Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-11

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the year round and they run night and
day. Other men not included in his state
ment were employed from time to time
on the work of construction and log drlV-
Iing-perhaps 80 men this year. Mr.. Robin
son has no idea how much more capitai
is invested now than in 'S5, but there mas
been marked increase both in plant ana
product. In 'S5, az tons per day was the
output: in 1862, 26 tons. and probably IN
the near future IS to 90 tons will be the
amount. The pay roll is "a was s25,5oo
yearly; in 1902 it was s6l $50; perhaps $4,000
will be added this year
Geo. M. Holmes of the P. C. Holmes Co
Mill not in operation. today. and only
Office open. Employed in IS, 16 men,
II. W. Jewett owned a saw mill on
Dam No ! in 'S5 and employed outside
and in SO men. Not in business now
BY Mr.. Baker-He ran his mill on aver
age of G2iA days per year for Ii years. The
Berlin Mills have since come into Farm
ingdale and turn out about G,000@0 or
900, 900 feet of lumber.
BY Judge Wiswell-iis plant averaged
100000 or more.
H. a. tIDSSDll ran At EIili Az AN'tbNi'ipi
now torn down. In So they employed an
average of 60 men in and about the mill
and worked about six months out Of the
year.
| BY Mr. Baker-The mill closed opera
tons in 81.
| G.. w. Moore, carpenter in Randolph,
was interested in a sash and blind facto-
ry employing Il men, which shut down
about five years ago.
James Moore, carpenter, was employed
at w. Fl. Thomas place on Bone island
in 80, which then gave work to 70 men.
Fred F.. McCausland, secretary and
treasurer of Oakland Mfg. Co, said they
employed on an average % men in 50, and
IS now.
BY Mr.. Baker-The company has recent
ly purchased the defunct S. n. Maxcy
property for use as storehouse. Their
product has been increased.
BY Mr.. Heselton-The MaXcy plant
ceased operations. this year.
A. r. Hayes, coal dealer ard his ia
Their had been interested in mill on Bone
island in 50 employing Is men. He is ad-
ministrator of affairs of an axe factory
once there and from the books finds it en-
ployed eight or 10 men,
BY Mr.. Baker-He was not in business
in IS. n;
By MraHeselton-M Potter was in the
coal business in s..
Henry Richards was interested in The
Richards Co. On Dam No. in 50, en-
ploying aHsaVerage of over so inside. The
mills closed in 80 or 81 and the water
power was absorbed by the S. D. Warren
Co, merging Dams and in one high
dam. He has resided in Gardiner since
10 and gave a resume of the condition
OF business in and between the dams.
Many industries have gone Dam No s
was never used for manufacturing pur-
poses in his time, but he is Informed a
match factory, destroyed by fire in 40
was the last plant there. Mr.. Richards
says Mr. Card failed to mention two
large swamps at Wentworth cove in the
Cohhosseecontee lake. and several other
small ones. Regardless of the stream
flowing in and out. he believes the cur
rents in the lake, some OF a velocity of q
mile an hour. are caused by the wind.
H. Ey Mr.. Baker--The wooden mill here was
operated frtfully in 's5, but now is a busy
place. The present shoe factory is the
largest and most fiourshing since 50, en-
ployirg 800 to 400 hands
BY Judge overwhelmingly less power
is being used now than in 80 and less
persons employed.
BY Mr.. Baller-Capital invested on the
stream is in his opinion decidedly in
crea Sed.
a oil I'll of 1,n N1f.,
Co, said they employed, Aug %, 105 per-
sons (49 men. 26 women 80 minors), mostly
resident i'll Gardiner.
BY Mr.. Baker-He came into the COM
pany .la years ago; the company has been
here four years. He does not know how
much capital is invested
BY Mr.. Hesclton-The mill is leased
John f. Newell on Dam No l was in
the Spring & Axle Co, employing about
30 men. He went into the business of
nanufa curing electric street railway
supplies six or seven years ago, employ
ing II men. A new enterprise in Gardiner
with a rapidly growing business.
a. G. Chase of Randolph. has made an
enumeration of vacant tenements in Gar
diner. July y there were y located in
wards l and 5. entirely within the system
of water works. They We're mostly ON
Water street There were II vacant
houses and nine vacant stores. Another
has been vacated since that date. He has
tested the flow of water from faucets in
80 places on various levels and specially
mentioned the following:
On High HolbOrn street gals, required
6m. 3os.; on High Holborn street gals.
required Pm. 5Js.; on Cherry street gals.
required 23s. on Green street, gals, re-
quired 3m. 15s.: on Pine street, gals, re-
qured I'm. .l2s. on Fremont street .
gals. required I'm. 5I12s.; on Fillmore Pl.
: gals, required IN. sos
The shortest time required was five sec
onds in Randolph on Third street at No
5, and the longest six minutes and 30 sec
| onds on High Holborn street, Gardiner
| Hours of drawing from A. NJ. to p. NJ.
He drew from places where 2-inch main
connected with large pipe.
Arthur 7. Stafford of the Lowell
Locks and Canal Co, Il hydraulic ell
gineer of the class of 81. Williams Gel
lege. has practiced his profession Is
years. From 81 to 81 in the Massa-
chusetts State Board of Health Office
inspecting water and sewerage to