Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-07-12
COTTON YARN MILL.
DETERMiNED EFFORT WILL
BRING 1T TO ELLSWORTH.
PROPOSITION IN DETAIL SUBMITTED TO
THE PEoPLE--coMMITTEE
AT WORK.

A determined effort on the part Of the
people of Ellsworth will assure the build
ing here of a s35O,000 cotton yarn mill.
When the proposition was first broaehed,
and it became known that about S10o,00o
would be required from the people, the
mill seemed far beyond reach. But in the
past few days public enthusiasm has been
aroused to pitch which has far exceeded
| the anticipation Of the most sanguine, and
! there is more than reason to hope now that
the desired object will be achieved. 1t can
not be done without heroic effort, bat If
the people of Ellsworth viii rise to the
occasion they will have the mill.
| WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.
| The committee first appointed by the
board of trade to investigate the proposi-
tion of Arnold B. Sanford, of Boston,
made its report at meeting of the board
last Thursday evening.
The committee had gone into the investi-
CATION with the thoroughness which the
occasion warranted. They asked for ref
erences from Mr.. Sanford, and received in
reply not two or three but dozens of let
ters of recommendation. from some of the
leading men in the textile trade and in
| financial circles in New England. They
| Investigated the claims of what other
mills of similar character and in which
Mr.. Sanford had been or is interested were
doing, and in every case found the claims
modestly made by Mr.. Sanford more than
/ substantiated.
| In short, to sum up the result of this
| committees investigation, they found the
| industry most desirable one for Els
| worth, the proposition in their opinion
/ an eminentiy fair one, and the prospects
| OF the enterprise as an investment for the
people OF Ellsworth good one.
| This was the substance of the commit
tees report as given at last Thursday
evenings meeting. The proposition and
prospectus for the proposed mill, as sub
mitted in detail by Mr.. Sanford, We're
presented to the meeting. There will be
some slight changes in this, made neces-
sary by the situation, but in all its essen
tial points as it will finally be put before
the people of Ellsworth and vicinity, it is
as follows:
PROPOSITION AND PROSPECTUS.
The establishing of an industry in
textile manufacturing of the magnitude
of the new Sanford cotton spinning mills
has to be carefully considered in regard to
ell the economic conditions TX bich ora en-
essential for its successful and continuous
operation.
| These factors are labor, transportation,
taxation, fuel, water. markets, and favor
able climate. We can say that all these
have been most favorably found at Ellis
worth, and the location is very desirable
for cotton manufacturing and once started
there should increase.
Labor-The State of Maine offers to
manufacturers sixty hours per week for
operating their mills. The operators are
very free from La Dor distur Dances, such as
strikes-a very distinct gain for Maine
industries over those in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, who can operate only fifty
eight hours per week.
Ta1ation-This investment, if located in
Fall River, New Bedford, or Lowell, must
pay an annual tax of $4,000 to $4,000, or
equal to per cent. on its proposed capital
stock of S350,0Co; or in period of fifteen
years a saving to the stockholders of fully
S150,0C0, or per cent. dividend in favor OF
Ellsworth, Maine.
TranSportation-We can deliver cotton
coal supplies as cheaply cheaper
than at several other mill points in Maine,
owing to tide water and railroad facilities
Also csn deliver our goods to customers in
competition with other mill centers of
New England.
Pure l1ater- In abundance-a very valu-
able and necessary factor for our business
in colored and bleaching process.
PotGGr-Ths is intended to be electrical,
derived from power of the Bar Harbor &
Union River Power Co., of Ellsworth, in
suring permanent steady power at a
reasonable cost.
Markets Ellsworth is well located for
shipment to customers in New England
states, New York and Pennsylvania, and
we can deliver in competition with other
New England mill centers.
Construction - Main mill, brick, 35C
feetx110 feet, and three stories; with dye
house $50 feetx75 feet, two stories; cotton
warehouses and fifty tenements. We find
cost o. building in our favor at Ellsworth,
in cheap lumber and brickyard, making
considerable saving in cost of these items.
The mill and dye house will be built from
latest up-to-date mill construction, from
plans prepared by practical mill engineers.
Mill Site-We have in view of future
plans for increase of our plant asked the
city of Ellsworth to donate fine tract of
level land fifty acres, and to connect city
water service to same for manufacturing
purposes and to exempt corporation from
| taxatiou (axeept a nominal tax1 for a r,a-