Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-31

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'ttt. Ir;.1b,., .lt.4fr, w. t.r StY+.. ~ I
,.,.,- ..ur,Yl.x -j,,r Irt-if,. dlf, ,..ir .ut.-
N. nbt.,iu.d wv W trry tlr...' f. yr,.p~,.. ..d
rf,n II i. hy mo- means perfect there at,
W. MANY sinai operations pue would
litinn tn,. aitictc wv INV. industry j. "a
good uHc- They y rr ~nmeW hat ham
pered "f iAr Failure d, many II answer
I in- th, rlt'T~ i.l' i.' ,I'ilt'> HI
| Al others WA' mi-ht h3Nr gwen Ntil-'n".
/ information. iiuwrNrr, th. person uudc-
! lHiiuJrd With th" business has h'i'lt
| riY, VIII Anvil .'r .nlt Wiii .,Nuiriu CyrrV.
.ti,, W.. ,,,,+L..,.. ,,.'.,'.,,.. tb'. Listnr
j t,,,i r;.., II, NI1i+ Iri..,t. Viii. .t
/ ,i. ..r,. a. ti..r,-.,.s ~ tg.. mort rr I;tngur
| .hiawiHg Wilt ro.~tin- aud r2,p,rr tr,,ue
r5.. ,liitt-.. ..rd b.rI.iu.. ,yerItiuii- III TIE
/ woods nf Tho, driving down the rivers
I whose channels have been d,cpcnvd 10y
.''i tn t,.,,ilI,.e III th.' .t,d davs i'll riv-
/ l.. i,i,.i,,.. .,nI fttrt b.rr,,nr.. n. follows
! tnr ln4 tr,ni the ttmr il ~ standing III
! IN. silent forests 10 thc use .p which it is
/ put aitrr cumoIstion W manufacture.
I it, gives d,- riptinn- M several MI lhr
( leading saw mills ul Maine tltt are m
/ trrrStiug.
= 81 since l>72. has there been evident
I MI much uctivitv in numbering circles aS
7 during tho present season Of 1874 whig
4 vil nI.,y,. uri.. VI thc banner Years in the
! ff.t,r,. If in. stare being exceeded only
\ I'LL t>-:; nrd 1891 TIC lumber boom has
/ had very beneficial results m every slde
! CARRYING with ID Cmpl' ,NneNl ANA pros
I 1,ritv tu many IF this owners nj c"1StlnE
\ l,.s.,.ls which transport the product to
/ market However. far the ma jurity ut
operators ana mill owners. tn" season
1 has Been highly successful. hrth in hhdh-
| Cidl returns and amount 81 SHIPMENT. .
The results obtained from tu" rnmm!l-
! lion of returns from fourteen lumber on
I ,r,tnr1 ..rr here given. some arv small
/ Concerns running Il single camp. viii
nth,rs ,rr anon. the largest. running
| 49, ,,,i .,,,b IN. ;lycrn..,. num-
| ,'n'-'t ,,',,, n,,,,nyrl varies from u tn
"a. ,hr L,nuth Of the seasons operation.
| from IL to - weeks; the rare at wages,
from $500 Ia So per week: and tn"
| ,,,nint IN wages naid tu men, from
S5inn ~ Nj 7-5u. TIM. refers to the woods
n1,.ratinn only. thc cutting ana hauling
vi the lumber a. The landings. and ha1 ~ a.
r,.frrrrcr 10 the driving ot logs or their
mrnnrlcttlrc.
These fourteen concerns employed on
the average. during Wy l"S-''ne :t ' , :, !
| i'll III average. to each concern Of III men
ana ~ horses The average length ~
ain davs During this time ~ 15G,oon feet
If lumber were hauled T." tht ~ t1 dl1 f.T
which would he an average z! :.N"NN fect
II nlrh man employed. ana rs. l52 feet -
,.,rh p1ir of horses Dividing this total
I'M bv fourteen. the number Of concerns
=: :9 a'. gIG FEET as IT, average operation.
M iii would average $5.il
ner week. or $lZ262 for the season. me
numher III weeks Of labor here represent
t; &. y 90 and the total wages paid to
~ ~ I ,, =, amnuuted IL Sl.G M The
,,n,,Int Maid i'm wages to men for earh
| 1000 feYt Of lumber landed. was S'.-'.
while the average weekly product ~.
n,mher nrr man. waS 1922 feet, or NJ
i,,,G f.n, nor dav.
w Z, u .st,matci ~ competent authority,
,,,.,t tho nrnsnnf cut of lumber In the
state Of Maine Will Iin"unt 10 op",I'''. ,o