Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-22
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

During the month of January there
was canned at the VIM. Underwood
Co.'S factory, Jonesport, 600 cases of
CLANS. having a market value of $1,000.
The work of can-making is progress
Portland Packing Company in Dexter.
About 100000 cans will be made for
next seasons use. This number is
about the usual amount.
i. L. Macomber of Belfast, has just
completed five row boats which have
been purchased by Rockland parties.
His crew is now at work on 20 foot
gasoline launch for William Rhoades of
Waterville. He has orders for two or
three more gasolene launches and sew
eral row boats.
The work of making the cans for the
next years crop Of sweet corn is well
under way at the North Arson factory.
Four hundred thousand is the number
that will be made. This factory put
up, last year, 100000 cans of sweet corn
the largest amount that was ever
canned here in any one year since tie
factory was built.
1t is reported upon good authority
that the large wood rim plant at Me-
chanics Falls, that has been idle for
the past three years has been sold to a
reliable business firm and large
substantial business is assured for this
place. Repairs will soon be commenced
an6 the large building will soon be in
readiness for it's new business.
The Rockport Ice Co. is employing
about $50 men and 30 teams, at an out
lay Of about $3.50 per day. and expects
| to harvest about 10000 tons, and load
during the cutting season about $4,000
tons direct from the pond into vessels.
| There are vessels loading now and 9th
ers chartered. The ice is of excellent
quality, about II inches thick, clear
| and solid.
+. G. Burnham of Franklin, will at
once set to work to rebuild his steam
stave mill which was recently burned
at Egypt No time will be lost for
there is an order for 100000 of slaves
on hand. A crew Of some 80 men will
be kept in the woods cutting for the
new mill which it is hoped will be
ready for business in the course of
three months.
The Rockland- Rockport Lime Co. is
now running six kilns at Rockport, all
of which are being supplied with lime
stone hauled by the ROckland, Thomas
ton & Camden Street Railway Co
This is a great Improvement over the
| old fashioned way of hauling stone by
teams. and the arrangement is such
that it does not interfere with the reg
ular passenger cars.
W. G. Baker has just finished g
model for three masted schooner OF
about 400 tons to be built in Machias
another season by E. /. White. The
model. which was worked from an ole
STYLED one, now represents vesse
which just meets Mr.. Whites idea OF
what a fast sailing. roomy and con-
verient craft should be and he con-
templates going to Sand River, N. S.
at an early date to have the timber
gotten out.
The plant of the Penobscot Machine
| Co. on Franklin street. Bangor, is nov
rushed with work and preparations fol
largely increasing the capacity of tn,
establishment by the addition Of SONS
1000 square feet of floor space are nov
being made. Work on this addition
| will be commenced at once. The con
| Germ has just closed $1,000 contrac
for fire escapes for the Mt. kine
house at Moosehead lake and work viii
begin at once upon their construction.
A stonington correspondent writes
The business outlook for the COMING