Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-12
IATE HOUSE.
Talk About Names Census Wonder
iul Growth of MilIinocket


number of towns which .ccordip" IL
the census returns. hav. - non,,ra
ton OF 23oo and over Tho 1iste given
out snow that there are but % cities
and towns having over 1000 naonIa n
Is believed that this list is inaccurat4
N 'hat y Is not carried far enough
\ number Of years ago rabies -era
made UP and published which showed
'h'' mere We're Y cities and towns
which had a population Of over 1000
II y iiot Derived that these towns have
"et'eaSed III population for some are
located IN Aroostook county. one of
the sections Of The State that has de-
velored greatly in the past decade.
II Is estimated, too, that MillinOcket
has population of something like
2~o" but as that is not among the in
torporated townships it would natu-
rally be left out. The owners of that
township DO not expect that it Will
ever grow u big city even though
there Is an almost unlimited water
power. During a recent trip II that
place that State assessors were told
that the company intends 10 use all
the available power themselves The
land Is not sold with the idea OF
speculation. for each purchaser is given
Il quit claim deed only on the condi-
ton that he will erect a house costing
a certain sum within six months. II
is not anticipated that any other in
| duStries win be- located in the town as
| there will be little or nothing to in
JUICE them to 20 there since there will
be no power available. IL brief it IS in
| tended II have a town made up of
families supported by the Great
Northern Paper 60. and those peo-
pie WHO viii run hotels boar ling
places. stores ana similar other Is
adjustments necessary in Well or
dercd town. Such being the case il
| will readily be seen that there is
nothing that will tend to increase the
population above certain point
An instance which was IN marked
contrast to the methods of the carly
settlers when they cleared their lands
was cited in conversation about
| Millinock-t. As is known the town
snip WAS a bowling wilderness when
Tie company took possession anc in
! places the same methods Of clearing
| land are now in vogue. 1t was dur
| ing the trip of the State assessors Il
| this locality that some Of the men
were 4 work On ;he cIearlngs. Al one
| place We're unnumbc-ed stumps OF
| trees. nearby we're hydrants of Il mod
ern water supply. \ large brush rile
| had been formed i'll the rear Of some
Of the houses, just the same a. it was
/ formed century ago when the first
: Il flrrS were at work
The pile had been fired ana as a
strong wind was blowing ii was
feared some Of the nearby houses
would D. burned. Instead Of forming
a bucket b. igade to control the fir az
might BE-. expected a modern alarm of
! IRE was given and the department
rushed down th- street. carefully
lodging the stumps Of frees and thon
unr,@.ing the hose made connections
with thoroughly modern fire ny
| dianl ana set TO work 70 mold the fire.
whose only purpose was u assist in
| clearing the wilderness. in check.
Cleaner Brush 90. organized AZ
Portland for the purpose Of manu-
| featuring and dealing in brushes.
brooms and busting utensils. with
$3.50. 600 capital stock Of which s. II
| paid in The officers are: President
| benjamin pittman. of Lynn, Mass.
! treasurer. Frederick NJ Smith Of LINN.
Mass Certificate approved, Nov. y
Programs for Farmers Institutes have
been arranged as follows:
Grange nall. Houlton Saturday. Nov.
l7-l6.3g A. ~. INCREASING Our Farm Re
sources. by John VI. Winslow ot Noble
| boro. president OF ;he board. followed by
remarks BY Sec. b. w. Mckcen; i.30 L.
| NJ Poultry Growing, BY Henry Van
| CobIeskill. y. Y: 10 7. NJ. "Domestic
| Economy" By Mrs. Sprague y. Taylor OF
| Fairfield followed by q general talk By
Agricultural hail. North Ellsworth. sat
TilaRe,-- by Prof g. N: GoW9 II, %, OF
o ana Pear r. i BY NJ Libby 81 Se1PoTt
| followed By Strawberry Growing. BY
! +. ~ Wooster OF Hancock,
Grange hall. Kinsman;; Monday, N9 ~,
sec. i, ". McKeen; l.3o I. NJ: Progress
| eive Agriculture. BY Sec. Il. W. NC
Keen; 7,3o T, NJ, The Experiment sta
| ton and It's Work" illustrated by stere-
! opticon. by Prof. Chas. d Woods. Orono.
| Grange hall East Eddington. Monday,
NOV. lY-lo.3o A.. NJ, Drainage and Til
| lagc" by Prof.. G.. NJ. Gowen Orono: l.3l
| T. NJ. Feed, Care and Development OF
| he Dairy Cow" by Henry Van Dresser.
Eureka Stock ANA Poultry Farm. Coble-
a. 4. A. Il. hau. Springfield. Tuesday, Nov
| 21-l05l A. NJ The Secrets OF crop Pro
! ductiou" by See. B. W. Mckeen; l.30 Z.
| NJ. "Fced Care and Development Of the
| Dairy Cow" by Henry Van Dresser.
| Town hall, South Lincoln, Tuesday,
! Nov. 2O-l03o A. NJ. breeding for Beef
| and the Dairy" by Prof. q. NJ. Gowell of
| Ororo: 100 L. NJ Stock Folders and
Methods OF Feeding, by Prof. Chas. u.
Woods
! Grange hall. East Corinth. Wednesday,
| NOV. 2l-l0.Gn A. NJ. Small Fruits, by
| Geo. y. Holland of Hampton member Of
| The board for Pcnobscot county: 40 Il.
| NJ. Feed. Care and Development Of the
| Dairy Cow" by Henry Van Dresser; 40
| =. NJ. Progressive Agriculture by
Sec. y. W. Mckeen
Grange hall. Dexter. Thursday. Nov.
| 22-!0.S0 a. NJ. THE Secrets of crop Pro-
| duction.' by Sec. II. W. Mckeen $50 l..
NJ. Feed Care and Development of the
| Dairy Cow" by Henry Van Dresser; 40
| i. IL. The Experiment, Station ana Its
| Work" illustrated BY stereopticon. by
| Prof. Chas u. Woods
| Grange hall. Atkinson. Thursday. Nov.
| a2-loG0 A. NJ. sheep Tusbandry." by
| PROF. q. NJ Gowell: Ito 7. NJ. Poultry
| Growing for the Maine Farmer" by Prof.
! GowclI; 80 y. NJ. progressive AGricu-
| tIire,'' by Sec. +. w. MCKeen
| Grange hall. FoXcroft, Friday. Nov p
1880 4. NJ. stock Folders and Methods
Of Feeding by Prof. chas p. Woods;
! l.$n +. NJ. Feed. Care and Development.
| of the Dairy Cow" by Henry Van Dresser: