Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-11
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
For the Building Of Great Paper and Pulp
Plant at Norridgewock.

Norrjdcewock. Me-, April l0.-tSpeclal.
If has not been definitely decided
whether or not the Development Co 3
water privilege at Bombazeen hipS VIII
be used for furnishing power for a paper
mill. Representatives of the company
who have made talk Of buying the prop
erty were in town again, YESTERDAY an"
looked over the property
They brought with them civil engl-
nccr In the afternoon the parties We1l
up river to the RIPS ana mace surEeH'
Of the property that they might gel bet
ter idea III what power the dams II
furnish. - .
In the meantime the Development 90
l. doine oyefvthing in its power TO help
along The sale of the property. The dire.
TORS al a recent meeting voted to leave
the sale of the property in the hands II
President Danforth. 1t was thought than
by leaving the property in the hands OF
one man instead of the board of direc-
tors composed OF several men, it would
be cas- cr to effect a sale. Before This ar
rauGemcnt was made price for the prop
erty was agreed on.
The 10 days option asked by tho agent
of the paper company expired, today. Mr..
Atwood. who is he agent of the new
company. met the Development Co, dc-
cordinG To ne agreement. and asked for
an extension NJ 80 days, at the same time
giving Il bond for $500 as a guarantee Of
good faith. That is the story Of the
meeting as tOid by one uf the directors
Of the company. Mr. Danforth ana Mr..
out hy the directors that the company
has nothing to say about the sale of the
property. There are several matters rcla-
tive to land damages which the company
wishes to settle before anything is given
out
The greater part Of the land damages
are already settled. Since the first at
tempt was made to effect Il sale of the
r,rn l,a ~ -
mentS by which all land damages arising
from back water may he settled before.
the property IS purchased Among the
owners of the property along the river
that would be likely to be affected BY the
dam are George Rogers. EEoch Hight,
Sumner Suule ana III. -. f. Lancaster.
MI " these men have given deeds ~ a
part uf their property tu the Development
90. Each deed, however. has been given
with tho provision th3t ID Is to be re-
turned If the pulp ana paper mill Is NOT
located there. one or TWO attempts nave
been made 10 purchase property but the
owners have held onto their land. Those
who have held onto their property have
already given "A part of it that it may bt
used in developing the power.
Il has been stated that the price asked
by the Development co. is perfectly sat
iSfaCtoTy and the only question Is whether
or not there will be power enough TO run
the plant which ). Is proposed 10 erect
The present fail Of water is something
like eight feet and is capable Of furnish
ing 5000 horse power i has been feared
that The damage resulting from raising
the dam that more power may be deNel-
oped viii be considerable ana furnish a
barrier to rhc sale. Since the DANA ~
from ilowage has been taken care ~ ana
there is no trouble about develop NJ
power, there seems 70 bc no reason wEy
Il sale should not be effected.
The town people are Very anxious thlt
the industry Shall BE- located i'll TINS
place. fully realizing what ii will mean
to the town. Not only are the people mere
Interested. but also those in The surroun !
ing towns. Skowhegan being interes l-i
fully as much as any other place.
Il i understood thai the Dodln Grant
Works nave been asked to furnish eS,I-
mates as 10 the cost OF the work Of erect
ing the buildings and the dams.