The Republican journal., 1906-01-04
LOCAL INDUSTRIES.


Mathews Bros mill had a heavy years
business, employing full crew Ten
hours per day The mill has been llSht-
ed by electricity several years. out d
DYNAMO was put in this yeai tor pro
ducing the light on the premises. I'M
movements were made IN the water
supply plant aud additional machinery
put into the mill. Orders are now on
hand sufficient to keep all hands BUSY
for some time. =,
The Duplex Roller Bushing Co. add
ed to its capacity during the year, ana
now owns and controls the large Dana
building and land, the old Belfast toun-
dry building, the buildings on the south
side of Federal street, and the ID. Lane
wharf property. The companys ousl-
ness is steadily increasing. A large
proportion of the business is making
blocks and sheaves for the Z. S. navy
and other government vessels.
March u, 1902, the firm of Leonard
& Barrows began operations in the Bel
fast shoe factory, having leased the
building and bought the stock, machln-
ery. etc. The firm started with 230
hands, gradually increasing to 300, and
since that time the latter number has
been kept up. The firm guaranteed,
when arranging to locate here, that the
paw roll should not fall below so, 600
per year. In 1904 the pay roll exceeded
that amount by $4,000 and III 1903 the
total was more than $4,000.
The Poster stabrooks Co., occupying
two floors of the Dana building, kept
full crew of upwards of $50 hands EN-.
ployed during the year; A portion OF
ihe business was moved to Amesbury,
Mass. early in the year but the Belfast
factory was worked to the full extent
of ,he available help. The line of goods
made is mems shirts and overalls.
Selwn Thompson moved his clothing
manufacturing business from the Coli
scum building on Main street to new
factory on Church street, opposite Inc
Journal office. The new building, an
extension Of one owned and formerly
occupied by MI. Thompson, has front
OF a. ? feet and depth Of - feet, and
with the old part gives total frontage
of - feet. The buildings are two stores
high \ large crew has steady employ
ment on mems working suits.
December ,. 1903, the Brown Medl-
cal Go. was organized with a cash capl-
tai of 81 $50 \ recent stock-taklhg
showed that Il has III stock and llXtufes
%l.15O. IN good accounts due the COM
panv s. 800, with outstanding deotS OF
9nlv 800. Thirty thousand bottle OF
She medicine have been manufactured
and sold.
Mrs. VIII Gates gave employment to
a large number of women and girls, ooth
at her factory, l46 High street and at
their own homes, on fancy smoking
coats house Jackets, bath robes, white
OWL of grade
and requires skilled hands i'll all de-
partments. ~
Miles 5. Jellison Of Belfast and {. {.
BlalsdeIl of Boston began the manu-
facture of pants for the wholesale
trade in the Coliseum building, in Dc
tober, and give employment to large
number of girls.
The IL. O. Dodge Clothing Co. was
dissolved in July, c. A. Littletield re-
firing. and was succeeded by the Dodge
Clothing Co., incorporated, with S1o,-
600 capital stock. The business IS con
tinued at the old stand in the Skoda
building. corner of Bridge and wash
ington streets.
Fred 4. Holmes, owner of the Cur
npv mills, North Belfast, bought the
Sanborn and Button ponds III Knox,
with right of howage, and built dam
to hold the water as reservoir to sup
ply his mill during dry seasons. BY TINS
means he expects to have water enough
to run his mill the year around.
!. G. Durham bought the timber on
lot near Halls Corner, Belmont, and
set III, A saw mill, with steam power, III
November. The lumber is used IN his
mill on Pleasant street.
I he ice cut on Goose River pond and