Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

S. d. Jordan of Mechanic Falls has
the unique record of having worked for
SO years on the outside work for the
Poland Paper Company of that town.
During the past Is years he has not
lost a day.
A. V. Brooks of Standish, has just
completed a cooper shop and now has
three men at work making barrels.
Mr.. Brooks also owns a heading ma
chine at Buxton, where the barrel
heads are sawed.
Stephen Hadiey of Machias has sold
a large tract of wood land on the out
shirts of Machias to James Healey and
Cornelius Leary of Whitneyville. The
purchasers are now engaged i'm erect
ing a camp upon the lot and during the
coming winter they intend to cut and
hall a large amount of wood from the
land.
Another new industry is to be estab-
Iished at GouldsborO in the form of
steam power stave mill. Mr.. W. f.
Hutchings of Lamoine. who has oper-
ated there successfully for several years
manufacturing slaves largely. will es-
tablsh Il mill business. and has bought
a large tract of timber land of upwards
of 5000 acres in that section.
The Staples & Stinson Construction
Co. of Portland has received the con-
tract for the construction of 10 SURF
boats for the life saving service. The
designs for these boats were prepared
by Mr. Staples and they met the APP
prevail of the Government. These boats
will be built at the East End Yacht
Club yard and the first keel will be lald
next week although the contract Will
not be completed until about December
1, 1905.
George w. Plummer. a hustling
South Dover farmer who each season
makes a business of shipping Christ
mas trees. has just sent off six car
loads. containing 5000 trees, all OF
which were purchased by Merrill &
Knight of Portland, with the exception
of 1000 which were sent to f. X. Chap
man. also of Portland. The trees VIII
be shipped from Portland to the mar
kets. which are now booming in Bos-
ton and New York city.
J. w. Dresser. who has for several
months past been at South Windham
superintending the putting in OF the
stone foundation on which the brick
extension of the new grinder room Is
laid. also the construction of new
dam for the Androscoggin Pulp Com
many has completed his contract ana
returned to his home at Franklin Falls.
VI Two freight cars were necessary 10
TRANSPORT his derricks, engines tools
and construction apparatus from here
to Vermont.
| The MYERS life boat invented and pa
tented by Loring F. Myers. of Machias,
some time since is now having some
alterations made for the better ana
| next month will be taken to Washing
| ton for inspection by the board OF
! steamboat inspectors. Should the re-
mort he a satisfactory one: buildings
! and machinery will be erected at some
suitable point for the construction OF
these boats. A company with good
hacking has been formed, who are con-
fident there is money in the undertak
ing as they believe they have the best
invention for saving life ever invented.
A Mechanic Falls correspondent
writes: Just at present men are at
work cutting $4,000 feet OF lumber on
the Herrick lot which will be sawed at
IIonscom-s saw mill. Two hundred
cords of wood will probably be cut
from the Herrick lot this winter also
civ men being chopping there now
1-ho lumber. after being seasoned until
,,axt August. will be made up into box
90 for the paper company. Ed. Jordan
/ has charge of the carpenter shop and