The Portland daily press., 1895-12-16
ECONOMICS.
Bright Papers by W. L. Z. Women

Mrs. b. F.. Brown, Miss Adelaide Bonnsy
and Mrs. b. C. Peabody-NIiss Caroline
Gould's Admirable Paper on Geology.
An interesting afternoon Of the W.
L. U. was held at the Second Advent
church Saturday. There was a large at
tendance, evsry seat being taken.
Mrs. B. +. Brown, chairman of the
committee, made the opening address
and was followed by a selection on the
either by Madame Zimmerman. Z
The first paper was by
MISS CAROLINE GOULD
of the High school. 1t was devoted
to local geologic formations. Il She said
that On Hig h street just above Cumber-
land, there is good exposure of the
bedrock of this region. This rock is en-
tirely bereft of life. Markings upon it
that would Indicate to the contrary are
black oxide of manganese. This bedrock
has the same characteristics wherever it
appears in this vicinity. The rock seams
vary very much in width and nature
There may be different varieties of quartz
or of asbestos or lime. The bedrock at
High street is the Oldest rock that we
shall see on our journey. It was made
in the DevOnian age, one Of the earliest
geologic periods, out of formations of
even older ages. The same bedrock on
Munjoy Hill, at the northern side Of
North street, crops out We shall see
there polished rock and drift that remind
us of the great glacier that covered this
section ages ago to depth that covered
the top of Mt. Washington. There is a.
layer on zMunjoy Hill that contains afDs-s
sils.~--This indicates period of suhmer
gence. This is further proved by wal
rus bone that was dug up on Commercial
street 1t must have been brought here
from the north.
There are some bouliers on Munioy
Hill that biologists declare were brough4
from the White Mountains, and others
that came only few miles to the north
west.
On. BramhaIl Hill there is similar
glacial debris 1t is interesting also to
look at the landscape from there. Prof.
Morse says that it looks to HIM as if the
Presumpscot river formerly ran into
Fore river land also into Back Bay
through behring's Oaks
Miss Gould spoke at some length of
geologic formations in the, harbor andIthe
shell heaps of the coast.
Her paper was of much local interest
and of admirable literary merit.
The MarstonIClub female quartette len-
dered q charming selection.
MRS. B. f. BROWN, fe
president of the Mutual Improvement
club and chairman of the l.. W. u.
committee on economics, read paper
upon political economy. s.
She spoke first Of the increase of late
years in the writing and reading upon
this subject and Vassar colleges promi-
nept part in making this subject popular
among women.
Women are beginning to help the wise
and honest men among politicians in
trying to solve the problem of the greatest
advancement of all citizens.
Mrs. Brown said that political economy
means getting living. Production, ex.
change, distribution and consumption are
the four great steps of this getting liy-
ing by the human race. -
The two factors of national economy
are territory or land and man. There are
six great conditions of land of perIna
nent Importance. They are it's surface,
its soil, its water privileges, climate, dI-
mensions and neighboring nations,
Mrs. Brown discussed these at some
length. Man must be considered indi-
vidually and right in this lies our per-
sonal responsibility.
She traced the necessity of labor and
education and capital and interest in
connection with the development of land
and man and wealth. She spoke with
extended reference to money and silver as
money, and bi-metallism and tariff and
protection and explained the meaning Of
these terms and outlined the cost and ma.
cessities of government.
She spoke of a modern millionaire who
had accumulated in thirty years $3.50. 600
500 Reward SlOO