Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-27

has been purchased recently bv Doav.
4 Bangs. the weltknOwn mana ,ars =,
, the sardine canning business OF tho
town Of Machiasport. and 1t is rumorcd
that they will erect sardine canine
. factory there during the coming sum-
mer.
Ranger & Aver Of Foxcroft. win
double the output Of the veneer Mani
this year. A large amount of hass-
wood logs have been shipped for Tho
mill and the plant was run through fhe
winter. Edgar l.. Ranger has been IN
TIE business for quite number of
years and together with his brother
who died not so very long ago, was
located in Wilton for about I6 years in
the same business. removing to this
point when stock for the mill was din
cult to obtain.
The Dexter Wood Working ca. GO.
cured rush order from the Northern
Paper Company at Millinocket a few
days ago and their wOrkmen have since
been rushed in order to fill it. II is for
300 wooden cores which are used IN
wind the paper upon. These cores are
round. seven and eight feet long and
i've inches in diameter, with q square
hole through the centre. 1t will re-
quire between 5000 and 5000 feet of
lumber to complete the Job. The
Northern Paper Company will then
use them for a consignment to parties
in Australia
The work of can making for the
present at least will soon be completed
at the Foxcroft canning factory, in
charge of 5. G. Dill and owned by the
Portland Packing Co. The average
number of cans which the crew has
been making has exceeded 10000 per
week. The factory has secured an
acreage of about go acres and it is ex-
pected that about 100000 cans will be !
the coming crop. so far as this factory
is concerned A few more aces are
being booked and a number of the |
farmers have applied recently TO the |
uperintcndenf for permission TO plant |
1t Is probable that when all are salts /,
fled in this respect that the ranufac-
ture of few more cans may be neces-
sary. About 40. 600 were left over from |
last year.
The old spool machines at the spool |
works of Mr.. MacGregor in Foxcroft |
are being shipped away to be rebuilt.
These machines are to be supplied with
the latest improved boring and finish
ing attachments together with some
other changes which will better facili-
tate the work and turn out the spools
much more rapidly. There is much to
do at this mill to make ready for the
operations of manufacture, and prob
ably not before the latter part of the
VIM the machines be started.
The chief reason for this apparent de-
lay is that should operations begin
much earlier in the season there is 4
liability of exhausting the present sup
ply of spool bars before the work Of
saving begins next winter. at Il time
when the mill should take advantage
of the fuel supply. Once started in
this way the work will continue on
without further interruption.
F. p Thomas of Andover. who is
land and lumber superintendent for the
International Paper Company on the
lakes and tributaries.
handles 60.G00, 600 feet of spruce every |
year. This year he will put Il, 600. 900
across Lake Mooselookmeguntic to Oe
bolted at Bemis. Below that lake to
go across the Umbagog. there will be
16 DOC. 900. and below Upper Dam on the
river and streams. there
will be 10000 900. Nearly every little
tributary to the Androscoggin river
furnishes some of this spruce. In
addition to this 100000 will go in by |
rail to the various Androscoggin river !
mills-all in Mr.. Thomas territory. In |
addition to the mills mentioned, the |
International Paper Company have a |
mill on the Kennebec and another on |
the PenObscot. Mr.. Thomas will pay |
out 5000 600 to loggers. this month. and |
in March he paid them sl50.O00.