Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-26
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

7. II. Kicker & Sons have received
more orders at thair machine works at
harrison, the past year. than they
could fill. and made more circular saw
mills during l9o5 than during any year
since they began the Manufacture of
them.
An Otis correspondent writes:
'1loop-pole business i'll this place since
carly last fail has been phenomenal.
The rlild and open winter has been fa-
vorable for the greu, industry. and
there has becn no complaint Of a hard
winter or lack OF employment. All
TIC men and boys who have taken hold
o. the work with 4 siI,,: and vim have
earned big money
The Sawyer Boot & Shoe Go. of
i'anS"r is shortly 10 erect a tannery in
brewer to manufacture an especially
i;nc grade Of leather which it is next
TO impossible To obtain at all seasons
III the year. The location Of the build
ing has not yet been decided on but
will be soon determined The building
Is to be tEo-story frame structure. 55
feet in length and 81 feet wide. 1t is
to contain two floors.
TIC Rockland-R Roclport Lime Com
l.ny is building new kiln at the
Point in the six kilnS group. which is
10 take the Place of one that has been
out OF commission for several years
1t is also probable that within a short
time the company will build several
additional kilns. Tho past years busi-
ness OF the concern has been one OF the
most prosperous in it's history and fu-
turc developments are expected look
ing forward to increased prosperity for
this important industry
business has been very brisk at The
,, FoNcroft spool factory during the last
year, and especially during the last two
months, and an average of four car
loads OF spoolS q month have been
shipped. To do this many of the hands
haIc been working evenings until 3
O'Clock. The sawmill is now running
cn bars and it is expected that some
800 on 600 cords Of logs will be sawed
before the season closes Only q COM
paratfvely small amount of bars will
be furnished by outside parties this
wintor--5N0. GOO or 50 from Guilford and
Monsoon. Last June the faco-y had ON
hand 100000 feet of bars. since which
stIIit Ji',tUD IidNc Dttll NOIheI up. Il or
the last four months the factory has
been behind Oh its orders from two to
four weeks. ana rarely has there been
on hand more than Il few cases of
SpoolS. Forty-two hands are en-
rloEed at the factory. improvements
have been going on around the prem
iseS for several months and quite an
area Of land has been purchased. A
small bridge has been built across the
brook I" land purchased of Col. +. J.
Mayo where spool stock will eventual
ly be stored.
Work is being rushed on the new mill
for the International Paper Co. which
is being built at Livcrnorc Fails. The
mill Will be go feet long and 100 feet
wide. The wood rooms will be two Stp
rics high ana the pulp rooms on story
at present. Forty grinders will be in
stalled for grinding the pulp which
will be carried through two If inch
pipes to the Otis mill. z of IA mile
above, where it will be made into
paper. Messrs. Il. ID. Shanahiin OF Port
land and John Greculcaf of Auburn. the
contractors, have done one of the
largest jobs OF hydraulic engineering
ever cone III New England, IaNIlit,
about 10000 yards Of concrete. III be
ginning this large enterprise last sum-
mer il was necessary 10 build a Golfer
dam 2SnG feet long. splitting the river.
and then remove Z hundred feet of the
Old dam ana build 500 feet more o. u
il. Six hundred feet of wall and a
spillway dam .; hundred feet has
been an enormous job. part if it being
laid H. feet below the pcd Of the river.
The river wall itself is COO feet bong. 40
feet high, % feet thick: the rack wall
is 81 feet high and = feet thick; the
safe wall is y feet high and - fa,.t
thick. These walls will give water
fall of o5 feet. Between four and five
hundred men have been employed on
the work using > stone crushcrs. Ii
hosting engines and Is derricks.