The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-08-07
The Sawdust Cases

On Friday last Judge Whitehouse of
the Supreme judicial Court notified
Counsel for the plaintiffs IN the famous
suits known as the "Sawdust" cases that
he had decided 10 favor OF their clients
in most OF the cases at issues and they
were directed to file the proper DEGREES,
ordering perpetual Injunction against
owners of 46 saw mills and three
pulp mills, restraining them from throw
ing refuse of any kind or any sawdust
or screenings into the Kennebec river or
its tributaries.
DEGREES will at once be Issued against
the following saw mill owners, restrain
ing them from casting or depositng In
the Kennebec river or Its tributaries
above the dams of the plaintiffs, any
refuse materials, edgings, shavings,
debris, wood refuse, long sawdust or
common sawdust:
Emery, Porter & Co., North Arson ;
Charlie w. French, Jenkins Il Bogart
Manufacturing Co., Carl Lewis, King
field; Carrsbassett Lumber Co., Jeru-
salem Plantation; A. W. Starbird, East
New Portland; Hiram A. Plummer,
North New Portland David NJ. Butler,
New Portland; j. F. Libby, Alden B..
Hoxle, Fairfield; John Fl. Dane, Brad
bury Brothers, Skowhegan; Mark Ho-
bart, Daniel F. Hobart, Madison Charles
II. Lancaster, Mason & Harris, Oakman
A. Moody, F. G. Penney, Canaan
Charles w. Smell, Starks; Eli Oliver,
Chesley Pinkham, Smith & Lovejoy,
John P. Racklffe, industry Bracket &
Andrews, Bingham; A. M. Thompson q
Son, r. Fl. Boothby, Athens; Leroy
Walton, Cornville; Charles H. Allen,
John N. Frizzell, Mercer; Southland
Manufacturing Co., Brighton; Charles
A. Gould, Geo. Fl. Stinchtield, Luther
Curtis, Charles II. Watson, Frank l..
Wilder, Pennington; Sewall & Wright.
Dearborn Sanboru, Chesterville; Fred
Prince, VIM. Crosswell. Nathaniel Hard
ing, Gordon Brothers, New Sharon c. L.
Hodgkins, Temple; Winfield S. Dodge,
Salem Hackett Brother, New Vineyard
S. A. Nye & Co., Clinton Esen S. Miller,
Norridgewock.
DEGREES will also issue against the fol
lowing pulp mill owners, restraining
them from depositng in the kennebec
river or its tributaries above the dams
of the plaintiffs at Watervile, any refuse
materials, edgings, shavings, debris,
common sawdust or wood refuse, includ.
ing screenings of all kinds:
international Paper Co., Scion; Skow
tegan Pulp Co., Bowdoin Paper Manu-
featuring Co., Skowhegan.
There were 70 defendants in all and
80 Of them having shown to the satisfa
ction Of the court that they take care OF
the refuse made in their mills and do moi
dump the same into the waters Of the
river or any of the tributaries thereto
DEGREES are not to issue against them.
This case has been In litigation for two
years in which two bills IN equity wert
brought. There were 10 defendants
Seventeen days were consumed in taking
evidence and 122 witnesses presented
testimony. The plaintiff had % wit
nesses and the defendant had 70 wit
nesses and there were Is dispositions
presented. Twenty lawyers figured il
the case, as follows: Leslie c. Cornish
Augusta and Charles r. johnson, Water
Vile, were for the plaintiffs, Orville D
Baker, Augusta; Forrest Goodwin, L. l.
Walton, Geo. W. Cover, A. X. Butler
Danforth & Gould, E. N. Merrill, Skow
hogan F. W. Butler, E. E. Richards, j
f. Holman, Pennington; Augustine
simmons, North Arson; George g
Weeks, Geo. M. Chapman, Fairfield; H
s. Wing, Kingfield; John F. Holman
Athens; C. A. WILDER, Madison; F. l.
Ames, Norridgewock and F. A. North
Boston, appeared for the defendants.
is one of the most peculiar cases eve
heard in any Maine Court, and created
wide interest.