The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
LIME BURNERS ASK FOR PROTECTION.
Cheap Labor In New Brunswick In
juring Maine Business.
The Society Of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution.
Pension LaWs-Cen. Miles Promoted
-other Washington Topics.
Especial to the Press.1

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Messrs. A. F.
Crockett and Fl. L. Shepherd, representing
the Maine .lime burners, were before the
ways and means committee today and set
forth the necessity for more protection than
has been given under the law now in force.
The present duty amounts to about three
cents cask. This is not enough to enable
them to compete with New Brunswick lime
burners. who get labor for from 81 to $1.25
day, while in Knox county the rate of wages
is from So to $3.50. For the last three years
the Knox county burners have been losing
business at the rate of hundred thousand
barrels year. There are $3,000000 invest
ed in the business in Maine and Messrs.
Crockett and Shepherd emphasized the
claims OF the industry to protection Of six
cents hundred pounds, about 13l cents a
barrel. The Maine men are not here alone.
There are lime burners in % states, and all of
them are working together The New York
men came this afternoon. The ways and
means COMMITTEES, as Gov. Dingley and 9th
ers of the committee gave assurances, will
stick to the recommendation for the protec-
tion asked The danger is when the tariff
comes into the House. There has been Quitea
movement for free lime in some of the Massa-
In from these sources.
Sons of the Revolution.
The general officers of the new order
called the Society of the Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution, are making an effort to es-
tablish branch of their order in Maine, and
VIM. o. Mcdonald of this city, second men,
Der of the national executive committee of
the order. has been inquiring of the Maine
members of Congress in regard to the estab-
lishment of branch of the order in Maine
The order was established last year and al
ready has branches in 25 states. All the
New England States but Maine have branch
es. OF the New Hampshire branch, the
president is Hon. Charles r. Morrison of
Concord; of Rhode Island, the state presi-
dent is Hon. E. b. Stevens, DID,. of Brown
4niEyersisy; Esasay; Of i, Massachusetts Hon: Chas:
Of its @ constitution, % Ito "Reeo Reep
alive among ourselves and our descendants,
and in the community the patriotic spirit of
dence, to collect and secure for preservation
the manuscript rolls, records and other docu-
ments relating to the war of the Revolution,
and to promote social intercourse and fel-
iowship among its members now and hereaf-
ter. ANY person may be eligible for men,
bership in a state society who is above the
age of 21 years, and who is descended from
an ancestor who assisted, while acting in
any OF the following capacities, in establish
ing American independence during the ReY-
olutionary war:
GA military or a naval officer.
"a soldier or sailor.
"An official in the service Of any one of the thir-
teen original States or Colonies. 81
An official In the service of the United States
or Colonies.
"A recognized patriot who rendered material
service to the cause of independence"
A convention of the order will convene in
Louisville, KY, on the Both of this month,
and an effort is to be made to have every
state and territory represented. Maine has
representative on the list of vice presi-
dents in Hon. G. III. Denison of Wiscasset.
Old Classmates Meet.
Judge Virgin and wife are here. With
.Jndee Virgin is Hon Haratio O. uorriolr,
sheriff of Essex county, Mass. Both are |
members of the Bowdoin class of 1860 and |
they have here met another member of their |
class who lives in Lynchburg, Va, and en- |
oyed small class reunion.