The Portland daily press., 1901-02-16
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the time Of the legislature in hopeless
contest for right and justice.
"The people OF Maine. the arangsrs OF
Maine, will sooner or later wake from
their msric condition and demand
sounliz.tion u taxation along tue lines
OF the rule laid down In our state consul
tuition. But for two years more at least
the psople will sigh oh, that might
be taxed on my gross receipts
"An adjustment which Is unjust. an
equalization which Is unequal, will not
stand. 1t win never satisfy the people Of
this state and they ought not to be salts
ned. Tns real, genuine reform must
come, though IL be long delayed -
The rules were then suspended and the
bill passed to be engrossed.
THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
In the House today MIR. Adams of
Lagrange presented the following resolves;
Resolved, That this legisist are gives its
hearty approval TO the ship subsidy bill
which has been so ably presented in
the United States Senate by Hon. Will.
liam r. Frye OF Maine, and that the same
ought to become q law, thereby giving
tns United States chance TO secure an
honest snare of the ocsan carrying trade
OF the world which would eventually be
instrumental In increasing the demand
atroad for our merchandise and more
especially our farm products, the surplus
of which st this time is In very limited
eaAt tr.xR
The many tenantless farms In the rural
districts OF Maine call loudly for lsgisia-
tion which shall be instrumental in re-
storing them TO their former productive
ness. The subsidy bin now pending In
becoming law, together with Increased
reciprocity with foreign countries, would
stimulats shipbuilding in Maine and load
products for our foreign neiRhbors. The
struggle now going on for existence in
most towns remote from markets would
disappear with the increased demand for
our products, which demand would
surely increase II the quality and prices
of our products sustained us In remain
ing In the foremost ranks among the food
AAtiohb Va bh1 N0AAas ANS
struggle dispossd Of, the farming inter-
ests OF Maine would be on the road TO
prosperity and the price per acre OF our
tenantIess farms would equal the price
per acre OF land now under cultivation.
The United States also, In the excsliencs
of the manufacture OF its wares as
whole, can undoubtedly compete with
al RN,fr
the Orient such goods as are In d9mand
In competition with Germany and other
nations. We therefore pray that all pos-
sibls means be employed favoring the
passage OF the above mentioned bill.
The resolve was referred to the commit.
tee on commerce,
TELEPHONES AND LOG DRIVING.
The great telephone battle which has
resulted as every body knows In q victory
for the Eastern company has BEEN fol-
lowed by the compromise OF one OF the
matters which promised to afford the
Legislators plenty OF excitement. Ii Is
said that the willingness of the rep-esen-
tatiyes of the Great Northern Paper
TO MAKE terms on the pro po-
sition to permit them.to control the wat
ers OF the West Branch Of the Penobscos
river was greatly increased after they
heard the vote In the House on the East.
ern telephone question. Or course there
Is not much connection between tele-
phones and log driving, but 1t is said
that the attitude OF the House toward
the great New England Telephone COM
pany set the Mill nockett forces to thin K
ing, for the Great Northern Paper com pa.
ny 10 a big ooncsrn. However that may
be, it should be stated that one Of the
leaders OF the Millinookett forces said
ten days ago that they should not insist
on the bill as introduced. lie said that
they wanted to safeguard the supply Of
water ana II that was done they should
not be over particular about the form of
the legislation. Representatives OF the
paper company and the Bangor lumber
men met here yesterday and framed a
compromise measure by which the paper
company will drive the logs. but the man
ner In which the work shall be done will
be regulated by a disinterested commits
sion.
AND TELEPHONE
COMPANIES.
Among /. the pending measures which
has just bGen referred is bill introduced
by Representative PIummer OF Portland
to obiige telegraph and telephone COM
panies TO make returns showing the bust
ness they do and the amounts they charge
for doing It. The Plummer bill calls
for set Of returns from each OF the
companies much more complete than any
now required by law. The bill IL as FOL.
lows:
''Section /. Every telegraph or tele.
phone corporation, every company, per-
son or persons doing q telegraph or teIa.