Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-19
THE STATE INDUSTRIES.
The BARRIERS of Rockland have or
ganized branch union of the BARRIERS
International Union.

The BARRIERS of Rockland have or
ganized branch union of the BARRIERS
International Union.
The hOop-p pole trade which gives en-
ployment To many hands and teams at
Ch"rryfield. is now at its height. A.
NJ. Matthews. the leading dealer, it is
reported. will handle 250,0oO poles for
the Rockland market.
The granite industry of Stonington
is tourishing at this season. This
week several large vessels loaded gran
ite for New York. and the stone barge
Richard, loaded stone at Wilcox and
Haynes wharf for the Rockland Break
water.
The Sanford Mills company has
purchased from Il. G. Jordan three
mill privileges OF Mousam river and
viii build large stone dam just
above the town line. This dam will
he 40 feet high from the river ned
and $50 feet long. From the dam
an iron flume six feet in diameter
will extend to still water below, Civ
ing an S0-foot head for the operation
of an electric power plant.
Employees of the w. S. Loggie Co..
Ltd. are busily engaged labelling and
getting ready for market the blue
berries canned by this company in
Calais during the past summer. 1t is
expected that the shipments of canned
berries Will aggregate six carloads. 1t
IS reported that the company will
abandon its branch in Calais and erect
a canning plant at Vanceboro next
year which is said to offer more
convenient location for the business
as most of the berries are received
from New Brunswick points. The
berries are put up IN gallon and quart
cans and find ready sale in the large
cites Of New England.
Lumber operations in the vicinity Of
Greene lake is beginning early this
year. In addition to the regular Woo
| and lumber dealers who are chiefly
Bangor and Brewer men who cut ex.
| tensively each year, another crew is If
J for Mr.. Chapman of the Bangor House
cutting cord wood Down in the sec
ton of the Fits settlement where Their,
are steaIn saw and stave mills operated
by Mr.. Fits the work of manufactur
ing and shipping slaves to New Jerse,
has made business brisk. Mr.. il
| filling a large contract for New Jersey
and he has also contracts for tn
Standard Oil Company sufficient 70
several years of mill work. TIL
Greene Lake Lumber Company tina
went out of existence about a yea
| ago when the plant was closed. is t
be reopened in the spring. and Their
| will be large force in the woods dur
ing the winter getting lumber t
manufacturers.
During the past few months man,
| rumors have been ahOat cOncernin;
the North Dexter wooden mill. Som
of the rumors have had it leased
Others have had it sold outright, Will
still others claimed that the mill woul
not start up again at present. AS ia
as can be learned the latter rumor i
for the most part nearer right thai
any and it is very doubtful if the mil
is run during the coming winter a
least. In the closing of the mill tn
settlement at North Dexter has lost il
many ways. At the last town meetin
the town voted to raise the sum of $50
to go toward the erection of a hall a
that borough, the under part Of whic
was to be used as a hose house. !
Twas also voted to allow one of the han