Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-16
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thirteen different parties arc getting
out and shipping spool wood. cord
wood. etc. A long siding has been built
and about one hundred carloads have
been shipped thus far.
Stevens a. Spencer of Old Town
who a!c operating on land of The
Union Land co, have cut this winter
| about 200 cords of pulp wood which is
being hauled out and shipped. ears be
ing loaded on the wooden mill sizing.
1t Will hc about month before
Stevens 4 Spencer break camp.
Highland has been a busy place this
winter Niles e. Perkins will have rom
5000 10 10000 cords of pulp wood
landed on Sandy stream by different
concerns. There are two or three con
Germs landing on the Michael. II they
have good success driving. there will be-
considerable landed there another wear.
Matthew Wilson Of West Houlton.
has completed his saw mill at that
place, and is now ready to manufacture
all kinds Of long and short lumber.
la thes ana shingles. clapboards. etc 4
lumber road has been broken through
The woods from the county road thus
giving the lumber operators Of that
place. and those of Ludlow and Smyrna
an opportunity to bring their logs
through by a short way. and give Mr..
Wilson the benefit Of their patronage.
capt. A. NJ Fletcher & Son OF Burn
| nam. are working large crew in the
woods near the Unity Plantation line.
From - to 20 cords of logs are cut
daily into pulp. cord wood and for
other purposes. The work is done BY
portable steam saw. which is moved
to different points in the woods. When
the lumber is cut into blocks il is
hauled by teams To the railroad and
- Mile stream.
The Rockport Ice Go. have their ice
harvest about half completed. They
have shipped up to the present time
about 5000 tons ana housed $4,000 to
i5.0no tons, They have employed about
225 men and 20 teams. T.. y. Morrill,,
president Of the company, takes per
sonal supervision of the entire work
with efficient forcmen at both pond
and houses. capt. +. G. Morrill, acts in
that capacity at the lee house, while
&. :. York and VIM. NJ. Clough are
forcmcn at the pond. The company
expect to ship more ice this winter
than any other concern in Maine.
The Centrifugal Leather cos new
mill at Bar Mills started up Tuesday.
This mill and water privilege was for
merly owned by the Maine Furniture
Co. ana is one of the best in the state
Of Maine or New England. The leather
company took possession of the prop
crty about four months ago and have
had Il large crew Of carpenters. masons,
steam filters and machnists at work
on the same. and it is now III tirst-class
condition. The main building is 125
feet long. s. feet wide. three floors and
a basement, giving them 24,315 feet
floor space. There is also a brick boiler
house i0xio containing two boilers, one
90 and one - horse power.
j. a. Coffin. who owns 5000 acres of
| land situated in the town of Alexander,
and 5000 acres situated in Meddybemps
! and Charlotte. has leased the same 70 a
| canning corporation in process of or
| ganization. This corporation. which
has secured about 10000 acres in addi-
| ton. propose to build a factory next
| spring in the town of Meddybcmps
and in proper season. will. by burning,
nut these lands in a state to produce
large crops of bluebcrries for canning
! PURPOSES They will also can sweet
corn. apples, pumpkins. tomatoes.
SQUASH. and other farm truck. Through
| this factory the farmers in ali the ad-
| iaCcnt towns will find ready market
! for the products of their farms ana
orchards. and season Of great pros
| pefity may be expected for that section
of Washington county.
During the month Of January 1901.
| the Rockland-Rockport Lime co.
shippc, IL; cars Of lime. which is more
than was ever shipped by rail by the
entire lime manufacturers in Knox
| county during the month of January
any previous year. The arrangements
already completed. and now under con-
| sderation. places the company IN a
| position to manufacture during the
present year a greatly Increased guam
| tity of lime. consequently VIII prove
very beneficial to laOor. Among
other plans is the putting Of the
| Rockport Railroad at Rockport IN
thorough repair as soon as the frost is
out Of the ground for the purpose OF
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hauling rock from the quarreS owned
nv the company at Simonton's Corner
| Tho lime manufactured from rock taken
from these quarries will be shipped
to Boston and placed on the market at
prices ranging from 30 to 81 cents PEI
barrel. f. o. b. Boston, and the ar
ranrements are such that the builders
and contractors will receive the bene-
! fit of these low prices. which vii
naturally largely increase the demand
for that quality Of lime. The Eiin'
owned by the company on the west
side of Rockport harbor. with the OK
ception of the large kiln formerly
owned by G.. r. Carleton Co. will be
supplied with limestone by the rail
| road.
The stone business at Halls quarry
noar Bar Harbor, bids fair to be Yer!
! brisk the coming season. especially a
the unarries of the Standard Grant,
| company where large force Of mel
| will be employed to ill the contract
nov, on hand. The Standard ComDan.
have the contract TO furnish 1000 ton