The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-03-27

The company will also build a freight
car for local traffic and thus save paying
mileage on cars owned by other com.
panies for this purpose. A derrick car
will also be constructed and form part
of the roads equipment.
Mr.. Frank Butterfeld of Madison a
carpenter in the employ of the Great
Northern Paper Co and whose home is
in Hodgdon, Me. met with serious
accident by which he will be deprived
of the use of his right hand. In using
the buzz planer the board caught and
the knives we're thrown upon the hand
seveTing three fingers leaving part of
the thumb and little finger only. The
doctors fear that the entire hand may
have to be amputated. Mr.. Butterfield
is in moderate circumstances, with a
family dependent on him for support
and the loss is to him very serious
matter.
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consideration move which will receive
in all probability the unanimous support
of the voters n that town if it can be
shown not to be too expensive. This
is the building of an overhead crossing
where the highw crosses the railroad
tracks at the Detroit station. The cross
ing is bad one. 1t is 80 by virtue of
the way in which a view of the line is
hid from the drivers of teams. and it is
a wonder perhaps that an accident has
not been chronicled at this particular
point before this time. The selectmen
are investigating now to learn the cost
If possible of making the change and of
eating the height at which it must be
placed. On the north side of the track
there is quite an embankment 30 In real
ity the construction of the crossing
would not interfere very materially with
the grade that must be passed over even
at the present time. On the north side
the grade would not have to be raised
very much higher probably than the
road is now, few rods away from the
track.
The firm of Robert Dobson d Co, pro-
prietors' of the Pioneer wooden mill
Pittsfield will commence the construc-
ton of two additions to their plant as
early in the spring as the lumber may
be obtained and conditions of the ground
warrant. The additions are to be made
to relieve the congested condition that
now prevails at the MILL more than for
the purpose of increasing the production
of the plant. Between the main mill
and picker building and over the race.
way, will be constructed a building So
feet long, onestory high, and the width
to be about 80 feet. This will be used
for fulling, securing and the drying of
goods. At right angles to the main mill
and easterly of the addition mentioned,
will be erected building either two or
three stories high, 120x50 or 10 feet,
this not having yet been determined.
In the first story of this structure will
be done the work of spooling and dress.
ing and in the second story part of
spinning OF course additional maohin-
cry to that now in use at the plant will
be required although as above stated
the changes to be made are to relieve
the congested condition more than to
increase the production of the plant.
There will be an increase in the num-
Der of looms from So to 70 undoubtedly
and an increase of spinning machinery.
The cards now in use have a capacity
for turning out what will probably be
needed In future after the plans now
considered are perfected. Tho firm now
gives employment to 240 hands the year
around and its plant is easily classed
among the best of the kind owned in the
state.