Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-26
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MAINE INDUSTRIES.

Business at the Maine Alpaca mill at
Springvale is rushing, night help being
employ ed.
E. C. Pike of Searsport has over 1000
cords of wood which has been hauled
this winter, from which he will make
spols and barrels the coming summer.
F. A Merrill has finished hauling the
100000 feet of lumber which he cut in
Sangerville for ODER, Clark & Thayer
| in Dover.
! Work has been resumed on the new
sardine factory at Machias, and it is
! now expected that the owners will have
lit in readiness for the spring run of
sardines.
THE Hiram Cooperative Canning
company has purchased the corn shop,
buildings and machinery at East Frye
burg and will move the same to East
Hiram.
The Summit Lumber Co., has recent
" installed machines in their Stacyville
mill for the manufacture of clothspins.
This is the first concern on the line OF
the Bangor & Aroostook to go INTO that
business. The pins will be shipped to
! New York for export trade.
The steamship company has two
other wharves on the run which are to
be altered, those at Searsport and
Northport Campground, for while they
were all right for the steamers of the
side wheel type, they are not practi-
cal for the new turbine steamers.
The Saco & Pettee Machine shops in
Biddeford at the present time are en-
ploying 1.10O men. This company has
increased it's business within the past
few years and is now considered one
of Biddeford's most important indus
| tries. 1t formedly employed between
600 ard 700 men.
| c. F. Blanchard of Wilton had 200
cords OF pulp wood piled along the
shores of Alder Stream in Perkins
Plantation and on the ice of the mill
pond above the American Enamel
Comrany's mill In the mill yard he
has 100 cords of white birch and $4,000
| feet OF pine. The Pratt brothers have
recently finished hauling 1175 cords of
pulp wood and $4,000 feet of pine In
Perkins Pl, for c. F. Blanchard.
| d. H. Fifeld, who for the past two
years has run grist mill near the G.
| L. Il.
purchased the stock in trade of the A.
G. Maxim water power grain mill, for
mcrly known as the S. B. Locke mill,
ard will combine the business Of the
two He. has leased the building Of
Mr. Maxim for two years.
1t is understood that the York Com
pany will soon take up it's opinion on
the land on Factory island, Saco, and
plans to build mills on the left hand
side of Main street, opposite the count
ing room, also build a new six-story
dye house and enlarge it's power house.
The company is also planning to build
| a big addition to the cloth hall this
| spring.
The Continental mills in Lewiston
are putting in big Deane fire pumps
capable of throwing 1000 gallons a min
ute at high pressure. They will prob
ably pipe to other mills, affording great
protection to that whole section of the
city. The foundations for the pumps
are already in and are massive. The
| Continental will have the immediate
services of eight powerful streams
| from these pumps. The water Will come
from the river.
| The Eastern Steamship Co. is max
| ing preparations to make extensive ad-
ditions to the wharf at Winterport to
| accommodate the new turbine steam
ers. Belfast and Camden, which are to
go on the Boston Bangor run this COM
| ing spring The wharf at Wnterport
is to be widened and also extended in
to the river in order to insure safe and
convenient landing place for the new
boats j. F. Spellman & Sons of this
city, wharf builders, have the contract
The piles which are to be used are al
ready at Wintcrport and the planklng
ard timbers are expected the last OF
| the week Work will be commenced as
soon as conditions warrant. and 1t IS
exnectel that the wharf will be ready
for the new boats when they begin on
| the run.
The American rights of a British pat
ent Tor preparing wood fibre used in
| the manufacture of articles for house,
hold and general purposes such as
lpails, tubs, etc. have been secured by
| a well known ST. Stephen gentleman
who has organized company to enter
| into The manufacture of articles gene
rally made of what is known as in
durateG fibre ware The new method is
| SAID 10 De iIIliiledSuid AMY oupSiioi ="
any process now in use, and the de-
mand for the goods is expected to be
large The new factory will be located
at the Union on the Calais side of the
line and will furnish employment to
large force Of hands. The capital nee
essary for the establishment of the
business has already been subscribed,
the stockholders being mainly st.
Stephen parties. Calais gets the new
industry owing to the fact that the
Canadian rights had been secured be-
fore The St Stephen gentlemen be-
came interested. otherwise the bust
ness would have gone to st. Stephen.