Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-17

/ Frank Mason has started his box mill
at East orland and has quite number Of
men at work.
Arthur Robinson Of Sherman, has 2Gooa
railroad ties in the river at Masardis
which he will take out ana load onto cars
to be shipped.
Nanceboro has a manufacturing estab-
Ishment making steam washing ma
chimes. Mr.. William Stone Of Portland,
Me, - the maker Of the machines.
All the log drives are IN the boom at
WhitneyNIlle except tle Crooked river
drive which is hung up until heavy rains
occur. The main drive comprised about
s,OW,Goo the Crooked river drive 2,DdU1.
\ steamer ana barge loaded stone al
sullivan last week. and q .pp-tun barge
Is now loading at Swans Island. The
shipment Of stone by bargts is an inno-
walton due to difficulty IN obtaining sail
ing vessels.
The carload Of orange box shocks which
left Robinson for California some time
ago was not financial success owing 10
nigh freight charges on other roads west.
and Il h doubtful il another carload is
ever sent that way.
The Lincoln Mill 60. Of Lewiston. rs get
ting ready To put In new tracks at TIE
mouth Of the canal. a crew OF men is ON
gagged in putting In Golfer dam to Keep
back the water, while the old racks are
being taken our and the new ones put
in their places
The Riddeford and Natick Manufacture
ing Company. with factories at Natick
Mass. and BIddeford. j. the name Of a
new company formed for the manufac-
lure of boxes ana shocks and wash
boards. The new company Is the result
OF the consolidation of the Williams Box
ana Lumber Company OF Biddcford with
w. u. Bruce ana Sons Of NatiCk. engaged
in the same line Of manufacturing.
The spool bars sawed out at the mill ~
the Pittstield Electric L.iEut and Power
GO. are now being shipped. the greater
part to Pawtuckct, X. /. The bars have
to bc taken good care OF while they are
being seasoned to prevent them from mil
dcwing ana are shipped only III dry
weather. About five carloads per day are
now being loaded ana about - Will 20 to
Pawtuckct, The balance u Bangor for
shipment abroad.
=. u. Clark Of Rumford Falls, has a job
at his machine shop. the like Of which
does not often come into shops In this
part Of the country n least He is To-
! build for the International Company, a
hardwood roller. - inches in diameter and
~ inches long. This has To be- turned
perfectly true and fitted with gudgeons
On the ends. which are held in place by
bolts passing through the length Of the
log. To turn this log he has t. lcngt then
his longest lathe nearly four feet. and TO
bore IL ne has TO make a special auger.
But by far the worst job is % find rock
maple tree large enough from which to
turn the roller as II Will be readily seen
that no ordinary tree VIII do IL lie now
has men securing the country looking for
| a suitable tree.
Camden Is to have a new industry that
of manufacturing skirts on large scale.
| The Montgomery building near Parker \
| lane has been leased for a term of five
years to a new corporation Mr.. j.
| Brewster. Camdeu's popular tailor Is one
of the members of this new company,
which will be known as the Knox Man
ufacturing co. Mr.. Brewster has sue
| ceeded in interesting outside capital and
| has decided to close out his entire tailor
and mems furnishing goods business at
| once lie has also conducted manufac-
| turing business on no small scale, having
| employed from 10 to 50 people constantly
| for the past four years. This will be
| consolidated with the new company. The
| company viii be Incorporated under the
| laws of.the State of Maine and capitalized
| for $,0oUo, good part Of which will be
| paid in.