Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-16

ted dairying, having reference to factory
cheese making, is becoming one of much i'm
portance and prominence in our State. Dur
ing 1878 there were twenty-three OF these fac
| tories in operation and Judging from the
number OF companies incorporated by the
present legislature there will be three times
as many The coming milk season.
| This is step IN the right direction and ev-
identity means progress iii the art OF Agri ul-
| ture IN Maine. Cheese factories require cows
| to furnish mix the keeping OF cows Will me-
cesstate the consumption OF the farm pro-
| ducts upon the farm, which of course means
| more manures. and this manure being re-
turned to the soil makes the farm just so
| much more valuable. Thus cheese factories
| add a two fold gain--a fair per cent. in the
| sale of the cheese, and q continual enrich
| ment of the farm. Statistics in regard to
| cheese factories in Maine show that the aver.
| age season for making cheese is between three
| and four months price OF shares in compan-
| les $50; size of factories 3Oxj0, two stories :;
| price obtained for cheese 10 . per ID
pounds of mix to make a pound Of cheese .
10. The cheese produced last year sold
| readily in the vicinity of the factories, and
proved to be of No. l quality in ninety mine
cases out of one hundred. Success to this
new branch OF agricultural enterprise.
The United states Arsenal in Augusta.
Hon. j. W North offered the following
preamble and resolutions, in the House Of
Representatives last Saturday:
WHEREAS the State of Maine is a frontier State,
With LONG line OF boundary bordering on The ter
fItury oil "a foreign government With extensive sea
unequalled by The coast OF any other OF the
nIteo States, from her salient and Isolated po-
sitOn is exposed IN case oil war, TO nfoads ny hand
lnd ATTACKS by water; and whereas the Arsenal vi
Augusta " as established as n depot Tor the SAFE
keeping OF arms ana Munitions OF war ana for the
fabrication 81 military supplies Tor The defence II
ss distant part Oh the country when Is SO exposed
ana llUle III case OF wal 10 DecOine The seat vi
wal; and whereas the Nearest Jnned states Ar
.enui i. at Wateriown, Mass, two hundred miles
from The central part Oh tLle Stale, and Tie water
communication between 1t ana the state Is liable To
be Interrupted by enemy, and was, uuIln6 the
war OF 1872 cut OF, ana as connection by rail
road is chiefly along the margins of navigabe rivers
aud The coast; and whereas during the late
var :, large uunntlty of arm, and ordnance de-
posted at SAID Arsenal, ami large amount oil mill
tary supplies prepared at tine same were sent Tor
ward, eXptdLuusly, to the seat OF war as the same
we've needed, reuuerlng important service at par
ucuIar junctuTe IN our national aHalls; anu where
as The buildings and land connected with and con
-ttutIng the Arsenal VIII be OF little value for any
cther purpose IMAM an arsenal, anu the same al
small expense can be converted INTO au arsenal Oh
construction, with steam or water Tor motive pow
and hereas the secretary OF W a., III his last
report has recommended the sale OF said Arsenal,
grounds and uuldlngs, with others of minor i'm.
poTtance, and riIl has been introduced INTO the
United states senate, having Tor It's object the aban-
comment of said Arsenal, and directing the sale of
the same, therefore,
RESOLVED, hat in the opinion of this Legsla-
ture proper regard for the military defense OF this
state, this part of the United States requires
The continued Maintenance OF the said arsenal at
Augusta.
RESOLVED That our Senators and Representa-
tlves ID Congress, be requested To Use their IN
huence prevent the abandonment and sale OF said
Arsenal by Congress, ana that they pre- sent to Con
gress the advantages Of changing the same ~ an
arsenal of construction.
hEsOLVED, That The Secretary of state forward
copy of these resolutions TO each Of our senators
and t.eprt7 eulatlNes ia CUnsIess.
The preamble and resolutions were ordered
to be printed.