Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-27
MAINE INDUSTRIES.


pany decided that it did not need them,
and yarding was stopped at once.
The Portland Star Match Company,
which is now carrying OIL extensive
numbering operations in Bowdoin. is
hauling logs to the railroad and ship
ping them to Portland. 1t intends to
cut 100000 feet of lumber this winter.
The Continental Paper Bag Co. Of
Humford Falls is to install 90 more bag
from the a. B. c. bag to the 20 pound
bag. The machines were made by the
Garvin Machine Co. of New York.
At the foundry and machine shop Of
E. b. Walker in Ellsworth. p or more
gasoline engines are well under way.
Inc engines are made in all sizes
from two to 1G-horscpower. They are
used for saving wood and i'll yachts
and launches. and for any other pur
pose requiring power. Last year a
dozen or more were installed and this
year it is expected that the number
will be multiplied by three.
{. b. Cummings & Sons of Norway
nave large quantities of birch and
hard wood in their yard to be worked
into bowels during the coming season
The firms pine timber landed at Nor
way Lake on the ice and at the mill is
now in excess of that of several years
past. The firms extensive business at
Bemis has tendency to increase the
Norway operations rather than to
diminish them. The only drawback
to the Norway works of the firm is the
want of water power.
Work is booming at the Holmes shoe
factory. Eastport. where 10 hands are
now employed on full time. 1t is
quite probable that the capacity Of
the plant will be enlarged to meet the
steadily increasing business, and a
meeting to consider this question was
held recently. Good wages are paid
the employees of this factory and a good
grade of shoe is being manufactured
The industry is an important one and
all citizens are pleased with its Sue
cess.
w. w. Crane of Whiting will make
Il number of important improvements
to his mill property at Whiting this
spring. A large addition was built last
year to his new mill, and this spring it
will be fitted with machinery. In tho
past Mr.. Crane has sawed a large
amount of stuff into shocks for sardine
cases, but instead Of finishing them he
has sold them as they were sawed from
the round stock. He will now equip
his mill with the machinery necessary
to finish the shocks ready for use Mr.
Crane has two mills at that place. both
being fitted with machinery for saving
laths. shingles, shocks and herring box
stuff, and one of these is also fitted
with . rotary for saving long lumber.
Both mills are being operated this
winter. as is also the mill owned by
Hoynton 4 Estey and that owned by
the Hall brothers. All are engaged in
saving short lumber and the amount
of business that is being done there is
keeping Il large crew of men employed
Granite operations for Hancock for
the season of 1905 are now being con-
sidered. and in most sections 1t looks
favorable for the business. Down Sui
Ivan and Franklin way contracts are
being negotiated for and i'm all proba-
biiity something will be known before
long. In the western section of the
county everything looks promising.
In BrOOkSville, where the works of NJ.
d. Citation are located. also those
which he operates for the Bangor COM
rany there will be business that will
commence early and employ good
fierce. At the quarries of Hon. H. w.
Sargent & Son at Sedgwick, there will
be business later in the season that
will make it lively in that town. Down
at Hall Quarry in Mt. Desert. the Nc
Mullen Company are still filling con-
tracts for their bridge works from
stone taken from the quarries, and it
appears that they will have a lively
summer. while Campbell & Macomber
who have been in business there for
years. have big contract for furnish
ing stone for Il public building in
Washington.
Railroad wharf at Bucksport is a
busy place just now. the various enter
prises furnishing employment for about
so men. Mr. BlodSett has three double
teams and six men hauling bark: J. +.
Spellman is building a pile driver to be
used in connection with building the
terminals for the Northern Maine Sea-
port railroad, to be used as soon as the
ice will permit. while the NJ. c. r. r.
company is making extensive repairs
and additions to its property. large
crew in charge of Mr.. Clifford is re-
building on the east side Of the wharf
and when sufficiently strengthened the
buildings that are now OIL the west
side of the wharf will be moved over
near what will be the center and an
extension from 81 feet to 90 feet in
width and 2o6 in length inshOre is to be
leaving very narrow
passage between the Hall property and
the new extension. The intention is TO
have the buildings in the center of the
wharf and two tracks on each side out
to the head of the pier. The steam
pile driver used is a great improve
nIent over the old style one and can put
the logs In the mud at the rate of ten
per hour.