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be cleared up and its title to operate
INES in any part of the State made
plain. II desires for the present to
operate its Franklin lines as an indie
pendent exchange, and ultimately con
meet them with its coast system. and
thus over the State. over SiGO 900 of
Maine capital is now invested in the
company ana il asks only the privilege
of doing n legitimate business at low
rates. This. in substance. is its case
as presented by w. T. Cobb and w. S
White of I.ockland. two directors of
the company, before the committee
Forrest Goodwin OF SkoWhegan. Elmer
f.. Richards of Pennington and Geo.
f.. Mccain of Lewiston, We're present
as attorneys for the company In OPP
position to the requests of the Central
Telephone Company appeared Clarence
Hale of Portland. representing the New
England Telephone Company. and Geo.
{. Wing representing the citizens of
Auburn. who are opposed to another
telephone system in their city. Mr.
Hale held that with it's large invest
ment m this State the New England
Telephone Company has rights to be
respected. No complaint is made
against its good service or tina. it's
rates are unreasonable. He held that
the policy of the State is to forbid a
parllelling line unless there is com
plant against the service or the rates
OF. the existing line. The proposed
Charter of the new company would al
low II to pick the cream of the business
in the State and leave the old com
pany without competition only where
there is business that does not pay.
Judge Wing urged that il is not the
function of the Legislature to step in
and settle cases now pending before
the courts. The hearing was an ami
mated one with many questions shot
back and forth by both sides. 1t con-
tinued over two hours when the matter
was tabled for consideration of the
committee in executive session At Il
brief meeting in the afternoon the
afternoon the committee voted ought to
pass on a bill allowing the Roc kland.
Thonaston and Camden Railway to
absorb the Knox Gas and Elestric
Light Company.
There was filed. yesterday. ut the Of
fee OF the railroad commissioners
petition for the approval of articles of
incorporation of an electric street rail
way on Peaks Island in Portland har
Dor.
Following are the nominations By
Gov. Hill, announced, Wednesday al
ternoon:
superintendent Public Schools--W.
W. Stctson. Auburn.
Trustee Normal SchOOis-H. l.. Chap
man. brunswick.
Trustee Reform School,. c. Morse.
Liberty
Agent to Prevent Cruelty-Bradford
+. Rowe. Swans Island.
Trial Justicc=-ThoUas +. Farmer.
Boothbay Harhor: Franklin y. Greer,
Belfast Asa A. Richardson, Kenne
, bunk.
| Notaries, Public-O. f. Fellows.
| Bucksport: James +. Etchells, Bidde
| ford; Iianno w. Gage, Portland:
| Charles y. Mitchell. Portland; William
II. OBrion. Portland: J. Lyman Rip
ley, Andover; Albert r. Larner.
Princeton: IIascaH s. Hail. Watervilie
Justices Of the Peace and Quorum
| l.. l.. Snow. Yarmouth: Charles f..
| Dorr Ellsworth; Elbridge G.. s. Ingrfi
| ham, tWesD RockpCrt; LambeI T
Sands. Sebec (Milo); Benjamin f.
| HinckIey. Georgetown: q. H. Drake,
| Pittsfield; w. G.. Hur ton. Readtield;
Charles r. Mitchell, Portland: Ere
mont Beverage. North Haven; Daniel
r. Richardson. Baldwin, James y.
Smith, Denmark.
| G'or regular proceedings. routine mat
ter, remarks, etc. see official steno-