Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-05
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

$1,000, Z
The Madison Wooden Mill Co. have
recently purchased new and I'M
proved wool-drying machine. Two eX-
merits from North Adams. Mass. have
been there the past week putting il in
operation.
The American Fisheries Company
have IA steamers ready for business
and others are being fitted. They
purpose striking out for the percy about
June 1st The factory at Round pond
was put in excellent shape last spring
ana can be set running in a few days
after the fish appear.
An immense anchor is in process of
construction at Camden Anchor
Works 1t Will be 1900 III. wooden
stock anchor, the largest ever made
| there 1t is ordered by the Hyde
! Windlass Co., Of Bath. 1t is not known
what vessel il is for but possibly the
big six-mastcr being built in Bath.
The outlook for the brick manufac-
| ture of Lewiston is very bright for
| the coming summer. Several yards in
| that vicinity have disposed of their
entire summers output The prices
| being paid are very satisfactory to
the brckmakers and not unusually
| high for the builders.
The w. w. Patten Shank Company,
| North Arson. has just added a new
| peg machine to it's plant. which makes
| shoe pegs right from the log. 1t is one
Of the latest machines made and great
| ly increases the number Of pegs which
/ l.. t,- N.
company are doing an excellent bust
ness this spring ana has every promise
Of the best season it has ever had.
one Of the new industries t. he
start al PASSPORT, is the manufacture
Of Il mustard sauce such as is used
| for dressing in the packing of sir-
dimes a new plant is to be built for
J its manufacture. the machinery pur-
chased is of the most modern design.
ana the capacity Of the factory will b.
about 1850 gallons per day.
| q. IT, Bartlett If North New Port
! land, is employing some thirty-five
| hands at his novelty mill at the pres
| ent time. His works are running at
! their fun capacity BARTLETT x Plum
mcr, who for thirty years have manu-
/ featured long lumber. clapbuarls
/ shingles ana house finishings have dis
solved their o-partncrship, Mr.. Bart
! lett retiring from business. Mr.. Plum
| Nor is carrying on the work. lie has
I largely increased the business.
]. II. Russell of Madison, has taken
| til" contract to build the new addition
| t. the Indian Spring Wooden MILL to
replace that which was recently dc
! stroycd by fire. Tho new structure
| will be G6x1lo feet with tar and
gravel roof. Sixty thousand feet Of
hard pine will bc used in the building
ana ii will be completed i'll about 60
days.
Ring & Smiths logs. which We're
| driven into PushuW stream near Orono.
| driven into Pushaw srelm near orpno.
| The drive consists of 1.400,000 ana Of
the amount 100000 is pulp logs for the
| International Paper CO.. and 100000 Of
/ pine for James Walker & CO., at Basin
| Mills. The lrgs will be driven to thu
respective mills as soon as the water
in tn" river is low enough.
Since the commencement of work al
! the Cherrylield clothing factory last
! fall. over 5000 pairs of pants have
been made and Il recommendation f1r
| The quality Of work turned out is seen
| in the fact that new contracts arc
made every week. There is every
reason to believe that the business will
continue to increase until it becomes
one Of the leading industries of that
| town
Brcvcr brickmakcrs say that the
out .. Tor the coming season is not
verl encouraging. There is not a very
big demand for brick this spring and
as there are not very big plants re-
curing brick in view for the summer,
| the manufacturers do not see where the
| demand for their product is coming
from. No bricks are shipped to Massa
| chusctts as was the case a number Of
| wears ago ana it takes the building of
| mills or other plants in eastern and
| nnrthcrn Maine to make Il demand for
| EreUfr brick. Notwithstanding the
ures sent outlook all of the manufac-
tI,rcrs will start the season ana will
hone for better market later in the
season.