Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-03-05

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seven to ten thousand dollars had been APP
propriated for Arcostook county last year,
and he believed that we could not afford
to repeat the experiment this year. He
thought the House would refuse the re-
solve a passage and treat Aroostook county
rs other counties are treated.
Mr.. SMITH of Hodgdon, was somewhat
int, ested in this matter. He did not pro-
pcse to make general attempt to Justify |
the appropriation made. but merely to call
the attention of the House to the facts in
the case. This appropriation was recon-
mended by the Land agent, and has re-
ceiyed the attention OF the. Committee !
which reported unanimously in its favor.
This is a newly settled township. and the
State has received large amounts from
stumpage. Last year it received three
thousand dollars, and this year it received
about the same amount, and it seemed to
him isstice that the State, after stripping
that township of its timber, should do
scmetbing for its roads and the interest of
the public lands lie hoped the resolve
would have passage.
Mr. STICkNEY was willing this Lcgisla-
turc should treat Aroostook county, all
things considered, just as other counties
are treated We do not ask to be treated
.av better, but we do ask that Maine
should consider that Aroostook county is
her property that she owns large
number of townships there. These lands
are fertile, and if settled and cultivated
will be an immense mine of wealth in the
future He combatted the oft repeated
assertions that the people in Aroostook
county arc bcggars There are u few
there who are wealthy ,ibut yet her citizens
are As industrious and as worthy to be sus-
tanned as any other county in this State.
This county has been under the supervi-
sion of the Land Agent, and he had looked
over his reports and found that since 1913
there has been paid into the Treasury Of
Maine the sum of fifteen hundred thousand
dollars, the proceeds of the sale of lands
and timber, and nearly the whole OF it |
came from Aroostook county. From pub |
lie documents he found the amount appro-
priated since 1910, the time when it was
organized, to be much less than the amount
received from the sale of timber and lands.
He contended that the resolve under con-
sideration was meritorous one, and said
that the Committee had put it at the low
est figure that they thought consistent with
the wealth OF the State.
Mr.. SLOWER said he saw by the state
mcnt of facts that the greater part of the
State lands are taken up by settlers, and
he conceived this to be damaging to the
claim made The State seems to own a
little land down there, and because it has
got some "stumpage" off from it they de-
sire to so tax the State that it will be
forced to give it up to ''squatters." lie
hoped this House would stop this kind of
legislation in giving away what they have
no right to give. for it is voting money |
out of the peoples pockets. He knew that
many eases calling for appropriation are
meritorious, but he thought there should
he IL stop now.
Mr. HUME replied to Mr.. Stichney. He
said Aroostook county having Jared as
well as it has in years past can well afford
20 wait while we give something TO those
towns injured by the gale. He did not
consider it Il part of his official duties to
come here and make rail upon the Treas
uIy The gentleman (Mr Stickney) |
might feel 1t his duty TO fight for his coun-
ty, but it is supposed that we have the
whole interest of the State to attend to.
for that section are honestly
expended or not, and he would like to
have the matter explained.
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