Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21
MAINE INDUSTRIES.
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The Aroostook starch factories are be-
ing put in repair for the fall business.
During the month of June over 500. coo
pounds of mackerel We're landed at Port
land.
The Paris Manufacturing Company re-
Gently begun its fall run on slcds. Over
5000 are now ordered for the coming
winter
VIII Evans of East Monson, has finish
ed peeling poplar near Little Russell
Mount With ten men he peeled 1000 cords
in 10 days.
gun work on an order for Is. 900 BURBERRY
cases for the J. & +. A. Wyman Co,
Milhrdgc. and a. l.. Stewart 4 Son, Cher
ryfield.
Willis @. Bickford Of Gorham. has clos
after saving 100000 boards and $1,000 shin
giles the past 10 weeks.
Messrs. J. Bachelor x Son of Oakland,
are rushed with orders for chairs and
settees They have Just filed an oruer
from food VIII Farm Association for 100
settees for the new auditorium.
New and improved machinery for the
Mckay & Dix shipyard plant, Bucks
port, is constantly arriving. and is now
outside of Sath, the most extensive to be
found in Maine. The weekly payroll is
nearly 1000, which is greatly appreciated
in all branches Of business.
Superintendent Walker of the George
River Mills, Warren, has just given his
operatives ten days vacation. while
made in the mill. New floors. new shaft
ing. painting and embarrassing are
among the principal repairs made
A visit to Cobb, Butler & Co.'S ship
yard, Rockland reveals the fact that ex-
cellent progress is being made on the new
schooner being built for John 5. Emery
& Co. of Boston: also that the keel fos
the proposed tive-maSter will be LAID
soon. AT the present time there are 3,
men in the FIRMS employ The payroll
amounts to about 81 600 a week.
Burnham & Morrill,. Portland. who are
engaged in canning blueberrieS in Har-
ringtun, are putting their factory in re-
pair for the seasons business. Last sea
son nearly $4,000 was expended for la
Dor and berries by these packers, but ow-
ing to the dry weather this year the croE
is seriously injured, and the product Will
fall far below that of last season.
DR.. George A. Sawyer of Ailbridge has
about completed the work on his lobster
pound, which is in process of building a.
Little Boisbubert harbor. The pound is
1000 feet long with Il width of 800 feet
and will afford storage room for l50,OJ
Holsters. As soon as the shedding sea
son is through the promoter Of the pro
iect will begin stocking his pound
After considerable outlay n. Il. Dyer
of Milbrdge. has begun the business %
| curing fish for shipment on an extensiv,
II
ed coaster, which has been laying
aground for three years. was purchased
by Mr.. Dyer and made serviceable by re
pairs to the hull her spars having beer
removed. Last week she was towed Il
! anchoring ground in the Little Boisbu
bert harbor. where she will be kept dur
| ing the fishing season for storing fish
| which are purchased of bOatmen ant
! afterwards cured ashore.
Most of the can making shops at East
| port opened the first of the week and tn.
| factories are all ready to take fish a:
soon as they put in an appearance. TIL,
! season thus far has been extremely duh
the dullest in years. in fact, in conse
quence of the scarcity of the little can
ming fish. The tides are favorable, how
ever. now and Weir fishermen hope 70
large catches. Dizziness in the factories
creates stagnation throughout the city
and is felt by the merchant and laborel
alike The packing season will be unus
uaIly short unless it begins very soon.
The plant of the Hathorn Manufacturing
Co of Brewer, which grinds out steel ball:
for bicycle bali bearings making many
thousand in the course of the season. ha.
been shut down and the crew is idle n
! this time in the year there is always