Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-02
The Three Mills of Ex-Mayor
MilIiken and Son.
Notable Accomplishment Of Augusta
Capital and Enterprise.
Extensive Plants at Dudley, Island
Falls and Stockholm.

pushed rapidly to the front IN tne Iuiil-
Der business in. recent years, ana is
today engaged in, the development OF
projects which win make him far
more potential factor in this important
department of. Maipe.ss industrial life
in years 10 come, is Ex- Mayor Charles
a. Milliken of this city. We doubt if
many of our readers are aware how
extensive has been the scope OF MI
,Milliken's business enterprises since
he first engaged a few years ago IN
the lumber industry in Aroostook
county, The. magnificent resources of
this section OF our State, afford an, ex-
teptiohally favorable field flor the ex-
ercise Of such marked business abilities
as are characteristic of Mr.. Milliken.
3 Associated with him, in this work,
has been his son, Carl E. Milliken, a
graduate of Bates College, who has
business capacity and push that has
placed him in the front rank of the
,iustling young men, who are now do
ing so much to exploit the vast re-
sources of the great Garden county.
AT the present time, the Milliken's
are operating "a mill at Dudley, about
three miles beyond Smyrna mills, on
the Ashland branch; another at Island
Falls. and q third at Stockholm, all OF
which are doing a rushing business.
The mill at Dudley is now and has been
devoted to the getting out of pulp wood
and the manufacture of shingles. Its
output is about five millions a year.
The mill at Island Falls, like the one at
Stockholm, is devoted to the manufac-
ture of long lumber. Both are rotary
of
two mills is from IL to IS millions of
long lumber a year, and from five to
six million shingles annually.
At the present time the Milliken's
are working a transformation in the
little village of Stockholm, which, only
three or four years ago, was in the
heart of an almost unbroken wilder
ness. They have, at the present time,
q big crew OF carpenters employed
there in the construction of a large
store building, which will compare ia
orably with many that are to be found
in our large Maine villages and cities.
1t mas a large amount of space, in
Guiding the spacious storehouse in the
rear which will be reached by side
8 track from the B. & A., railroad. Two
large plate glass windows in the front,
give a cityfied look to the building and
will be something of a novelty in that
section of the country. 1t is said that
this store when in operation will carry
a twelve thousand dollar stock of
4 goods. f.-...'' 'f+' 'f*.
The Messrs. MiIiken also contem-
plate, at an early date, the construc-
ton of an electric light plant, which
will furnish light for their store, mill
and boarding house, as well as other
buildings in the settlement, which may
desire to do business with them. 1t
is also said that, they contemplate the
reconstruction of their mill. upon the
newest and most modern plans. They
have at this point the control of large
timber section which will insure them
"a supply of logs for many years tc
come. All of these industries, how
ever, active and successful as they are,
sink into insignificaEce in comparison
with the gigantic enterprise, in which
ex-Mayor Milliken has embarked in
company with James w. Parker and
A. w. Brown of Portland. These gen.
tlemen have associated themselves to-
gether in a corporation known as The
st. John Lumber Company, with a
paid up capital of $250,000, and right
TO increase same to 100000. They
have bought out the Van Buren, Lum-
Der Company, with it's shore rights,
and holding grounds in the vicinity of
Frenchville and Van Buren,. thereby
securing one of the finest mill sites in
The whole county. They are now at
work on the construction of a gigantic
mill. on the ST. John river, about two
LOG hal
Buren,, which is one of the largest en-
terpriseS> now on foot in the State OF
Maine. This mill will comprise two
large buildings, The main mill will be
G0X150 feet and the single mill 50x100
Their combined output will be twenty
. million feet of long lumber, and thirty
million shingles annually. 1t is thought
that this big industry will add fully
two thousand souls to the population
of Van Buren, within the next two
years.
The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
has a large crew at work, at the pres
ent time, extending their track from
Van Buren,, to this new mill. In con-
nection with their great mill enter
prise, which will rank as one of thu
largest in the whole country, the st
John Lumber Company has bargainec
for fourth interest in the township
known as big 20, the most northerly
township in the State of Maine which
contains $4,000 acres. This will give
them 1900 acres of land, which is SAID
d to be very heavily timbered with
spruce and cedar all of which will be
easily available for the new mill. II
e will also assure them the stumpage or
1.-THE whole town.
Large as these enterprises are, it is
= not probable that they comprehend
by any means, the full scope of the
business enterprises which Mr.. Mill
ken,, his son and the able gentlemen
associated with them may be expected
to undertake in the years to come. Il
is fortunate indeed that the grea
- county of Aroostook has men of thi:
stamp who are putting their brains ant
energy and business experience int
the development of its vast matera
resources, and the people of Augustf
where Mr.. Carl Milliken was born an(
j, reared, and which is still the home O
his father wifi feel a Just pride in tht