Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-30
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This cut in itself would hardly be
equal to the average. but there are at
headwaters 100000 feet of logs
which had 10 be abandoned last year
on account Of low water and poor
driving conditions. All the logs, both
those cut this winter and the aban-
doned logs OF last year. are at the land
ings waiting for the driving crews. In
dications are all favorable Tor sooh
driving season, so there is every rea-
son to believe that they VIII all reach
their destination at Bangor and other
mill ccnters this summer, and most OF
them at an early date
OF the 221, 100000 feet considerably
more than half will go to the saw mills.
These mills are all in first-class con-
,Ition. the capacity of some Of them
being somewhat greater, by reason of
improvements, than in former years.
With the logs delivered at the mills at
. reasonably early date, all can be
converted into lumber early enough for
shipment, and by midsummer the port
ought to be well filed with schOoners.
The usual amount Of manufactured
lumber viii come down from the big
Ashland mills this year for transship-
mcnt from BHngor by water. The fig
urcS are in the neighborhoOd Of 30,00O-
600 million feet. The mills in the Fish
River region, that vast territory open
81 up by the new branch Of the Bangor
and AroOstOk railroad. viii this year
send down more lumber than before.
for new ones are being put into opera
ton. 1t il not poss iblc at this time to
estimate the output Of these mills but
it Is POSSIBLE that from Il 100000 to
20 OGO OGO feet Of manufactured lumber
viii be sent down by rail to Bangor
for transshipment.
Stone AMI plaster freights will be
good this year at many of the ports
along the Eastern Maine coast and the
usual amount Of lime and general mcr-
chandiec will be brougt into Bangor.
The coal imports, which have been rap
ilIy incro aslng for the past ten years
will this year be about the same as
last year. ;,33, 900 tons. Last year an
extra amount was brought in to make
up for the shortage of the proceeding
wear when coal was scarce and high.
40 additional surplus will be necessary
this year and this Just about offset the
natural incre1s" in consumption. OF
the Iilft bI ~ lIIllIioll tbIlS VI ptSIt w
Bangor last year nearly 215.OO0 tons
were fer railroad purposes. If the new
ecnb0ard liz" If the Bangor and ArooS-
took railroad is completed within
year, rs has been predicted, Bangor
will import less coal next year. for
much of it will be diverted into the
new channel. II is therefore reason
able to suppose that the coming ship
ing season will be one of the biggest at
the port Of Eancor for the past or fol-
lowing dec adj"
Last year there We're practically no
SEipmcntS Of ice, rs none was cut dur
in4 the preceding winter. The Ameri-
can Ice 60. filled two houses this win
ter q comparatively small amount and
vet furnishing many cargoes for COOL
sized vessels NOR" than last summer.
Local lumber dealers say that the de-
mand IN New York and Massachusetts
for Maine lumber will be good this
summer ana that prices will continue
10 be high. hut they also report that
the local demand will u" very light
GuilliI.g operations i'm the city will h
few. Less than the usual number of
dwelling houses will be erected AMI
there are no publ" buildings Of import
ancc under contemplation. 1t had been
hopcd that work would b" begun on
the new public library building. which
is planned to h. the largest and finest
in Maine. but it WAS definitely an
notnocd this week that nothing would
u done this year. \ sit" has been Sc
cured. and a good pr pNortiOn Of the
amount necessary for tn" building sub
scrihcd bat the trustees do not feel
that it would be wise to begin work un-
I'll almost the full amount is assured.
The total cost of the building will b.
a quarter of million dollars.
Threatened labor troubles, also. have
their deterrent effect on building plans.
even Though many predict that the
troubles will be settled without =
strike. Five Of the unions. and Ban
gor is one Of the strongest union towns
in New England. will next month in
sst on shorter working days and some
Of them will ask FOR more pay. Even
IL these demands are acceded to and 4
strike avcrtcd. the cost of building will
he greater and many people will post
rone proposed building operations.