Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-29

step in the right direction. | offer the sr2-
gestioD that the law shoul5 call for experts
10 consider the valuation of timber lands
The condition and location OF
these timber tracts should be considered
a. factor in securing the correct sslna-
ton. The listing system j. before 0gr PEG
pie. IL IL just Should the property
owner he compelled to maks Hst Of his
bohiin1ss There il one class Of property
bombs and money at interest in securities,
the mass Of which il uu,axed. Oar wealth
i fac, going into these channels, and
many corporations are doing business on
this u8tzxable capital instead Of going into
stock Of home concerns The money thus
invested "a a direct blow 10 orr local busi-
ness Haay of our capitalists and savings
banks are dealing extensively in Western
bonds which are practically Hnfraeeabis A.
regards taxation, while Of the home bonds
the record can be secured II IL almost i'm
possible for our home enterprises
To secure capital for operating
purposes. Legislation shoaid be made
TO reach this by providing a system
whereby this class Of property should
pay tar equal 10 the tax payed by the saw
ings hanks If such could be done IL will
tend TO place our capital at our disposal
The capital in loan and building a.s0cia-
tons il entirely unprotected by legislation.
The Law at present imposes two taxes upon
home builders. f. should impose a tar one
fonrth of one per cent. less than the saw
in2s bank tar.
Our roads, streets, sewers and other pub
tic Improvements should be- under iegi.la-
tive control and taken away from party con.
troll. A Law To provide commission OF
equal representation from parties to have
complete charge Of streets, roads, sewers
and public Improvements should be passed.
A-yaiuation increases taxation increases.
such IL the exact condition of affairs pecu-
liar a. 1t IT, Al property should be taxed
Justly and the money thus secured judi
t10usiy expended. A Law shoai be made
that city reports be made up and published
teforc the municipal election so tina. all
may b. enlightened 10 the expenditures
Of The public fund. IL would tend TO hon
efy on the part Of public officials. our
fishing and hunting grounds are well pro-
tected and a. result large game and fish
are commencing to abound and are attract
Ing large numbers Of sportsmeB. \ larger
expenditure by the Legislature should be-
made TO protect these matters. Maine wa
tiers are especially adapted to the raising Of
food fish and If better protection was made
greater benefits would accrue to Maine
Industries. More game warsiens should be
appointed.
Railroad rates and fares should be con
sidercd, Would not the issuing of
1910 mile tickets, good to holders, 10 cost
$50 bring more money into the pockets nf
the railroad corporations and be of more
general benefit. The railroad commissioners
should he made court of arbitration TO
which the shipper makes his statement of
excessive freight rates, Competitor l. im-
possible legislation i. the only remedy.
Such legislation n protects to the fullest
extent the individual right of the citizen IN
the equal opportunity for the acquisition of
property and asks of him no more than his
Just and fair proportion of contribution to
sustain such government and in which
the public good and not private advantage
Is sought IL that which most tends to
foster and promote the industrial interests
Of Maine
Hon. {. t. Barker of Lewiston continued
the discussion. MIR. Barker bad made
short canvass of the business men Of the
city and all of them -aid Give us no more
legislation He was of the opinion that if
the Legislature would make the necessary
appropriations and adjourn for five years,
il would be the best thing that ever hap
pencd to the business interests of the State
The idea of the appointment of commits
Toner uf roads and public Improvements is
excellent snd should he carried out. would
not have any legislation against the rail
roads
Hon, Josiah II. Drummond of Portland
spoke eloquently OF Names position. We
-.
faith and confidence IN aud loyalty TO the
State of Maine This is what We need. We
want more of the feeling of the Bostonian,
who believes there is no place like Boston
the New Yorker, who knows no place but
New York aud to the Cbicogoan, Chicago is
the city of the world But We don't do 1t.
We do not stand up for Name As We go
into other states We hear occasionally of
penchstot salmon and kenuehec ice hut of
her manufactures aud farm products we
hear bat little. II lie ,imc that We buy in
New York markets goods which are made
IN Maine Thi. shows we have no faith in
our own industries Western towns issue
pamphlets booming their advantages, We
have never done this ~ a State The rail
roads have done 50 to certain extent and
our sporting grounds and summer resorts
have been immensely benefited thereby.
hut we should go further. We should
issue pamphlet on our manufactures, our
Aroostook farms. our water power and
other attraction The Legislature should
he asked to appropriate sun of 5000 TO
sIOh for such purpose
T.. NJ Handing of the Industrial Jour
nal Bangor. spoke on the matter of secur-
ing some legislation looking to the estab-
lishmcnt in the Noosehead lake region of
system of dams such s> would hold q sutii-
cient supply of water in storage to preclude
any possibility of the interference OF
drought IN the milling and logging opera
lions upon the kcnnshrc river and its
branches Inasmuch ~ tie dammng of
Moosehesd lake is found to lee impracti
cable. he suggested the building of = series
OF dam on Moose river and Roach river.
which are the main tributaries to Moose
head lake and thence to the keunebeC
With system of dams under proper con
troll ON the lakes and ponds mentioned when
the water of Moosehead lake began to lower
in the early summer It could receive fresh
acquisition from the sources mentioned and
this could be kept up throughout the sea
SON In this way thc waters of Moosehead
would he kept 1T spring pitch through the
sun,uirr and fall the manufacturers al mp
aud down the kennphec would hc assured
nf a bountifal water supply. and the resort,
agricultural and other interests centering
around Mooschead lake would in no sense
he impaired. In connection with the stor-
aye system proposed. every land owner.
every manufacturer AMI every lumbermsn
hauling logs is interested If dams are
erected as proposed the driving of logs be-
comes an absolute certainty each year; no
logs will be hung mp as was the case this
wear on any of the streams where these
reservoir dams are erected,
/ How far the State would he disposed TO
assist il is not for me 10 say, but the grant
ing of the necessary rights and privileges
would witbou, doubt have TO he obtained at
the hands of the Legislature And II the
State was not disposed 10 offer any tnan-
cia aid YOUR two great counties of kenne-
bee and Somerset. whose interests are so
vital in this matter, could follow in the
footsteps of those counties TO the north ami
east-Aroestook and Washington-when
roused to the imperative need OF increased
railroad facilities. and secure by legislative
enactment the right TO grant financial en-
couragemept to such public Improvements.
Mr. Charles :. Pearl of Bangor. opened
the discussion of the subject
Now Can Men with capjtaj and 8uSine IS