Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-06
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tracts to be filed there will require the
| greater part of the summer. ;,nd a
| crew of several hundred lncn. Messrq
| Campbell and Macombcr. ut Mt
! Desert, Quarryville, have small force
at wort; now, but the number is being
| increased ana later there viii be Il
! force on to ill contract.
| Woodford Brown of prcsque Isle.
| has returned from the 81. Cruix on
! the Ashland Branch, where he has had
contract for cutting ana hnulin.;
about seven million feet of lumber TN
| McSsrs. Gushing & Burleieh. Mr..
! Brown reports that the past season
has been one of the most favorabl..
winters ne ever knew for getting lunl-
| Der. The plant Of the Company fog
| which MIR Brown has been engaged in
getting out this large stock, while Of a
| temporary and portable character mas
! all the appliances ana facilities Of 4
| first-class modern saw mill 1t is
operated upon territory owned by the
| parties themselves. with the advan-
| tage of short aad Inexpensive haul
! both from the stump to the mill and
| from the mill 10 the point Of shipment
! on the T. & a. Il. Il.
Clam canning factories in Hancock
| have begun the seasons business.
| That at Sedgwick operated by the finn
of Twtchcll Champlin K Co. of Fort
| land, have 4 force Of 60 women and Il
half dozen men employed. CLAIMS are
being brought in in large quantities
| and business is brisk. AT South Blue
hill the factory of Messrs. Friend and
sullivan. one finds quite Il force 1T
work. CLAIMS for this factory are
many of them brought to tho place Ivy
fishermen from various places where
the bivalVes are to be found. Last
year the shipments went to Boston
and Gloucester dealers. The new tele-
phone line. which is to be built from
Bluehill village TO South Bluehill.
distance of two miles. is largely for
the benefit of the canning factory
owners. Other clam canning factories
in the vicinity are those of the Webhs
at Oceanville. and William CndcrEo God
& Co. of Boston at Mckinley.
Tho wooden mill of Morrison Broth
ers. Dexter. is running to its fun
capacity in every department ana
work is being rushed at this. At pres
ent the mill employs in various ways
total of Il hands and the average
amount paid each day is more than
$1.50 The mill got off the largest pro
duction last week of any week in its
history. Last year it was converted
into six set mill by additions to the
building and to its machinery. two sets
Of cards having been purchased for
ono item. beside number of looms
and 2i0 spindle jack with two inch
gage. There is good prospect that tho
firm will make further changes the
coming season of n character tending
to further increase the production Of
the mill. 1t is also stated by men,
Der of the firm that there will be
changes made at the tlnrcry property
of character tending to increase the
business and to afford employment to
more help. At the brick mill owned by
the Wassookeag company the business
is rushing as usual ana the superin-
tendent in charge of the weave depart
ment. 6. p. Gilman. keeps the looms
running over time and turning out n
big production. Just now all in town
able to work in the wooden mills are
| for the most part well employed.