Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-14
Too Economical.
Some Facts and Figures That Are Sig
niticant.

I'm this state the PROTESTS are particularly
earnest. as Maine il the most seriously affec-
ted by the reduction. Maine with its myriads
of harbors and long stretches of sea-coast.
its nearues. To the British Provinces its ex-
tensiye traffic with its Provincial uciphbors
and it, inoumerahle sailing craft feels the
blow most keenIy. Secretary Fairchills
nurnose ,vas xithont doubt we'll intcntioued
and in MANY eases may result adyantageouslv
but il is none the less unfortunate for Maine
In the Waldoboro district. for example,
nj, IDENTITIES are rmuloyed which with the
collector makes a working force as now con-
s,;,utaJ ia ,l,n,.,hor too sr,,ll ,b,. fnlln,yino
6gur.s will .h1v
S"Nh 9iAi'sl"'
no OF ior"ish cntrle- ~ Mnldob9f" District o
" fnr,iyn rl;arnuces In Waldobnro iii.
trict for the fiscal year ending July
l't, ~, -"
" rmnlnyr.
Entries merchandise Gil
Expense s"l"
Compared with these We have in the Bath
District 2Gs vessels documentcd 32S entries
of merchandise, 52i foreign entries and only
| foreign clearances 80 less entries and
5s9 less clearances, while in Bath the ex-
pense is S9,205, and the number of employees
o.
",' "i'N'' '"i W, '''' 49,
mouth II>tict IoF tne Hscal year VI iot'lSH
entries and clcarancps 800 entries and 81
Il -. .,.;,,., 20 ,nI cno rbo por+
"a
l'"u a"' ra'nlou,h '''s'''c' 'oou''l'"'' 80
''s''iS a., ,'S ,u'''''' VI '"i''oy'' ''
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nv "'''''' ''''''''' ""' - '0'''S' '''
Nv p"hso' ''s''lo' "a' ~ ao,e's" w
1''S' 90 l",e's" ''e"''''''' anu '''''''
iotu'nen'e.ii u. -,
'''' ~ ~ ~,
"oit r'PreSent'''e the W''nopoFo D'S'iio'
N''i ne 'ou'i ','"' 'i,s i''N'ii'' '''' ''''
''ge /" point Oh hu''perS All" "'',ou'. VI ouS'-
ness III almost every ''''''''o' '''' ''e mum
"e' VI '"'l''''' HISS
DrrsipE OF THIS STATE
III, ,,,,,,.r;,,, :, ,a,.or,,I, 60 .bis p;.+rio,
San Francisco had $50 foreign entries, S39
foreign ciearances' lolZ vessels doculnented'
hun'oer Oh ehP'o!tS ~ expense 9''@'V,''
baltimore eAceeus 'his bIs'ric' IL, hu'npei
Oh ioreigh entries oniF tuoi Ne" 'fieai's *
eeehs inns pis,ric' ny aoou' o. "h''c Oh
vessels were docn'n'nlFd' hu'hoer OF en-
p'oyes 49, expense o-o''"'''
vessels inns ils'f'c' docu'h'n''ng haI 'h''
amount,
charleston > = p'S'rIc' nah - lore'sn
entries 2o2 c'earahces' vessels docuiheh'e"
Z"o, employees 10 expense 81 -
FOR the quarter ending 1uue @oth' IH'H
only 'hree ihstrlcts IN me 'h''eu states na'
larger number OF foreign entries 'hai, 'htS
District, and those were boston Ne" orh
and Philadelphia Portland District hah ~
San Francisco %; Ne" orleans ioo oaiti-
more 1856, Bangor =; Bath 8 ana the ef-
pense IN those ports was many times 'ha' III
this District.
1t is impossible to institute comparison
of entries of merchandise as IN tins District
the vessel and cargo are entered only once
while in many Districts such merchandise
comes by carloads ana each separate item
makes an entry by Itself ana heips swell the
total.
The comparisons gwen ABOVE are all foF
the fiscal year, while the calendar year re-
port makes far better showing Tor TINS lis-
trict' the number OF foreign entries oeihg
%, elearanoes ooo' the proceeds OF uuues
ana tonnage tax oeihg more 'hali uouoie anu