Jackman and the Moose River region . aturethan they did in the old days. Truly yours, S. J. 1910 the population of Jackman was 667 and Moose River has increased since then and it is estimated that Jackman nowhas about 1,200 ihabitants. Dennystown is an adjoining planta-tion and LongPond plantationis eight miles be-low, where islocated the Kel-logg L u m b e rCompany, thatemploys about75 men in itsmills and 200 ormore laborersin the woods. The CanadianPacific Railwayruns througnJackman where it maintains a depot, freight houses etc. Jackman must always be the trading and busi
Jackman and the Moose River region . aturethan they did in the old days. Truly yours, S. J. 1910 the population of Jackman was 667 and Moose River has increased since then and it is estimated that Jackman nowhas about 1,200 ihabitants. Dennystown is an adjoining planta-tion and LongPond plantationis eight miles be-low, where islocated the Kel-logg L u m b e rCompany, thatemploys about75 men in itsmills and 200 ormore laborersin the woods. The CanadianPacific Railwayruns througnJackman where it maintains a depot, freight houses etc. Jackman must always be the trading and business center forplantations and settlements contiguous to it and along the line ofthe railroad and the Canada road as follows: Dennystown, LongPond, Somerset Junction, Attean, Holeb, Franklin, Skinners , Parlin Pond, .where Henry McKenney has a commo-dious summer resort and near which is the magnificent summerhome of Michiel Piel of New York; and on the Canada side areMarlow, St. Come and St. George in near A Alame Scene in i8_0 70 SPRAGUES JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY The vast forestry of spruce and other vahiable timber surround-ing it makes it a lumber center of importance. Much of this lum-ber territory is not accessible to river driving without great expense,but the problem of getting it to market more profitably was solvedby Mr. Abram Newton, through whose energetic efforts capitalistswere induced to make large investments in these lands the resultof which was the establishment of the Jackman Lumber Company,although its mills are situated on the Moose River side of theboundary line that divides it from Jackman. This corporationwas organized in Alarch, 1914. Its president is Honorable GeorgeH. Frouty of Newport, Vermont, who has been Governor of thatState (1908-1910) and well known as a business man of abilitythroughout New England; its treasurer is F. L. Perry of Bostonand a member of the Perry and Whitney Company** con-cern, and Chester C.
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