Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-20
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

There are now about 100 men en-
ployed AT the Bath Iron Works. but in
the fan when work will begin on the new
New York yacht and the battleshp Geor-
gia II is expected that the number will
be in creased TO 1859.
The sardine factories at New Harbo:
have been practically closed for the past
two weeks. no sardines having been
caught on the coast during the past
three weeks. Ii is early in the season yet
however, and not much time has been
| lost
The Eastern Manufacturing Co. has
| purchased 100000 feet of logs from l.. A.
4 r. V. Buzzell of Old Town. the logs
coming out of the Pisca taQus drive and
| ready for immediate delivery and will be
| taken to the mills of the Eastern COM
| pany.
John Graves. loom fiXer in the ST.
Croix cotton mill. Calais. has invented
device to GO away with the long. lug
straps on the Crompton looms equipped
| with the horizontal shedding motion.
| About 100 looms have been fitted with
this invention and give good satisfaction.
| Two cars of pressed tin cans and one car
of boxes are being unloaded for the Lis
bon corn factory. which is owned by the
Fernald keene a. True Co. About 2uu
acres of corn has been secured there for
| the local shop. According to c. A. Jordan.
| the fields near by are looking bad for
this season of the year. Mr. Jordan says
| that the best piece of corn he has seen
| lately is on the Sawyer farm in Sabattus:
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| yellow corn is growing straight and tall.
A new industry has recently been ina ug
urated in Hartland. which will give en-
| ployment to quite a large number OF
hands. A stock company has been formed
among several of the leading business
| men in town for the manufacture OF
mems clothing. ladies tailor-made gar
ments. etc. The new concern VIII be
| known as the Fuller-OSborn manufacture
| ing Co. George Osborn. formerly IN the
| clothing business in Pittsheld. and later
connected with the Newport WOODEN Co.,
| is to be general manager of the concern
| The upper rooms in the new mills of the
| Linn Woolen Co. have been fitted up with
the latest machines and in the most con.
| venient manner for the manufacture oi
| this class of goods.
As result of deal recently made be-
| tween the Machias Lumber Company and
| C. Sullivan of Whitneyville, the crew OF
bark -peelers under John Sullivan: VINO VINO, are
now working on Township No 10 VIII be
| kept at work as long as the bark VIII
run This township is owned by the
Machias Lumber Company and MI Suiii-
van All of the logs that were taken
| from II last winter were hauled by the
| former Mr.. Sullivan paying for ms pro-
portional part Of the logs what II cost per
thousand for hauling. MI. Su'iav Nv, 'as
price somewhat lower than that pau !or
| last winters logs. and accordingly tht
township will be given over TO MN; anu
his teams will operate there next Wlhtti :.
| AS he intends to do a large business ne
has decided to keep his peelers at work
as long as possible; POSSIBLY they naaa
contin,Ie until it is time to commence
var,iinr and then be put at that work
The amount that can be peeled - IN ssv ,n1s
time will undoubtedly ahiou'' 70 - This the
pine that will be hauled from this town-
| rhin If would seem that the WhitneyVlile
Mmberman contemplates uoihs we
largest business done on TINS townsnap
| tnr many wears The numbering opera
inns viii be carried on under the direc,
ton of John sullivan. who has r Snar r OF
| ~ NJ SmIIiyan's mill having been re-
Hired IN the mills are running at their fun
capacity. This again gives good nean
of water at Machias when ,d mas , I"
menced to fall OFF after the Dams ABOVE
were closed.