
for new hotel to be erected in Bos-
ton.
Bangor is to have new pork pack
ing warehouse. 1t will be located on
Front street and will be occupied by
John P. Squire & Sons. who have main
tanned a warehouse here for several
years at the corner of Water and
Broad strets. The new building will
be built of brick and it will be connect
ed with the Maine Central with a spur
track. A representative of the concern
was here last week on business connec-
ted with making plans for the build
ing. The property now occupied by
Squire &, Sons was purchased, Satur-
day. by John Cassidy, who intends TO
make extensive improvements on that
corner. Among other changes in Ban
gor business firms is the dissolution
of the concern of Clark & Tibbetts,
grocers in East Market square. The
business will be carried on by Mr.. Tib-
Of Sons
has also dissolved. c. S. Jones will
hereafter carry on the retail part OF
the business, and A. D. Jones the
wholesale. Jones & Sons are among
the big fish dealers in this State.
There will be the usual coal COM
bine in Bangor, this winter. The
dealers here have all of the wharf
property under their control and run
the business to suit themselves. NO
new concern can start in the coal Dusi-
ness because no wharf>can be leased
suitable for the discharSing of vessels.
A short time ago one of the promi-
nent market men in town was reported
as being after building situated
alongside another market, in which ne
was going to open a market, Tor the
sake of competing with his nelghbof-
Now this building was occupied as
saloon. The proprietors of the market
alongside heard that they were gong
to have a competitor and they MADE a
dicker for the saloon keepers pusi-
ness. They went over his stock ana
found that he had a large amount OF
bottled goods on hand. A trade was
made and he was paid $500 for ms
business. When the new owners came
to take an inventory of the stock they
found that the bottles labelled Extra
Dry Pure Old Rye" etc., We're NIL
ed with nothing but water, and they
soon saw that they We're buncoed TO
the extent of about $4,000
Bangor's new postmaster, john Nj.
Oak took charge of the office. today. |
Mr.. Oak is well-known throughout the
State. He has been in the clothing
business here for several years and is
as one of the city's ablest
business men. He has appointed A. H.
Pierce assistant postmaster. Inc re-
firing postmaster, c. e. Bliss, VIII re-
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