The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

It is stated that the total number
cut on the st. Croix will not exceed
q 600, 900 feet, which is much below he
figures aimed at last fall.
Rockland with two STEAMBOATS, 10
build-one under construction and an.
other contracted for at the Cobb, mt.
Ter & Co.'S yards, besides a few bs
schooners. is once more taking hrr
proper place as a shipbuilling port.
It is said that quite a number ha9inz
pulpwood to deliver to the laifoad
company for transportation at or mar
Mainstream, did not get through The
work of hauling and that quite IN
amount will not be forwarded row be-
cause of the snow leaving until next
fall or winter.
Business at the quarry of the Cyr
Bros. at the upper end of the Sebasti-
cook & Moosehead railroad has baen
good all winter and the business of the
firm the coming summer is expected to
be the largest in it's history. The Maine
Central has been using quite
quantity of late in bridge and culvert
work taken from this quarry.
Fay & Scott of Dexter, employ about
| So hands at the machine shop ana
| foundry at the present time, this being
the largest number in the history of
| this well-known enterprise. 1t Is also
! stated that never before in the history
of the establishment have there been so
many orders coming in and business so
promising.
Business has been good Of late at the
black granite quarry at Alexander,
which is now under lease to George
Farquahison, a gentleman who has
wide experience in the granite bust
ness. Mr.. Farquahison has received
numerous big orders of late which
necessitates an increased force at the
quarry.
Nickerson Brothers are making plans
for their alewive business at Damars-
Gotta Mills. With warm weather the
fish will soon begin to run. This will
make % springs they have managed
this stream. Some seasons have been
very successful, when as many as 500 900
fish have been dipped from the stream
in a single day. A great many parties
visit the place to see the fish run. 1t
is a wonderful sight indeed.
F. II. Hayes of Dexter, who packs
the Summit brand of baked beans,
states that he has received two orders
of a carload each to be shipped .
Wholesale firms. This calls for 500
cases of "A cans to the case. The first
season that Mr.. Hayes began packing
beans he supplied the trade by putting
up 225 cases. The fame of the Summit
brand is such now that his pack this
season will mean several thousand.
a Machias correspondent writes:
The paving business, after having
been entirely suspended in this vicinity
for more than five years. has again
been started. A contract for 5000
New York blocks per month has re-
Gently been made by the Machia5
Granite Company-the contract to he
in force during the spring and summer
months. The first blocks of the con-
tract were cut on Friday on the quarry
at Marshfleld. The company has leased
the land of S. G. Foss, which adjoins
the quarry now being operated. This
land has many very desirable openings
for paving and many were cut when
the business was booming at Marsh
field several years ago. For a time a
crew of about eight paving cutters will
be employed, some working on the
dumps at the large quarry and Others
on the new lease. In addition to in
creasing their business in this direc-
ton. the Granite Company are having
a steady demand for their monuments
An order was received last week from
New Castle. Pa, for a carload of
monuments of different sizes and de-
signs. Sanford Smith of Marshfed
has been engaged to take charge of the
crew of paving cutters and to do the
Sharpening.