The Republican journal., 1883-01-11
Gov Robes Inaugural Address.

| The inaugural address of Governor ROBBIE to the
Legislature, delivered on Thursday last, is a very
| interesting document-and very lengthy one. To
print it in full would take page of the Journal.
We shall therefore give synopsis, covering I'LL the
| essential points and embracing all the recommend
| ations In the opening paragraphs Gov Robe ac
knowledges with pride the high honor conferred
| upon him, and expresses 4 desire and determine
ton well his part to the best Of his ability.
Appropriate reference is made to the assassination
| of President Garfield, and then the Governor pass
es to a review of the growth and resources of the
State. This portion of the address includes statis
tics of agriculture. population, valuation of real
and personal property, railroads, farms, the lum-
| bering and fishing industries, the gathering and
storing of ice and the quarryins. cutting and ship
| ping of granite. Then follows statistics of manu-
features from the Census Bulletin. The Governor
| says:
The number of manufacturing establishments in
| Maine are 4,4sl; capital, $49,9si,51; number OF
persons employed, 52.94S, amount OF wages paid
yearly $l3, t2l 53S: value of materials S5l,ll92s6
| value of products, S25,3a3 This army of me-
chanics and laborer-, and the capital invested,
| form an interest which calls for more than ordi
nary care and judgment, i'll order that the rights of
labor and capital should be regulated with regard
to security and justice That the great interests of
| the country be properly protected. and the wages
of the aborer made remuneratlve to himself, shOud
| be the true end of egiS Station.
| The manufactures of our State are constantly in
| creasing and statistics show that every branch of
mechanical industry Is making satisfactory prog
ress.
| The agricultural interests and resources of the
state receive special attention, and it is truly said
that 1.-THE State of Maine furnishes all the natural
requisites and advantages for successful aSricu-
! ture, unlimited commerce and extensive manufac-
| lures" Statistics Of the Agricultural Department
with regard to soil and products are followed by
| the statement that, The grand total shows Maine
| to be one Of the leading agricultural states III the
| Union. These facts. which might be extended.
should induce emigration to our State and keep our
young men at home" With the remark that "the
| demands of our agricuturists have been very few
and their petitions for legislation easily satisfied
His EXcellency seconds the suggestions of ourmost
| advanced farmers for the establishment of AN eN
| detrimental station at the state Agricultural Col
ege for the analysis of superphosphate7 and other
| eNpc, mental work OF value to the farm
The gratifying fact that shipbuilling has been
yved in Maine is referred to- and it is stated hat
the enterprise and ability of the shipbuilders of
State are commanding nearly the entire business of
the country in building wooden vessels. But one
| ship has been built outside of Maine during the
past year on the entire Atlantic coast" In con
| GLIDING his review of the material interests of
| Maine the Governor says:
have noted thus far the general ,atstics OF the
census showing the soma CROWN on tle otate' ~ or
der to refute a somewhat prevalent impression mat
Maine Is not prosperous ahl vigorous common
Wealth. lrepei the Iippaiil li9lhuloh tha' Maliie
| Is good STATE TO emlSrate from; lts prosperity
Htn0hsu!tts liiat IL i olt % tlt otsl VI ol'l' ~
Wnlch 10 nNe- icoh%ratuitte you seh'tilltn lh'3
an her interests were never more proSper9u? anu
! her future never more promising than it is TO-
| day.
The subject of education is treated at some length
and His ENcellency raises the question whether in
methods. lie suggests whether more hbeial eA'
penditure for education would not promote the ma
schools to fulfil the purposes for which they were
established must be literally supported ana fur
| nshel with appliances to d" work of the highest
tA'tlei'e' recommends ''i' mo :" " p" '"'
ise on tn. elementary principles of agriculture 10
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W" i'7' ~ ~ ~ ' 9' CIV vi -
the need OF better supervision ana more eNaclnG
| examination OF teachers.
- H., III.
| State officers for detailed information, the
60, ornor submitted thr following financial state.
| ment covering the period that hal clallsea since
| the inaugural address Of h> predecessor the wears
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| The ca n In Treasury ,auuar, ISL
| : I,i0 3:.S "a
! The receipts during fine. wear ver.. l. AZ 52G y
!
Tot,I - ~ Si5 l.
| IN, ,,- . ,,- .c, :,
~, ny ~ ''"in1 ,nt WV Mtdc lf"'4"'-i
rs IN n'on ~ '''e hlc"9"l9 ie'ehipNl ~ l..
1851 ""N''''''''''''' '.'''''''' lf-'tV''-o
r, =, - -
lot- ''''''''''''''-'' 7I'''" o'2'4 :
The receipts for the year 1881 were from The fol
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| state ,lo4 40. -
! County taxes. 3+Oi 30
Taxes on savings Banhs..........,,.. Ia, l.66
ance Companies. ...,,.....-..-...... 7S,l!2 80
| lcgc OF Agriculture and Alrt hanit;l
| INTEREST ON depnsit and t,,&e- ON o.
| MISCELLANEOUS suIr.(.rs n %. "a
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To,.1 ~ a. -. .
| '
| me expenditures 1of the year l>sl may pc con-
| yeniently crowned ~ follows.
pt,I; ~ =, 90, ,o,, 40
tp | 81 ~ W.
~. ~ ' 'ep''. -'-''''''''',' - Wy
ii!hlh2 - o"'f''''"
t,aia1 - 200 m
Bounty on Beet sugar 1000 90
/ Agricultural purposes l24l54G
State College of Agriculture and Me.