The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-07

found it necessary to procure an indlct
ment against the hallway at the feplu
avn term of the Supreme Judicial Court
for Oxford county, and the matter is now
nanding in court. / am glad to say that
spinoa fits action the Railway has rect1f1ed
+ha obnse nv boarding in all the lower
nayt Of the cars, leaving only two or three
omen snaces near the top, wnlch aHorus
annie air for breathing and does noD OK
pose the animals to SUFFERING iroiii
4 IRENE cold. Sac +r.rsDorted
| from the interior of this state to Massa-
chusetts via the Maine Central ana Dos.
| tom and Maine railroad. The cattle trains
mass through this city in the nlgnt tlne;
and our agent makes perioo1Gai Viaiue "
examine their condition. MS top'.'oi
tations to the railroad company n"s ,,nd a
| ways received prompt atteiloioh uaoA
both the former and the present MANAGE
ments of tie road; and wish TO express
| to those gentlemen our appreciation "
their uniform courtesy anu eyihPaonJ
| Orders have been issued IN aecoruah9e
with our wishes in respect TO the lne9nous
of handling and shipping the anln iils
| from all the stations on the ROAD WneIo
such shipments are made. "A curious ~
| tie difficulty arose at the time OF ohe N
| PRODUCTION of the automatic brakes, WHICH
| the road was required by law 70 uSs.
| Through some happiness in nahuling Ulio
new device, the trains were proughse ~
a too abrupt stop; and our ageh.e io 4L;a
one night on visiting the staGloh III WIS
citv' FRAT Inv the Sudden conclusion the
partitions had been broken down anu
some of the animals had been prnlsgq,
though none were seriously hufu. A5o
judged it necessary to have three cssrio. tes
transferred to fresh cars, Whlcn opvll e1
the difficulty for that time. On the lol-
l. r. 49,, tod
the leading officials of the road, VINO I'M
nediately issued such instructions as 20
prevent a repetition of the accident.
A more detailed statement of the opera
tions Of the society for the past year VIII
be found in the report of our home ageno,
Mr.. e. N. Perry, to whose vigorous, WISE
and discreet discharge Of his duties very
much of the success and prestige OF the
society is due No one who has not peen
as I have, in frequent conference Wibn
| the agent over the details OF the Work eau
realize the extent and variety OF MS
labors. Much thought and care is sxer-
cised ON matters which do not appear ~
any report; a very large correspondence
| is constantly maintained with agents III
other parts of the state, and our agenu -
always ready to give counsel and suggess
| ton, and whenever necessary the. help OF
his personal presence to those OF less ex-
perience than himself. His combination
of vigorEand courtesy has much TO GO
with the good general reputation OF our
society, as our actual contact with the
public is almost wholly through him.
The success which we are achieving
points to the further progress Whlcn coulu
be made with enlarged means. our bhoT-
ough organization and effective system
of work are such that every additional
dollar placed at our disposal woul g. 40 a
| very full dollars worth of good. The at
tention of all benevolent and humane
| people is called to this statement. How
ever, we will do the best we can with the,
means we have and I hope, with you,
that as good record of suffering relieved
and cruelty prevented may be shown by
the coming year as by that winch IS now
closed.
President.
The agent, Mr.. Eben N. Perry reported
as follows:
AGENTS REPORT.
To the Maine State Society for the Pro-
lection of Animals:
| The undersigned respectfully presents
| his report of his work as agent during
| the past week. The figures given below
will perhaps show all that is necessary
| in this work except upon one or two
points, 1t will be remem bered that at
| the BEGINNING Of the year it was decided
| by the directors to answer the calls that
| were being made upon us from different
! parts of the State for Information and
assistance by people who wished to do
something towards protecting dumb ami
mails Assistance has been rendered in
| all cases either by correspondence or by
personal visits of the agent. The pro
| gress made in this direction, while 1T IS
| not as satisfactory as could be wished on
| +zf< al, oh RI
posnl, has been considerable. A number
| of new agents have been appointed IN
different localities at the request of the
Society In other places people who have
| become interested in this work have Sc
cured the appointment of agents without
any communication with us.
| Your agent, by corresponding ana per-
! sonal visits, has made an effort to keep
| track of all of the agents throughout the
StaIe and of tho work being done by
| them. n thus extending the work of
our Society into new territory, your agent
has not neglected the local field. The
fact is, however, that locally we have
| fewer cases every year. except in the
| cases of shipment of cattle, sheep and
horses by transportation lines through
| this city. Your agent has made pfac-
| tice of inspecting all c"ttle trains going
through the city. Occasionally we find
car il bad shape, but the fact that ship
| perS know bnhU Une cfuSlby laN . VI Oho
| State will be enforced has a beneflcenb
effect. The amount of suffering relieved
| by this work is very great. IN our OUT
| side work we find the number OF cases
| coming to our attention constantly in .
| creasing. Complaints to your agent are
no longer limited to this locality, but
come from all over the State, making ex-
tensive correspondence necessary. These
| cases are turned over to the local agents
when possible, but in many Instances
they have required personal attention,
| which in all cases has bsen promptly
given.
LOCAL WORK
For the Year Ending April 1, 1898.
| No. of cases Investigated, slO
No. of animals not properly cared -
| for. ~
| No. of animals unfit for work, 70
| No. of animals destroyed, %
| No. of animals beaten or whipped,
No. of animals overdriven.
No. of animals overloaded, 10
No. OF animals driven CALLED or -
| lame, ~
| H., III I-o+o