Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-07
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

new mill for the manufacture of lum-
Der will be built at Orland the coming
spring.
The Mnot Packing Company will start
up this month to make million cans for
their factories at East Sumner and West
Minot. Probably about 800 acres will be
planted to sweet corn for the East Sum-
ner plant.
The Camden-Anchor-Ro ckland Machine
Co. made large shipment of anchors
last week to San Francisco via Panama.
There were eight anchors in the ship
ment, the two largest weighing 1860
pounds each.
Charles l.. Jackson, of Greenville, at his
numbering camps on Brassua Stream and
Sacatteau, has 100000 feet of lumber
yarded and in the lot is a pine log that
scaled 2190 feet. VIM. H. Hildreth. the
scaler says there. is the finest lot of pine
on the yards for the amount, between 7OO,-
900 and 100000 that he ever saw
The Hide Windlass Company, Bath,
made a big shipment last week to Moran
Bros, of Seattle, consisting of six pro-
pe1ler blades and two hubs of manganese
bronze for the battleship Nebraska build
ing. at that yard. The shipment used two
freight cars and the total weight was Co.
900 pounds. The hubs weighed about five
tons each.
Owners of lobster pounds and large
cars i'll the town of Gouldsboro are now
selling or shipping their Holsters and real
1zlng good prices on them. Before any
were sold or shipped this year. there were
100000 Holsters in the town, of these Capt
Geo. Colewell who has two pounds had
10000. Capt; E. A Over, 1900 and Mr.
Huckins. 1900. Aside from these. John
Stevens had three large cars filled hold
ing from 1000 to 5000 each Mr.. Huckins
sold outright to the firm of Thorndike &
Hix of Rockland, who buy more Holsters
than any other firm in the State at %
cents per pound. Capt. Over and Capt
Colewell each own steamers of their own,
and are now taking theirs to market,
nRi mol Do J,,, -l1r-a kl,..,- y
mand. 1t is said that the lobster indus
try of Gouldsboro last year was more
profitable than any of the Hancock towns,
or Washington either for that matter.
and that the exact revenue if known
would astonish one.
The Pepperell company, Biddeford ia
getting ready to make an expenditure of
about Sl50,000 in imp rovements on the La.
coma division. The work will be started
as early this spring as possible and will
be rushed to completion. The plans call
for an additional story to the picker build
ing, which is necessitated in order to in
crease the production in the carding de-
partment. of which James L. Leavitt has
charge. For long time the carding has
been behind, and in order to keep up with
the other departments facilities will have
to be provided to increase the OUTPUT OF
the former department. To do this it has
been decided to build an additional story
on the picker building. This additional
story Will run the entire length and width
which will be introduced will increase
the output OF the carding department i5,-
wv or 10000 pounds week. 1t is estimated
that the additional story and equipment,
winch Will give emp loyment to an in
creased number of hands, will cost the
pepperell company in the neighborhood
of $150,0O0
A Stonington correspondence writes:
Inc past year was a gratifying one
Tor this town. At the Settlement quar-
Ty has been built boarding house for
the Italians. also one for the Fins, both
ppy their employers. From this quarry
mas been shipped about 1900 tons Of
stone The pay roll of this quarry
amounts to about $1,000 per month Park
t eI q Ryan have, an extensive plant Mt
tnelr quarry on Thurlow's island and have
All the improved machinery necessary for
their business. which is run By com
pressed air. From this quarry have been
shipped $1,000. tons, all rough stone and
the pay roll is about 1900 per month
John IL. Goss has the banner quarry Of
tne county. If not i'm the State Mrd Goss
mas a!Lthe necessary gear. to carry on thu,
stone business. He shipped III cargoes
curing 1907 These cargoes average 400
tons. amounting to Al, 800 tons Mr. Goss
employs more help than any of the others
IN the business and his pay roll for the
past six months has averaged $4,000 The
pay rolls combined of all in the stone
business amount to $4,000 per month
quite an amount of money to be put In
circulation every month in small town
like this