The Republican journal., 1893-02-16
Resources Of Maine.

| The resources of Maine have been called
to public attention during the past month
more than at amy previous time Tor many
years. This is due to the space devoted
to the subject in Governor Cleaves' in
augural address. Yet i'll that paper the
! governor was unable to tell the whole
story. Some facts concerning our State
/ can but he If value now when every nerve
/ is being strained to help the State to
! achieve the prominence it deserves.
AS the Manufacturers Gazette in re-
/ cent article on this. to us intensely in
1 teresting topic. says: II is not what Maine
il Nut what Maine is to be that attracts
! the attention Of the person who examines
its wonderful surface and its untold and
and almost untouched wealth.
The State OF Maine comprises an area
If .;;.i. UlO square miles. only 80 fewer
4 than those comprising the resi- Of New
England, yet its population is less than
/ the combined population of Boston, W"r-
cestcl, Lowell and Lynn.
HE annual rainfall upon The area Of
A thi> State, assumed at 44 inches il az
f cnmuiAtcd \" the dcpth nf Lake Eric
4 would cover s7l >luarr miles. In cuIie feet
ilio lutal mitss,llc OF this immense amount
ot vattl is about 1.o15 U0n. 0oo. Geo. A.
towing that ONLY AZ l,,l cen1. "t this RAIN
fAl INV Tem@Ned hN drainage, there NAT YAH
ni4inS nearly "a tlillinn cWhic teet M
Wtter t0 IL, cami.t TN lile lNtntlJsls rivers
ut tn, state into th,t ocean. Assuming
the mean Height If the State 10 ins 600
f@ct. 1t il easy a. cstlctiiItV IN gcnt1ai terms
tMc paWer thal i, generated NN lIll> water
betur, il reaches 1 Alc St.'. mus all"" n@
l.at iNc Watel raiaird aWAA W. lhe iiN
az is annually about 80 20. 0lm,
oWl, cubic te,j II Is plain thai this
ainolnit Of vutcl tan9 through the mean
distance a tDp tc,t Al earl tont M tall,
H I, Estimated 4-a Morse power alr
generated, wficl. multiplied bN 600, gives
: +.l6 200 horse power, " hich il is not I'M
tain 10 represent ~ the working energy
ut uNer "a. Nm.Wh able bodied inen lpl
! ntaFly twice a> MANY w there are Al ple>
,,ft I'LL the nitvd States. iaherinY through
out tile year Without intermiSsion tor
food "' sleep.
This almost uncomfortable power
is distributed throughout tile State
hi lakes ann rivers. The Importance
NJ the lake system OF Maine is ap
prreiated ~ 10 one Who has not studied
H. There are only three or tour districts
oi the same size upon III. globe that can
1T all compare with Maine in tile extent
M its ahe Surtsre The kcnneber river
has more lakes connected With II than the
gigantic OIinoeo, and the penohscnt than
tn, Amazon Without counting the small
est variety. there are in Maine between
j 40 and NWW lakes. HAHN. a total area
ti between =. 900 and $1,000 square miles
Eight uf these lakes have their surfaces
/ 600 tcet above the level ot the sea. While
the waters OF haugeley lake are $500 feet
above the ocean, almost as high as Lake
ItaSka the source ii the Mississippi.
From these lakes the rivers "f Maine
are Yearly carrying unused into the SEA
millions upon millions o1 horse power
fully - pei cent. ii NOT more, ii their
energy going At present utterly 70 waste.
lhc time has arrived tol fhe halnrS>in.
M these streams and the investor W
manufactured Whu lla>t,ns to linil'l beside
them The factory 81 the clecnlc generating
station. with its miles Of copper Mlfe f"r
power transmission IT, distant cilieS, -
assured W i retuln iNl his cal!tal, Ms
trvublc. And li~ goed i0dgmvrt nhi, u he
cuud nui 50 surely obtain in aMy nthel
way.
lct tbs knowledge of tne grand ID
~tatr Ald itS resources i,e artivd ta alld
Wa- Alla itt lA, lrnttlnert- to thA ~tAif-
t- N4ieA tNe people are Indebted lo
tatfclnuI fHayvs, 80 WI ultil MAllt he-
c"pcS the busy hiNe ei industry l" which
ilatilrc iriclnleG Men.