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Show Consolidation. On Saturday evening the 18th inst., the stockholders of the Co op, lumber, shingle and lath mills of Smithfield held a meeting at which it was agreed that the above named property should be turned into the United Order, the stockholders accepting stock in the latter in payment for their stock in the former. Thus the lumber interests of Smithfield are to be henceforth under one management with the tannery, and the boot, shoe and harness shop, which is about to be established. A planing mill is about to be added to the property thus turned over, and the United Order also purpose erecting, shortly, a blacksmith and machine shop as another branch of home Industry. Smithfield is certainly looking up. It seems as if the whole town is being infused with renewed life and vigor, and the enterprises lately started there, together with those in contemplation will have a strong tendency to build up the town, and provide employment and support for those of its inhabitants who are not farmers. It is but just to award much of the credit for all this to Bishop Farrell's activity, energy and enterprise, and we sincerely trust that, under his wise direction, the people of Smithfield will have all their prospects of prosperity fully realized. |