Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-04
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

At the brick yards OF MarSton & Dur
gin. Saso. s.oW:@o brick We're manrfac-
able to secure good help the outpu: would
have been largely increased.
The canning of clans again promises
to be one of the industries of The win
with the homeless herring canning, and
several Of the veteran Gamers of sar-
dimes are looking forward to an early
opening for putting. up the shell-fish as
plentiful in this section.
Down in Washington county the Mil
bridge Packing Co. is about closing the
season in canning sardncs. The out
put of the factory this year is $500 cases,
Wh:ch are being shipped to New York.
Chicago. San Francisco and Nebraska.
ihe factories H. that section appear to he
finding ready markets for their goods this
year. and several will have sold AL manu- !
featured. when the factories close.
j. G. Potter the Well-knoWn smoked
herring packer has leased the buildings
and wharf Of George NJ. Bepon OF Welsh
tons of smoked herring, which will be
PREPARED for market this winter. giving
employment to some forty people. Sever
al smoked herring dealers at I.ubec ac.
also preparing to dress quantities of fish
in this manner during the fall and win
ter months.
REPRESENTATIVES of TIE manufacturers
of leased machines used in the manufac-
royalty machines which formed an i'm
portant part of the dafunct ST. Croix
Shoe Co. factory equipment. These ma
chimes Will be shipped ba elk to the plants
of the manufacturers ana, after a thor
ouSh overhauling will doubtless become
part OF the equipment of some thriving
shoe concern in the big Industrial centres.
The dismantling of the st. Croix factory
means that those having in charge the
winding up of the defunct company's af-
FAIRS have given up hope of inducing
some responsible person or persons to
take hold OF and run the plant.
y. i. Wood. !. representative of the E.
II. Barnes Co. Of Broadway, New York
Is IN Washington County or the purpose
OF box wood available. and also is looking
about for a site suitable for the erection
OF a big shook mill. which viii. be
eaulpped with all modern appliances for
manufacturing material of this sort in
QUANTITIES VIII appear very lar &c to down
east folks. The Barnes company is the
largest concern of its kind in the world
favorable and the company start a mill
in this county it would mean a big bust
ne ness :, boom for the town which succeed
that there is plenty o. lumber such as is |
used in the manufacture OF box shocks
70 be had in various parts of Washington
County. practically. in unlimited qllanti- |
ties, but the question of Il location will !
no doubt prove a hard one to settle. rs Il |
site convenient for shipping, and with |
wafer power aNailaDle is not to be had !
for the mere asking. In fact the price of |
many OF them is prohbitive.
The Jordan Lumber Co, Old Town. ha :
a crew engaged III clearing away the de-
brls from the eastcry side of Water
street, where the fire of Oct. II occurred |
Work will commence immediately on the
erection of buildings to take the place of |
those destroyed by the fire. Tho land is
p"ntti by the Jordan Lumber Co. Five
wooden buildings, 4 lumber shed and a |
rai!road trcstle will be built Moses l..
Jordan. president of the Jordan Lumber
O.. is unable to state when the work
will be completed. but the Operations
WI! pc fastened SC that the buildings
Will be ready for occupancy this fail
The building operations will consist OF |
the following: Three story caskct ware
hou:r and undertaking rooms, valu"
$1,000; two-story dwelling house. value
800; 40 loot square grist mill. value 5000:
60 foot by 40 foot stable value 5000; IL |
ioct by 20 foot stable. value $1,000: lumber |
shed. le0 feet in length. value $1,000, ana |
railroad trestle; value $1,000. The aggrc-
gate value is $4,000. Pursuant 10 the con-
ditions imposed by the city OF Old Town, |
al walls. with the exception OF those Of |
the dwelling house. will be covered with |
asbestos paper and iron siding and the
roofs will be covered with accepted fire |
proof roofing.