Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-30
BUSINESS WILL BE BRISK.
New Mills and Rumors Of Plants on
Fish River Line.

AS the track of the Fish River Rail-
road pushes its way through the wilder
ness on its long stretch from Ashland
10 Fort Kent, there are constant ru-
mors Of new enterprises about to be
begun along the line. AS yet it is rather
difficult to sort the true wheat from
the craft from the many reports, but
one thing is certain and that is that
the next few years will see an immense
development in that section through
which the new railroad is to pass. The
people Of Fort Kent believe that their
town will soon be one of the most i'm
portant in Maine and it is thought that
the population will rapidly be in
creased
But not all the enterprises that are
to bring this section to the front are
but in prospective. There are already
many mills. which, although not new.
are to largely increase their output as
soon as railroad facilities are theirs.
and others are building.
In the territory between Ashland and
Fort Kent there is the immense Ash
land MILL and just above is the new
steam mill on the Little Machias built
last season and now carrying on the
manufacture of long lumber and
shingles.
AT Portage lake there is Woods shin
gle mill and also VERSIONS. At Soldiers
pond is small shingle mill. and the
Bradburys of Fort Kent own and OPP
crate short and long lumber mill at
the lower end of Eagle lake
OF the new mills that are now build
Ing that being erected by Gushing Il
Burleigh at Eagle lake is the largest
and when completed will. it is expected.
turn out from 10000 to 10000 feet OF
lumber day. Members of the firm
have been in Blaine and other Aroos-
took towns the past week hiring men
to go to Eagle lake. Some of the Blaine
men who will work for the concern are
William Noble. Clinton McCrea, James
Hersey and Joseph Thompson. Cush-
ing Burleigh will have a large num-
Der OF men cutting lumber the coming
winter and expect that the mill Will pc
IN readiness to operate as soon as the
logs can be brought to the spring.
Another mill but little smaller than
mat Of Gushing & Burleigh is being
erected at Portage lake by c. L. Pet
uneill 4 Son of Island Falls. This Will
De steam saw mill and the firm Will
also cut and prepare spruce for pulp,
saw shingles and laths. When COM
pleted this mill will be one of the best
along the line of the Fish River road.
Vne Of the great chances for develop
meff along the road was early recog-
nxed to be at Fish River Falls, as there
SPLENDID water power there. This
privilege has been sold and there have
neen various surmises as to what use
VIII be put. According to one report
pMp mill will eventually be erected
tnere. but this has not received uni
Versal credence.
ueorge Dunn and other parties have
Is understood. purchased the water
power at 10 Nadeau lake. just above
,ne place where the railroad crosses
r'sn river above Eagle lake. There
was formerly an old mill at this place
ana there is an excellent power. 1t Is
,eported that Collins of Caribou. may
ou''o shingle mill near Wallagrass
sueaHi. but the concern has made nc
"ove IN this direction as yet.
Inc railroad has thus far progressed
some " miles of the So that it has to
span. 1t Is expected that it may be
soss'o'e to run a train through by the
a'st OF December and the event il
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