Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-04
STATE HOUSE.
Creameries Bringing Up the
Values of the Live Stock.
Law Relating to Burial Of Spanish
Soldiers a Contending Point.
The Number OF Fish Planted This Season
Other Capitol Gossip.

do you think that the advent of the
creamerieS in the State of Maine has
had anything to do with increasing the
live stock of the State?' the Journal
asked Secretary Plummer of the State
assessors, Monday.
''Oh, | have no doubt of it," he re-
piled. And not only has il increased
the live stock, but it has also increased
the values OF them as there is a much
better class of stock kept than for
merly. All about everywhere the as
SCISSORS will report that their live stock
has increased in quality as well as in
numbers.
You See in order to compete with
their neighbors and to receive as much
for the products of the cows, they
must keep good herd and the de-
mand for good cows is constantly in
creasing.
Have you any idea of the number
of creameries in the State"
No, it is without our province of
collecting such data as that though of
course we could tell by looking over
each and everyone of the local asses
SorS' returns. l notice though that
they are increasing and they have been
III several years past.
Let us visit a town or have an as
SCISSOR call upon us and if we see an
especially good rating of live stock We
can at once make up our minds that
there is a creamery in the town or one
close at hand. In such cases where We
ask if there is a creamery in the town,
they will invariable reply that there is
and that their live stock values are
well up.
1t is pleasing thing for me to go
about the country now, and see this
increase of the Importance of the COW.
Take it in our journies and we will see
at about every little station, creamery
can on the depot platform waiting to
be shipped to some creamery, if there
is not one in the town. Up the kenne
bee valley there is an immense amount
of cream shipped to Gardiner. Augusta,
Waterville. Skowhegan, Norridgewock
and Scion. 1t is very noticeable. To
me ii is a sign of industry to see the
farmers shipping great cans Of cream
every day, and retaining the skim milk
at home.
And then there is another thing l
have noticed. Not only has the valua-
ton of the towns been assisted by the
addition of the CreamerieS, and the
creamerieS have added TO the steady
monthly income of the towns by plac
ing the cold cash into the farmers
hands. but it has also made the stand
ard OF the creamerieS much higher in
the St.fte. There are more pains taken.
today, with butter, as il must be first
class in order to gain a market and
h.Gt al .1 "A
looked after more than ever in this.
and with each creamery causing more
competition. the standard is raised
higher and higher"
How DO you account for the ship
ment of so much cream out of the
State for the markets.
II believe the people are educated up
to cream more than they used to be
have an idea that there are more PEG
pie using cream in the cities and
towns now that they can get it in
good state Of preservation. 1t -
healthful and it is luscious. 1t is one of
the privileges the city people have
gained with the process of time. Fresh
milk is taken in at the separator
creamery, this morning, and it is at
once separated, the cream being taken
| from the milk. The cream is put into
a can packed with ice and before the
afternoon is over it is speeding upon
| its way to Boston from away down in
Maine. 1t arrives and is at once cared
for in the ice chest and is ready for the
| breakfasts of the people in the morn
| ing. The summer resort trade for
cream and fresh creamery butter is
also cutting quite a figure in the mar
! ket.
1T would make quite an interesting
article to know the number of cream
| cries of the State to day as compared
! with 10 years ago, and also the COM
parison of the figures of the money put
| into the hands of the farmers, today
and 10 years ago.
Mrs NJ F. Whidden of Calais, who
was for nine years a member of the
| board of lady visitors to the Insane
| hospital, was at the State House, Mon
day, calling upon old friends there.
In a recent issue of the Journal there
was a short article under the State
House department that called atten-
ton to the fact of the burial of the
soldier of the Spanish war in Port
land, last week, by charity. The Jour
nal stated that it was probable that 1t
was all a mistake and that the State
officials could not be blamed for the
happening of the event as they We're
not in a position to know of the death.
This was written on account of an ar
ticle in another paper Of the State that
found fault with the State officials.
The Journal said that doubtless the
family of the man. as well as the local
officers were not aware of the statute
passed by the last Legislature which
especially provided for the burial of
Spanish soldiers.
The Lewiston Journal it seems took
issue to the statement that such q
statute was passed and it said such a
bill was presented at the last Legisla-
ture. but as there We're difficulties In
it's way, it was abandoned.
The Lewiston JournaHs much in err
ror in correcting this. as there certainly
was a statute passed by the last Legis-
lature and it can be found In Chapter
or