. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. the Aroostook River aboutsnidway of its course through Tiie stream furnishes good water power at the village andtias been utilized for iMaiiufMcturing purposes from an early period in the towns history. 44 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRESQUE ISLE. The manufacturing interests of the town are quite extensive also, there being valuable waterpowers at the village and considerable steam power being utilized. Th
. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. the Aroostook River aboutsnidway of its course through Tiie stream furnishes good water power at the village andtias been utilized for iMaiiufMcturing purposes from an early period in the towns history. 44 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF PRESQUE ISLE. The manufacturing interests of the town are quite extensive also, there being valuable waterpowers at the village and considerable steam power being utilized. There are mills at Spragueville^near Quaggy Joe Lake, as well as at Presque Isle village and elsewhere, and the more important pro-ductions of the town include long and short lumber, starch, woodwork of various kinds such as doors^Bash, mouldings, etc., cabinet work, brick, carriages, harness, coffins and caskets, meal and feed,,machine work, marble work, axes, general blacksmiths work, hides and leather, tin-work, etc. Wool;carding is also done and there are many minor manufactures, as for instance, those carried on bytailors, dressmakers, milliners, printers, photographers, Kesidbnck of a. M. Smith. The commercial interests of Presque Isle village are varied and important for, as we have pre-viously stated, this village has been the trade center for all the country adjacent from the very firstsNumerous fine business blocks, large and elegant stores, and heavy and varied stocks attest the;prosperity and enterprise of the local merchants, and it is a frequent saying among the people that aitarticle of merchandise that cannot be found at Presque Isle cannot be found anywhere in the county^In the stocks of local merchants may be found anything from diamonds to telegraph poles and fromwatches to mowing machines; while the assortments of clothing, of furnishings, of jewelry and ofother goods whose design is influenced by the caprices of fashion are so complete and embrace saman
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