Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-09-21
MAINE INDUSTRIES.


DIR. A. c. Hagerthy and ~ cuas
VI i,i''W"it III nave sold 1900 acres of
timber iand IN Mariaville to J. Shelf
lieen Oh BOSTON taking in part payment
stone business block in Boston
which cost originally $4,000. The Bos-
ton building is occupied.
Ihe prospect of big year for the
smoked herring industry docs NOT
brighten as the season advances Az
yet none of the houses are fi,,ed mo
cause being due in part to the size a.
the hsh which are running large ana
used mostly for pickling.-Jonesport
Enterprise.
The Lewiston Journal COMPANY is
preparing to build large addition to
the Journal block. Lewiston. An an
mex VIII be made to the building on the
i'ark street side. A part of this has
already been leased to the Bates Street
Shlrt company. which now occupies
part of the Journal building.
AT present a large business is being
done by the Milbridge market lobster
men in shipping their product to Ros-
ton and other markets. the shiDments
being by rail and steamer In the last
week eighteen barrels a day have been
forwarded by the American Expross
Co. over the Washington County rail-
road, Joseph y. Ward being the largest
shipper.
AT the corn factory owned bv F. H
Hayes of Dexter. the work of canning
corn. peas and string beans has been
finished. The number of string beans
canned hninrr
cans. corn. 10000 cans. The steam
cooker bought the first of the season
by Mr. Hayes. has proven an excellent
investment The work of canning
pumpkin and squash has already be-
gun. Next season Mr. Hayes expects
L" have larger acreage of corn than
ever before. as there is a great demand
tOr the goods canned by him.
The past year has been prosperous
ono. as whole. with the Lewiston
mills. The Androscoggin the past month
has done considerable amount of new
work on its dam ut the lower mill. All
the old stone work was removed and
III" frame work of the dam examined
and strengthened. y new apron was
laid and a new sluiceway built. The
work gives much added power to the
Androscoggin and Cumberland mills.
No large additions have been made to
any of the mills. but all have a good
run Of business
In October the clam factories in Han
cock county win resume operations.
The canning of CLAIMS has proven one
of the most profitable of industries of
late. and but for the scarcity of the
bivalvc would be a huge source Of
revenue. The cannery in Sedgwick
operated hy the firm Of Twitchell.
Champlin company of Portland did a
large business during the spring and a
TART of the summer. shipping by
steamer, as did also the factory of
Friend q sullivan at South BluchiIl
The latter firm supply several Boston
dealers and have orders from other
parties. This factory employees a force
Of about so in addition to the men and
boats which are sent out buying and
digging CLAIMS.
\ force of % or 80 men is now en-
ployed at Milo upon the foundations
for the new saw mill and spool fac
tory to be erected by the American
/ Thread Co.. under the direction of the
companys agent for this State f. W.
Hamlin Of Milo. The saw mill is to be
35x10 feet, two stories. long lumber to
be sawed in the upper part and the
birch in the lower. The long lumber
Will be worked into box stuff for the
use Of the spool mill. Steam power
Will be used. y crew is now at work
building a bulkhead in the river and
| to make possible the taking of water
| for the spool mill. This work will be
| completed this fall. The foundation
for the spool mill indicates that the
| plant is to be Il large one. in fact. it is
| to he % feet longer than the mill at
| Lake View. and that plant provides
| employment for 100 hands. 1t is est
mated that a force of $50 will be en-
| rloyed in the mill here when placed in
running order. 1t is probable that the
saw mill will be completed and in run
ming order before the winter is half
| over and that a large amount of saw
| ing will be done in the early spring.
| The foundation for the spool mill will
| ne completed this fall and the building
will be erected after the same style as
| the one at Lake View. While that is
not a brick structure there is a large
|
| in such manner as to make it nearly
| fire proof. The work is being pushed
along as fast as possible and it is prob
a BILE that another fall will see tn"
| plant in its different departments fully
| equipped and ready to run.
The indica atoms are that an impOr-
| tant business will be built up in north
| ern Somerset. Chas. ii. Bartlett. pro-
| prictor of the novelty works at North
| Ne,y Portland, thought he could see an
| advantage in putting plant in at
| Bingham to manufacture the lumber
| ready for the market. There is a large
| amount of white birch above and
around Bingham. That above for II
or Il miles can be RATED down the
river and the water is SO quick the
| expense viii be light. A stock COM
| many is being formed. Several of the
heaviest men financially of Bingham.
| Salon and North New Portland have
| s,thecribad to the stock. Fifty thou
, sand dollars is the amount mentioned,
| and if it is required, the Stockholders
| are obundantly able to double their in
| vostmcnt. T. +. Jenkins. superint"n-
| don't Of the Jenkins BOgart 60. Novel
/ ~ Works at kingfied. as well as Bo-