Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-16

conferences and schools of instruction
shall be held throughout the State I'M
der the supervision of the board for
advanced work in agricultural lines.
The bill is the result of the conferences
OF COMMITTEES appointed by the board
at its last annual session, and coming
in at this time much significance is
attached to it.
Tuesday afternoon was not busy
one. A number Of committees met to
assign dates for hearings. but no hear
ings We're held. The Council confirmed
the list of nomina tons made by Gov
ernor Hill. last week. The committee
to examine the accounts OF the state
treasurer was just getting settled
down to the task which will Keep it
busy for the next two weeks. Secre-
tary Mckeen's office was a busy place
in preparation for the meetings Of the
board, today. 1t was one of those af-
ternoons when everybody is about the
Capitol with little to do, and as a re-
suit the third House improved the mo-
ments and little groups were engaged
everywhere in discussing the pros and
cons of prospective legislation. With
today the busy afternoons will begin
for numerous hearings are scheduled
as there will be for each mid week af-
ternoon until almost the close of the
session. The arguments on the Water
vile contested election case in the
hall of the House will be the drawing
feature of this afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Board of Agriculture will be held at
the rooms of the board. today and to-
morrow. There will be short meeting
for organization at IL o'clock. At p.
Nj. the reports of the secretary and
executive committee will be read. CfIi-
GERS elected and miscellaneous business
transacted. This evening President
Harris of the University of Maine. will
speak in the hall of the House upon
TIE Debt of Agriculture to Educa-
ton" There will also he an llustra led
lecture by Prof. l.. w. Merrill on
Mount I\atahdin. There will be a 5eS-
sion at . a. NJ. Thursday, with five
minute talks by members. each to sug-
"est lines of institute work for 1901.
The afternoon session, Thursday. will
be devoted to short talks by members
oi the board upon agricultural topics.
as follows: milk Production" by j.
L. Lowell of Auburn: "Orcharding."
by J. W. True of New Gloucester:
Beef Production" by \. n. Douglass
Of Chelsea: Fair Management" by
Nahum Hinkley Of Bluehili; Self
Supporting Farms" ]. D. Roberts of
Norway: Value of Thoroughbred An
imals." by j. f. Buker, Bowdoin: Val
Ill,
Of Skowhcgan; our Canning Inter-
ests." by J. NJ. WinsloU Of Nobleboro:
"Production Of Cattle Foods. by s. H.
GarVin of Acton.
The following message sent by the
Cincinnati Post. was received by Gov
ernor Hill yesterday: please wire us
whether you would allow JeffrieS and
Rubin to fight Il limited number of
rounds in your State in case the fight
is prevented here" 1t is needless to
say that Governor Hills answer was a
most emphatic No
Governor Hill appointed. Tuesday
Tuesday afternoon, Commissioners l..
+. Carleton, II. O. Stanley and ChaS. F..
Oak as Names representatives to the
annual meeting OF the North American
Fish and Game Association. to be held
III Montreal. Jan. 30 1t is proba BILE that
all three will attend the meeting. one
of the chief objects of the association
is to make the game laws uniform
through the states and provinces, as
far as is practical. and to secure CO.
operation for the protection of the
game and fish
It is probah Die that quite q numoer
Of the members will go to Lewiston,
| Thursday evening. to attend the re-
ception given by the Knights of Pyth-
| las of that city to Gov. and Mrs. Hin.
This will be the first appearance of the
new staff The Governor, with Mrs.
Hill and party will leave this city on
| the $50 p NJ. express and special
car will be provided for them so they
| can go through to Lewiston without
change. The party will return. Friday
morning.
The hearing on the proposition to es
| tablsh a State dairy bureau which
was to have been held before the COM
mttee on agriculture in the evening.
! was postponed one week. No reason
was made public for the postponement.
but it is known that the agriculturistS
are not united in supporting the bill
and the postponement will allow con-
Cessions and compromises to be made.
| The Kennebec county delegation. or
which Senator Nickery is chairman
and Representative Dudley secretary.
met. Tuesday afternoon. and agreed to
introduce a bill providing for salary
, of $500 for the stenographer of the
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