Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-14

They are talking VI George +.
Hughes Of Bath. as Names represent
ative on the Democratic national com
mitte4. TO succeed the late Arthur Sew
all. For cheerfulness in the face
Of advel sity. none Of the many cheer
ful Maine Democrats surpass MI.
Hughes. For instance. Mondays REL
suits are highly satisfactory" to him.
An Orono man with a big heart and
kindly feeling toward his fellowmen
Will be little might cautious in the
future when he attempts to lend as
sistance. one night this week in
crossing the bridge he saw at one end
Of the bridge man lying beside the
road. lie got out of his team T. see
what the trouble was. and he had no
sooner reached the side Of the man
than a big dog jumped at him and
nearly cheWed him IN. The man by
the roadside was intoxicated ana his
dos was watching him.
Portland Express: Now that the peo-
pie Of Maine are engaged in choosing
a successor to LIewellyn Powers as
governor Of Maine. il may not be out
Of place TO say that ne has been an
excellent official. even surprising the
expectations OF his friends in the ability
and uprightness with which he has
conducted the affairs Of his great office
He will leave the gubcrnatorial chair
with the respect Of the people whom
he has served 50 faithfully for four
years.
Lewiston Journal: We hope the
Maine Legislature elected on Monday
will further organize forestry as an art
for preventing the criminal waste Of
our growing wood. which is growing
faster as source Of speculation than
as a source of wisdom. In AndroSCog-
gin, PenObSCot and other counties dam
aging forest fires continue TO be in ev-
idence, and something should be done
tossuppress the cause Of this destruc-
ton before our great source Of the
States wealth-Our fOrests-are worse
wood for the paper and pulp industry
iithtS lllbiil'l dNl itn essential.
There was terrific slaughter Of
fruit in the various orchards within the
wind belt of Wednesday. 1t certainly
seemed too bad that 50 many good
pears, apples and plums so nearly ripe
for the harvest should be cut down and
spoiled. If the wind cut a wide swath
in the country it is not beyond the
reach of probability that it will seri-
Ously effect the fruit supply of the sec
ton visited
BY the census of 1900 Portland is
credited with a population of SOFAS, a
gain over 1890 of 1857 per cent. This
gain, however, includes the increase of
population which resulted from the an
neXation of Deering. Deducting this.
we find that in the decade just past.
Portland made gain of 1881 persons,
or trite over Is per cent Deering
made great strides forward her in
crease being nearly SO per cent. Port
land has experienced no boom. Her
growth has been steady and her sub
stantial increase is especially crafty
ing because Of its origin in increased
business and improved conditions of
labor. The position Of Portland is sucn
that she will come to be in time one
of the great business centers of the
Atlantic coast. Her progress toward
that goal is slow. perhaps, but it has
been accelerated in the last five years.
and when closer union with Canada
political and commercials achieved,
Portland will be ready to step forward
into her logical position as one Of the
great import centers of the country.
Meantime she Will prosper quietly, lis
in the past.
The extraordinary conditions exist
ing this season, the result Of local
showers, or their lack. are best seen in
the fact that while one Maine corn
canning factory will have a surplus,