Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-16

On Thursday they will have to divide
honors with The military board Of exam
ination.
The volume containing the proceedings
Of the National Association Of Officials of
Bureaus Of Labor Statistics in the Uni
ted States which was held in Augusta,
July 18th to the 18th. has been received
from Secretary Archer p. Montague Of
Virginia. the head Of the bureau Of that
state.
This report is of peculiar interest to the
people Of Augusta ana at the State House
from the fact of the meetings having
been held here and the number Of Maine
people taking part The addresses deliv
cred at the convention are given in full,
as they were all taken as presented by
Stcnographer +. y. Small of this city.
Among the parts of interest to the Au
susta people were where Hon. j. w.
Bradbury was introduced and the report
or Commissioner Matthews on the state
of Maine.
The first mentioned section was as fell
lows:
Mir Matthew's: Mr.. President and Cen
tlemcn of the Convention: | wish to an
uounce that there is with us today, an
tx nited States senator, contemporary
nf CLAY Webster and Calhoun, and the
5,I.. Surviving member Of that Senate.
who III the great age Of "a years mani
tests his interest in our meeting ana "lS-
cussionI by his presence mere. ! WlSh ~ !"
introduce. to YOU the Hon. James w
bradbury of Augusta. tApplauSe).
MIR. bradbury was conducted T. seat
~ the sid. III thr President ana he sub
.eourn,Iy addressed the convention as
follows:
-,;rntIcmcn: am too ola to speak: age
im,,lirs my faculties ! understand tht
questions YOU have under c"nSihtralH"
lre most important, ana deserving tnI
serious consideration OF every ii3us nj ~, W.
man. | think We should CONSIDER ~.
great questions between capital ana I'tp =,
,nJ thr question Of whether our system
Of education is adapted to fit our rlilz'.9
VIZ III. dntirs they will be called upon I"
irrfnrm that they can better IUllll li'
duti.s Of life. liut. gentlemen thgS,
ICING into their consideration. thI Ii
1nii for the courtesy You have extended.
| tApplauscl.
Rcaardfna Maine and Mr.. Matthews.
the report says:
| Nain.-Mr Matthews: Mr.. Presldtit
land Gentlemen: My report 1T His III, NJ H..
| work of our bureau will necessarily ~
! hri4f from the fact that our report i -
! sued at the close of each caltll,uar *
ana has nol been entirely i"rmul'teu. =
-
f,otihnS of the manufactures on tllt SIN
| linz AZ last year. investigations art aiag
| iii progress. through specldi aEtnts' -,
| the lumber industry, ana OF lile RpulP 60 60
,r',,..r Industries of the State. me ~
lstrv of Maine is one Of its most Naiuapac
inheritanccs We have, in fouhd 'T NJ
-. II 5,u 600 acres of timber Idiu; ~
nrimeval woods of Maine. ?ccol I,,9i..i
Xiii cnyer an extent seven tlHles III III
| Than that of the famous bl"Cn 49, in
! Of germany. at its largest eNpa46StS a.,
I 10
i HiI,,Id connecticut and Delaware couiu
| he lnst tosether in our noItH ~ -
| If Maine and still nave I nUIt r.ide ~
r1,rpin of wilderness sufclehtlH wv
nj Ill liz exploration without coiilP9ia9
J., York of desperate adventure To al. io M
Experienced woodsman. r. M ~ III
i ni business of the State, iurnlSn en-
i,inrnant to at least 3n00 men. " ~! 49,, ~,
! i;r,,jtnd means at my disposal w u ia
ti"ation of this immense lnlti IL ,nanl-
4 'i7, ,vD,+1tiye but it is hoped that iI1,,E
! III! Hi. facts may he obt alned. I
oornJyth ana development OF me pun , ~ -
i 5aper business during the p% Dat number
baG becn phenomenal SrtdI 1d tbn
VT " nIants have been erected am ; 4,
"xnerditlrcs made involve lna KY na r,nra
- dollars. In 1873 about sI2' uv't
81 ,ad in pulp and paper manu- aCtul III,
ny S5a;na and employment given ulice ~
II, Inward of 5000 men in th9st wv Nm, n,
11nstries Indirectly: much larSgl the
III, i kept busy. wnen one co iop, the
pcI - II The trees in the ioreSt, NJ
cut.iins ot the logs down the rivers 10 ,m'
driy' n,ii Il. and the various processes uli L
hhergone The bgst wood n"rtb s"r p!MI Main
spruce; "ith this article. the queStion
ab9umTIIIv arises will the supply I'll ~,
h Ro5 oui 70 meet the rapiSMf s CROWNS HTa con-
mands Nav Nav erected. and it is eNpecieh
stan' nur Investigations will show an aI in-
that a6se e" increase in the pulp ana tid PPfi in
4 business ~" Investigations constitute ihe
1898 i,n,aaortant current work Of our DG7
more more am happy n to be able Gsp to sand and
ne Te s4at2ny 'g'%S@n %'P5d 5'i
labor ;h,I,v,,hlrs have thus far. during '"e