Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-20


Of the traders that he does not think /
IL for his interest, and the trader write,
to the gentleman from Bangor to pas,
this bill All through my section thu
in favor OF this bill. understand tina
quite a number OF the traders and dealer.
oppose It but l believe the farmer.
with it. 1 do not believe that our farner rs
| are going to Massachusetts, TO buy a pool
quality Of feeding stun II they can, By
paying q little more, buy something thai
many hundreds Of dollars worth OF seed
can buy something that fe Know W." Is ii
fsh s n poor w neeS % RsS e r Sr it.
farmers throughout the State. hope
tho bill will pass.
Mr.. Cox OF Randolph: have no ex.
towns, three Of which are farming towns
and from every town they have asked me
10 do all that ! could IN favor OF this bin.
They say that they have had foul seed
anI they cannot tell when they SOW their
seed what Is coming. and they asked me
| to urge the passage OF this measure
am not personally interested in this bill
further than this. that my constituents.
| the farmers In my class have sent a
| petition here which l presented, and II
| came from the Grange. They are very
DESTROYS that this bill should be passed.
| Whether the farmers are qualified to
| judge as to what they want Is for you
to decide but a majority OF the farmers
| asked for this bill
| farmers know what they want. and 1t
| seems to me that they have said very
| plainly what they want by the petitions
which have been sent in here. l learned
| from the secretary OF agriculture that
| the value of some of these feeding stuffs
will vary in price from $16 to $22 per ton,
according 10 the amount of aduIteration
If there is such difference between the
grades of these feeding stuffs as that. ii
seems to me that the 10 cents per ton
sinks into insignifcance in comparison.
! have no doubt that II will incon-
yenience the traders TO some extent, and
have no doubt that there will be a
slight increase In the expense of these
goods over and above the 10 cents per
ton in the handling of them: but it seems
10 me that good article is better worth
a slight advance than a poor article Is
worth the low figure. hope you will
Dear in mind that the farming popula-
ton comprises quite portion of the
population OF the State. and that their
wants should be considered to some
slight extent. l hope that the motion to
Indefinitely postpone will not prevail.
Mr.. Smith of Hampden: [ presented a
petition In favor of this bill. but | am
opposed 10 it, ! believe that the matter
has not been carefully considered | be-
licve that this House has no evidence
that there Is adulteration to any great
extent OF the feeding stuffs which this
bill covers. The cotton-seed meal is
brought into this State by a compara-
lively few men. 1t is largely brought in
here by the wealthy dealers In Portland
such men as the Packards. the Nicker-
sons and chapmans. as honorable and
az bigh-toned business men are there are
in the State of Maine. There is no class
OF citizens In the State that are more
surprised that these feeds are adulter-
ated. especially cotton-seed meal than
these very men. and do not believe tina,
they would impose upon the dealers or
farmers these grains IL they knew that
they were adulterated. And do not be-
lieve that they are adulterated to any
great extent believe if the matter
thing has been called to the attention of
the dealers and farmers. 1t can be acted
on with greater intelligence. and If at
that time ii is found that there is an
actual abuse of this kind it can then be
taken care of.
Mr.. Holmes of Addison: | presented
quite large petition and have received |
many letters from the farmers in my dis
trict In favor of this bill, and / have a |
resolve which wish to read.
RESOLUTIONS passed by Union Grange,
No. SO. of Columbia Falls. at its regular
meeting. held March H. 1897:
Whereas, We believe it to be Of great
interest and benefit to the farmers of |
Legislature. in relation to grass seeds
and concentrated feeding stuff adopted. |
be it therefore
Resolved. that We ask our member of
the Legislature and our senator to SUP
port these bills by all just and reason
able means.
Voted, that our oyerseer. w. E. In
gersoll. be instructed to forward said
resolves without delay"
Mr. Furbush of Lewiston: The people
IN my city are opposed to the BILL l
have desk full of letters from the
dealers and merchants of Lewiston and
Auburn, asking me to oppose it. and /
hope that the motion to Indefinitely post
pone Will prevail.
Mr.. Moore of Moscow: The chief OBJ
lectlon OF the dealers who appeared be-
fore the committee in regard to this bill
was because 1t was going to cost the
ton. heard one man say that he had
round cotton-seed meal adulterated to
the extent of 80 per cent. He said he
was willing to pay even S. a ton to be
sure OF getting pure feed. There are
quite a number of farmers in this House
and each one can speak for himself. l
Mr.. Burse of Pittsfield: / amHnot a
f fa out | find on talking with the
,rii m my vicinity that they are
! find that they seem to think that there
is a great deal of adulteration in these
FEEDING stuffs. From the letters which I
a. nave received from farmers and traders
IN my vicinity. ! feel as though it wasi
my duty to support this measure.
Mr Day of Turner: | hope this bill. II
so so emp in,. caned for by the farm
Mr.. Holbrook of Brunswick: l repre-
sent community of farmers as we'll as
q large village. 1t is almost the unani-
nous wish of the farmers in my Vicinity
that this bill should have a passage
Ihat We are buying concentrated feed
ing stun which is adulterated is the
unanimous opinion of all the farmers
throughout the State. and that we are
buying it largely. On the spur Of the .
moment m l make these figures. Suppose
there are 5000 farmers in the State and
mat each one is buying 500 worth of /
iced every year. That amounts to sc : / ,
5oooOO. Suppose that was adulterafs.,
l per cent. That makes $65OOO Suppose !
n was adulterated one-half of per cent +
ana you get the sum of So 500 which in :
the aggregate makes quite an item. I | :
thlnk Daniel Webster was once asked
whom he considered the greatest states-
man. He said Sir Robert Peel" he
cause he looked after little things TheI
profits of our farmers are SO small that|
we nave got to look after these litlIe v
things which in the aggregate make up /;
q great sum total .ris is a Question q.
right and wrong. question of equity. a
GU never heard man complain when r
ne buys an article If he gets his monev's[
worth. The farmeo of Maine ask forI
the passage of this bill. (Applause.o
Mr.. Wheeler of Gilead: / am a farmert
IN a small way and / represent a farm .
ing community. As l come in contact
Win my cons .tuents, l find that theyl
Know what Is going on down here as I.
Wen as do. and they ask me to cast myI
vote IN favor of this bill. l do not feed