Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-21
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

An effort will be made to organize a
Transfers Union in BiddefOrd.
The water Aawmill of r. w. Lord at
West iiennebec, has been hired by
Hugh NJ. Warren, who has bought the
Rufus A. Stevens lot of 100000 feet of
pine which will be run down the
Mousam. Aimon Hanson will have
charge of the mill. =
The UndcrwoOds who conduct 4 big
Sar,fine plant at JoneSport, are PLAN
ming, il is understood, to open a fac
tory for the canning of clans ut Lubec.
THE factory would employ about 100
hands, and would furnish employment
during the winter months when the
sardinc plants are closed.
Work has been commenced rebuilding
factory Il Of the Lubec Sardine Co., and
the building will be rushed as fast as
possible. in order to have the plant
ready for business by the first of July.
if possible. The factory is to he built
on about the same plans as the one
which was burned last summer, and
viii furnish employment to between 400
and 800 persons.
Trimbe BROTHERS Co. are now active
" engaged in the manufacture of shoes
i'm the building formerly occupied by
the International Shoe Co. at Calais
They will Manufacture the best goods
Of Mckay scWcd and English welt
shoes for men. They will for a time
employ about - hands and will manu-
facturr about - dozen per day. Mrr.
Horace 6. Tremblc is manager of the
company and Mr.. Lang of Boston. enc
of th, most competent men in his line,
Will superntend the factory.
The $1,000, 600 of logs cut on ST. Cloix
waters during the past winter ere
nearly all in the water and the drives
are well under way, having started two
week., ago on the streams, while tn"
lake timber is well in hand. although
the ice has been out but q short time.
The cut is an average one, and it is
expected will be safely brought to the
mills this year in due season. III first
drive is expected to arrive at the Mill
town booms during the early part # the
coming week, when saving operations
W i'll be OH in full blast. Murchi@ &
Sons and +. II. Todd d Sons have am
pie supplies to keep their mills going
until the drives come in, their logs hay
ing been brought to the mills by rail,
but Eaton & Sons have only sufficient
supply to keep two of their mills run
ming partrtime and will not start the
third mill until the new logs arrive.
The payroll at the independent Sar-
dine canning factory of Lewis ID. Clark
| & Sons at PASSPORT for this week VIII
go on record as the largest ever made
in that city, the home of the American
sardne, as it will figure up about $4,000
for the 400 employees who have been
given plenty of day and night work
since the week opened. 1t has been
great week for herring at the above
plant, as they have had Il full supply.
something unusual at this early part of
heAScanning season. The fish have
been bought at Sc to SIS hogsheld
during the past few days, and this price
is not considered high ut this part of
the season. when prices have huctuate1
and been past the $50 mark. When the
week is ended it is stated that fully
1000 cases Of sardincs will have been
| canned at the Clark factory, which is
considered Il big weeks work FOR any
Of the largest factories in he buzz
! ness.
| Despite lnc t'liIS ttuSt"i by 'ii'
| severe winter the new rolling mills
at I.igonia. South Portland. are near
! ing completion and it is likely tnat she
! furnaces will be lighted some time in
| June. The mill will cover an area of
! 10000 square feet and is equipped with
| large puddle. guild" and bar mills. The
| guide mill is 16 and 10 inca. While the
| main mill is an Is inch. The structural
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system Will be used. Sterling boiler