Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-07
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

The sardine factory at West fremont
opened May ~, and has had fish every
day since. This is a great benefit to
the town as the factory employs about
100 persons.
The lobster industry is still boom
ing at New Harbor. All fishermen join
i'm saying that the outlook was never
better. From 60 to 100 traps are now
being put out by the fishermen, and
these men sell long Holsters and put
overheard the shorts; that is why they
prosper. Four thousand, two hundred
ana thirty-one Holsters were taken by
the lobstermen at the Harbor and
Reach the past week. SeVenty-eight
men are employed at these two places
in this industry.
The drive of the Pittsfield electric
light and power company has reached
that place and comprises about 2000,-
200 feet. The company now employs
about so men at its plant and is doing
Il large business in its various lines.
1t manufactures about 100000 plugs
each month which are used by the
HollingswOrth & Whitpey Go. of Wins
low, in the preparation of their paper
for shipment Quite an amount of the
| logs which have arrived are hardwood
and this is sawed into plank. then into
spool wood stock, and then used for the
spool centers, the ends being composed
| Of Eastwood when the SpoolS are put to-
Sether The company manufactures a
vide variety of novelties and has ma
chihery for the manufacture of most
| any kind made out of wood. 1t will
| take the greater part of the summer
| and fall for the company to get its logs
| sawec up, and the mill will be a very
busy place from now on. The company
pays out over $4,000 per month for help,
/ so it will be seen that the enterprise is
| valuable one to the community.
The first crew of bark peelers to COM
| mence work on the Machias river this
| season was that which started Monday
| morning for Oslbar Smiths lease on
| Township No. 43. The crew numbered
| twenty men and was in charge Of D. II.
| Smith, son Of the operator. The logs
| that are to be peeled will be hauled
next winter into Third Lake stream.
Frank Smith's crew which will leave
this week for his lease on the same
township will have Gbout the same
number of men, and will peel hemlock
10 be hauled next winter into the east
ern arm of Third Lake. Other crews
that are to peel this season and which
will soon start for the woods will in
elude Charles Gardeners on Township
No. 80. and also two teams that will
peel for c. Sullivan of Whitneyville.
are under John Il. Sullivan ON Town
| ship AZ, the other on Township IL I'M
| der Harland McReavy. 1t is also ex-
pected that some work will be done by
Mclean * Cox on their lease on Town
ship No. 80. near Cranberry lake. Those
who have already hired their crews say
| that they have experienced the greatest
difficulties in getting men. All laboring
men seem to be employed and to get
enough for their crews they are obliged
F, to pay from So to $40 per month above
the wages usually paid for this work
| The crews will probably be kept at
work about three weeks and the
amount of lumber peeled in that time
| should nearly equal the amount peeled
last year. Report says that there may
be am opening for selling the bark this
season instead of leaving it in the
woods as has been done for several
years past on the Machias waters.
From Townships Nos. Al, AZ and 4S the
natural way to get out the bark would
| ne to haul it overland to Big Lake n
distance of six to ten miles, and from
4 there 10 Princeton would be but six to
eight miles. As it could be done prac-
| ueally only in the winter this would be