Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19

ibJushice, anu this together with the hos
tile attitude heretofore assumed by men
Of other callings have rendered anything
like friendly conference with view to
concert OF action well nigh impossible.
The events and associations OF the last
quarter OF century have raised the
standard Of education among the farmers
OF Maine. They are now better able than
ever before to discuss the points intel.
ligently and dispassionately.
What Is now most nece ssaiy IL a recognl-
ton by each OF the intimate relations ex.
istiDg between the different callings and
of the fact that the best good Of all de-
mands that the right Of each should be
respected. Now that new era OF pro-
gress seems possible for the good state OF
Maine, let the merchant and the manu-
facturer, the capitalist and the great
corporations recognize agriculture, not
only as kindred industry, but a. the
basis and foundation Of all industries, ard
let the farmer be willing 70 meet In con-
| ference with men Of all these industries
| that the rights of all may be respected
that difficulties and disagreenents may be
amicably nd listed and thus be made pos
sible grauder development Of the re-
sources of Maine.
nun. ". II. A@ittltlltiu IeSpOUubu 10
How will the Recent United States
Bond Sale affect Business in Maine"
Hon. Llewellyn Powers spoke on the
pulp industry, as follows
The address Of Hon. Llewellyn Powers
was listened to with the closest interest
He spoke without IN lnuscript In the
graceful and pleasing manner, which
always cnaracterizes bis after dinner re-
maria asuaciaIIv Hi yiour IF ta mil,
industry are at variance with those Of
some authorities but the fact that these
are the visws of large land owner, the
extent of whose lumber interests are
assurance that he has given the matter
great deal of practical consideration, lent
added interest to what he had to say
Mr.. Powers squarely takes the ground
that the pulp mills are beneficial to our
State: that they are a very important
branch of the lumber business; that the
cutting for pulp is not necessarily iDjori-
Gus to timber lands, but in some respects
beneficial
He said that with cutting for pulp wood
under present conditions 1t will take a
great many years to go over the vast tracts
of spruce land in Maine. and to his mind
pulp cutting considered by itself has had
very little influence upon orr climate or
rivers. Cutting for pulp removes the
seamy, crooked trees that cumber the
ground and are worthless and hence have
not been hauled. and gives chance for
other and better ones to be grown in their
place. He thinks that it will be very easy
for the land owners to limit he size below
which none shall be cut and to enforce
that restriction
There are no pulp mills in all northern
Maine, not one in Aroostook county. As
the consumption increases, or as it may
become more difficult TO supply mills in
the western parts Of the State. mills will
probably be built y the northern part
The more spruce lands are cut the faster
the trees that remain grow, and there is
always large number below the size
limit left standing Some of the poorest
spruce tracts in the State are those which
have not been cut and upon which the
trees died some years ago because, he be-
lieved they had not been thinned out
He knew many claimed that the tiestruc-
tion was attributed 10 worm but he also
knew that on the same townships those
parts that had been cut remained green,
while on the part where nothing had been
cut the trees nearly all died. Some of our
most valuable tracts have been cut hard
thrifty growing trees, not as large as for
merly, but valuable
Our Maine forests he said soon recov-
sred from the effects of the ak; the lorna
dos and fires are what wipes them out.
He would have every precaution taken
against fires but would not hesitate to cut
freely
AS rule there is no increase In the
amount of timber on a given tract unless
The larger trees are cut. and by this
cutting employment is given to labor He
'ald be was thoroughly convinced that
pulp mills and all other manufactures of
wood are beneficial to our State and
should be encouraged. The cry that we
ire denuding and destroying our forests
oy cutting too freely had never frightened
nm. That is what they are for. Nature
VIII soon repair what has been taken Off
md IN the meantime we have been adding
% the wealth of our SKATE and have given
profitable employment -.ny of our
PEOPLE. you cut to nine inches at the
op for logs and to six inches for pulp il
simply takes nature few years longer
% repair in the latter case. There is. he
believed, no danger of exhaustinR the
supply under present demands. Few
racts sell for less because they have been
operated on. In concluding he added that
lie hoped to see before long pulp and
PAPER mills built upon the waters of the
roostook and other tributaries OF the st.
'ohn where the supply Of spruce suitable
or pulp is almost inexhaustible.
Inc decision OF the powers comprising
ne Dreibund to accept the proposal of
treat Britain to use portion of the re-
erve Egyptian fund for the. Dongola ex-
,edition gives England a majority in the
Egyptian debt commission.