The Republican journal., 1903-10-01
Miles Feet
from Belfast. Elevation

Perhaps the most extensive business on
the branch is the live stock shipments OF
the Libby Company of Burnham. TNs
business was established in 1859 by the late
Hon. l. c. Libby, then of Burnham. In
1880 the firm of l. C. Libby Il Sons was
formed, and in 1887 the senior member re-
tired and the firm became Libby Brothers.
In 1903 the business was incorporated un-
der the name of the Libby Company, with
100000 capital stock C. E. Libby is presi-
dent F. L. Libby, treasurer and r. l.. LID
by, general manager. The company buys
almost exclusively for the Brighton market
and ships its stock alive The Lbbys own
large tracts of pasture land in Burnham.
with ample barn and yard room for han
ding their stock. There are yards with
driyeways to the cars at Burnham and Wa
terville The company buys largely in
Aroostook county as well as in the nearby
towns. There are now 65 head of cattle on
the Libby pastures in Burnham. The COM
pany is negotiating for building slaughter
house at Burnham, which will give the ad-
vantage of putting its stock on the market
either alive or dressed, according to che
market conditions. Part of the company's
business is now done on commission,
branch recently added. Among the local
buyers who collect stock for the Libby Co.
are L. H. knight, Lincolnville, D. c. Green
law, Northport; W. Fl. Arnold, Belfast; NJ.
c. Pease, Brooks; H. W. Murphy, Sears
port; F. Kicker, Monroe; Eben Racklitf,
Troy; c. E. Stevens, Unity; c. E. Knowl
ton, Freedom.
Belfast station sends out variety of
shipments, including the live stock business
of Messrs. Knight, Greenlaw, Arnold and
Murphy; part of the output of Leonard &
Barrows shoe factory, Mathews Bros. mill,
the various clothing factories, the Gerry
creamery, and other local manufactures; /;
in addition to large quantities of apples,
potatoes, hay and other farm products.
Citypont's business is principally farm
products, lumber from nearby mills, wood,
ETC.
Waldo Station sends out considerable
quantities of wood, dairy products, hay,
and general farm products, as it is in the
| centre of one of the most fertile tracts in
in this section of the State.
Brooks is busy village and its products
are varied. Many carloads of logs are
shipped each year to the saw mills at Shaw
NUT on the Skowhegan road, and lumber in
all forms is included in Brooks output.
Ship knees, pulp wood, spool wood, and fire
wood go out daily. The new canning fac
tory will soon be sending out its years
make, and apples and potatoes are now
going forward in goodly quantities. Horse
buyers find this profitable source of sup
ply, and live stock shipments are large.
Knox Station is shipping point for lum-
ber in various forms, principally spool and
shovel handle stock.
Thorndike's principal industry is the
Jaynes Creamery, which has upwards of 70
patrons among the local farmers, and which
ships cream, butter and cheese to Boston.
Thorndike is also shipping centre for
large and fertile country which sends out
all kinds of farm produce, but principally
apples, hay and potatoes.
Unity's creamery, corn factory and saw
mills furnish large percentage of her
shipments, and many near by farmers ship
cream independently to Auburn. A field
of % acres in potatoes on the farm of Paul
Ames is but an index of the kind of farms
to be found in this vicinity and represents
one of the many kinds of farm produce sent
out.
Winnecook is a comparatively new sta
ti0n, but its business, chiefly in pulp wood,
stock and farm products, has grown SO that
the railroad company recently increased
the siding from capacity of cars to Is,
and its track is frequently filled.
Shipments of live poultry are increasing
from year to year from all the stations, and
the egg business is constantly improving.
The greater part of the eggs. however, go
by express, and some of the poultry is
shipped by that method.