Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-29
Maine Mills Running Full
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Time and Some 0v eriime.
What Different Manufacturers
Submit for Report
In Response to Questions BY Tex
iile Manufacturers Journal.

4 .orhe following excerpt from the Tex
Tile Manufacturers Journal, date of July
q indicates" saws the Bangor CONNER
sc;al "a yery favorable condition in the
carded wool industry in the state OF
Ma;ne at the present time. The extract
follows
&. During the week letters have been
sent to the majority of carded WOODEN
manufacturers throughout the country
inauring for the status OF their pusl-
ness and asking for comparative status
tics whenever possible. This informa'
ton was sought with the idea OF corfo-
borating from manufacturers themselves
The information obtained in the selling
market to the effect that there Is an I'M
mistakable trend in favor of WOOL goods
While experiences vary widely, yet 1t IS
cling to note tue number of manu-
facturers who admit an improveme mt in
their condition compared with last
year, and who are sangulne regarding
the future 1t is impossible to include fol
purposes of compilation good many oil
the replies, as they do not give nsufes'
but some idea of existing conditions
may be had when it is stated that q OF
The 81 mills replying report an average
increase of production so far tins year
as compared with a sim-ar period last
year of AZ per cent. Some individual IN
creases range as high as POO per cent
only one as low as 10 and the next lowest
121s per cent, fl which the jump is TO
20 per cent.
4 Nor is it fair to assume that of the re-
manning IS mills answering the entire
number report decreased production.
AS a matter of fact only six state that
their production is less than curing the
same period of 1905 while II report a
larger product and % declare that their
output is practically the same. OF the
IS, nine mills make no statement regard
ing productions. Practically no additions
are reported with very little new ma
chinery equipment contemplated. few
of the communications received portray
ing both sides of the industry. are ap'
pended:
Amos Abbott Company. Dexter. Me-
"FOr the past ten months we have been
running night and day. and there Is
every indication that we shall have sutfi-
GENT business to continue with two
crews through the coming season. The
outlook today for the carded wooden in
Hustry we consider the best it has been
for years but we feel that it is going to
be a serious question to secure sufficient
help to run all the mills that have been
on short time or curtaied production
for the last year or two"
. Sangerville Wooden Co. SanServille.
Nerve are very busy. and have been
for the past four months. We make on
ly fine goods in this mill for the mems
wear trade. We are running our cards
and spinning from O'clock until 10; this
Is the only increase in production which
we have made. We should say that our
pl PRODUCTION this year will be at least %
per cent more than last. Our orders on
weight woOlens have been very
satisfactory. The outlook for the coming
ieht- weight season is very bright; the
only drawback is the extremely high
prices of woods, and in fact, of nearly
al raw material. which will increase the
tcst from 20 to 25 per cent over last sea-
CONS light-weights. We do not see any
prospect of cheaper goods for some time
to come. as the wool market is very,
very strong, and indications are that
prices on all goods will go even higher.
The demand seems to be greatly in fa-
u
what it has been in the past few years.
It would seem as if the carded wooden
mills were to get back into the swim
again. If we could only have fair show
With the worsted people as regards tariff
we think that we could hold our own
with them. as there Is no question but
what the American people prefer a nice
oarded wooden to worsted. especially
fbr winter wear and we believe with the
proper construction of weight. etc. that
the same will hold good on light-weights.
We are working along this line-to pro-
duce the finest woolens that can be made.
1t has been hard struggle for some
time. and 1t is certainly encouraging to
see the tendency of trade coming back
to woolens. Let us hope that this will
continue"
Lin Wooden Co.. Hartland. Nerve
have not increased our capacity in any
way. but we are running full and have
quite large amount OF business at the
present time. In fact, we have, for the
first time in two years. been able to run
our mill full. and the business outlook to
us is very encouraging. We are not run
ming nights. as l cannot say at this writ .
ing that we have business enough to
start in runnino extra crews. but we are
running over 60 hours a week IA sets of
cards and 50 looms"
Piscataquis Wooden Company, Gull
ford. Me.-"We are running full time. but
no overtime. We will be satisfied if we
can run full time all the time. We have
not been fully running for IS months be-
fore. and the prospect looks good for the
future. Manufacturers are figuring close
again this season. so as to insure full
rum
Oakland tMe) Wooden Mill.-'We have
increased our plant. adding one set of
cards. since May l. Our production is
same as last year. We added cards to
stop night work"
SIMON NEWCOMERS VII