Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-08
ANsoN,s GOOD FORTUNE.
Its Great Water Power, So Long Idle,
to BE Developed.

North Arson. Me-, June 7.-(Special.]
1t will be welcome news to the citi-
zens of this town to learn that the de-
velopment of the great water power
here. SO long idle and unoccupied, Is
about to be developed. Not later than
next week large crew of men VIII De
at work on this privilege. Many times
in the past efforts have been made TO
obtain this privilege for various enter
prises, but owing to the many persons
owning portion of the privilege 1T was
not an easy matter to assemble the
power into 2 single proposition. But
the matter was undertaken eight years
ago by the Baileys of this town and
they have kept persistently at it until
every piece of desirable territory has
passed into their possession.
Within the past year there has been
organized the American Pulp. Paper
and Lumber Co. and the International
Lumber Co. which have bought the
privilege and the deeds are now on
record The project has been under
consideration for several years and
has now been financed beyond the
stages Of experiment.
Mass, the executive officer of the
Metropolitan Water Board of Massa-
chusetts. is president. He has cxpcnd-
ed during the last IL years for the state
of Massachusetts in perfecting its
water system over s40,000O0O and that
project is now nearly completed. AS
ISOLATED with him in this enterprise are
several prominent and successful busl-
ness men in Boston and Portland VINO
have already invested over $4,000.
The underwriting Of the proposition
has been consummated by the banking
firm of B. M. Lowell Co. of Boston ana
Burton NJ. Lowell is treasurer OF the
new company. The capital IS sl,ooo,-
600 and it is proposed to build a pulp
and paper mill as nearly complete ana
UP to date as science and money can
produce. Ernest l.. Savage. for the
mast few wears with the Lawrence
Ncwhall & Page Co. of Fairfield. is one
Of the directors and will be its general
manager. He is well known in the
paper manufacturing business and is
well uualified to build and equip
modern paper mill.
For the past year the company has
been making purchases of timber lands
and now owns an extensive acreage on
the Kennebec river and on Carrabas-
sett stream with options on AS much
more. This lumber is SO situated that
it can he driven to the mill with but
little expense.
The proposed mill will be 500 feet
long. 800 feet wide and three stories
high with basement. The boiler
house will be entirely apart from the
plant and will have a chimney 100 feet
high. Engineers have been engaged
on the surveys Cor three years and
the plans have been finished by the
architects 1t will he Il two machine
mill and when completed a sulphite
mill will be built up the river at
point opposite the station of the Somer-
set railroad.
The building Of this plant will Cause
n great boom IN North Arson. A large
number of men will be given employ
ment the wear round and it will be
necessary to build large number of
houses for their accommodations. This
means that real estate values will go
UP. new stores will be built and North
Arson will eventually become one of
the busy manufacturing centres of the
county The machinery for the eX-
cavations has been shipped and will
arrive early next week when work Oh
the foundation will commences. AL
ready there are on the site of the mill
several carloads of hosting engines.
derriCks and steam drills.