Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-16
BELFAST
Board of Trade Subscribes
Funds for Factory Building
Ice Condition Grow Worse

At meeting Of several committees
and others Of the Belfast board OF
Trade held Monday afternoon at the
City National Bank, it was voted to
subscribe 800 towards the expense of
putting the Seaside Grange hall in
condition for factory for Fuller &
Sullivan Of Boston, in order that Mrs.
Belle Gates, who owns and operates
small factory opposite, can take her
work to this larger place. Her shop
has been condemned by government
inspectors. as being too small and too
low posted to comply with govern
ment regulations. Her ultimatum was
to leave Belfast, unless the Board Of
Trade and city would undertake to fit
up the other place for her. 1t is es-
timated that the cost Of fitting up the
Grange hall will be about $3.50. As
stated above, the board voted to pay
800 towards the expense. A meeting
of the city government will he held
Tuesday night to see If the city will
agree to meet the expense of putting
the city water into the building. The
Belfast Water Co. would put 1t In in
the spring without extra expense, but
will not do so at this season. Fuller
& Sullivan are Boston contractors,
who put work out into smaller fac
tories, of which that operated by Mrs.
Gates is one. She was to make 5000
sleeveless leather jackets for the ar
mics. and had been at work about three
weeks when the inspector stopped her.
She employs Is hands in her little
shop but will enlarge the business If
No ,,,t1 boil
With a binding snow storm and
fairly low temperature. the question
Of the bay freezing is very grave one.
The harbor Is block for q half-mile
from the Eastern Steamship wharf and
while up to Tuesday the bay was prac
tically free of ice. 1t is fast gathering
and freezing Tuesday afternoon.
The trouble has been caused not 20
much by the water OF the harbor freez-
ing as by the drifting fee which was
brought in here from up the river by the
easterly storm on Friday night and Sat
urday. and which packed In tightly and
froze The Board of Trade is raising q
fund OF 500 withs which to have the Ice
cut out and the bay and harbor k.pt
clear during the remainder of the season.
To this end a number Of firms on Mon
day subscribed $50 $25 and less. What
shipping there is In the harbor including
two barges, will have to remain until the
embargo IS lifted. Arrangements to do
this will be made as soon as possible. Tho
steamer Belfast, Bucksport for Boston.
passed Belfast without making the port
or Searsport. and left Rockland Monday
night at S O'Clock for Boston. Steamer
Golden Rod running between Castine.
! Islesboro and Belfast, which was obliged
to land her passengers, freight and United
States mail on the ice in the harbor Mon
day. did not make a trip Tuesday. and
will probably not do SO until the ice Is
cut out. The only communication with
Islesboro is by telephone. Travelling men
who come TO Belfast on their way to Cam
den and Rockland are obliged 10 drive
through to the former place large
number of them who were depending on
the Boston boat doing so Monday.
/ The first classes of the Red Cross sur
gical dressings were held Monday in Me
mortal hall. which has been placed at the
disposal of the chapter for an indefinite
period 10y Thomas H. Marshall Post, u.
, A. X. In the afternoon 80 active workers
were present and large number of dress
ings were completed. In the evening ~
or more were on hand. The evening class
es are doing splendid work and have
about doubled the output.