. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. become-as famous as a manufacturing as she-now is as an agricultural centre. The local trade interests of thetown in general, and of the villagein particular, are also destined t»become very extensive, they being already of very considerable importance and the village con-taining some of the largest and most elaborately fitted up stores in eastern Maine. Fort Fair-fields merchants are enterprising and aggressiv
. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. become-as famous as a manufacturing as she-now is as an agricultural centre. The local trade interests of thetown in general, and of the villagein particular, are also destined t»become very extensive, they being already of very considerable importance and the village con-taining some of the largest and most elaborately fitted up stores in eastern Maine. Fort Fair-fields merchants are enterprising and aggressive but not speculative in their methods, and thewisdom of their management and the value of the opportunities open to them are indicated bythe fact that there has not been a business failure in town for upwards of thirteen years — a recordhard to match among communities equal to that of Fort Fairfield in size and in the number ofcommercial enterprises. More than thirty substantial buildings were erected in the village and vicinity during the pastseason and this record is not exceptional but may be accepted as a fair example of the present rate o£growth of this energetic Aroostook Falls. (Jam of Seven Million Feet of Logs.) HISTOBICAL SKETCH OF FORT FAIRFIELD. 59» Fort Fairfield has enjoyed railway facilities since 1875, it being on the branch of the New Brnns-?wick Railroad which has its terminus at Presque Isle. The town possesses many of the character-istics of a modern American city, such as extensive and well equipped mercantile establiphmenls, laigemills and factories, numerous school edifices among which is a handsome and commodious high schoolbuilding, fine churches, and elegant residences. It is supplied with water and is illuminated by theFrontier Water and Electric Light Company, the service being excellent in every respect, and propertyis protected by a well equipped fire department of which G. E. Jewett is chief engineer. The town offers many advantageous
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