Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-22
MAINE INDUSTRIES

| Inc recent freeze in Aroostook coun-
ty Will make considerable difference in
the amount of potatoes ground nm for
| starch. Previous to it the starch fac.
tories bid fair to have small outn,t
| this season.
\. w. Cary of Millinockat Ieft "a
| Gently for West Sebois taking with hin,
Il crew of five men. He bas +aLar =,
| contract to cut 100000 feet for the
Maine Hub & Manufac,uring cor,
pdiiS: La'ei on more men will follow
to join the crew.
Frank Noyes will ship 1000 cases NJ
| sweet corn from his East Wilton fac
| tory to Kansas City, this week This
will load one car. He has for fo,,
years sent a car load each fall to tba
same place. Mr.. Noy5es put m tnis
year 1T his East Wilton factory 100 GOO
cans. and $4,000 at Weeks Mills.
Thomaston is about to add another
new industry to her list. 1t will he an
up to-date canning factory operated bv
| the j. O. Gushing Company. Work is
rapidly progressing on the plant and if
is expected that it will be in running
| ORDER shortly. This plant is to can MI,
kinds Of llSt, clans, Holsters, vegetab les
ana sardincs. ana will employ from
forty to fifty hands, men and women.
An PASSPORT correspondent writes.
after the close of the sardine cannino
l;ints the homeless herring factories
Will give employment to many of those
who are now working in the various
factories. One of the herring factorie,
has already opened, but owing to the
scarcity of help there will not be mich
work done until later in the season.
when the Sardine canning plants will
be closed"
The Lumber Co., at Dennysville are
running its box mill fun speed night
and day, to finish out Il large contract
made last spring, Of which there re.
mains some eight or ten carloads vet to
put out. The capacity of the mills II
TWO carloads 4 week, or Il little mora
and the balance to fill the contract will
be out on time if winter does not come
too soon.
ChefrNfield lumbermen are making
preparations for the winters logging.
and several crews are now in camp.
getting yards and roads in readiness
for snow. During the last two weeks
q. r. Campbell & Co, have fitted ont
five teams for operations on their
East river townships and others will
follow as the season advances. Their
prospective cut is 5000, 600 feet.
Mrs. VIII Gates who for many years
Was connected with the clothing bust
ness in Belfast, reports a very success
iul season. Since giving up the fac
tory on Main street she has contin,,e,
manufacturing at ner home on High
street, giving employment to about 30
hands. At present the garments con-
Slst mostly of bath robes and smoking
coats. After Jan. 1st there will he q
run of about three months on fancy
vests.
IL IS now an assured fact THAI the
large saw mills located at Grehlev-s
Mills, about four miles from Foxcroft
on the shore of Sebec lake, will be
operated during the coming winter and
spring. Since the death of the former
owner. David Greeley, about three
years ago, the mills have practically
been idle, the result being that the
twin villages lost quite a large amo,,n,
of business in different forms. Very
""-iii w. sawyer, formerly or
tireenville. has bought an interest in
'hc hiiil property ana water rights and
VIII commence lumber operations there
"sdlh this coming season. Mr.. Sawyer.
""'. "hlh Il lew years ago, was one OF
me large lumber operators. with head
quarters 1T Greenville, became tired or
the business so moved West where he
resided For several years, returning 70
Maine ana settling at Foxcroft abou,
one year ego.