The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-02-23
Log Driving Companies.
Annual Meetings In Augusta This Wee

Annual Meetings In Augusta This Week.
The various log driving companies of
the kennebee waters and the Moose
head Lake Navigation company held
their annual meetings ut Augusta Mon
day and Tuesday Of this week and the
lumbermen were out in full force.
Among the leading lumbermen attend
ing the meetings We're the following :
Chas. \. Milliken, Augusta; \. A. Shaw,
Bath; VIM. NJ. and Chas. d. Shaw.
Greenvllle; G. NJ. Phillips, Fairfield; +.
p. Niles, North New Portland; ). W.
Phlbrick, SkoNhegan; NJ. q. Shaw,
Bath; Hon. J. Manchester Haynes, Au-
gusta; Judge Turner Boswell, Solon !;
lieman Whipple of Solon: Levi Weston,
Skowhegan: James L. Dudley, King
field; II. b. Closson. Randolph; A b.
Page, Shawmut; Edward Lawrence,
Fairfield; q. \. Phillips Fairfield ::
Charles and Greenleaf Lawrence, South
Gardiner: NJ. p. Millikcn, Richmond :;
D. u. Sanders aud l.. II. Folsom, Green
Vile; Ira IL. and 5. 5. Randall, Augusta,
j. :. aud +. +. Bradstrect, Gardner;
ID. {. Palmer, Gardiner; Charles and
John z. Clark, North New Portland.
The first held was that of the Moose
River Log Driving Company ut the office
of Hon. j. Manchester HAYNES in The
Opera house block. The following oiii-
GERS were elected; Directors. !. Nun
chester Haynes, president: \. b. Page.
Shawmut Ileman Whippe. SCION;
Greenleaf Lawrence, South Gardiner
and Chas. Fogg Fairfield; clerk, d. Z.
Palmer, Gardiner; treasurer, ;. W. Phil
brick, Skowhegan.
Then the Moosehead Lake Navigation
Company held a meeting at the same
place and elected the following as ofli-
GERS Directors, G.. \. Phillips, + trficld.
president; \. b. Page. Shawmut; lie
Greenville. f. II. Appleton. Bangor ;
Skowhegan.
! The lumbermen adjourned To q. \. L.
Hall where later the meeting of the
Dead River Log Driving Company
was held and the following ofli-
GERS elected; President, G. A. Phil
/ lips. Fairfield; directors, 5. \. Nye,
/ Fairfield; VIM. NJ. Shaw. Greenville
/ +. +. Nilcs, North New Portland; and
j. 7. Clark, New Portland; clerk and
/ treasurer, :. ". Philbrck, Skowhegan,
j The days official proceedings closed
with the election of the officers of the
! Dead River North Branch Log Driving
i Company As follows President. f. L.
i burlington, Fairfield; directors, VIM.
i G.. Shaw, Greenyilc; f.. Z. Niles, Mort h
/ New Portland; {. NJ. Phillips, Fairfield ,
and j. 7. Dudley of Eustis; clerk and
treasurer, 5. W. Philbrick Sko~hegan
The kennebec Log Driving Company
held its annual meeting ut G. \. Il. Hall,
Tuesday morning.
The following officers were elected
Omar Clark, tarratunk; +. NJ. Totman,
Fairfield; Levi W. Weston, Skowhcgan
Ira Ii. Randall, Augusta, and Charles
/ Lawrence, South Gardiner, directors
/ -. {. Palmer. Gardiner. clerk; :. W.
Ihilbrick, treasurer.
But one old director, Mr.. Clark, is ON
the board, although Messrs. NJ. g. Shaw
of Bath and j. ). Bradstrcet of Gardi-
ncr. were reelected, but positively de-
clined to serve.
The meeting WAS for "A time the most
interesting and racicst of late years. and
the election called out much plain talk.
\ certain element, called the Younger
was dissatisfied with the former manage
mcnt of the cont oil of the directory.
The usual technical and routine busi
ucs- was transacted after considerable
discussion. lpon motion of Mr.. liayne'
the directors We're instructed that til,
order of their election had ma relation
to the presidency. The prize" log
were sold at auction to II, W. Jcwett \
Co., for S7.55 per thousand feet. Thii
is the first sig of the bear movement il
tho log market, for last year the prize
logs brought $50 per thousand feet
1t is expected a meeting of the directors
will be held in Augusta on saturday mex
for the choice of u president for tn,
company