The Republican journal., 1901-08-29
Sunshine for Maine.

Recent real estate deals in this vicin-
ity are encouraging indications both as
20 industrial development OF the State
ana Its popularity as summer resort.
+. Ryan, of the firm of Ryan & Parker,
subcontractors on the new East River
bridge, New York, has bought the valu-
able and extensive granite quarries of
Goss & Small of Stonington, situated
on Crotch Island. The price paid is said
to have been between $4,000 and $780,
600; but the prospect that the quarry
Will be worked to it's full capacity is
the most important feature Of the sale.
The new owners expect to ship over
$4,000 tons of granite to New York be-
fore cold weather begins in earnest.
Another transaction nearby indicates
that Thomas w. Lawson, the noted
Boston broker, millionaire and yachts
man, is to become summer resident
OF Maine. He has bought Of w. S.
Thurlow of Stonington, Saddleback is
land and a smaller one adjoining for
the sum of $4,000 Saddleback is a
large wooded island, beautifully situat-
ed, and it is said that Mr.. Lawson will
build on it magnificent cottage, which
may be the nucleus for a new Boston
colony on the Maine coast.
Another deal assures the future of
that beautiful summer resort on the
Penobscot, Verona Park. The entire
farm known as the Simeon Farmer
place, OF which the park was originally
part, has been bought and will be in
cluded in the park. The farm contains
81 acres of woodland, fields and pastur-
age, with a shore front of about 100
rods. The purchasers are a syndicate
composed of members of the Penob-
scot Spiritual Association, who are
working to develop the place. The
newly acquired territory will be at once
laid out with streets and lots, garden
plots, an artificial pond, playground,
etc., and large number of very de-
sirable cottage lots are made available,
a number of which are already taken.
The Rickers of Poland Springs have
not yet obtained possession of the Bay
Point Hotel, Rockland, but will do so
at an early day, which ensures -four
ishing summer resort at this place.
This will not benefit Rockland alone,
but the section and the State will pro-
fit by it.
The granite business of Hancock
county is reported to be more prosper
Gus than ever before. At Bluehill the
Chase Granite Co., Wiswell, Greeley &
Co. and the White Granite Works are
running at full capacity, getting out
building stone and paving. At Halls
quarry, Mt. Desert, the Standard Gran
lite CO. has contracts that will keep
large force busy for year or more,
while Campbell & Macomber are ship
ping regularly to New York. At
Franklin more vessels have been load
ed this season than ever before, and
sometimes there are half dozen wait
ing for their turns at the wharves. At
Sullivan and North Sullivan business
is brisk, and at Stonington every man
who is willing to work finds ready en-
ployment at good wages
Here is another industrial item "a
deal has just been closed by which all
the copper mines in Blue Hill pass to
the control of two New York syndi
Gates, and work will be begun at an
early date. The first payment has been
made, and preparations for working the
mines already have been begun. The
pumps at the Douglas mine will be
started this week."