Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-10

| SPA"e "oter ana run WITH q BdSoilHe
engine OF the latest improved pattern
Inc Seacost Packing Co. factory in
hrookhn mas packed 1900 cases of fish
the past week. OF late the fish have
Deeh scarce and the packers are hav-
| ing ouii time. but new school mas
| peeh Iound and the fish are now being
| drought IN as fast as they can be cared
| Tor. rms week 1000 cases will be put
| up if the fish last.
Thefe is one industry in Old Town
that rs not tagging and that is the
manufacture of wooden goods. Both
the oid Town Wooden Co. and the Gu
negan WOODEN Co. have plenty Of or
defs ana are running their mill over
time 10 Keep up with the work. The
stockholoers are smiling the employees
are happy and making good money
ana everything is moving along
smoothly which means prosperity to
the place.
Fish at the PASSPORT canning factO-
ries continue quite plentiful. but cut
tiers quite scarce. Never before in the
history OF the industry has it been SO
difficult to obtain employees for this
venience was experienced last week in
this respect: large amount Of fish
suitable for packing purposes had to
he taken TO the South End fertilizer
plant of the Sea Coast Co, in cOnse-
quence.
The sardne business in this section
says the PASSPORT Sentinel. is certainly
booming at the present time and the
factories are all running to their full
est extent. 1t is reported that the Sea
Coast Packing Co. alone has a weekly
payroll of $4,000: this together with
the amount distributed for labor by
the various outside" factories gives a
big total of the needful put in circula-
ton herea bouts.
DR.. George A. Sawyer and Jasper
Wyman of Milbridge. who are largely
interested in the lobster industry in
these waters. will enlarge their bust
ness by building n pound in Bluehill
having n capacity Of 100000 Holsters.
capt. Chas. Pierce, of WestpOrt. who
had charge Of the construction of Dr.
Sawyer's pound at little Boisbubert
Harbor. last season. has gone to Blue
Hill to make arrangements for begin
ming work on the new pound which
will be completed the present season.
Mathews Bros. Of Belfast. are having
the busiest season at their mill that
they have known for eight years.
Their work includes the doors. inside
finish. stair work. etc. for the Flood
and Pulsifer blocks and the residence
of Mrs. F. +. Percival of Waterville;
the sashes for the armory of the Law
renee Light Guards of Medford. Mass:
$50 doors of n new design for n school
house in Boston: and several local
Jobs. O. +. Frost. the manager. was in
Boston last week and was Obliged to
refuse a number of good jobs. as ms
orders on hand are up to the capacity
of the mill.
Josiah Day & Sons of Wesley, re-
ceived large order few days ago
from the New Haven Toy Co. of New
Haven. Conn. for toy stock to be de-
livered Sept Goth. This is the first or
der they have taken since the fresiet
last spring when their novelty mill was
damaged. and the three dams above
were swept away. Several attempts
were made last spring to rebuild the
dams. but each attempt failed ana II
was decided TO wait until the summer
drouth should reduce the head of wa
ter Work is now going on at the low
81 dom-the one at the mill-and when
This shall have been completed they
will be ready to take advantage OF the
first rain storm that may fill up the
pond. In this way they hope to I'LL the
order Just received. but until the COIL
pletion of the second dam, half a ihiir
above. the mill cannot be worked 10 itS
full capacity. as this is depended upon
to hold the reserve water. The thir"
and upper dam is at the outlet OF the
lake from which Beaver Dam orooh
flows out. and is useful in holding wa
tor in the lake for summer saving