The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-12

furnish water TO them. and what Will be
the facilities or extinguishins ffre At that
height. In answer VIII say,-Aftsr We
get the charter we shall employ eompe-
tent engineer, and, as we have plenty OF
elevation, he might advise = reservoir or
q stand pipe suitable for all purposes.
This being the case we havs enough good
people within three or four miles Of the
village which would enable ms to have as
good water service ~ any town or city
In the state. feel sure that when our
legislature ascertains the trus facts every
representative and senator will vote to
give us q charter.
Last Monday night n fire destroyed
one of our prominent businees industries,
KnowIton brothers foundry. AS uEual
the water supply was an entire failure.
The state cannot afford TO leave a pros
porous town like Camden unprotected
and at the mercy OF fires which are likely
to occur at any time. IL is of no use for
the Rockland trust to try TO fight against
us In this matter. Had the power l
would be willing for the present company
to choose six members from the house
aud senate, and. after giving them the
facts, abide by their decision.
"The men whom the people send to the
legislature to represent them are not mon
who Will sell their vote. and the Trust. II
they can control large sums OF money,
cannot purchase a single mans mind. l
am perfectly willing to trust this case In
their hands, and when the vote 10 taken
you will see the largest vote In favor of
Camden that ever was carried for one
measure In the state. The whole state
knows OF the prosperity and enterprise OF
Camden and itsspeople. In the near fu-
ture It lie destined to become one OF the
most popular summer resorts.
"Now for the Trust. 1t thinks 1t can
induce our legislature to make slaves of
us, and clog the whee Is that are carrying
our little town on to prosperity. This is
absurd in the extreme. 1t Is q foregone
conclusion that we must have the charter
The state is friendly to all her citizens,
and we are willing to leave the case In
her hands, knowing that right will pre-
vail and justice will be our reward.
"You ask about the quality Of the
water. The water Is good, were 1t proper
ly screened to keep cells out of the pipes.
Towards spring These are very trouble
some getting into the small pipes, giving
the water greasy appearance and a
fishy taste. In many cases cells get near
the faucet and stop the dow Of water to
great degree Until the fish is all dscaysd
| rana4Iy Thfa
condition would naturally cause person
of ordinary tasting capacity to complain.
This was the case at my house for about
two months last winter. and my neighbors
had the same experiences"
MIR. M'FADDEN OBJECTS.
Senator McFadden, who was promi-
nent figure in the last House, came to the
front in the Senate today. He attempted
to hold up the resolve appropriating $780,
900 to furnish the Eastern Maine Insane
Hospital, and he introduced bran new
railroad bill.
The clash over the hospital resolve came
when MIR. Prince of Oxford asked for a
su spension of the rules in order to pass
the resolve in favor of the Eastern Maine
Insane Hospital. He explained the
urgency of the situation, how overcrowded
the Augusta institution is, and the need
of making the appropriation for furnish
ing1 the Eastern Maine to make IL avail.
able as speedily as possible SO as to relieve
the congestion at Augusta.
MIR. McFadden of Lincoln then took the
floor. He said he idn't think such haste
was prudent, He wanted estimates on
cost of furniture. He didn't believe 1t
would cost the whole SEQ. OO0 asked for,
and he wanted detailed schedule. He
moved to table the resolve.
MIR. Vickery OF Kennebec said the trus
tees had cut down the estimates. but 1t
was not possible to get at the exact fig-
ures till after the hospital had been rum
ming for some time. Mr.Staples OF Knox
wanted to know how long 1t would take
to complete the hospital and have 1t ready
for occupancy II the money was made
Immediately available.
Mr.. Viokery-"About six weeks"
MIR. Adams of Penobsoot expressed the
hope that the senator from Lincoln would
not insist upon dslay. He felt that no
senator thought there was any steal in
THIS resolve. All was honor and integri-
ty behind it.
MIR. McFaddsn disclaimed any inten-
ton to question the honor or integrity
of the trustees, but all United States
offices ha We to furnish detailed estimates,
while in this case the bills will not be In
for three months.
The motion to table was then lost. the
rules were suspended and the resolve
passed.
ANOTHER RAILWAY BILL.
MIR. McFadden's new railway taxation
bill is constructed on a syssm different
from that of the others which have been
introd uced and which follow the present
law, placing the tax upon the gross earn
ings OF the railway companies. This Is
the way Mr.. McFadden goes about 1t: