The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-10-18
POTATOES AND PAPER.

Great Northern Paper Co. to Ship via Stock
ton. New Sch. Northland to Run Between
stockton and New York.
The Northern Maine Seaport railroad and
its terminal at Stockton Springs is to be
the outlet for the production of the mill OF
the Great Northern Paper Co. at Mill nocket
and the new mills which are now in course
of construction at Dolbeare rips and Burnt
Land rips on the West Branch of the
Penobscot river. Heretofore all the pro-
duct of the MillinOcket mill has gone out
by rail. This arrangement has been I'M
satisfactory at times owing to the difficulty
in getting sufficient cars to take the paper
away from the MILL The cars have been
obtained, but sometimes it has been mar
row squeak and when there are contracts
to fill and the paper has to be in Boston or
New York at certain time and there are
from ten to Is carloads a day to be shipped,
a scarcity of cars is unfortunate.
The Seaport road was built to meet just
this emergency and it has succeeded so far
as the Great Northern is concerned. Inc
cars are now kept on the road better than
cars enough OH hand tor the shipment OF
their paper. Heretofore, however, the
Great Northern has not been able to use
Stockton Springs as shipping point Tor It's
product for the reason that there have not
been suitable vessels TO take the paper
away from the wharves.
This difficulty is now overcome py tne
building of the four-masted schooner North
land which will be launched at the CObo-
Butler yard in Rockland next Thursday,
Oct. IS, if the plans for her launching DO
not miscarry. The Northland will be one
of the finest sehooners in the American
merchant marine. Her construction. is OF
the very best throughout and she IS all that
expert knowledge of Ship-buildlng can
make her. In the building of the North
land also an experiment has been tried
which is expected to place her ahead OF all
other schooners in her class. She is not TO
be dependent on the Whim and caprice OF
the wind and tide as her sister ships are,
but, in addition to her immense spread OF
canvas, will have d 500 horse power gaso-
lene motor which will turn propeller and
give the big schooner Roadway even II
there is not breath of wind. With this
motor alone the schooner is expected to be
able to make six or eight knots and she
will also be independent of tugs and be able
to dock herself.
The Great Northern Paper Co. is now
preparing plans for the construction at
Cape JeIlison of warehouse capable OF
storing 1900 tons of paper. The company Is
about 275 tons of paper daily. The 3. a "A:
takes anywhere from 10 to 20 carloads OF
paper away from Millinocket every day.
The Northland has three decks She has
capacity of 5000 tons OF coal but of course
cannot take so much paper, as paper is
more bulk than weight. No paper will be
put into the hold but about 1000 tons OF 1t
can be stored between decks.
The schooner will take other freight be-
sides paper and in her the potato shippers
of Ar0ostook will have fine means of ship
ping their tubers to New York and Boston:
The vessel, in addition to her 1000 tons OF
paper, will take about $4,000 bushels OF
potatoes. At Stockton now potatoes are
being shipped in all sorts of vessels, but
the NorthIand will take in one cargo more
potatoes than half dozen of the ordinary
schooners which are loading there now can
take.
The Northand will be ready to go into
commission almost as soon as she is OIL the
ways and will proceed to Stockton to take
her first cargo, which will be made up OF
paper and potatoes. The NOrthland VIII
run regularly between Stockton and New
York and Boston. She is the first vessel
built to take the products of Northern
Maine which the Seaport road offers to the
merchant marine at tide water all the year
round and carry them to the great markets
of the country and bring back the coal,
fertilizer and other things which are the
mediums of exchange.-Bangor CONNER
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