Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-18

Shawmut. Me. Feb. 17-(SpeciaD.-
five hundred people, being situated in
the Town of Fairfield, on the Maine
Central Railroad and on the Kenne-
bee river about three miles from Fair
field village. is about to arise to prom
hence in the industrial world. It is
claimed that within few months by
the addition Of new pulp mill which
Is to be built by the Ehawmut Manu-
featuring Company the town Of Fair
field will be doubled in population in
creasing II to about 10000 inhabitants
Whether this Is q fact as to the in
crease of population it Is nevertheless
true that there will be 81 great influx
Of people. 1t is understood that tho
mill when bult will employ about u
thousand hands.
Shawmut for about fifty years has
been very active in manufacturing
being finely located for such activity
About the first saw mill in Somerset
County with the up and down saw was
built at Shawmut The first dam
across the Kennebec river at this
place was built flfty-fvc years ago
At that time there was 4 saw mill
across the river in Clinton. The first
saw mill In tShawmut vas built short
time efterward by Isaac Lyons and
this place, now known as ShaWmut,
was called Lyons Mills. It went by
this name for n number OF years when
1t was changed to Somerset Mills. In
1891 the Shawmut Manufacturing Com
pany built It's pulp mills here and the
place was changed from Somerset
Mills to Shawmut. The mill was bull;
by parties from Boston. 1t now man
ufactHrers the raw pulp which IS
shipped to other pieces.
With the new dam which is soon
TO be built. 1t Is claimed that the wa
ter power which now has about 1900
horsepower VIII then have 1000
horsepower BY this new dam the
river Will rise several miles back and
the company has already bought sew
cral islands up the river in prepara-
ton for the overflow which will be
caused By the dam. It has recently
been reported that In building the new
pulp mill there will re q paper mill
attached and the company will be able
to send the finished product direct
from Shawmut.
In the last few years there has been
large Increase in business necessta-
sing moro help, ard residences not be
inb available at Shawmut, it was
found expedient to build an electric
line from Shawnut 10 Fairfield. This
enables the workmen to so to and fro
from Fairfield to Shawmut to their
work. The saw mills at this place are
different from the ordinary saw mill
In that thoy manufacture 4 great
many different things, such rs clap
boards. Grating and laths. the business
requiring n large number oC mon
There is only one store in Shawmut.
which Is owned by A. s.. EurlJe, hut
there are a number OF residences that
surpass in beauty residences in other
settlements of the same size in the
County. Shawrlut appears to be the
center of progressive farmers and for
example the writer mentions the fol
lowing farmers who are noticeablv
prosperous J.. l.. Wilcox is one; an
other Is Jerome Nelson who has =
farm of ESQ ncrcs tN2t has proved very
proftable TO its owner Or iH1Uirv u
few days ago az Tire different citizens
OF, Shawmut the wciter found that tine
universal opinion ~a3 that William
Lowe owns one of the best farms in