Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-06

who survive the storm and stress can
derive what consolation they may
from the prospect Of an abundant ice
, crop for next summer.
/ New York Journal of Commerce
Maine manufactures have undergone
an abnormal development in the past
tol. yea,s. to judge from the census
bulletin. There is nothing singular in
! the fact that tn" number of establish
merits has increas ased just under one
| third ana tn. capital has increased a
! iittl, more than half, but that
| with this increas. in establishment
and capital the average number OF
ncrsons employed has increased no
more than 65 per cent. and that with
SO small an increase IN the number Of
! persons the whole amount OF wages
paid has Increased 24.3 per cent. are
ai:k" striking deviati0nS from the
course Of things in other states. 1t
may he conjcctur.d that the increase
of manufacturing in Maine has been
| chiefly along the line of timber
products. and especially of wood pulp.
Such lines of production involve a
large Investment in machinery with
the employment Of n relatively small
amoun, of labor. If the proportion OF
highly skilled labor has considerably
/ iEcreG sod in the ten years il would ac-
count Tor an increase in the amount OF
wages paid SO much greater than the
Increase in the number Of employees
| There is a BoWd"in story in the
Chicago Tribune. 1t is a good story.
but ii is well to understand at the start
that there wasn't any Hawkins in the
class of 53 at Bowdoin. L, was the
class "t Chief Justice Fuller. Bishop
| John +. Spaulding Of Colorado. VIII
| liam A. Wheeler. the eminent lexico
grapher. Judge Simonton Of Camden.
Treasurer John l.. Crosby of the Ban
gor Savings bank. and many other
good men. including half a dozen
lclergymen, all Of whom will read with
| interest of the champagne episode as
cribed to their class. Tho only
Hawkins by tn" way. whom Bowdoin
rtcr graduated. was Dexter A. Haw-
kins rs. a leading member of the New
York bar who died in 1856. The class
of 53 has only one member. living or
dead. who ever called Chicago his
ullcr. But here is the story:
Hawkins is member ri the class of |
- at Rowdoin College He came To-
Chicago Immediately after his gradua-
ton. ana went into the real estate busi- |
ness Years ago he cleared up big |
fortune and has since been busy look
ing after his property and spending his |
income. He has never married. There
So
h2ppened 20 long ago that even Haw- |
kIns has forgotten it. At any rate. !
Hawkins has always remained a I
h1 1chelor
H3lf a dozen times Hawkins has met |
some If his old Chums and classmates ,
1t class reunions. and the surviving /
members f the class understand that !
;" FAR as worldly goods go. Hawkins
has been easily The most fortunate |
among their number
Recently the class held another re-
union. and several Of Hawkins's most |
intimate friends among the old boys"
wrote him special invitations t. DC !
present. But Hawkins is growing old |
and less and less inclined t. travel So |
finally, h. wrote hack to New England |
that H. couldn't come. Still his old |
classmates Were not satisfied. one OF |
tiem-thr class Wag-telegraph phed him |
the day before the reunion a most |
pressing appeal to be present
old Hawkins felt tiattered that they |
should Seem 10 want him So badly so |
nc wired back a cordial telegram Of re- |
Srers: Il can't be with you in body" hr |
Wrnt.. hut 81 f.Ir a. the spirit is !
concerned. you can certainly count on |
NE"
About week after the reunion Haw- |
kir% got = letter from thu class vag |
ircloSed with ii was a bill for $50 for |
champagne. 1T was good OF You old |
man. the letter read. to help us out !
When read your telegram to tn. boys
they chc.red YOU To the echo and |
drank your health in extra dry. in |
clos" Your telegram. You may wish !
to Keep il as n souvenir"
Then HaW kins read the lnclosed telc- |
gram. But SO far As the spirits is
""nC.rned." il read. YOU can certainly
count on me-
III bet Boldinc added that IS HIM
self, said Hawkins. But hc sent a
'lr&ft for tho bill just the same.