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“... 220 feet; breadth, 110 feet; and depth, 34 feet. The
estimated cost is 5,8301.
Imperial Flax Company.—Some 20 years ago a company called
the Hokkaido Flax Manufacturing Company was formed with a
capital of 80,0002., afterwards increased to 100,0002., for the purpose
of manufacturing flax and hemp. This company was recently
amalgamated with the Japan Flax Manufacturing Company and its
total capital now stands at 000,0002. It has 25,000 acres under
cultivation and possesses 18 flax scotching mills in the Hokkaido,
whose output is distributed equally between the Sapporo factory
and those on the main island. The total output in 1906 was valued
at 280,0002., of which 80,0002. worth was manufactured at Sapporo.
The company's factories are situated at Osaka, Nikko (spinning
only), Otsu, Shikanuma and Sapporo (spinning and weaving), and
the manufactures consist of canvas, heavy linen, linen, cotton
canvas, hose, fishing nets, mosquito nets, linen crepe, rope, jute,
sewing thread and thread for...”
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“...March, 1907 ... 4,370
Kushiro Matchwood Company Nishinsamai, Kushiro... January, 1907 ... Matchwood 1,811 tons 23,142 16
Takenobu Matchwood Company ... Takenobu, Tokachi ... July, 1907 ,, ... * 15,750 *
Hokkaido Sawmill Company Matatsu, Akkeshi September, 1905 Building timber 2,232 tons 22,500 7
Mitsuboshi Wood Works ...... Tokachi... November, 1907 Timber...... 375 *
Takahashi Company... Tokachi......... June, 1906 Wood and flour 23,000
Yamada Flour Mills......... Tokachi......... July, 1907 Flour ...... 753 *
Ishibara Flour Mills ... Tokachi... February, 1904 ,, ... ... 11,900 *
Kushiro Rice Cleaning Company ... Irefunecho, Kushiro ... 1905 ...... Rice 6,947 bushels 23,800 8
"Usui Glass Factory......... Uramicho, Kushiro 1905 ...... Lamp chimneys 7,932 lbs. 980 6
Harutori Colliery Harutori, Kushiro November, 1886 Coal ...... 19,618 tons 83,898 153
Yamagata Beppo Colliery ... Beppo, Kushiro September, 1896 9) * * * * ' ' 20,443 „ 126,158 114
* Not known. j Estimated annual output...”
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