The Republican journal., 1903-04-09
MAINE INDUSTRIES,

It is stated that the total nuruhe,
cut on the st. Croix will not exceed
27,000,000 feet, which is much below rla
figures aimed at last fall.
Rockland with two stearnhrats Ia
build-one under construction ;,. .7-
other contracted for at the Cubh. H..
Ter & Co.'S yards, besides d t.g DO
schooners. is once more tak'n- ..~
proper place as q shipbuildinE p.lt
1t is said that quite a number .r,
puipWood to deliver to the ~...-.
company for transportation at .- -
Mainstrcam, did not get u,uug1 H..
work of hauling and that quite
amount will not be forwarded u,e U,
cause of the snow leaving until a-s-
! fall or winter.
Business at the quarry Of the Cvr
| Bros, at the upper end of the Selast3-
| cook & Moosehead railroad has boon
good all winter and the business If ,u.
firm the coming summer is eXpe tel tg
be the largest in it's history. TIE Main-
| Central has Daen using qute
quantity Of late in bridge and euvert
work taken from this quarry.
| Fay & Scott of Dexter, employ about
| S5 hands at the machine Shuu ans
foundry at the present time. this being
the largest number in the history
| this Well-known enterprise. 1t ls also
stated that never before in the history
of the establishment have there tssu Sc
many orders coming in and business SO
promising.
Business has been good of late a+ af
| black granite quarry at AIeYa15er
which is now under lease to Gaars7
Farquahison, a gentleman who has "a
wide experience in the granite hI.-
ness. Mr.. Farquahison has rer.i
numerous big orders Of late wi
necessitates an increased force at l-
quarry.
| Nickerson Brothers are making Ui
| for their aleWive business a baWaa--
Gotta Mills. With warm weather L.-
fish will soon begin to run. 9Fis
make % springs they have man r-t
| this stream. Some seasons have e-a
very successful, when asmany as lHN"t
fish have been dipped from tn stream
in single day. A great many pau
| NINIl tLIt t'I'iNN - GNI tAi' iif7li t-'-s
is wonderful sight indeed
T. II. Hayes of Dexter. who Ia F.
the Summit brand of baked r-
states that he has received t~p nr7
of a carload each to be shIgel
wholesale firms. This calls for
cases of "a cans to the case. 1A' "..
season that Mr.. Hayes began pn,r.rs
beans he supplied the trade b' T'.-
up 225 cases. The fame of the sun
brand is such now that his p.s1 .hs
season will mean several thousa8
A Machias correspondent wrt.as
| The paving business, after h'Hi
been entirely suspended in this .l..H
for more than five years, hs e."
been started. A contract for
New York blocks per month hrS
Gently been made by the h
| Granite Company-the CONTRACT
in force during the spring and -4.
months. The first blocks Of 3D..
tract We're cut on Friday Ola tIr
at Marshfield. The company h4=
the land of S. c. Foss, which
the quarry now being operate
land has many very desirable
| for paving and many We're ,a-
the business was booming al N.
field several years ago. tor 'l'F
crew of about eight paving rIi
be employed, some working "7
dumps at the large quarry ani -
on the new lease. In addition 4.
creasing their business in tNf+
ton, the Granite Company a
a steady demand for their mut
An order was received last "."-
| New Castle. Pa, for carr"
monuments of different sizes
signs. Sanford Smith of Nu
has been engaged to take chH'
crew of paving cutters and g.
sharpening.