Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-02
MAINE INDUSTRIES.


The chairs sold at the Bethel Chair
factory last week amounted to $1664.
the largest shipment for one week
known in its history.
a hoop mill has recently been erected
at South Robbinston by Frank Brooks
of that town and William Carlow of
Red Beach.
Lawrence Page & Co. of Shawmut
have bought the farm and 800 acres of
timber of Orrin Leonard. Clinton. The
lumber will be hauled to ShaWmut, a
distance of six miles.
The lumber company at Bemis is
shipping logs over the Rumford Falls &
Rangeley Lakes r. r. again. They
average to ship about 10000 feet a day.
The Brunswick Manufacturing Com
pany received recently, an order for
$4,000 worth of ferrules. The business
outlook is very promising with a large
amount of orders on hand.
The wood rim factory, South Paris. is
running again filling a small order.
The trustees are hoping to get orders
from this time on to run at least
small crew.
pany Great Works. is expecting 10000
cords of poplar for their winters man
ufacture. This means a lively bust
ness for the company the coming few
months.
The j. & E A. Wyman Company,
Milbridge. who have added to their
business a factory for canning CLAIMS,
expect to begin work in two weeks.
The building is already completed, and
the steam boiler and other equipments
necessary for the industry are being
PIT in.
Joseph A. Ward. Mlbridge. who is
largely engaged in the shipment of
market Holsters. reports the present
month as the best in years for the
business at this season, his shipments
thus far having reached 1000 in num-
Der. During the winter this shipper
will give employment to many hands
along the coast in furnishing sailed
clam bait for the bank fishermen.
The improvements and additions now.
in process of construction by the
Pondicherry Mill Company, Bridgtoh,
will include. besides the large extension
to the mill proper. and the brick boilei-
house, large pumping station. The
new chimney to the boiler house has
reached 20 feet skyward of the total 100
feet which is called for by the plans,
and is a fine piece of masonry.
Al new method of logging on the
Narraguagus river is in process at
Hufnpback mountains. where f. {. and
u c. Shoppe are engaged in a VIM
Pfe,'s operation. Half way down this
Aeleyation, which is the highest point IN
that part of Maine, being lS0o feet
above the sea level. has grown vaiu-
a hle growth of spruce when mas re-
1 ntained untouched owing to the diff
Eoulty Of reaching it with team. rms
Year these operators employed py VIZ
NJ. Nash & Sons. have constructed a
sIuice n half mile in length by which
means the logs are shot down TO Il
level where they are yarded by horses
At Bunl<ers Harbor. in Gouldsboro.
Ezra over has 0.00O Holsters in pound
which he is holding until next spring
when they will be shipped to Boston
Mr.. over erected his pound last suli-
mer bv building dam across the cove
covering about three-fourths OF al
| acre At Steuben. also Massachu-
| colts man. J. p Parkhurst. has just
| COMPLETED a lobster pound. when VIII
| he used next spring. when ne expects
~ carry on quite an extensive hsh ana
,obstor business. He intends bringing
a small steamer next spring to run pc
tween Steuben. or Dyer's bay and Bar
uarhor TO carry the fish for shipment
which he may have each day. fresh to
be shipped to Boston. If these plan.
arc carried out it will mean a great
aao1 70 Steuben and the vicinity as
many men will find employment ano
Gsbarmen a ready market for their fish