The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
Especial to the Press

Farther Before Stopping--A Letter
from General Hyde.1
Especial to the Press.l
Bath, February 16.-It became known
today that Portland is among the places
which have invited the Bath Iron Works
Ten cities in this country, learning that
the works might be moved, have sent
letters offering General Hyde induce
ments to come to them. Portland is
among the number.
General Hyde has published state
ment of the Iron Works side of the An
droscoggin dispute. He says he submit
ted petition early in January to allow
Androscoggin water to be turned on to
prevent danger from fire. This petition,
he charges. was smothered in some way
and did not appear. After the Sagada-
hoe fire, another petition, backed by the
entire manufacturing interests of the
city, was sent in asking for Androscog-
gin water for fire service only. This, he
saws. was showed under by falsehood
and prejudice. General Hyde claims
that Androscoggin water is as good as
the water Bath drank before the intro
duction of the Thompson brook system,
is as rood as the Kennebec water drunk
by Augusta and other up-river towns,
and is nearly as good as Sebago though
not quite as good as Thompson's brook
at it's best. General Hyde says that Is
per cent of the people of Brunswick
drink Androscoggin water today. His
petition only asked that Bath people
should drink the same water they had
before the introduction of the supply, if
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business in. The old fogies and blather-
sixties rale.
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Anntiar ''1 CONTAMINATION has been re-
eeived from New London. asking for the
FIRMS best terms. E. W. Hyde and j. r.
Andrews are to consult with the parties
making the talk.
So far as can be aScertained by the
PRESS any invitation from Portland such
as is referred to. must have come from
private parties. The Board of Trade
have taken no action and have contem
nia+ed rona snob &c that referred n in
1no "Io.o saS1;. po,.+Ia ~ nc
esei, ooon a a ae1 4la5pa1 S &c rTnoJa ,,,irh+
HESS men theo 'ne Do"iu u ilauo ~ r., ~
use us lniluehce 10 ASSIST III heepiHs lne
WORKS IN Baum. ney Regard lhis as d
matter between Maine and other states,
and are in favor OF standing with Bath
rather than against her.
ration like the Portland Company might
have made some proposition to General
Hvde hut a prominent official of that
company .oaa h .n5 hehn tbon@ Sb Of '''"'
ho suon lhihs i"o ooen 'n""5 ~
A Letter from treasurer nyue'
III the Ed;tor of the Press:
~ o''o 800 ,rona ir,nression tba+
10 correct any "iohs IMPRESSION 0nao
may have been made in this state by the
notification in YOUR paper of an account
- a., - tho oi+v o,ovarn,,ent of
ol Vhe inoe'lnS " 'no 10y g.
this city, L write thls iecStr, anu t iss
object is also TO pe warning 10 OUT
sister CLUES anu .oM , is nc o,nosa
municipal elections Iney snouIu choose
able men, recognized TO nave souho
Jud gment ana business aoiiiby.
The Is attn Iron Wofks was incorpoiaCeo
but few years ago. us protector rlskea
his fortune ana future IN Inc enterprise I
ne mas peen suTIesslut vaen 2oS onu n af
expectations. The nature ana scope Oh
this bu slness has been such Gnat IL mas