Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-21
LOG DRIVERS.
The Smaller Kennebec Com
panies Held Meetings Monday.
Meeting Of the Great Kennebec Log
Driving Co. This Morning.
Quiet Meelir ss With Only Routine Business :
Financial Standing Of Each.

A. II. nall, Monday, ana tne usual pusi'
ness transacted by each. These meet
| ings were of the smaller companies
The larger one, the Kennebec Log
Driving Company, is to be held. ttAs
morning at 10 O'Clock. The attendance
Monday, was as good as at the usua
! meetings of the smaller companies
One thing very noticeable was the abb
sence of the veteran driver and con-
tractor, Heman Whipple Of Scion, who
has attended the meetings for years
and has also been awarded the con-
tract for driving Moose river. Mr..
Whipple was killed during the year on
the line of the Canadian Pacific. His
absence was spoken of by everyone,
all of whom seemed to miss the honest
Did business man from their midst.
Among those present We're NJ. G..
Shaw of Bath, S. w. Phlbrick of
Skowhegan. the treasurer of all the
companies, who has for so many years
held these positions of trust and re-
sponsibility. w. II. Lannigan of Wins
low, A. B. Page of Shawmut, T. w.
Fogg of Bowdoinham, L. p. Viles of
Showhegan. F. f. Boston of Fairfield
Charles Lawrence of Gardiner, Hon.
Charles Miiliken of Augusta, Elias
Thomas of Portland. Daniel Longfel-
.ow, F. T. Bradstreet and James w.
Parker. Gardiner. John r. Viles.
Joseph Viles and Charles Green. Show
hogan, and Orion b. Brown of Berlin,
N. H.
The lumber kings are feeling very
well satisfied with the outlook of spring
though they as yet, cannot tell what
The market will be. They have had a
successful winter almost everything
being in their favor, and from the
present point of vantage it appears as
though they would have water enough
or the spring drive. though no one can
ell.
The winters cut that will have to be
lriven down the Kennebec after being
started by the companies who met,
Monday, will be about the same as last
year. so the Journal was informed
rhe cut of last season was about 100,-
100000 of feet. and that is the estimate
made this season. The leading men
believe the amount will not vary great
y from the estimate. The logs are well
Tarded near the landings, thanks to the
pountiful supply of snow which, as a
"ule, has come in accommodating
Quantities and though the work
s still on, the difficulties are
not so great as previously.
There is a bouptiful supply of
now upon the ground, though it is too
arly to bank uponsits being help in
he driving operations as there are still
rearly two months before it can be
ised. There is little frost in the
round and thus much of the water
rom the melting snow will be absorbed
" the ground. 1t is uncertain, too, as
o the amount of water that the snow
tontains. Last season the amount of
water in the snow was so great tina:
he government bureau could not be-
ieve the reports that were sent from
his State regarding it. Some years
loot Of snow may mean an inch of
water. while at other times the same
mount of snow contains double the
mount of water.
Taken all in all, though. the lumber
Kings feel confident that they have no
great obstacles to overcome, this year,
With the promising good spring for
Irving and the lumber market not
having any great signs of a slump.
The first meeting of the forenoon was
hat of the Moose River Log Driving
Company. NJ. G. Shaw was chosen
moderator, S. w. Philbrick was re-
elected clerk and treasurer. The old
BOARD Of directors consisting of A. B,
Page. Charles Lawrence. 7. w. Fogg.
James E. Parker and F. E. Boston was
unanimously reelected.
The report of Treasurer Philbrick
which was accepted, shows that the
lebt has been increased. the past year,
s1O737. the total debt now being
s532477 The liabilities of the company
include $4,000 of stock in the Moose
head Lake Navigation Company, the
debt above mentioned and cash
amounting to $1S.S3. The liabilities con-
sist of outstanding notes to the amount
If $3.50; the amount due the Moosehead
Navigation Company, $1,000; and the
certificates of stock in steamboats, and
surplus amounting to $427S.6O.
The receipts were $6465.11, the assess
ments on the different log owners for
driving 17,402,561 feet down the river,
ind $S7O.13 to pay for steamboat stock.
The expenditures, included $4941.21
paid to Heman Whipple for driving the
logs, and miscellaneous expenses max
ing all amount to $7442.61.
The stockholders voted that the
treasurer be authorized to pay all bills
and to hire money for the purposes of
the company if it be necessary. The
driving of the logs was left to the
directors. The wages are not to exceed
| 81 so for head men and $1.75 for can't
/, dog men.
1t was voted that a steamboat be
| built for Brassua lake for towing logs
| The expenses, which will be about
$3O0O to be raised by special loan.
will be paid by the company in ten
| yearly payments.
| The next meeting was that Of the
| Moosehead Lake Navigation Company.
| President A. b., Page presided. s. w.
Philbrick was unanimously reelected
clerk and treasurer. The old board of
directors consisting of A. B. Page. John
Ross, Charles Lawrence. F. +. Boston
and L. H. Folsom was unanimously re-
| elected.
The report of Treasurer Philbrick
shows the assets to include $4,000 in
the steamers 'sMoosehead' and REIN
deer" booms and other properties and
s3217.22 in bills receivable and cash.
The liabilities include the $4,000 cap
ital stock, and the balance in favor of
the company amounting to 1927. %
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