The Republican journal., 1883-07-26
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE

gives the following information: The total
deposits of the tifty-fOur banks have increased
from S29,303, SS9.1 to $50 141 ,I03 10, but While
this is the aggregate, several of the banks
have suffered decrease, follows: Au-
gusta $685. 10; BridgtOn. S4l .260 81: Dexter,
S231l 40; kennebec, SO 23S A: Lubcc. $40 40;
Peoples Twenty-Five Cent, Bath, S97, 30S SO;
South Berwick, Sl14 Il; Nlscasset, 1862 A.
The reserved fund of the banks has increased
from $685. 1888 - to S1,00l ,462 80. The total
resources of the bank are invested in part as
follows: United States bonds, 81 1863 1913 81. a
decrease of S647.7S4 As: State of Maine bonds
Sa6 80, Il decrease of S2365: railroad bonds.
S2.S57 1876. an increase of S1G6,S9l.43; bank
stock. 81 AS. 4Jl So; an increase of SS1. 144:
loans on mortgages of real estate, S5,15 ,09S. %;
a decrease of S23,2-4.21; loans on collaterals.
S3l42. 29l IS: loans to municipalities and other
corporations, SS07 1900: loans on names,
S40.5G5.9l; surplus above liabilities, S3.99l.-
232.22. The real estate owned amounts to
81 .201, S13.4S, and the cash on hand to 81 232.-
l32O3.
Thus far this wear no losses have been sls-
tanned by any of the banks except the loss
realized by the Peoples Twenty-Five Cent
Bank Of Bath. through the failure of the Pacific
National Bank of Boston. The deposit there
was $4,000 of which S2l00 has been paid by
the recent per cent dividend divided among
the creditors. and the whole loss will probably
amount to $4,000. 4 short time since this
savings bank obtained an order of the court
scaling down It's deposits to 50 cents on the
dollar, on the recommendation of the Bank
Examiner. that there might be some induce
ment for depo>itors to allow their deposits to
remain in the bank, instead of drawing them
ont was attempted The bank at this time
was really good for - cents on the dollar. The
condition Of the other savings banks is such, AS
Il general hing. that they can not only pay their
liabilities i'll full. but their assets are of such
character rs to be easily converted into cash.
and by The end of sixty days every depositor's
account could be settled. while quite a large
proportion could pay 10 per cent. premium
in addition.
BY the act of last winter the character of the
investments allowed the savings banks was
considerably broadened, and accordingly quite
number Of the banks have taken an oppor-
tunty to invest in the new class of securities.
Great care. however. appears to have been
exercised in making these investments as here
toforc, and the amount OF misunderstanding
Investments does not appear to have been in
creased. According to the present statements.
the amount Of this class of investments held By
The several banks is as follows: Androscoggn
county, 5000; Bangor. $4,000: Bath. SIS 800:
Buxton and Hollis. $1,000; Calais, $1,000; Cor
ham. $1,000: kennebec, $1,000; Mechanics.
Auburn. $1,000; Norway. $1,000 Portland.
SlJ.OU0: Scar>port. S10.41J; SkoWhegan. 81, 600:
Thoma>Jon, $1,000; Pacific National Bank
>tochN WHtcrYillr. sd 600; York county.
~ln.00-total. SI40,915.
ABOUT MAINE TRorTERS.
Or. George II. Bailey of the State Agriculture
al Society. thinks that Maine was never in Il
better position than at the present time to de-
lend rec for all purse against all corners.
He says: with such horses as Ezra L.. Fear
naught, IT,. Young Rofc. CamOrs. Frank F.,
Matchmaker. DR.. Franklin. and Glenarm with
in her borders she can we'll afford to throw
down the gauntlet to all horses wherever OWN
ed. without fear that some Old dutltT from BoS-
ton or anywhere else will come and grab the
money.
'l}o>ton parties have long ago found out that
it lid not pay to come into Maine to confront
The list OF horses | have named, any one of
which can trot very close to 2:20. and one of
them. Ezra L.. from the form he has shown
tn!S Aear. can uhque>tohapiT peat IT, tompe-
rnabIrus fo stuGI the hreeJino nroI@m fhronctl
Inc norfor,onnrn- Of tba 1,inn9rs VIZ -
4 lively rarn i a ooo6 field nf entries s go
horse ia. IT, TRIMS u1Lo Viii tI,,n ami ~ W.;
MORT hin, "a ,.,.or, ,,nn who viii i,ri,,o LnPf
INTO the Stale wifi leave 100 in evnenSas. and
INV word for IT, thai is more monhy tLan thay
viii .\I,1 take oi1t If he fral-fo,
In mi. ronnrrfion tLc Tnrf EieII and r,r,,,
remarked.
..Ntinr il g., erro.t .hroadino S4o+o .,,a -
j. or,fjfyno ia know that she ~ ei onIi i,,
uifh 81 tcnr, III. 1n.in..irv Of h,,,.ddr fipo1
In Maine f6r hl.inn.s-iil,@ rn5sdStar in ,tiln'.
words for handy igbt harness nta,9nars aI'Ia
TO NM = ton.Iy.oon n 5.50 OH IIonaf,,I
.i,nr from there Inf trottar. ef Tho L;rbat
tyi,t, have NOT of late been freouent lyitlin her
barber. for the reason t,at too tiftIe .+fnnt;o,,
UaS ,.id Ia yirornuS o1,trrossin,
The no.i,rit,. Of rnolste.s ~. lo,,, ,,,,l..
>iz,.-.,nd removed from tho ra1,l, ia ,,,hinh ~
Julian. NaId : Rarus (iin~stonn Trinl.nt
.n,I Edwin Tho,ne hnl"nr H. WIEN tarllao
inc, mon like Cen riItnn ,,.nt 40 Eont,,,'I,.
>t,llions 70 ,ro.s ~, tI,a ,,,ti,. ,,,.,. f ~
tbn fitrrn nf tr lici,+ hn,no. io ~ ~
state her1tnc Iriobtnr " 'i'
..Tba ,a,I,,,t..f VAN ,,,,,i - +,, f. ,
more size and noint more SuroIy 70 tha . %
record than thnln If forr on. tit., VOWS ac II
i =. lame, stratb Lt,,1,, NIai ~ IL !: -
mi nItitIio, 't tn
I'M. ,Iin,ofic eros Va
XIV EES AND iAkBoRS-
The chief of engineers of the army has re-
ceiVed the annual report of Col. Blunt engineer
III charge Of the river and harbor improvements
in Maine and New Hampshire. Ii is the first
New England report this season. Following il
q brief abstract of the report: Lubec channel;
total amount appropriated so far. Sl29 800; ori-
giuai project a channel II feet ,lcep and 200
feet wide; present intention to make it deeper
and wider: amount necessary to carry out the
second intention. 50 a> to make it three feet
deeper and proPortionately wider, $4,000; re-
'oiiiiilthd4lloli mat e4ooOo be pproprlatedneX
winter; l'-'0ie CUBIC Yards We're dredged out
l4sl year. Moo>taDec bar Jonesport: total
amount appropriated 100000; project. a chan
'Rl II Ictt deep, 2oo feet WIDE and l,900 feet
long; afnouht necessary 10 carry out the pro-
rect S2o-"o; recommendation that It be appro-
lIitttu IL, NJ winter; The channel l. now - feet
N!ur. he pending contract VIII add % feet to
lhlS Widih. belfast harbor: total amount al-
PToprated, S21'0QO project, dredging and
D.;!>ll n5 >!oaN ana led9cS 50 As TO give depth
"l 10 ltti ID front OF the WharYes project com
IIe}ed III 1873; amount on hand uneXpended,
,,,;,tl l,:0 ANA. 1879, ,Jt'i t,li1uii' "pPio
fJ i, - !" ple''N " 'teIs 10
- r9t t ,oiot go ndm neeess'll!
tion XXI - ron 'gooyi ACCOMMODATIONS !
BibmII iI At llltvl
liatnJ = d'1 $500 ~, 80 MUM
i.,,ci tI ni,,,,-Il ~ pt<J ~, ~ "I"en aLu
l wiith anI IN +t+ | i,,,,Il - VI i., "a
,i,.r. tatnI ,l,,,,+ ,Giit s. M 900 en-
+ ia r,o,n h.rs mt Pio
nurourfnJ sI3 1n nnarf 70 "o,'nn w.
bl1npi o,,,,1lntoI ,Pt;I,, ~ eepel! ttl1
,,ol,,,t ,,1iitad SO uiI az ii"l vi VA
aa tb r ,,t', ord ~
- 600 needed TO conplete the nroiert Nv drndo
M at the middle ground; recommendation that
the amount be appropriated next winter; funds
VIII be exhausted on Aug. 81, 1883. kennebec
river: amount appropriated, $4,000: project,
to improve the channel with piers: completed
SPECIAL. IFGIsI. ALIVE SESSION