Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

| Augustine Mason OF East orland. has
| finished saving spool bars at present.
He has manufactured about 100000.
| \. d. Adams of Winnegance. has re-
ceived several RATS of logs within ten
| days and now has enough in his boom
10 keep his mill busy until July.
Geo. \. Marsh. superintendent for
Burnham & Morrill, at Dixfield, has
| about 100 cords of pine which he is
| saving into box boards for this falls
,, pack Of corn. He is also making about
ioo, 00n cans.
j. y. Creighton & Go. of Thomaston.
have five kilns fired and are burning
5tn casks of lime per day. The firm
have increased wages as follows: Kiln
tenders to $500 per day, and trimmers
TO l-3 per cask.
:. w. Collins & Son of Caribou. have
10000 railroad ties. 500. 900 cedar and
100000 spruce in the boom on Beaver
brook. to be driven to Caribou as
soon as the other drives have gone
down Aroostook river.
Sumner Bailey of New Harbor. has
gone to Mathis Island with 100 lobster
traps. where he will engage in the
lobster business. during the season.
Can't. Bailey has owned a house on
the north end Of this island and has
very successfully prosecuted the lob
Ster for many years.
In the western part of Eastport
several fish houses have been built
during the early spring by cnterprising
residents and more than the usual
amount of attention will be given the
curing of different kinds of salt water
fish so common in the neShboring
waters. The few wcirs owned in East
port are also being repaired and made
ready for the seasons catch of sardines
that will be in great demand after
next week when the plants open for
canning.
Never was the business outlook in
Bowdoinham better than at the pres
ent day. Nobody is seen hanging on
street corners, for there is plenty of
work for all. At the SagadahOc Fer
tliZer Mill, from which five and six
carloads Of earth nourishing product
are shipped daily. the men are work
ing night and day. thereby taking adj
vantage of both tides. The same holds
true of the J. II. Ames Co. where
the Eureka fly killer. is made. Two
carloads of the killer We're shipped
Monday, one to the east the other to
the west. The T. w. Fogg Lumber
Co is rushed with work, but is not
attempting to break any records.
though it made an excellent showing
one day last week when ii sawed 49,
504 feet of lumber and cut 16 cords of
pulp.
John McGregor of South Lincoln,
owner of the spool factory in FoXcrOft,
is having lot of machinery built
by Fay & Scott, Dexter. and Il certain
amount of the old taken out Of the
mill repaired at his shop in Lincoln.
Mr.. McGregor will not start up the
spool factory at FoXcroft till fall. The
amount of spool stock secured at the
factory here the past winter was some
what disappointing. The deep snow
operated to the disadvantage of those
who had birth to cut and haul and
as a result many cords less were de-
Iiyered at the factory to be sawed. In
all Mr.. McGregor expects to have
900, 900 feet of stock to be converted
into spools. The measurements are eS-
timated the same as board measure,
which fact may be new to some people.
The mill once started up will be run
the wear around if there is stock
enough in sight to keep it going. The
amount Of 0ochinery and the size of
the force will be gagged to make such
a condition possible. He states that
the way orders come in for spools it is
essential that mill or factory be run
steadily. Orders are not given for de-
livery very far ahead and the orders
are received often. 1t is not like saving
lumber of either the long or short
character. You cannot keep spOols in
stock to meet orders. There are many
varieties of spools. Manufacturers of
thread do not know very far ahead
| what their orders are to be. so the or
doris are sent to the spool manufacture
ers in small lots and his mill must be
lsont humming to meet the demand. If
| his mill is shut down and the thread
manufacturers are bothered. they will
| in most cases send their orders after
ono exnerience of this kind to the spool
factory where they will be sure to re-
ce,ve prompt attention.