Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-30
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FISH AND GAME.
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Given 20 good workers aud with the fish
and game commission the wisdom Of the
legislation will be proven before another
year.
Mr. Carleton said that neither he nor
any person who appeared before the COM
mittee received q, cent Of composition.
Hon. +. f. Undertake called attention
to the fact that the sportsmcn spend their
millions annually in the State. While he
received no compensation for appearing
before the committee he was financially
interested in it as is almost every iphab;-
tant of the State. He said that in his
county there are, $1,000, 900 invested in
railroads that never would have been
thought of but for the fish and game in
that region. Exceeding 800. 600 unnu-
ally is paid to the wage earners alone
around the resorts in franklin county.
The farmers get a better price for their
butter, eggs and produce than they other
wise could.
DIR. Smith of Bowdoin college, DIR.
Giddings Of Gardiner, Hon j. H. kim
ball of Bath, and Commissioner Went
worth and Stanley also spoke. Their
arguments were convincing ones and it is
regretted their remarks cannot be re-
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commissioners showed that they had done
the best possible to them with their
limited means.
The Newport Veterans Home.
There was very interesting hearing
before the finance committee upon the re-
solve appropriating $50, 900 to the Veter-
ans Home at Newport. Col. Horace
Burbank of Saco, conducted the prescnta-
tion of testimony relative to the need of
the appropriation. J. Wesley Gilman,
department commander of the Maine De
partment, G. A. r., spoke for the depart
ment in support of the petition. Mrs.
Ella Jordan Mason, who has done very
much ip furtherance Of this undertaking,
appeared as representative of the
National Womans Relief Corps. Col.
Millett of Gorham and George B. Stafford
of Skowhegan, described the plans Of the
Home, and Rev. J. w. Webster of New
port, represented the attitude and interest
of the Camp Benson Association regard
ing the project DR.. c. W. Price spoke
from Sagadahoc county in favor Of it.
Senator Walls appeared, and said there
were quite q number of veterans in the
State who did not know much about the
project and were not particularly inter
ested in it.
The arguments put forward for the APP
preparation We're In brief, that under
present conditions men and their wives
are separated, an injustice to the.women.
Eighteen states have state homes like
this. Why should not Maine? Tits due the
honor of the State that the promises
made to the soldiers be fulfilled The
law that Veterans shall not be sent to the
poor houses leaves the alternatives of
starving or going to the aims house of
their own accord, in many instances
Many of the veterans are SO old and feeble
that they need care as well as State
pension In order TO get the 500 the
United States government gives for every
male occupant of State home, it is i'm
perative that this be made a State home.
The home at Newport already OWLS land
and buildings worth between five and SIX
thousand dollars.
The Listing Bill.
There was quite largely attended
hearing before tho special committee on
taxation The first speaker was Senator
Wiggin He gave an outline OF the
history of the bill in the previous Legisla-
turc, in which it lacked so little OF re
cciving passage. He pointed out that
this is exactly the same bill. He told the
c,n,mittoe who are asking for this lcgiSla