Bangor: its points of interest and its representative business men . y others more or less directly dependent upon them, but the progress of the town was onlyhindered, not stopped, for other industries have been substituted and all of these are generallyprosperous, while the revival of ship-building of late years augurs well for Brewers future, espec* HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BREWER. 89 ially as some excellently equipped ship-yards may be found in the city. The manufacture of longand short lumber has long been a highly important local industry, some of Brewers saw, planingand moulding mills being
Bangor: its points of interest and its representative business men . y others more or less directly dependent upon them, but the progress of the town was onlyhindered, not stopped, for other industries have been substituted and all of these are generallyprosperous, while the revival of ship-building of late years augurs well for Brewers future, espec* HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BREWER. 89 ially as some excellently equipped ship-yards may be found in the city. The manufacture of longand short lumber has long been a highly important local industry, some of Brewers saw, planingand moulding mills being very extensive, and their machinery being of the most improved type ;and it is a noteworthy fact that a leading establishment of this kind is located on the original millsite utilized by Colonel Brewer. Brick-making is also largely engaged in, an apparently inexhausti-ble supply of clay of superior quality being available, and the facilities for the transportation ofthe finished product being such as to enable local manufacturers to compete successfully, even with. A Bee wee Indtjstey. those who are considerably nearer a given market. The harvesting, storing and shipping of icegive employment to many, as do various manufacturers not yet enumerated, such as the making ofboats, sails, leather, caariages, paper boxes, pulp, boots and shoes, clothing, brush woods[andbroom handles, cooperage, harness, machine and smith work, kindling wood, etc. The manufac-turing possibilities of Brewer are capable of almost indefinite expansion, and the industries of thecity are sure to develop very largely during the coming decade, if for no other reason than the ad-vantages gained by the electrical transmission of power from Veazie, some four miles up the this system is perfected and Brewers exceptional facilities for shipping even the bulkiestand heaviest products economically and in any required quantities are supplemented by the cheap,safe and reliable power it will give, there will
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