Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

The alewivc fishery ut DamariScOtta
is over for the season. The total catch
will amount to less than 1890 packed
barrels.
Chas. Fl. L. Powers Of Mexico. has
the plastering and brick work con
tracts on thirty-scven houses. twenty
seven Of which are. on the Rumford
Falls side.
At the saw mill of Leander Billings,
South Paris. 10000 feet of lumber is be
ing sawed for the new building in pro-
gress of construction by DIR. {. \.
stephens of Norway Lake. Mr.. Bill
lings is also getting out lumber for
the modern set of buildings to be erect
ed by w. d. Clark.
one hundred or more men are at
work on the new mill at Ashland. and
have it well underway. The portable
mill is saving from 10 to 90 thousand
a day which is being used in building
the MILL Weeks Bros. of Masardis.
are also saving lots of heavy timber
for them. 1t is thought that the new
plant will he running by the first or
middle of September.
Sullivan granite dealers have ship
ped considerable paving stone of late.
The firm of Crabtree & Havey. one OF
the best known in Hancock county.
have loaded three vessels, the Geor-
Gietta for Providence, the r. G. Wheel
den for Boston. and the MinquaS with
curbing for the same place. The firm
of Robertson & Havey& are now load
ing the schooner Grace J. with curb
for Boston.
w. S. Dodge of Salem.s has been do
ing big business at his mill this sea-
son He has had ten men, at work Tor
him. For G. f. Smith & Co, he mas
sawed 250, geo spruce into boards ana
dimension stuff and has sawed ldo."oo
Iathcs When the season closes, ne VIII
have sawed 225.OOO for himself. 1t VIII
take about three weeks longer to com
plete the work. Mr. Dodge will deliver
in the city market about 900 cords of
spruce slabs which will net him go"
sum Already he has sawed laO,o0o "i
white birch into squares.
Eabson &, CO. Of FoxcroFt. will have
more than 10000 cords of popkar pulp Woo
Ne, led by duly |. Mr.. Babson VIII aiSe
haVr about 2p0 cords of fir peeled ana III
-anc will shipped to the same lirin 't
which he ScItS ms otneT puiP WV,
fort win lac nane to make sooo pup ou u.
IF it and there is little donlf bpt ma ~, !,
will Il" accomplished. as the pniii na5 ~ :,
Of tho host chemicals in the country tt
handlo tho matter. The troph, be-. M "a r., ~
suits from the use of fir Is due 10 ~
nitc, which thus far has not been iui,
overcome. and produces glossy S ITn5no :.
| he papcr Mr.. BabSon left here Weu.n '.'s
law to locate a siding between Brnwh
vile aud Schoodic. where the pup "o"'
an h. loaded best upon the cars.
| The cod fishermen in the vtcinltN -
Southwest Harbor have bro1Sht IN WI
| that lnackcrel in Quantities are IN ~ !
| narbor. such an unusual happen,nG u
| good news for the mackcrd nSn.i III !;
| who viii soon arrive Other nsnlhi !,
,so excellent in this locality. better M IN,
| before in years. and vessels iaoeh ", W ~, -,
! fresh fish are arriving every rev ~ ,
! If lie fish wharvcs of James Parker an !,
| ~. H. Mayo it has been an uiius 7,.,I
| bnsv week In addition to- the Ne.s ,a
| there arc fellcts of small boats tIiaa ~
| surn nightly bringing in the DAY M !,
some Ten of these belong 70 Merr,,' :, :.
| King. while about the same nimoe' a'
| The property of John l.. Stanley