Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-26
Maine Industrial gsws.

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George Toss OF Northwest Abbott,
has contracted to cut 300 cords cf wood
fer S. ]. Comm.
The Worumbo mill at Lisbon Falls is
running three evenings a week. SO as
to fill the governments orders for
army goods.
At Mathews Bros saving and plan
ing mill in Belfast. the mill IL running
on full time. with FUN crew. and
plenty OF orders on hand.
Monsoon Burrnah Slate Company at
Monson have just started up one more
derrick at their quarry, giving employ
ment to a number Of men.
James Anderson shipped from his
quarry in South ThomastOn the other
day, a stone that weighed six tons. "
required six horses to haul 1T.
The mill at West Franklin is shut
down for want of water. More than
milliOn OF slaves, beside heading and
long lumber have been sawed.
Charles II. Walker has resigned his
position as bOokkeeper in the Pondi-
cherry mills office, Bridgton, and gone
to Philadelphia, where he proposes 10
take up a course of study at the textile
school in that city.
II. l.. Alden of Camden, is building
that portion Of the Oakum mill that
was burned last spring. The building
will be a substantial structure suited
to the purpose of the mill and about
the size of the old building.
The Medomak Ice Company at Waldo
boro have shipped II cargoes of ice to
Camden, N. j.. this year. and have one
more to ship They are considering
the plan of building a schooner Of 900
tons for their business. They viii
build another ice house soon.
Ran.i & Co. are doing quite bust
ness at their steam mill, West Farm
in,gton. Sixteen mem are employed,
1000 corn boxes We're made one day re-
Gently, the largest number. of any
days recori, as yet. Three teams are
employed to haul the boxes to Farm
ington.
Sullivan Bros. are very busy at their
lime kiln at Isleboro, and are steadlly
burning the rock which has proved OF
so much value. A large vessel has
been discharging cargo of kiln wood
at their wharf, and they are otherwise
preparing for busy season during the
fail months.
J, A, Brewster of Camden, is just
finishing UP his work ON the big order
of flannel shirts he has BEEN doing for
the government His crew are now
rushing ON new orders that are con-
stantiy coming in. He has about 30
girls and this force will be largely IL
creased this fall.
The J. & Z. A. Wyman Company
Cherryfieid, closed the seasons bust
ness at their BURBERRY factory,
Wednesday. having packed 25cO bushels
of berries The crop. although of good
quality, is largely reduced from former
years, when from 1900 to $1,000 cases
were the product.
The Lowell bicycle factory, South
Portland, is in full blast, and 1T is ex-
pected that 1900 wheels will be turned
out the present season. In addition &c
the wooden building already con-
structed it lis proposed to erect brick
wing ON the easterly side. standing
parallel to the room now occupied as
an office.
General Joseph Smith has purchased
the building in Bangor formerly>owned
by him and used as ladder factory,
and will put it in good repair for
manufacturing the electric clocks on
which he holds a patent. The General
intends to manufacture the clocks ex-
tensively and will employ quite num-
Der Of hands.
N. J. Lamb, superintendent of the
Carleton wooden mill, Sangerville, re-
ports that the woolen business looks
better than it has at any time since the
late war began. He bases this opinion
on the fact that their largest orders for
some time have been for S. pieces Of
goods. but the last order was for 400
pieces at ten per cent. advance ON for
mer price.
Business I'M the building line in New
Sweden is brisk. J. Lundvall is put
ting up large addition to his barn; l..
LARSON has built 24x24 foot stable
and 16x3S foot addition to his barn
l.. Lundall is putting up an addition,
40x4O foot to his barn; B. Benson, i
30x40 foot addition to his barn, and
John ID. Uppling Will commence the
erection of house at once.
The Hallett Toothpick Company of
Mechanic Fails will resume RUNNING ir.
a Short time. The company was COM
PEELED to close the mill through the
summer on account Of the fact that the
deep SHOWS of last winter caused the
usual allowance of timber to be cur
Off. The concern employs 20 men, ann
the starting Of the mill Will be haile 4
with delight by those who We're thrown
out of employment.
The advent of the railroad into
CheTrytield has caused waking llp on
those who represent the business in
terests of the town, to THE importance
Of improving the water power of the
Narraguagus river by the introduction
OF outside capital. Correspondence has
been opened with Westerns party tc
start WOODEN industry and probably
the town as we'll as individuals will BE-
disposed to deal with the matter in a
liberal spirit when the project is
further developed.
Calais is enjoying business boom
IN certain lines just now. The wooden
mill owned by J. NJ. johnson a. Co., ha !:
started up with full crew. after sew
eral weeks of idleness and the prospec,
OF steady work is very promising. The
cotton mill has also started after y