Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-19

The company has balance in its favor
on February 18th, 1896, of $1,735.8l,
The details of the business for the year
are as follows:
The assets are $4429; liabilities s4H9.
The receipts on the main river are Sit.
$685. expenditure, $43,329; on the east
branch drive receipt sG2a8; expenditures,
S554S on the Hallowel boom, receipts,
sS014; expenditures, SS0l4; on Brown S
Island boom; receipts, $500; expcndi-
lures, s667; on Sands boom, receipts,
$500; expenditures, $50.
The report for assessment for driving,
Oct. 3, 1896, shows a total cut of 1891 and
1855 with amount untaxed 1894 l19, 9S4.
514 feet; on the main river, 1l1,1S3, 251,
on which the tax at 35 cents is $3S, 9i4
on the east branch, G4,2S6,7lS on which
the tax at s cents, is *5142.
There ar. left back for 1895, untaxed
), 800, go. leaving total to tax CT
III, 1913, 994.
The showing of the Halloweu boom
gives 604, $40 logs on which the boomage
is $15l0; installmeut, s4i41; tax, $685.
Elias MilIiken, who for % years had
served as director of the company, wrote
a letter declining reelection of the office
of president of the company which he has
held for many years
The following vote Of thanks was voted
by the members
In view of the decided determination Of
Mr.. Elias Miliiken to decline further ser
vice in official capacity iii the Kennebec
Log Driving CO., it is but simple justice
that we hereby pass vote of thanks to
him for the long and faithful service he
has rendered this association, hard place
to fill, and thankless many times in re
suits. with numerous and vast interests
to be looked after and cared for, where if
one man was pleased, another man was
dspleased, he has always done what APP
peared to him to be for the best interests
of the whole, using at all times rare good
Judgment, backed up by long experience
in the business.
In view of these things and much more
that want of space prevents reviewing, 1t
is ordered that Il vote OF thanks be passed
and placed OH record.
Tho following expressions OF regret
were also passed on the death of one of
the members, s1herburne Lawrence of
South Gardiner;
Whereas since our last meeting death
H. act;u 20, ,pt
member of our organization, Sherburne
Lawrence, We think it fitting that we
should pause in our avocation TO remem-
her him. to express our feelings and sym
pathy for his brothers, who are cur fellow
members. and for his bereayed family and
to this end we
Resolve, that in Sherournc Lawrence
we have lost a friend and fellow worker
endeared to us by long association in the
various walks of life, a man Of sterling
worth and strict integrity, we mourn his
loss and extend our sympathy to his
family and relatives in this, our common
aflliction.
4 Resolved, that the foregoing be spread
| on the records and copy thereof sent to
! his widow.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President M. Shaw of Bath; mod
orator G. A. Phillips; board Of directors,
M. 6. Shaw, F. F. Bradstreet, e. j. Law
renee, Charles Lawrence and f. Z. Boston
5. W. Philbrick was elected clerk and
treasurer; E. P. Page, auditor.
The prize logs were sold to Elias Mill
ken & Son, for 50 30 thousand
The meeting was held, with an inter
mission for dinner, until o'clock, enabl
ing the members from away to take the
afternoon trains for their homes.
Among those present were noted the
following: NJ. G. Shaw of Bath; Omar
Clark of Carratunk; Charles Shaw,
Greenville; W. H. Clark, Carratunk; Nj.
P. Milliken, Richmond; Charles A
Milliken, Augusta; F. E. Boston, Gar
diner; w. H. Moulton, Randolph; George
and c. H. Gray Gardiner; Ira H. Ran
dali, and j. M. Fogg. of Augusta
William II. Gray of Boston, Mass
John Turner, Skowhegan Charles Law
renee, South Gardiner; A. B. Page, Fair
field Levi Weston, Skowheean; Clarl