Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-29
City and County.
CAPITOL PENCiLLINGS.
Matters About Next Report of State
Railroad Commissio crs.
Something That Will Interest You on The
State insurance Statistics.


Lirhomarltc Manufacturing Co. organ
izcd at Portland, for the purpose CT manu-
featuring and dealing in burial caskcts
evtnrcs. etc. has filed certificate Capital
stock 500, 600 OF which 800 is paid in.
President. A. :. Kncii of WcstfeId,
Mas, tr asurer, Fl. +. Quint Of Wcstfi, ID,
Mass.
stockbridge Music Co, organized 1T
Portland, for the purpose Of buying sell
ing and dealing in sheet music and music
books has filed certificate. Capital stock,
$40 600 Of which SO is paid in. Presi
don't Ira G. Stockbridge of Portland
treasurer ". II. .'tockhridee Of Frcepost
Stockbrdgc Mining Co. organized at
Portland. for the purpose of purchasing or
otherwise acquiring mining rights Ct
every description, has filed certificate
capital stock, 81 900, 600 OF which $4,000 is
Maid in. President, y. A. Morkill of Bos-
ton treasurer, W. J. Wilson Of Cambridge
The printing of the railroad commits
.ioncr's report IS nearly completed. The
commissioners close their business year
November 30, so far as contained in the
ronort Of 1894. Whatever hearings ana
inspections are done in December goes
into che report of the next wear.
This report of 1891, will be one OF tbs
~, hot INV HAY ,trp n
lishcd as it will show by careful statement
the progress of railroad building and the
condition of all existing roads during ano
at close Of the year The frontispiccc VII
bca picrnrc Of the late Col \. W. Wiltlrs
who had served SO many years upon the
beard
II will also contain IA view Of the bridgc
removed across the Androscoggin river at
Topsbam. and the new iron hridg; that
has been put in its place this year h. the
Maine Central Railroad Company. Also
a fine view and railroad bridge at Cara
funk Falls on line of the S+emcrTe; kaIl
way. also a view of one of the heavy iron.
structure on line OF the Bangor x ArJoS-
tpnk. and their fine station at Houlton
There will be also view representing the
contrast between the narrow gauge road
and train of the Sandy River Railroad,
and that of the Maine Central at Farm
inaton. Another view will he that of solid
masonry arcllway on Tine of the Grand
Trnnk Railway. The report will be out in
season to be placed in the hands Of the
legislature early in January
\ Journal nan interviewed state IN
surancr Commissioner Carr, Yesterday, IN
relation to the insurance business in
Maine, and in response to inquiries MT
Carr said
The item recently published by several
Of the Leading daily papers to the eilcc'
thar II companies had withdrawn from
this State during the current year ana
that these companies had %, 600, 600 OF in
snr,mcc i'm fo, GO is not IA correct statement
Of Che facts.
since the first of January 1898, | iirt
insurance companies of other states ana
countries representing over S5,ooo'ooo oi
paid up capital stock, and having $S2"'-
lI4llS of insurance in force at the date Oh
their las, reports, have discontinued bust
ness in this state, and only one company
has applicd for admission during this
period
"Of these If companies, six Withdrew
on account of legislation inimical to IN
surancc capital two ON account OF exces7
sivc losses -four discontinued business ana
the remaining two gave no reason Tor
leaving the State.
Thirty eight mutual fire insurance
companies, Incorporated under the laws OF
this State, are now transacting business
in Maine. ten having commenced business
since the Iirst of January iSo3.4 seven OF
which have been Incorporated during the
current year. Blanks for the organization
of these companies, under the general law,
have been prepared by this department.
and are furnished to interested parties
upon receipt of request, and several
companies are now in process OF organiz&
ton in different sections of the state.
The new companies organized arc
Swans Island of Swans Island; Frccport
and Yarmouth of Frecport Hampton, ot
hampdcn; Mcdonald, of Waldoboro;
kcnnebunk, of North kennebunk: citi-
2cns Of Bristol; West gardiner, of West
Gardiner; Edgecomb, of Edgcconib; Gar
diner and Richmond, of Gardiner; York
county OF Buxton.
Hon. W. r, Lcavitt, county commission
er elect OF Pcnobscot and Senator-cloct
A. h. Day of the same county We're visi-
tors to the State House yesterday
A. Nj. Burtoa Of Corinna was N tho
capitol, Wcdnes lay.
The State board of railroad commits
Aohers left for Auburn, yesterday, and,
next Wednesday, they will make an in
spection of the Bangor &, Aroostook, north
vi houlton, ever as much OF the line rs
may be completed