The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-01-03
Text of the II augural Address
of the New Executive.

Gentlemen of fel Senate and House o
hcDresentqHfb
At the dawn ola new century. brigh
with hope and prmise of the future. W,
have assembled lh1p to consider the con
dition and rkoiIements of the State
whose sovereign pSple we represent DE
youtly grateful III the many blessing,
which we have rleiyed through the be
neticence of Him lho ever watches owe
US with fatherly lare. we implore Hi.
guidance and aid the discharge of tn,
Important duties dtolying upon us.
The decade Just tassed has been one OF
great prosperity i'll The State. The devel
opment of new lndtries, and the growth
of those already Established, have give1
employment TO Id numbers of people
and greatly incr{h the population anC
the centres OF 4lity. More than five
hundred and twH eight miles of new
steam railroads, M6pver two hundred and
twenty miles Il kctric railroads have
been constructed. Aing the communities
through which ii ass greatly improved
measurabiy in y teyelopment Of thos,
Sng t Gr Our p whGn save %P
d dnstry is in s satsf faeay n aond
ton for years the passage of the
FRYE shipping DID ably advocated by
our uish&ttnlor senator Maine
will assume thak lIton in the construc.
tGn OF of beT knd %hch ng
her favorable siAh as MARITIME stat
entitle ner to hdi
sjur State has Inc the summer home
of thousands of well-to-do people of
.otssiF sett'S1,s h 10 ". country and ana the
pleasure resort dany more. who appre.
ciate the healthy qualities of our in
MIGRATING atmoae and delight in the
tain scenery tbs source OF great
revenue e to the petof the State. In many
ways, and is comfy Increasing.
Names growthough not rapid. is
s snd the State II Occupied rs Stronger
position. In eyeryy. than II does TO-
day. Labor Is heratiyely employed,
while capItal is a. and as n rule re-
ceIyinq satisfactGeturns Eyery con.
djtion is as fayortlIs we can reason hIy
exnect and gives Mise Of continued de-.
| yeIonment and pidty
StaNFnnces.
The reports o1haate Treasurer will
show that the thl lelpts of the treas
ury during the Il Us ending December
Al 1910 were i7qA on. Tho amount
Of cash on hand Dlnber Al ls9s was
SIb47.373 MAXI whole anon nj
available for thipet 1888 1866. The
amount disburses dug this time was
S3,75i. 767 rs, leavg balance on hand
December 81, l{ lSlg8, S7g0l his
sum, however, l9ards ufficient to meet
obligations immehtel hyable, and Is no
more than shoulbe 1.-The State Treas
. ury. If the demds bn IL are TO be
promptly met
The State tax aid hbe cities towns
and organized rntaK for the years
1893 and 1900 a,untto S1.SI5 gti1 nG,
When we take fh thhe school fund
and the mill Ia repa to the various
cities and TOWNSHIP mum retained by
the State Is f4d DE $76G. T42. 81
OF this. $3.50, $50 paid by the
. twenty cities d the late $224, g23
10 was paid By he hs and organ
lied plantations, pa SPO.34 was paid
by the wlld iaht IL thus be seen
J that the twenty les \ paid into the
treasury S45o.l GN NOLAN they have
received from thfchoohd. Two hun
dred and thirfine Us and planta
} lions. or a. f-lPef cfof the whole
l number, have recgsd frthe school fund
more than they we pahto the State
} Treasury and III fonndt the average
} net rate Of Stateax OF twenty cities
4 was 81 SO 80 onach SHo0 valuation.
l whlle ior the toT anu fnlzed planta-
, tions the average te was = cents, or,
D DIVIDED on lne liz 81 patton, there
} was an average ave Sa;oS paid on each
each pon III 'ne 10 any ahlzeo plan
IL thI. connaAn n h+oras.,,. 4.
~, ,' r,nnintsonrcoi 'ee, t 10
D ,,u o,,tsjta ~ tktate 10 "a h -
I nus' outsiue y. an,o fhld ny Cities
= ana towns' anu 80 fcelVed from
a eacn, an ~ drr,n treasury az
counts sno"s " Su,rihdde past Two
amnnn+od 70 se5e6 90 1n1 "a,
Anlounteu l" 1000 % IaA on nan,
roaos was $500 oUonpegraph ana
IeIephonr oiiIpfo 900 fo on TX
a press Compann,es 40 Insurance
N companies si5i ,fo@' ON fteral inner
~ itances $94,zb 64pn Interpretations
of 81 :oSs; other taxenn mlsfeous toms,
xS6'1ot-So' OotseVehue $l,I3,o2l.O7
IL from these sources
Is, One hundred tlsand DIS has been
"a. paid on the pub debt dk the past
two years. the amt OF tltate's bond
OF ed Indebtedness n being AZ, 900. 90, a
or reduction of $4,000 sinkgO.
2h The State ha0utstandl temporary
~ loans to the amo Of $4,000 some
70 part of which shd be phhring the
X coming year. Tn should | sufficient
q. increase in the Re revenilo provide
for the gradual sayment The whole