Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19

ness.
The condition OF crops in this State as
made up by the national report and re.
ceived at the State House IS as follows.
Corn, average condition, rs: spring
wheat. average condition %; spring rye.
average condition. rs; oats average con
dition. lo3; oats. percentage of 1895 crop
on hand. 1; barley. average condition. 81:
buckwheat. acreage compared with last
year. %; buckwhcat. average condition.
9s: potatoes, white. 20; hay, acreage com
pared with last year. ~; hay, Tmneht
average condition. So hay, clover. produc.
ton compared with fun crop, 81. hay,
clover. quality. 100 standing for high, ~;
PASTURE average condition, IS; apples,
average condition, &C.
State Superintendent of Schools Stetson
will leave. today. for Greenacre where he
will lecture. tomorrow. and then start for
Illinois on a visit Of several weeks 10 his
old home and places where he taught
school.
In the item regarding the recommended
IONS OF the inherent governors OF OIL
GERS for service in new volunteer reg
ments. 1t was incorrectly stated that the
number of recommendations would be
20O0 1t should have been 400 and even
this number will be nearly double what
will be needed If no more than five new
regiments are raised.
The new building for the storage OF
No No
land back and 10 the north of the Capitol
Is completed and has been taken posses
sion of by the adjutant general. and the
property moved in ready for distribution.
The building is a story and a half high
and is 20X5o In the rear is repair shop
for the renovation of all the property
which needs repairing from time to time.
The need of this building has long bee2
felt, for by having good sized building
there is no necessity Of keeping the
things packed up as closely as formerly.
When Gen. Richards was first appointed.
he had the old fish and game room for
storehouse and after that was allotted
to the fish and game commissioners, he
was given the room now occupied by the
board of pharmacy. When they re-
ceived that room it was absolutely nee
essary to provide the building outside as
there was no available space in the
building.
Labor Commissioner Matthews left, yes
terday afternoon. for Portland to meet
one of his agents now on the road col
Letting information regarding the pulp
and paper industry of this State. The
agents are collecting a lot of informal ton
which is being sent into the office and
compiled for the next annual report of
the bureau.
Before his return Mr.. Matthews will
probably visit Lisbon Falls and make an
investiga ton of the late strike which was
settled last week.
The following companies filed their
incorporation papers at the State House.
yesterday:
Atlantic Auto Mobile Manufacturing
Company organized at Portland, for the
purpose of dealing in self propelled We
hicles with 100000 capital stock, of
which $50 is paid in. The officers are:
President, Horatio Adams of Kingston
Mass; treasurer. Enos III. Reynolds of
Brockton. Mass. Certificate approved,
Aug. is. 1899.
Fessenden & Libby Company organized
at Portland for the purpose of engaging
in building operations and dealing in real
estate and building materials, with $25 900
capital stock. of which $500 is paid in.
The officers are: President, Daniel b.
Fessenden of Everett. Mass; treasurer,
Geo. III. Libby of Charlestown, Mass.
Certificate approved. Aug. l6, 1899.