Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-04
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

T. II. Phair of Presque Isle, runs II
starch factories.
Emery Hart of Thomaston. will soon
open clam factory at Cushing
The Brunswick box factory is doing
a rushing business. On a recent trip.
Superintendent Judkns sold $4,000
boxes.
b. Kelley & Co. of Belfast. received
lately from Fairfield, packing boxes for
1900 axes.
Selwyn Thompson has opened a fac
tory in Belfast for the manufacture of
workingmen's clothes.
1t is expected that about 10000 cans
Will be put up at the corn canning fac
tory ut Pittsfield. this season. Ordi-
narily between $4,000 and 10000 cans
are put up
Gray x Roberts of Wesley who last
season We're engaged in numbering
operations on Old Stream. "A branch of
the Machias river, have decided to put
in another crew this winter and have
taken a lease on Township No. % with
Il landing place in Chain lake.
The BURBERRY factory at Jonesboro
| iido TIE StdSCE PAIN ne
factory has been in charge of Ira John
son of Rogue Bluffs and has done a
good seasons business, the pack being
about the same as last year, although
the crop throughout the county has
been below the average. The factory
is owned and operated by the Law
renee Packing Co. and it is expected
that it viii do larger business next
season than has been done in the past.
owing to the fact that a very large
tract of land on the outskirts of Jones'
boro was burned over last spring. and
as much of ii is now coming into blue
berry bushes. a large crop is looked for
in the future.
Superintendent Lot Libby of the
Portland packing company's plant at
Dexter stated this week that it was
probable that about - per cent of the
pack planned on would be secured. The
acreage contracted, had it proved as
good as the average. would have pro-
duced enough to have filled the $4,000
cans made last winter. This state
ment of Mr.. Libbys which is undoubt-
edIy a conservative one, implies over
| 100000 cans for the pack. Mr.. Libby
| tTInhS tHdt tfliS liz III Z may NC N->NO0N'S''
"A trif1e but the corn is coming in slow
| ~ and he weather is not of the right
| CHI 'tcter to hasten matters. Saturday
the factory packed $4,000 cans and is
| the only day the factory has had full
days work.
Thorndike & Xix of Rockland recent
~ purchased two canning factories IN
Stonipgton, which will start up this
week One was owned by Thurlow
Brothers. which is fully equipped with
machinery. and the other. nearby. is
the Fiye Brothers factory. The rae
tories have been closed for the last two
years depriving the young people OF
work With the starting up OF TINS IN
dustry principally native help VIII bt
lemployed and pay roll ranging from
5000 a week for the present and Later
$1,000 will be paid out and expended az
Stonington. The clans Will be taken II
1.-THE vicinity of Deer Isle mostly ans
will give employment to various ooat'
and fishermen, besides the girls ano
boys in the factories.
While there is some indications of the
sardine canning factories at Eastpor
being closed during the month OWING
to the present scarcity OF sort Goa
there is a new trouble this week. tina
of a scarcity of the small sized her
ring such as are used in canning the OF
sardines and not since May have the,
been so scarce. The week opened VIII