The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-01-16

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THE CoE- MORTIMER co.
Earlv in the year the stock OF the Coe-
Mortimer Co. was bought by the Ameri-
can Agricultural & Chemical Co., which
has plant in Searsport, but no change
was made in the management or IN tne
name of the company. In the tan the
building of an addition, 302 by 100 feet,
to the main building, was begun and II
was completed before the end OF the
wear It is now one of the largest plants
Of the kind in the country, will employ a
much larger crew than formerly and
more than double the output OF tertll-
izers.
MATHEWS BROTHERS
The large woodworking factory of
Mathews Bros was run on fuli time
through the year, mainly on out of town
ard out of State orders for sash. door
and window frames. A new and larger
boiler was installed during the summer.
new machinery added and changes made
to facilitate the work. The Gilchrest
marine railway. opposite the factory, was
bought. the old headhouse moved to be
used for storage and the Maine Central
track extended over the property. The
freezing of the ground prevented carry
ing out further improvements, but work
will be resumed in the spring OF 1913.
THE:LUBEC sARDINE CO.
This company began canning June 18th
and continued into December. The sup
plv of fish was not as good, or as regular,
as in 1911, but about 200 people were en-
ployed and the pack was an average one.
In addition to the cheaper grades some
high class goods were put up. The COM
pany will probably build an addition to
their factory for storage. as they were
obliged this year to get storage OUTSIDE.
THE sACo VALLEY CANNING CO.
Although the corn crop throughout the
State generally was failure due to the
late, wet and cold season and early
frosts, the factory here received fair
amount of good corn, and when that was
packed began canning apples. Ihere
was no outside market for apples and
many who shipped did not net the price
per barrel paid at the factory, which had
all it could handle and continued packing
until Dec. II.
THE SHOE FACTORY.
While the shoe business generally has
been dull for some time, many factories
elsewhere shutting down or running on
short time, Leonard & Barrows kept their
large crew busy most of the year. For
little while the factory closed an hour
earlier in the afternoons, but soon re-
turned to full time. An exceptionally
reliable and skillful crew, with efficient
and intelligent management, enables this
factory to turn out high grade work.
THE CLOTHING BUSINESS.
This has long been one of the leading
industries and has contributed materially
to the prosperity of the city and county.
1t has been somewhat restricted of late
by inability to get help The Thompson
Mfg. Co., whose factory is on Church
street, does very large business. Miles
J-llison has long been successful manu-
facturer and is now located in The Coli
scum building. The Estabrooks Shirt
Mfg. Co., in the C. E. Kaowlton build
ing opposite the railway station, practi-
cally discontinued business about the end
of the year, but it was expected the plant
would be run by others. Bracket &
Walker, E. o. Hall and Ms. Belle Gates
continued in the business.
A NEW INDUSTRY.
Mr.. C. E. McInlire, who had establish
ed a large fishing business in Frenchboro,
leased what was formerly known as
Lanes wharf, extended it SO feet, with a
slip, and rebuilt, remode ed and enlarged
the buildings, for curing. receiving and
shipping fish. He will 10 a wholesale
business in dry and picked fish, put up
homeless cod, etc. Further improve
ments will be made in the spring OF 1918.
AUTOMOBILES.
The sale and repair o. automobiles has
become an important business and a
large number Of cars were sold during
the year. The Read Garage & Machine
Co., High street, did the usual amount
of business, Messrs. John Dow and
Ernest Gross, expert machinists, opened
the City Garage on Main street, and John
F. Rogers built garage adjoining his
machine shop on lower Main street.
earle & Jones, who handle the popular
Ford cars, bought building and fitted
it up for a garage. They sold large
number of cars during the year and be-
fore its close had sold number of the
1918 models. B. O. Norton had the
agency for the Buick cars and sold a
goodly number of cars.
The Kelley Axe factory in East Bel
fast, Raymond R. Sherman manager,
continued to manufacture the standard
Kelley axes; and the Sherman leather
board mills had their usual run.
A. S. Heal, did large business at his
granite and marble works on Bridge
street, as did the Hutchins Bros. on
Front street.
Of other local industries not specifi-
caly mentioned it may be said that all
had prosperous year.
BUSINESS CHANCES.
Robbins & Arey dissolved partnership,
Roscoe Arey continuing the business.
Walter H. Richards moved his 5 and 10
cent goods from a store in Masonic
Temple TO room in Pythian Block and
the H. H. Coombs Co. opened a MILL
merry and dry goods store in the store he
vacated
The firm of Clark & Smalley succeed
ed to the clothing business Of w. A.
Clark early in January.
The Belfast Trucking Co. was dissolv
ed in January and Jesse Staples and
James Post continued the business.
Harding & Racklitf opened an up-to-
date hardware store on Main street in