Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-21
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Durham.
Hon. |. &. Libby writes
am in favor Of its removal to Portland Nv
are first Portl nd il our lar
ci J., accessible INNER and winter BY sea and and
Its businfss importance necessi'a'es s being visited
By all the business men Of the state. second, a
better location can be selected here than in any
other city in Maine, while the ample hotel accom-
mods,ions, horse cars and other modern imnrovr
nents make II u desirable and economic tow ~ for
the converting OF legislature whose nombers would
not cause ripple in the cost Of entertainment. |
think our sta'e House wholly Inadequate to The
present and future needs Of our w.aItty and nro
gres.ive state. The present unfavorable season to
our farming interests undoub eddy would cause the
aRricuitnrsiists to shrink from an sDgn, nted tax.
tim. My opinion l. th1t such a measure as expend
ing large sum Of money for the erection Of new
tat. building 4 submitted to the people no,
and favor this am fully aware Is the -pntlme mt in
my own t~n and vicinity. One million dollars
build State House In Portland surrou nded as we
are by materials. that would be elaborate enough
for the KIT hundred years. II The civ Of Port
would give us the lot on which to build and one
hundred thousand dollars an inducement nv nd.
vice Is for the state TO pa, the other nine hundred
thousand and have building and location of which
We should all be proud.
Jachson.
VI. ). stiles, ,ir writes
do not think the tax payers of my town would
favor the expense that would be incurred in build
Ing q state House any where but II The nrrsen,
state House Is inadequate TO the purpose. for which
it was designed, then. ct 1t be enlarged.
Liberty.
j. " Johnson writes that he IL opposed to the
removal of the capital to Portland that there 4. no
call among the people Of HE town for removal at ali
that he should favor enlaI e. ment Of the present
building II necessary and that the people OF his
town would not be willing to assume the extra bur.
den OF taxation which the erection Of a new build.
ing would impose upon them He adds II we ind
man In tpis town who IL insane enough TO wish
for the removal Of the capital to Portland or the
building Of new one at the present time we shall
At once put him in a straight jacket and send MIN
to the asy um at Augusta.
Beylss.
Hon. W Fl. FoEer writes
i can conceive of no god reason for the renoya al
OF the eapiai II the question Of removal shou d he
submitted TO the people Of this county ! think IL
would meet with practically unanimous opposition.
laor.
!. H. Jackson writes
think " the state capital IL to be removed. IL
should 20 toward the raj part Of the state rather
than to Portland vhch Il corner of the state
but In my opinion there il call Of the people IN
this section Of the state for removal. The general
opinion Ia that the State House which We now have
10 good enough and large enough for pre.eat pur |
poses but more room IL actually neee sary think
would be very mneh wiser legislation to ENLARGE the
pres MT State House than to erect . new one
AorviH.
J. h. Aears whites
! am decidedly not In favor Of removing the capi |
N ans where know Of NO one in our vicinity vho 1
z In favo Of removal. favor the enIarR meut a 4
the present state House. Our citizens ass not VIM