Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
IN INDUSTRIAL CIRCLES.

The birch mill at Bryants pond has
closed About 700 cords have Deer
sawed into spool strips.
Mont Forbus of Northwest Abbot
has contracted to cut and drive 3O0O
cords Of poplar for the Abbot excelsior
Mills Co, from land in Shirley and
Blanchard. - c.it
The past winter has been busy one
for Grafton Nearly 100000 feet of
logs have been cut there, and nearly
| {, 200, 900 of these Will go out on the
Cambridge river drive.
Messrs. Hartman & Fortier, who
have been in business for several
years in Mount Vernon, N. y, have
purchased the Fairbanks mill property
in Pennington, which has been owned
by George w. Ranger for the past 81
years. The new owners plan to add
machinery for the manufacture OF
doors, sash, blinds and other general
house finish. T..
1t is expected that the big plant of
the American Can Co, which has been
under construction at PASSPORT since
Dec /, 1907, will be in full operation
by the first of June The structure
which is of concrete and brick is
I3Ox120 feet, two stories high with
monitor roof, will represent an ex-
penditure of over $4,000 by the time it
is ready for business and is quite i'm
posing in appearance. The building
was erected by Frank Gilbert. the
wel-known Boston contractor, and its
construction was under the immediate
supervision of James e. Powers who
had charge of the work of erecting the
big mill of the st. Croix Paper Co. at
Woodland, and other contracts secured
by Mr.. Gilbreth in that part of the
state. 1t is a most substantial affair
and conveys the impression that the
American Can Co. is there to stay.
When running on full time the plant
will furnish employment for 200 hands
and will have a daily capacity of
5000 cases of cans a day, the work be-
ing done by nine lines of can-making
machinery run by electric motors of
the most improved type. the construc-
ton and equipment of the entire plant
being of the most up-to-date kind
Power will be furnished by Curtis
direct connected turbine generator of
ltJ-HOFSe power anu IL I0dUSoSh- " Al -
cox 25O-horse power water tube boiler.
An elaborate service for use in event
of fire will be installed, including an
automatic sprinkler system and an
Underwriters fire pump with Il
capacity of 1000 gallons minute. On
the street will be maintained two
hydrants by arrangement with the city
government which. will not only safe
guard the property of the American
Can Co., but that of others situated
nearby. When the fact is taken into
consideration that 40 cases day for an
expert worker " in the'adays of. hand
work was an exceptional stunt some
idea of the advantage Of the machines
in turning out work will be obtained.
The cans are of the key type and have
been found to be the best for the
sardine business. The plant will; be in
operation about, nine months in each
year when business conditions are at
all favorable, work starting. early in
the season before the fish arrive in the
waters of Passamaquoddy and con-
tinuing until the factories have closed
The building is we'll lighted. and: will
be a pleasant place for the employees
at any time of year. 1t lis !, located
within easy reach of the steamship and
railway lines and the handling of
freight to and from the building WIN
be done with the least expenditure of
time, thus doing away with lot OF
freightage necessary when the plant
was located at North Lubec.