Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-28

James Murchie's Sons about 100000
About one-duarter part of the total eut
will be used Tor pup
Milbridge seems to be the chief shin
building place in Washington County.
Capt. Warren Sawyer OF the above named
Tumeu of Philadelphia to build a four
masted schooner of 1900 tons. The work
of construction will begin early next
srringi she VII IL PC scb nnit nearly On the
mel and will be the largest vessel ever
built in the Machas district. In addi-
ton to this vessel, Elmer E. and AlonZo
Sawyer will build two others of 200 tons
each next spring
The White Granite company of Blue
hill has recently received four-months
contract for cutting stone for the Wom-
ems hospital in Philadelphia. This with
the other work on h a3' makes it possible
last week in good earnest under the di-
rection of ]. II. Johnson, as superinten-
dent The cutters who are out of town
are returning as Iast as steam can bring
will be at work for the winter 1t is TN
necessary to say that the cutters appre-
ciate the efforts of the company in keep
ing the quarry running through the win
ter.
Harrison c. Pitcher who has been busy
this summer and fall at his mill in East.
Belfast saving lumber, has started a crew
OF wood choppers ana large section OF
timher-land will be cut over during the
chopped and the hauling permits, the TIM
Der will be taken to his mill near the
water front and stacked ready for saving
during the next summer 1t is proposed
to get out enough this winter to occupy
all the summer months in saving Dur
ing the past week they have been loading
several cars at the local station with pulp
wood, which has been shipped to Lisbon
nf
town.
Business is rushing these days at the
spool mill in Dover, owned and operated
by John MacGreSor of South Lincoln,
plant in that place. The outlook at this
mll for a rushing winters work is good
and it is understood that the amount of
the products will be about the same as
not the only one who derives a benefit
from the mill as it gives employment to
a large number of men, boys and girls
who are sure OF steady work. Then
others, having wood lots where they grow
birch, do a rushing business in the Win
ter time in getting out this birch and
transporting it to this mill where it is
bought and made into different kinds of
spools for the large markets.
a Bethel correspondent writes: Warren
A. Emery of Bethel has contracted with
NJ l.. and Y. a. Thurston of Rumford
this year will get out 100000 feet from
the territory around Sunday river. The
cut is on land owned by the International
Paper company. He has completed a set
of logging camps and has a crew Of % a t
work. Walter Emery has a similar crew
and camp on the same territory. #. L..
Edwards has 50 men at work, his winter
work being. estimated at 1000 cords Of pulp
wood and 800, 900 feet of pine. The Hast
ings brothers. operating on the l. F. Cos.
land in Mason will put into the river 5000
or more cords. L. S. kilhorn of Bethel
operations this year. Merrill. Springer
& Co., will purchase in this vicinity 800
cords of the 1900 which they use annually
at their mill Their preparations indicate
more business this year than ever before.
Without doubt the busiest place to be
found in Newport at the present time is
at the plant of the Borden Condensed Milk
factory and there things are humming to
say the least. One of the first things that
one will notice upon visiting that plant is
the large extension being built to the
main factory. This addition which is
made of brick, as is the factory, is to be
used for the purpose OF a storage room
and also a cold storage room. The latter
will be used to keep the packed goods in
before shipment and the woom will be
kept cool by the brine method, which is
one OF the best known. Back of the fac
tory there are three more new buildings
in the process of building. One of these
new buildings is a dwelling house for the
of the plant esse Waters.
This house will be among the best in the
village and will contain all the new and
up-to-date improvements. Another of
these buildings is to be used for an ice
house to replace the old one which burned
down last spring. This will be large ard
substantial building and will be a great
over the old one. The third
building is to De used for a gas house
and will contain the gas engine and other
appliances of the plant. The gas is used
for heating coppers and in numerous