Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-16

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bogus goods to quite an extent. Figure
show that the oleomargarine receipts a
Boston, were only Is per cent in 1895, O
| what they were in 1894 This large dc
duotion in the receipts Of this articl,
must have assisted materially in incrcas
ing the consumption Of butter.
I'VE believe there never was brighter
outlook for the business
"The schemer has ascertaincd that Main,
is good field for him to work, and about
one year ago began his ntfarious bushes.
of attempting to place creamerics at vcf,
high prices in every place he could, RI
gardless of the needs Of the locality. Not
withstanding the earnest opposition Of
this office they succeeded in putting il
two of these creameries, in sections wher,
the needs of the dairy business were moi
fully understood. 1t is needless to So,
that both of these buildings are standing
idle today, and that the prospects for theil
doing business in the near future are very
roor," The secretary expressed obliga
lions to the press and to experiment
stations.
Institutes.
| Before going into the dc tails Of the in
sttutes ! wish to acknowledge the grea,
| assistance which the members have rem
dered in the work and to again urge
upon all the necessity for much local work
in planning and perfecting the meetings
If any new efforts Shall be made or new
lines of work marked out the coming
year, | am quite sure one of them should
be along lines of better advertising and
better drawing out the interests Of the
people, by the local members We believe
this duty has been too much overlooked
in many instances in the past and think
members can in no way add to the
efficiency of the work, better than by
actively canvassing their own counties for
this purpose
We have made no radical change in
conducting the institutes, except perhaps
to work more into places where they
never have been held before, believing
that by so doing we can extend our work
and reach people which we could in no
other way. The permanent record OF
these meetings and the cost of each has
been continued
State dairy meeting at Norway, Deem
Der 4, and 6, S617.S7 joint winter meet
ing with the Pathological Society at
Presque Isle Jan. s and q, 1896, 5000. 90.
The total number of institutes Is i6; total
cost, Sl184.S 50; total attendance. 62l0;
average cost, $50. sc; average attendance
1876.
With the exception of a few bills which
have not been secured we are square with
the appropriation for 1895. These and
the expenses of the joint winter meeting,
and the institutes held since Jan. |,
amounting TO about $500, will come out
of the appropriation for 1896. OF the
balance unexpendcd for institutes We
have:
Expenses Legislature Committee. : 3S 20
counsel and travel on oleo-
margarine matter, 100 90
Paid Wallace $. Weeks travel and ex-4
penses collecting evidence, les u
Paid W II Judkins, prosecution, Is 90
Expenses Executive Committee at Leg
islative hearings, ~ 20
Expenses state fairs, including evening
NEE ing at Lewiston, - 90
Typewriter. 20 90
Stenograpner, 100 90
Weather Bureau, % 90
VI Fernald, 80 90
Office work, 10 on
4 ID Ward, l. so
Dick Mailer, II
G A e. II Cony, teams, %
Bowditch & Webster u 81
Incidental expenses, so 16
Total, 1851 65
In addition to these institutes and State
meetings the board attended the annual
field day at Orono, June s. at cost of
$7f.15.
February IS, attended meeting of
farmers at Ellsworth and spoke on the
creamery from the farmers standpoint.
A creamery was soon after started there
and is now in successful operation.
The secretary also gave report OF other
meetings attended aud trips made
In accordance with the recommended
ton OF our legislative committee the
of our reports was restored to
- coo, and all bound in cloth The last
issue has been nearly exhausted and de-
mands for them are constantly increas-
ing.
Agricultural Socinfins