The Somerset reporter., 1899-06-01
Madison Moving.
1t Strikes a Lively Pace.

during the few months last past, noted
various items that have appeared in print
relative to building operations In Madi-
son during the past few weeks. The
season is we'll along now, building
operations in that lively business and
manufacturing center are just showing
their proportions on the ground and
soon the structures will begin to grow
above the surface.
OF course the structures Of the Manu-
featuring Investment Company In pro-
cess are the largest in town, and In fact
there are few in Maine larger this sea-
son. The building ia going on at each
extremity of the already mammoth
sulphte pulp plant, one Of the largest
in the country or in the world. A
change in one feature Of the process OF
manufacturing the sulphite pulp obviates
the necessity OF the tall aeid tower that
has been other than ornamental to the
village for some years and this slightly
structure Ia to be removed Madison
ians appear to be reeoneled 10 this pro
posed demolition.
AT the upper end Of the plant and
northerly and westerly Of the machine
shop, between that aud the kennebee,
excavatlng is going on aud s we'll nigh
completion, for 40 ton a day ground
pulp mill. This of itself Is an immense
structure requiring a large amount OF
stone work for the foundations. The
work on the granite preparatory to lay
ing is in process and soon will be well
underway. The granite is brought in
cars of the Somerset railway to a point
where it can be unloaded by derrick
close to the spot where it goes into the
structure.
The extension for the paper machines
is upon the same grand scale as every
thing else about this mammoth plant
A portion of it takes the place OF small
fraction of the former building, but it
also embraces large new granite and
brick building which will be one of the
very big paper mills in Maine.
The other buildings under construction
are, an addition to the already large
boiler house, which doubles its size, and
a large sulphur house, also of stone aud
brick, which would seem, to the indiYid-
ual not eonversant with these things.
large enough to hold half the sulphur in
the United States.
This plant will, when Completed be
prepared to make pulp from spruce as it
comes down the river both by the grind
ing and the sulphite processes and then
be prepared to use the two products in
the desired proportion in the PAPER
mill.
This company will have the facilities
to produce paper from spruce logs, unex
celled by any company in any place.
The logs can be floated to the mill, the
best modern machinery is used and spur
tracks of the Somerset railway are laid
in all parts of the yard where necessary
to facilitate shipment of supplies,
material or product. A track is laid into
the storehouse of the paper mill so that
train of cars can be loaded at any time
under cover.
The second building project in Madi-
son, in magnitude, is the building on the
corner OF Main and Madison streets, by
the Odd Fellows Building Association
| Iimited), This building is to be G2xll2
| atn ~. al,
ment, not far from $4,000 structure
that will be an ornament to the place.
| The basement will contain machine
shop and the steam heating apparatus
for warming purposes. The first floor
will contain two stores and the necessary
hall and stair ways. The second story
will contain three suites of offices, one
of which will be occupied by c. ..
Small, Esq, and a society hall with ante
| rooms. The third floor will be used
wholly by the Odd Fellows. The main
hall, 40x60; banquet room, 30x40,
large paraphernalia room, ante rooms,
etc, take up this floor.
w iIDSI ~ 1lhl II arc w FItCl Il vi IGN tx
tension to the Madison Hall Association
building now owned by them, filling in
the gap between that aud the First
National Bank building. This structure
will be two stories and basement, 35X65
feet. Soper 4 Co., who have occupied
store in the Madison Hall building will
occupy the whole Of the first floor and
the second floor will be devoted to
offices.
There are some eight dwellings in pro-
cess of contraction or in sight now with
several stables, etc, in the village at
this time. This number is likely to be
increased during the season az the aft
is on and is liable to be contagious. a
gentleman in situation to be good
Judge, estimates that 25 dwellings will
be added to the sum total of Madisons
residences this year, some very good
ones. Madison has not forgotten how
| to boom.
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