Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-01
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

| II" Great Northern l';ibcr C0nnanI
| mas Iur' htS"d 1bpGDJ acres Of wild I,r1
| down ;tlpnS Tie rCmnbscpt for 5000 OpD
The I'm 'rson Lumber COMPANY HILL !.
| crew at work on Tie dam at Crvet.
lakr, getting ready for driving n4v,
spring.
| me VAN Hurcn Lumber 40. hal ]
record day last week, manufacturer,
"iih thfIr rotary IS, 100 fc"t Of luiI!,cI
! in an ll-h"ur day.
Something over 10000 cans Or cor-
| nave already been put ~ in thc corr
| mop at North Anspn ana :bnIIt =
'''r'i more. TO come in.
work on rcimnd-lin. tl,o ON lTc,..,,,-
| iilc building al Van I.rlcn jrrn \ hnt,t
n Progressing WrII. This II bcino. IuiIr
ny Il corporation ana it is undarStoo
1t viii cost $%0,0o0 when completed.
i. a. MayheW il building Il sawrtrI
IT East Dover, 3GX1nJ feet. for s:lwinr
long lumber, lnths ana ehiagIcg. A %
h"r@" power steam engine VIII fmnie,
power He expects to have the mill
ready for busiScSs by Dec. /.
The packing Of corn ut the Uayns
ranhrrE, Dexter, was brought to =
cloS' Wednesday ami the plant started
81 il pack Of PUMPKINS, Friday I.rIn-
In+. "a \, 'AI"'t.d that about .I5.uapI
cI." ~ .nth cIy"4 VI linc cnrn I.y,
been packed this fan. The corn il Of
excellent quality.
I'll" On &aHiuiIl ut ScIicn E:lae-.
.n'"! ~ William ArrlrynrG. which
f"i' %'-. "l.Ii years mas been W Tia y,.rt.,.
- - M, I I,.
in% repaired. New walls. silly. ctr.. arc
being pat in ana tire change makes -
| marked improvement il tie general :tp
rnarlncc NJ the village
SmitlItOn seems to lie a buev rI,cn
Just at present. j. l.. Sylvester started
MS steam mill Tue sday. +. A. Greeley
mas bought 4 m~cEinc for slwin" Iru.,
lumhrr ut His min, ana IL IuiIding WI
addition t. His min. Wilder Young Ia:
lis n"N mill W ana boarded. He has
;Gll his machinery ana cHI,~ts to 90;
!" saving This fail MrcuIrlsur I'rns.
f"u.cd the Inst W til" machinery rur
their new mill from Thorndikc last
week.
The -A!''rican Wood Turning 90. III
W"ii ha~ SnipI "a their 1r-t lJts If noy-s
elites. Tile mill has been renovated
throughout ana four new l:ltii..s are a.
ready in operation. Two automatics
Al" nearly ready t. run. ANA about q
GoZcr more man lathrs Will ~ installed
aS fast is possible. \ crew If men Are
already :" wing out the stock Of na!llr
and birch on hand. 1t is Understood
That four sets If spool muchines
(ruughvrs ana nnishcrs) will lie 20; III
soon.
IN Important change soon 10 he made
in T. ". Chapmau's Sons machine
shop. Ola Town. viii lie Ill" constitute
ti"n " 4 line Of steam riIe from thr
Jordan Lumber Gus min III Water
street across the river. to furnish pow
ii and heat for the chapman plant.
which is r"W run uy their own engine
'rha Iipc will be suspended IN Wire.
cable above the river. ana Will run
diaGCnally across. south Of tho Centra
street bridge. The plans for the Work
nav. already been drawn. which will
" lone within 4 few weeks.
For several days Il number of gentle
men from Michigan have been pros
lccting along the line of the Somerset
Railroad at Bingham with 4 view a.
locating 4 PULP mill plant. 1t is report
al that negotiations are pending with
the agent OF the toburn estate for the |
purchase Of the water power privilege
1t MoXic Falls on the township by THAI
name in Somerset county. MoXic Fails |
has 4 sheer drop Of % feet ana The |
pitch is located about one and One-half
miles below the outlet of MoXic pond. |
which has m area Of nine square |
miles. Moyic township is in three sec
tirnS. one section being Owned by the |
Great Northern Paper Company ana
the second by the International Papc" |
Company. while the third section.
"Moxie Gore" as it is called, is owned |
Ivy the COhurn heirs. |
During the past few weeks and at |
the present time surveyors in the en-
rluy Of the ;. u. Warren Paper 90. Of |
Wostbrool have boon nj work ut Dun
Gee fallS, about four miles above South |
Windham. in the vicinity of Pleasant |
river. They are surveying. it is said. |
for il large dam ana power house 70 be |
built later hy the company t. furnish |
power for the increased size ana "a |
pacity Of the comlany'S mills and as |
auxiliary to the water power at thai
point. The und"rbrush has been cleared |
away over Il large territory ana lines |
have hccc laid in al directions for tho |
proposed power station and dam which |
will Doubtless be OF considerable size. |
Provided the plant is installed 1T Dan |
dee falls, it will b. Of considerable i'm |
portance to South Windham, viii, II is |
rapidly coming to the front as Il man. |
town and center of industry.
The third degree was worked on nine |
candidates at the last regular meeting |