The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
THE FARM and THE BOYS
Legislators Criticize Remark Of
President Harris.
THINK ORONO MAN Is TRYING TO
BUILD UP UNIVERSITY.

ST, Doesn't Appear To Be Quite Clear
Tanning Not Lost Ars-Close Time
and the Guides.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREssel
Augusta, February 5.-The address Of
DR.. Harris at the State college yesterday
is causing much talk among the men,
bers.
1t is declared by some that he was in
correctly reported by one of the eastern
papers regarding farms and hogs, and BY
others that he was not, but the report
that he did say, ''the farm is only the
place on which to raise boys" is state
ment of enough meaning to create talk
here. 1t is interpreted here to mean that
the farm produces boys, but they are not
expected to remain there. Before the
session today groups Of members in the
Senate and House discussed the matter
and smote their desks dramatically.
Senate Clason said that DR.. Harris
wished to make the institution a state
university, and graft it onto the public
school system. A number of representa-
tiyes who heard the Senators talk agreed
with him, and Representative Gilman of
Houlton was one of them.
Senator Clason is q conservative man.
His-sentimentsssso emphatically expressed
IL cans fight in the Senate over the pro-
posed appropriations for the college, pro-
vlding of course the institution has q
champion there who will burst the storm
of opposition to an extra appropriation
for the college. That college established
by the state to teach agriculture and
mechanical arts, esta blished because
private enterprise had not gone into those
branches, should be developed into a
university, when there are three high
grade academic institutions in the state.
Ia obnoxious to many legislators. and
now that they are impressed with the
necessity of economy their objection to
the plan is more pronounced than ever.
There is a report that DR.. Harris said
"the farms are for the boys, but the boys
not for the farms," but whsn PRESS
correspondent asked Secretary McKeen of
the board of agriculture for the privilege
of getting his stenographer' verdict on
that point he said chat it would be use
less to look for such an expression.
The college plan has arrayed against it
demand for economy that is the talk Of
the day. What will an increase of one
half mill over the state tax accomplish Is
asked. 1t means $3.50, 00o Nith this plan
in operation, a deficiency is inevitable, If
all resolves in hand pass. The men who
are acting on these resolves have figured
1T out in this way.
A mistake inadvertently appeared in
Connection with the fab and game COM
mittse's report on the guide license bill.
It was not changed to provide that
guides may shoot deer In September lbs
stated. The change WAS offered to the
committee at ansextra meeting by request
Of some guides, bnt was not accepted.
Following the hearing the committee an
nounced to the correspondent that it
would not decide on its report. Then
an executive session was held and de-
cision to report ought to pass on new
draft was made. The new draft reduces
to one dollar she registration fee for
guides, but ss no such reduction was con-
sidered in the open meeting it was freely
reported when the committees quiet
season had leaked out, that the Septem-
bsr privilege, had been adopted make the
bill satisfactory to the guides.
Mr.. Sewell assures the PRESS oorrs-
spondent that he would never have
thought of calling up for action bill
including such provision.
The request for NAn on leathe, Is the
result of some trouble on the part of
Eastern Maine Tannery employees in
getting their wages. The crew had to
accept percentage. Tanning 10 not
"losr art' in Maine. The product of
Maine tanneries in 1890 was exceeded in
value only by cotton goods. timber,
boots and shoes and woolen goods in the
order named.