Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-07
MAINE INDUSTRIES.
Matters Of Interest Concerning the
Industrial World

Industrial World.
G. G. Dcering Co. Bath, are to build
| four-nasted schooner of 1900 tons, a
| duplicate of the Elisha Atkins
launched by that company last August.
E. M. Atwood Buckiield is moving
! MS machinery and stock into his new
factory this week and will soon be run
| nlng his business in his new building.
| 1t Is fine edi1ice and he will be able
to do larger business.
| The Leatheroid Mfg, Co. of Kenne-
punk are to make an addition of two
| stories to the west end of their mill on
| Water street, giving an additional floor
space CT 10000 square feet. The con-
tract has been awarded to r. J. Grant
and work will be begun at once.
| Mayo & Son, of Dover have placed
an order with the Crompton & Knowles
Loom Works of Worcester, Mass. for
eight of their latest improved knowles
looms. 1t is expected that these looms
will arrive about the middle of the
month and will b. installed in the new
weave shop.
The Camden Anchor-Rockland Ma
| chine Co. have closed orders for two
22-foot PeapOd launches to so to
Munich, Germany. They are to be
fitted with SO horse power Knox
Gasolcne Engines and are to be up
holstered and fitted very finely. They
have prospects for several more orders
from the same place.
With the closing days Of 1906 the shoe
manufacturers of Rockland look back
to the busiest and most prosperous
year in their history. 1t is estimated
that the value of shoes made in the
Rockland district during the past
twelve months will exceed $4,000, 900.
This; is by far the biggest business ever
known in the shoe trade in this vicin-
ity.-'Thc Rocllland Standard.
Engineer c. Omcr Porter of the con-
struction department of the S. D. War
rem Company Westbrook has just COM
plctcd plans for an extension to the
calendar department of the paper mills.
Operations will begin at once. A crew
OF about 25 men will be employed and
although 1t will be big job but little
over d month will be consumed in COM
rleting it. Rapid progress is being
made in the construction of the extern
sion of the coating department..
The Maine Clay Product Company
has purchased 20 acres of land of Isaac
Anderson Thomaston and will COM
mence the manufacture of common
brick in the spring. The land is locat-
ed across the tracks of the Maine Gen.
trail Railroad from the yard of the
Thomaston Face and Ornamental
Brick Company. f. c. Osgood of Wor-
cestcr, Mass, is the president of the
new corporation and H. F. Downs. the
secretary. The manager is Isaac
Dmgcc of Worcester, Mass, and the
} superintendent of the new yards will
hc Frank Smith of Thomaston. Later
the company expects to manufacture
face and ornamental brick.
ri. F. Proctor & Son. of Otisfield. who
have been operating portable steam
mill at Denmark, where they have been
saving out oak for car work, have sold
their mill and equipment to Fred San
born of that place. who in turn has
taken Nathan Sanborn in as a partner
and together they will continue along
the same lines as laid out by the Proc
tors. Mr.. Sanborn has a contract with
the Maine Central Railroad Co. for a
large amount of sawed oak and as there
is quite a large amount here he VIII
probably continue operations where the
mill now is for the present. The mill
which is being operated on the Daniel
Harmon lot at the Valley is also the
property OF Mr.. Sanborn.
, The Duplex Roller Rushing company
Belfast is very busy in it's heat shop,
rushing work along on number OF
new boats now under way On the
, tstocks now are two fast lapf1cheS to be
known as the Belfast ladnch." 30 feet
| in length, six feet in breadth and
drawing two feet OF water They have
a. turtle cabin and each will be
ecuipped with eight horse power en-
. eines. After their completion the COM
many will build two speeding racing
| launches on the same models as those
finished last fab and which attracted
so much attention. These boats will
he ready for service in the early spring.
, contract has also been placed for a
35-foct cruising launch with cabin. for
. narties inst Paul, Mimi. to be ready
= for service in the spring.
Pusiness has recently taken a big
boon, in Turner. The saw mill of
. StapEes & Irish is running full time
: with-,work enough ahead to keep the
sans going until the middle of next
: summer Ernest Staples lumber mill
IS also running full time with orders
.pahead. Teams are hauling logs to the
! mill yards from daylight until dark
ness. Logs are being piled on the
banks of every stream large enough for
a drive. Help is scarce and wages are
high. Men who have been working in
| other places for several months have
5 returned home. The thaw started out
l hundred of barrels of apples which the
: farmers have held for the mid-winter
prices Freight is piling up faster than