Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-22

In
corded at the Rockland custom-hous,
nowadays, wood having been aImos
entirely superseded by coal. one
cargo, however, arrived this week anC
the captain went to Rockport for q
market.
! Several big contracts have beer
| closed by c. G. bennett of Bath the
/ sail maker, for making suits foI
vessels in other ports. In filling these
contracts over 10000 yards Of canvas
| will be used, enough in fact 70 keen a
large crew Of men busy in Mr.. Den
nett's sail loft ON Commercial street fol
year at least.
The canning factory connected with
the firm Of Thorndike & Xix Rock
land, is a busy place these DAYS. Al
this season Of the year when fruits and
vegetables are ripe an extra number
of girls are employed. At present the
factory is turning out an average of
400 gallons of apples ana 900 cans Of
corn per day. The mince meat nut
up averages 1000 cans a week. and
baked beans l,000.
While the Bowdoinham saw mill is
running full blast and shipping q good
deal Of lumber and pulp wood. it il
also piling up stacks Of cdgings which
are drying in readiness for use AT the
kindling wood factory next season.
This factory has 4 capacity of II 600
bundles 4 day. and Bowdoinham will
be happy when il starts again The
saw mill will run fun tilt until the
river freezes. which is usually the
latter part of November, and there are
now over $1,000 logs in the boom.
At one Of the yards Of Hosea b.
Phillips, Ellsworth. half million brick
will he turned out this year. Mr.
Phillips has employed but about half
crew as the demand has not been as
great as last season. He has now sew
eral orders on hand. including a con
tract to furnish cottage at Bar
Hdrbor to where he is shipping
Another contract is to supply 10000 FOR
the Boston Reduction Company 70 use
in building a furnace in connection
with their works in Ellsworth.
The smoke houses in Lubec are not
being filled as rapidly as in former
years owing to the scarcity of herring
and the nigh prices AZ which they are
held. The price, which usually ranges
from $3.50 to $3.50 per thousand. is at
present 81 .50 and $3.50 at the weirs AS
the boatmen who bring the fish to the
smoke houses charge the uniform price
of one dollar per hOgshead for boating
them from Grand Manan. the cost OF
the fish TO the manufacturers makes
many hesitate to buy, as at the present
prices Of smoked herring no profit can
be made on these goods
1t is yet early to speak Of the work
TO be carried On during the winter at
Ellsworth but plans are being made
for manufacturing considerable lum-
Der at the old steam mill. operated by
Messrs. Clark. Sknlings K CO.. Of
Boston and Scotland. The lumber cut
up river last year ana not doomed to
the mill. some u or 100 thousand. will
be sent down as soon as there il sutfi-
Gent water. This. with what lumber
will be cut and hauled 10 the mill. will
undoubtedly furnish employment for
the usual number during the winter.
Next year there viii he an abundance
Of lumber owing to the amount that is
now being cut under the supervision
of Roderick Mcdonald This expert
ment IF sluicing hardwood in Union
river was never before ventured upon.
until last spring. it being considered
an impossibility. However. Supt.
Pierce thought differently. and the re-
suit proves that he was not in error
but that hardwood can be doomed
without injury, thus saving both time
ana money.