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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

occasion to ask for additional funds,
would seem to prove that the depart
ments have money enough to carry on
their business.
The total expenditures of. the first 10
months Of the present financial year
were 81, 344, 1885, as compared with
S2525. SO581 for the corresponding pc
riod of 1900. or a decrease of $1S1, 620.13
in the total amount expended. The un-
expended balances to the credit of the
several accounts show an increase, this
year. over last of $111, 321.21.
From the beginning of the year
causes of revenues of the several de-
partments have been closely watched.
The figures show an increase in rev.
enue over last year of more than $751;
600 Members of the City Council who
have followed the situation believe the
city is to be congratulated on existing
conditions
The assessors did lot Of kicking be-
cause their estimate for abateInents
was cut $1,000 by Mayor OConnell but
the balance unexpended in that ac-
count is considerably more than the
balance at the same time, last year.
1t is claimed that much work antici,
pated in the way of engineering ana
drafting Of new plans had to be aban-
doned.
The trustees of City Hospital have
| asked for lad 7itional appropriation
of Sl1. 900, arrd--the account will need
more money, but the revenue from the
institution, for the past few months,
will have to be considered, and the
city financlers estimate that the hos
pital account viii go through the year
| with the addition of about $500
The Board of Health has asked for
$4,000 in addition to the amount allowed
at the first of. the year The smallpox
epidemic, and -additionaf- expense at the
Isolation Hospital, have resulted in an
unanticipated expenditure Of about
$4,000 but the revenue Of the depart
ment. which was estimated at S2500 at
the beginning of the year, already
amounts to S5S72.56. 1t is expected that
the department will get along inside
the $4,000 limit.
The engineering department has ex-
pended about $1,000 less than-duF1ng the
CORES bonding 10 months of 1900.
1t is difficult TO draw comparison
in the expenditures of the fire depart
ment from the fact that companies and
equipment for the new houses result
| ed in a considerable extra expenditure
| last year. The department will proba-
bly, get through the year with slight
| increase if any in the appropriation
| now available.
The account for incidental expenses
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houses, where considerable time was
spent in viewing the enormous water
wheels, electric generators and other
portions of this, the greatest, power
development in Canada.
Some idea of it's magnitude may be
had when it is realized that canal No.
| is constructed for the development of
$4,000 horse power and that each water
wheel has a maximum of 5000 horse
power.
The mills of the Belgo-Ganadian
Pulp and Paper Co. were next visited.
This company owns very nearly 1000
square miles of timber lands and the
st. Maurice River and tributary
streams, and the daily weight output
of their pulp and paper mills will be
125 tons ground wood pulp, 100 tons
paper, 60 tons sulphite pulp.
The electric cars then. conveyed the
passengers to the magnificent fails,
which afforded a striking object lesson
of the practically unlimited amount of
power which may be utilized for the
industries at Shawinigan Falls.
Returning, the buildings of the Pitts
burg Reduction Co., manufacturers OF
aluminium, were seen, and stop was
made at a point near the second deVel-
opment. Much interest was manifested
in the enterprise shown by the Shaw
l1nigan CARBIDE Co., limited, whose pIdilI
will, when completed, be the largest
calcium carbide mandatory in the
world, and will by cheapening the cost
of carbide, greatly increase the demand
for acetylene gas, of which calcium car
bide is the principal factor.
Some of the party left the electric
cars to examine several of the smaller
industries. The party returned to
Montreal,' arriving there in due time.
Many of the Americans remained in the
city and were entertained By their
! Canadian friends at dinner in the st.
James Club.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

weekly. The average amount paid each
employee is $40 per week. The plant mas
been running night and day alInost
continually since the Mayo COMPANY
took possession, 60 Icons being run
days and 40 nights. 49,
Of course the bulk al, the money goes
to the storekeepers Of Millbury All
this prosperity, superintendent Green
wood says, is due to the class of help
he has been able to engage in Mil
bury, and the exceptionally fine over
seers he has been able to train from
their ranks. Superintendent Greenwood
is a thorough business man to begln
with. He has had a thorough tralh,
ing in his chosen line of business and
came to Millbury when the mill was
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
Inanimate Objects Tell Their
Stories of Wrecked Homes
and Blasted Homes as they Re-
pose in Cold Storage Houses
QUEER SIGHTS IN A TOUR
OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS
Goods of Great Value For Storage
of Which Rent is Long Overdue
Finally Disposed Of-0ther Ar
ticIeS Not Worth the Rent
Paid Carefully Guarded

If Charles Dickens were alive, today,
right here in Worcester, he might find
plenty of material for a companion
story to his "Old Curiosity Shop" In
stead of one, he would have four places
to draw from because there are that
many cold storage houses in the city
and every one of them is filled from
cellar to roof with stuff from which
could be written a dozen books telling
of the ups and downs of life-chiefiy
the downs.
The cold storage houses, as a gener-
al thing, are the burial places of house
holds and within their cool precincts
are to be found the remains of what
had been once on a time happy homes.
Many pathetic stories are told in silent
eloquence by the numerous articles that
are left to decay and fall to pieces in
the store houses. They are put there
because trouble has wrecked the home
they used to make pleasant. There IS
no other way to get rid of them The
owners hire a room in the storehouse,
fill it with the stuff, pay a months rent
in advance and that is the last the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
City Auditors Statement of the
Financial Condition of the City
For Ten Months Shows ECono-
my Has Been PraCtiCed
DEBT SHOWS A FALLING
OFF OF $77,346.83
The Good Showing Accounted For
in the Fact That No Loans
Were Negotiated For Current
Expenses so Contributions to
Sinking Fund Grew

For the first time in recent years
a statement Of the city's finances shows
a sizeable decrease in the net debt
City Auditor John B. Bowker. last
week, issued his statement to the may
or and City Council of the condition Of
the several city accounts at the end
Of the first 10 months of the financial
year. The figures show the net debt,
September 20 as AGO, 62456 as COM
pared with Sc 537 81. 80. the net debt,
October l, 1900, or decrease Of ST.
346S3
In previous years the loans negotiat-
ed by the city have been considerably
in excess Of the contributions to the
sinking funds, but. this year, condi-
lions are reversed. The sinking funds
contributions have exceeded the
amount borrowed. Loans have not
been negotiated for current expenses
and the net debt has decreased with
out apparent injury to the efficiency Of
any department.
The fact that a great majority of ac-
counts have an unexpended balance
greater than at this time. last year,
to their credit, and that they have no
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became insolvent and the Singletary
Manufacturing Company was formed,
to be succeeded in business a short
time later by the Boston & Millbury
Company. Prince, Miller & Wheeler
was the next concern to occupy the
mill, and next came Farnum, Farnum
& Wheeler. Jonathan D. Wheeler and
the Wheeler Cotton Mill Company next
occupied the building in turn. Cotton
cloth was the fabric manufactured and
this was flourishing New England in
dustry at this time, and Wheeler Viii
lage was a busy place.
The mill was burned several times,
but the greatest conflagration was in
1843 when the property was entirely
destroyed. The mill was promptly re-
built, only to be again levelled to the
ground by fire, three years later. What
is now the Mayo Woolen Mill No. was
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the latter, Mayo Wooden Mill No 2. j.
r. Greenwood Ga cut of whom accom-
panies the article as well as pictures of
the two mills) has charge of both.
Mill No. / is the larger of the two.
On the site of what is now an impos-
ing structure for the manufacture OF
all grades of wooden goods there stood,
according to best authorities, in 1776, a
paper mill. This was established in
that year by Captain Abijah Burbank
and was the first mill of its kind to be
built in Worcester county. The print
ers in central MASSACHUSETTS relied on
it for their supply Of paper. The Spy
purchased it's paper of Captain Bur
bank, who was thus in a measure re-
sponsible for the success of the very
oldest newspaper in the United States.
The plant is considered by many to
have been the first of it's kind estab-
lished in this country.
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colors are the talk of the wooden deal
ers of the country; finishing depart
ment, George Mccarthy, who is the last
man to handle the cloth before it goes
to the shipper.
Mayo Mill No. 2, Familiarity known
as the Wheelock mill property, has
been in the possession of the Mayo
Wooden Company but three weeks.
Millbury residents first learned that it
had been purchased by its present
owners through The Spy. On the site
of the present mill was first a grist
mill and later a saw mill. About 1920,
ccording to the historian John c..
Jrane, the old mill was fitted up for
the manufacture of cotton batting.
The business was conducted by Deacon
Henry Mills. In 1885, Boston capital
lists started in the wooden business in
Millbury, using this plant They soon
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

well into the nineties, when he died,
respected by every working man of the
town.
Fred A. Lapham, his son, then came
into possession of the property. He
had business difficulties, and, six years
later lost control of the property.
Bachelor & Lane Of Keene, N. H.,
took possession. Newton Darling of
Cherry Valley, ran the plant for a
short time, but did not make sue
cess of the venture, and, four years ago
this month, the plant was purchased
by the Mayo Wooden Company This
firm has made a success of running the
plant and is recognized as the" firm of
the town. Three men are included in
the company-Hon. ]. S. Mayo and E.
]. Mayo of Foxcroft, Me, and F. P.
Curtis of Newton, That the firm is a
solid one and does business on large
scale is shown by a glance at the as
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Millbury's Leading 1nduStrieC

started by the Mayo Company. Pre-
vious to his advent here he was su-
perintendent of the Dexter Company $
mills at Dexter, Me-, for 10 years hay
ing had charge of their plant. rms
plant is the largest In the state Oh
Maine, and the Mayo Company was eX-
ceedingly fortunate in securing the
services of so competent man.
The other overseers as they rank are
Designing department, Wllllam pa
tive who gets out all the samples;
weaving department, ]. H. Mahan, VINO
had charge of the weave-room when
the record breaking run was made, last
week; carding department, j: G, Ryan
who is considered one of the best card
ers in the country; spinning depart
ment, George H. Nee, who has been
connected with the mill for years; dye
ing department, ]. P. Kennedy, whose
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erected by the Wheelers. 1t is four
story brick mill, in good repair. with a
horsepower engine, and 50-horse-
power turbine water wheel, When the
Wheeler estate was bid off at public
auction the property was bid in by S.
E. Hull, A s. Windle and Thomas
Windle of Millbury. A linen industry,
which proved to be fiat failure, was
started. They in turn sold out at auc-
ton. Within the past month the
property has come into the hands Of
the present owners. The new owners,
as has already been stated in The Spy,
have begun extensive improvements.
Macl inery has been purchased and is
already on the road, and within two
months the old mill will again be run
ming full blast, and Millbury will be
prof1ted thereby.
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In 1888 the mill passed into the hands
of General Caleb Burbank, son OF the
famous founder of the industry, who
ran it till 1894, when he failed. The
property then came into the hands OF
Silas Goddard Later the mill was
managed by Briefly & Co., who con-
tinued to make paper till 1857, when F.
H Richmond took possession, only to
sell out to Mewry A. Lapham in 1858.
Lapham tore down the old structure
and erected what was then considered
the | est mill IN the town, and one of
the most up-to-date in the state. For
IS years he did a flourishing business.
In 1876 Gust 100 years after the first
mill was built) the new structure was
destroyed by fire. Mr.. Lapham, moth
ing daunted, built new mill on the
site of the old building, three years
later. This mill is practically the
Mayo WOODEN Mill No. Of today. Mr..
Lapham Continued The. business till
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S2O10.14; Wheeler mill, valuation, $780,
05O taxed for S1S0.90.
The property of the old Lapham mill
includes II dwelling houses, barn, Of
fee, store-houses and other smaller
buildings in addition to the mill itself,
which is built in a rectangular form.
1t fronts on West Main Street for a
distance of 200 feet and runs on Bur-
bank Street a distance of $50 feet. Then
it fronts on Burbank Court for dis
lance of $50 feet. The mill backs up to
Mayo Pond. 1t is a three-story brick
building with a tower rising from the
front and facing West Millbury Street.
To the right of this tower is the bust
ness office of the firm, and to the right
are the finishing and designing de-
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water wheel. There is an electric light
plant connected with the mill, and, ia
ken all in all, it is one of the finest
equipped mills in New England. The
mill contains seven sets of 4S-inch
cards and go broad Knowles looms. The
goods manufactured are ladies dress
goods, both light and heavy, as the
season demands. Twenty-Five thou
sand pounds of fancy yarns are car
ried in stock at all times. This en-
ables the manufacturer to get out any
style of goods called for in the short
est possible time.
In conversation with Superintendent
Greenwood, today, The Spy reporter
was informed that the record for the
mill was established recently, when
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
Light in the Darkness

One day. while at work in the coal
mine, 1 happened to overhear two
miners talking about great school for
colored people somewhere in Virginia.
This was the first time that 1 had ever
heard anything about any kind of
school or college more pretentious than
the little colored school in our town.
In the darkness of the mine noise
lessly crept close to the men. Not
only was the school established for my
race, but opportunities were provided
to work out all or a part Of the cost
of board, and at the same time to learn
some trade or industry. 1t seemed to
me that it must be the greatest place
on earth. and not even Heaven pre-
sented more attractions for me at that
time than did the Hampton Normal
and Agricultural Institute in Virginia.
From Booker 7. Washington's up
from Slavery" tat,ta
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1900 yards of cloth were taken from
the looms. The cloth averaged so
picks to the inch. Since the firm start
ed in business in Millbury, four years
ago, $400,0 900 has been expended in nee
essary repairs to the property. The
number of hands employed in Mill No.
1 is between 200 and 225. The payroll
Of the company amounts to about $4,000
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
Special to The Spy.

Miilbury, Oct. 26-The Sunday Spy
begins, today, a series Of articles de-
picting the manufacturing industries
of Millbury The name Mill-bury is in
itself enough to denote that it is a mill
town. Such is the case and it is the
intention of The Spy to accurately
trace the history of the leading indus
tries of the town.
Naturally, a description Of the Mayo
Wooden Manufacturing Company s
plant which is the largest in town,
comes first. Other industries will be
given attention to from time to time,
according as they rank in Importance.
Today's article describes the two big
mills of the Mayo Company, the old
Lapham mill and what is known as the
Wheeler mill privilege, The former Is
now called Mayo Wooden Mill Ne. /;
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partments, the latter being on the
lower floor The circular building in
the centre Of the square is the weave
shop. Above this are the carding and
spinning departments, while the dye
ing department is at the further end
of the lower floor. The mill Is equip
ped with a 150-horse- power Wheelock
engine, and 57-horse-power turbine
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

SCISSORS books. The firm paid into the
treasury of the town of Miilbury in
taxes, this year, the sum of $2191.1 a.
This is the largest amount paid by
any one firm in the town. The total
valuation of the property as figured
by the assessors is 1921, 730. The fig
ures are divided as follows Old Lap
ham mill, valuation, $111,6SO,. taxed for
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the power company and many other
prominent Canadians, who left over
special train for Shawinigan Falls.
A remarkably quick run was maze
on the lines of the Great Northern
Railroad of Canada, over which, al
though practically a new road an av-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

wood pulp, 100 tons of bleached sui
phite pulp and $50 tons of news and
book paper every "a hours.
The great power development at
Shawinigan Falls, and the important
manufacturing establishments located
at that place were inspected by the di-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27

Irectors of the Shawinigan Water and
Power Co. and their business associates
on Saturday last. Many representa-
tives of important financial and indus
trial centres of the United States ar
rived in Montreal by early morning
train, and there Joined the directors of
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'erage speed of nearly SO miles an hour
was made, not, however, including
stops. On arrival at the falls, an en-
joyable luncheon was served at the
Cascade Inn, after which the party
went by cars of the Shawinigan Elec-
trio Railway Co. to the two power
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-09
Cheap Rates.

To Louisville, Ky, and return. Ac-
count Triennial Conclave, Knights
Templar, Louisville, KY. August 9th
30th, 1901, Southern Railway announces
rate Of one first class fare for the round
trip for individuals and still lower rates
for brass bands in uniform, ten or more
on one ticket. Dates Of sale August "a
to 28th inclusive. final limit Sept 3rd.
1901. Depositing ticket, in person with
F. G. Donald, Joint Agent, Louisville,
b,tween Augusta 2Sth and Sept. 2nd
and payment Of fee of so cts. at time of
deposit an rxtention of fiual limit until
Sept. 18th can be obtained
count annual Enc.mpment G. A. r.,
Cleveland, o. Sept. 1Oth-l4ih, 1901.
Southern Railway announces extremely
low round trip rates from all points on
its lines to Cleveland, 0, and return.
Following round trip rates will be In
effect from points named in South Caro-
lima: Anderson 8. G. $21.65, Camden, S
c.. So 40, Charleston, s. G. S25.10,
Columbia, 3. G. $22. As Greenville, 5. G.
$40. 20, Spartanburg, 3. G. $19.65. Cor
respondingly low rates from other
prints.
Dates of sale Sept. 7th to 18th in
elusive good to return leaving Cleveland
not later than midnight Sept. 18th 1901.
BY depositing tickets in person with the
Joint Agent at Cleveland on or before
IL O'Clock noon Sept. 18th 1901, and
payment OF fee Of 80 cts at time of de-
pOsit an extension of final limit up to
and including Oct. 9Th, 1901, may be So
cured.
For detailed information as to rates,
reservations, ETC., call on or address any
Agent Of the Southern Railway or con-
nections.
w. III. TAYLOE,
A. G. p. A., Atlanta, Ga.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-09
Local News Notes
Put Together For Ready Reference
Gathered Here and There by
Our Man About Town.

We insert local lines for the adver-
tising merchants at sc per line, one
insertion. SIC per line for non-ad-
vertisers.
N. P. Dunbar is laying the founda-
ton for his handsome new brick mar
ket building.
Mrs. Elias Clark and Mrs. T. A.
Murrah's two little children, Vera
and Tommy, left Union for visit to
relatives in Anderson.
Mrs. F. P. Yates and her sister,
Mrs. H. E. Shell, of Pacolet, are on
Q two weeks visit to relatives in
.Greenville.
DR.. John P. Price, the famous eye
Doctor Is in town. He says he will
be at Lockhart the 11th and at Cliff
ton the 18th.
A series. Of meetings will be held at
= Philippi church commencing Sunday
1lth inst. The preaching Will be
conducted by Rev. g. G. Vaughan.
Mr.. G. g. Greer is of for week 8
visit to the mountains OF North Car
olina. The Misses Emma Wilburn
and. .Gilmer Blankenship accompanied
him.
We have another installment of
Capt. Frank Greer's "reminiscences of
the Philippines, but received too late
for this issue, 1t will appear next
week.
Mr.. Ed. HI. Jeter had the mis-
fortune to loose nearly all his bed
clothing by fire Wednesday night.
He walked up about O'Clock and dis
covered that the house was on fire up
stairs. He finally got it put out but
one floor was nearly burned and box
containing a'lot of bed clothing. He
has his household goods insured
which is fortunate.
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We caught it on the fly that Prof.
james M. Farr, of Union, and Miss
Anita Harris, of Baltimore, were
married few days ago at Romney,
w. Va. We wish the couple much
happiness.
Union Is a warm member this week,
our streets are a seething mass Of
humanity. Everybody seems to be
enjoying themselves 50 far, we hope
all our visitors will have very pleas
ant time during their stay in our
midst.
DR.. J. Miller Moore. surgeon at the
Navy yard at Norfolk, Va, spent q
few days in Union at the home of
Mr.. J. D. Arthur. He with his sis
ter, Miss Kathleen Moore, Of Union,
left yesterday for . weeks stay in
the mountains.
In our local last week regarding the
report Of the Comptroller General as
to the excellent manner in which tho
books of the county were kept We in
advertently omitted the names Of
Thos. ]. Bentenbaugh, the County
Supervisor, and D. B. FAINT, the
County Superintendent of Education.
Ofcourse the reports Of these excellent
officers were gone over At the same
time, and the commendatory words
Of the Comptroller were meant to in
clude all these officers.
The Interdenominationa Sunday
School Convention convenes at Car
Isle this year on August 22nd and
28rd. Everybody is earnestly re.
quested to be present. tits expected
that more than usual interest will be
manifested in this meeting. Every
superintendent of Sunday Schools is
requested to send his name to S, M.
Rice, Jr., E. u, President, who will
furnish each with blank reports. An
elaborate program is arranged which
will appear next week, rs We have
not room for 1t this issue.