Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
STATE HOUSE.
Matters Of Interest About the State
Capitol.
4 Maine Man Elected President Of Insurance
Commissioners Convention.

The convention OF insurance commits
sioners Of the United States that was
recently held at Minneapolis, was true
in Its remembrance of the Maine for
they elected to succeed Commissioner
Carr, who has held the office of presi-
dent two terms, a Maine man in the
person of Elmer F.. Dearth of Mime
sofa. 1t Is understood that a third
election was rendered to Commissioner
Carr. who has SO well served the CEN
vention for two years. but he declined
on the grounds that it would be bad
precedent to set, to have a president
serve three terms, so they did the next
best thing, and elected former Dex-
ter man.
The convention was pronounced the
most successful in its history, and had
the former ones had the men o,s in
surance ability to read papers to them
of the sort that were read at this
meeting. the commissioners would
have had a far better fund of knowl-
edge to draw from in their every day
work.
They were treated by the city in
manner that it would have been an
honor to king to have been served in
like manner. Free passes were given
Them by all the electric and steam
roads in and about the city. and state.
Carriages were ever ready for their
use, and everything in the city was
thrown open for them.
Among the places they visited were
the famous breweries of the city, and
places. According to Commissioner
Carr there are in one of the places
1900 hands employed, and it is the GUS
tom to allow the girls who work there
three pints of beer to drink during the
day. In the East this would be con-
sidered rather a large amount, but
there it is thought of in about the
same way that we think of water.
The convention will come to Maine
in few years, and there was talk of a
place in this State, but ample accom-
modations could not be found for SO
many people as would compose the
party at the time of the year men
toned. q <. ~
While upon the trip to the West
Commissioner Carr had the novel ex-
perience of going down into the bowels
of the earth, where coal was being
mined 1t happened in Pennsylvania,
where their train was delayed nearly
five hours on account of wreck of two
freight trains.
During the long wait Commissioners
Carr went foraging to Dutch farm
house nearby. and managed to get a
loaf of bread and a pot of coffee. Then
he went out in search of the new. He
CHANGED to fall in with manager of a
coal mine that was located nearby,
and he accepted the invitation of the
man to go down into the depths in the
shaft, where the men went down to
their work.
Naturally he was much interested in
the mine, and learned many things
about it, that he had never before
thought OF.
Commissioner and Mrs. S. w. Mat
| thews have gone upon trip to Hamp-
| den, Bangor. Searsport and Belfast
where they will visit a few days, hav-
ing left on the afternoon train,
Wednesday.
Governor Powers will be at the State
House, today, as he will attend the
banquet in honor of the 50th anniver-
| cary of the Augusta Savings Bank
that will be given at the Augusta
house, this evening.
Superintendent w. w. Stetson was at
| the State House, Wednesday morning
leaving to go to meeting at China.
Miss Edith s. MoultOn has returned
to her duties in the adjutant generals
office, after an absence of two weeks
Commissioner Carleton has gene
upon a trip through the northern par
of the State. He win return, ethel
Saturday or Monday.
Adiutant General Richards has beer
in Portland. the past two days on busi