Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-19
STATE HOUSE.
State Assessors Return ftom
Trip to Northern Maine,
Aroostook Enjoying Year Of Greatest
Prosperity Known.
large crops. Good Prices and An Air Of Gen.
era' conten.ment Reign.

=" state assessors have returned
from the trip into Aroostoo,. ana
, t''ooscot counties where meetings
'n 'o'di boards We're held in the
-" rs or Bangor Lincoln. Houltop
ECU ana van Buren, The meetings
"''e very tully attended and We're
interesting. James Plummer.
secretary OF the board. was seen by a
"ou'hai reporter. yesterday. and was
,n'husiastic With conditions found in
We" own country" Aroustook.
hesldcs The towns have lust Mon
'i"neo, saitF Mr. plummer, I'VE also
visited Millinocket 1t is a year of the
greatest prosperity throughout Aroos.
'o'k, IN tact the county has never seen
Tue Ike before. The crops of hnv
sra and potatoes are immense. and
more IMAM that, the produce |. bring.
ing good prices.
Many farmer in the vicinity Of
fifSPue Isle Caribou and Fort Fair
Hsid VIII sell enough crops. this year
\" pay what would have hnon asked for
Ms farm. two years ago" was one, of
MI' fWmme:'s astonishing remarks
fotitoHS. yesterday. We're hrinrino
sl.l9 Il barrel at Caribou.
hceiG the remark that thr Tnrmar
WI" hadn't rails, q $1,000 worth Of n5,a.
us tAls year. Is no farmer nj All
ne average Yield of potatoes as hear
- could estimate. was 100 barrels p,.r
atFe ana the potatoes are of excellan;
"na.lty. giving them position in ,hc
markets and creating "A ready sale
one man informed ME that bc Was
gong To send barrel of n,tatnes
down 70 the Dewitt house IN LEWIS
.nh To De used at the meeting Of the
National Grange. and Of the barrel not
single potato will weigh less than
Two pounds. 1t is often the case TINT
I'LL ualIS large potatoes are not OF as
good quality as those som vha,
smaller, but this man assures me thar
inc Grangers will find his as good as
ever grew and they will be surprised
III what Aroostook can turn out
me hay crop in ArooStcok was
large and the farmers are getting 20
per ton for hay to press The farmer.
IN that section Of the State are inde-
pendent and there isn't better IN
poFtuhlty FOR young man in Maine
10 new out home for himself. proviN
ing he has good courage and health.
II" can run in debt ut the start ana
II ne manages right can pay All up.
instead OF saying 10 the young man
''o West, | would say. Young man.
go - Aroostook.
II took an inventory Of tn. mschin-
cry belonging to one Of the farmers.
II was a l00-aCre farm near Carbon
ana 20 acres was given to potatoes
with "a Ciail nf h.,,.
per acre. found that the cost of the
machinery reached q total Of Sl223. Ii
was full set Us any farm needs.
Ar"o%took farmers are using the most
modern and approved machinery. in
lact about all the work * done by ma
ch!nary ana when some enterprising
body inv"nts a continuance that will
pick up potatoes the list will be COM
plet".
They "Ie raising a large amount Of
~ heat in Aroustook and il is selling as
"eN as the Western product. one
farmer has 10 tons of hay and will
$ II 200 pounds of delicious honey. on
mis- farm a large amount Of wheat and
barley was also raised
Good farms are very high. II costs
MONEY 10 buy a good farm. but they
are worth il. We heard not "A word Of
Grumbling ~ the valuations placed on
the property In the large villages the
farm property is valued lower than
the Village property while in other
sections Of the state the condition is
the reverse. Why is this Because
the farms are worth more in ARGOS took
All over III. State the local assessors
haV. kept III" valuation of tn" farms
1t about the same figure. while in
-trocstook they have in reality in
creased and in some other sections
theE have Deprecated.
with their present markets the
farmers are having the most prosper
Gus year .hronStook eve" saw. Every
body is ccntnnted and | noticed that
each man was full of praise for the
town in which he lived ! noticed that
TIE best farms are stripped of wood
ana wood is as high in Pressure ls.e
As in Augusta. \ large number "f
people are coming in from the Prov
ilccs. looking for farms. They can
get better wages and higher prices
there than they ran at home.
The asscssJ:a feel that Aropstcok
has q bright future in store. Truly
Aruostook is booming.
Ma iur e. j. House was al Lee. yes
To-day attending the reunion Of the