The independent-reporter., 1910-07-14
OTHER INDUSTRIES.

An important industry of the town
is the corn canning factory of Burn
ham & Morrill,. 1t has been estab-
lished here for many years and in
some seasons has put up nearly one
million cans. After the canning sea-
son the company begins making cans
for the next season. A. b. Caswell
has been superintendent of the Burn
ham & Morrill, plant for three years.
Norridgewock has in the plant of
the Sparkling Springs Creamery a
model and up-to-date creamery. 1t is
now owned and operated by the Solon
Creamery Company.
The saw mill at Norridgewock has
been established there for about sew
enty years. 1t was formerly owned
by the late John Sawtelle who at
that time owned the best residence
in Norridgewock-the one now owned
/ by Dr. J. d. Ames. Mr.. Fuller. the
present owner of the mill employs
from four to six men and besides us
/ ing water power he does much work
with gasolene engine. The mill
manufactures shingles and long lum-
ber
The stream where the saw mill is
situated, which runs into the kenne-
bee river is capable of a greater
number of horse power. The fall
there is about ten feet in twenty rods.
POTATO STOREHOUSES.
Much of Norridgewock's present
prosperity is due to the farmers. Nor
ridgewock very easily holds first
place in Somerset county in potato
| roi ipin hn - hna
two potato houses owned by Charles
A. Whiting and w. r. Whitney &
Son and 1t is thought that by another
season another potato house may
have to be built and the present ones
extended. A starch factory is also in
contemplation.
Norridgewock was about the first
town In the county that the Aroos-
look farmers began to make their
.dvent to. This was about eight
iears ago and from that time on, each
year great many farmers from
Aroostook county have come to Nor
ridgewock. They appeared to bring
prosperity with them for they
bought up farms that, prior to this,
old residents had considered almost
worthless for raising crops. They
watched the Aroostook farmer with
a great deal of incredulty; but after
the first year nearly every native
farmer found that, instead of having
worthless land, he had productive
soil, and he then began to plant po-
tatoes. Today the farmers are con-
sidered prosperous.
The potato storehouse of w. R.
Whitney & Son is near the railroad
station. Since it was first erected it
has been extensively enlarged and is
now about $50 feet long by 40 feet
wide. w. r. Whitney & Son are also
dealers in fertilizers and farm i'm
| plements and make specially of po-
tato machinery.
c. A. Whiting has a potato house
built in 1909. 1t is near to the rail
road station and is about S0x25 feet
Mr.. Whiting is dealer in potatoes
live stock and farm produce. He
makes specially of potatoes in car
lots.
H. S. Whiting is an extensive deal
er in live stock of all kinds.
The station agent at Norridgewock
reports the shipment of III cars of
potatoes up to June and anticipates
a total for the season of 1S5 cars.
The shipments for 1909 were 1l3
cars.
WATER, ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND
TELEPHONE.
Water is supplied by two Systems.
The Norridgewock Water Company
composed of f. l.. Ames and E. w.
Gilman. have about fifty takers, and
DR.. J. d. Ames has twenty-five TAX
ers. The source Of supply is in
springs and there is a reservoir on
elevated ground.
mitted by wire from Skowhegan five
miles away where the same is gem
Grated at the plant of the Skowhe-
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