Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-03

Maine. The writer of the article must
have been misinformed, as in the re-
port of the commissioner of industrial
and labor statistics for 1896 it is stated
that there We're 40 factories in opera
ton in the State, all being in ARGOS
took county, and there have been two
new ones this season.
The State assessors are finishing
their report, which is supposed to come
out December 1, but will not be made
public until after the meeting of the
Governor and council on December IL
This year the State valuation and the
tax law will be printed. as this is done
every other years The last time the
tax law was printed in the report. the
demand for the reports was exceeding
ly large.
The law in regard to poultry passed
at the last session of the Legislature,
will not be in effect until April l. 1898.
1t requires that assessors of the vari-
Gus cities and towns shall take an in
ventory of the number of all kinds of
poultry, with an estimate of the value
of eggs and poultry. stated separately,
produced the year preceding. The
said property shall not be included in
the tax list.
The State assessors will tabulate said
returns. and publish them in detail in
their annual report
All who are interested in the poultry
business say that the people will be
surprised when the time arrives, and
they see what an immense number
there are in the State, together with
the income derived from them
The bank examiner has completed
his semi-annual investigation of the
condition of the loan and building as
scciations, and has submitted them to
the State assessors, who in turn have
The returns for the past six months
ending upon the last Saturday in Octo-
Der. shows an increase over the pre-
ceding six months, and also an increase
over the same period last year. The
tax upon the monthly dues of the past
six months is $277.35 for the previous
six months, S2O295 and for the six
months one year ago it was s254.62.
The tax is assessed on the monthly
capital dues paid in by it's sharehold-
ers, exclusive of fines, Withdrawals,
premiums and interests. Ii the
amount paid out in premiums ann
withdrawals is larger than the amount
received, there is no tax assessed, as
the following table giving the amount
assessed on each association will snow
Auburn Loan and Building Ass s24. IL
Augusta Loan and Building Ass H..
Ranger Loan and Building Ass No.. !.
Rath Loan and Building Assn. ....... 80
Belfast Loan and Building ASS ~. 6.o'
Brunswick Loan and Building Asso-
Rncksnort Loan and Building Asso-
a;a4;pn 2.3
Casco Loan and Building Ass H.. 20"
Cumberland Loan and Building As
ISOLATION ............... y
| Deering Loan and Building ASS No.. lo.o
| Dexter Loan and Building Ass H.. IA
Ellsworth Loan and Building ASS H.. ~
Falmouth Loan and Building Ass n. "A. =
Gardiner Loan and Building Ass NJ. AZ
| HalIoweu Loan and Building Ass H. %
| Kennebunk Loan and Building AS
| ISOLATION ............... $3.50 9
| Madison Loan and Building Ass H.. %
Mechanics Loan and Building Assn. 1ls
| Mechanic Falls Loan and Building
| Association .....'' -
old Town Loan and Building ASS n. a.
| pnnobscot Loan and Building Ass H. To- Z
| piscataouis Loan and Building AS
| ISOLATION 80 -.
Portland Loan and Building ASST
RockIand Loan and Building Ass H..
| Pnmford Falls Loan and BuiidihS
Association ............c.,..::,;;;::...' "
Sanford Falls Loan and Building AS
connrset Loan and Building Asso-
south Portland Loan and Bulioihe
xva1dohoro Loan and Building ASS n. L..
Waterville Loan and Building Ass II. ..
W-iscasset Loan and Building ASS n. -
WI loan and Building Ass n...'.'' l4''
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