Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-27
STATE HOUSE.
Game Warden Pollard Threat
encd With Death by Boy.
Found Moose Meat at GeraId's House
"A Desperate Character.
'omc New Duties for the Assess rs. Other
Capitol News.

non. L. i. Carleton of the fish and
game department. has received 4 let =
Ter from Game Warden Pollard. detail
ing some of his late experiences during
which he was threatened with death
While searching for illegally shot
game. The letter follows:
"Foxcroft. March %. 1901.
Hon. l.. 7. Carleton:
Dear Sir-I got home. tonight. from
f'ianch2rd. found where someone had
Eillcd bull calf moose and took X out
10 the tote road and traced it out to
blanchard. Then | went over to Aus
TN and Moxie to see if I could find
--- and -- but | could not They
are not in there.
Then | came back across through
Mayiield and [ found a good hand sled
road and followed it out to Mark Ter
AIDS house. He is an old man: has
one boy at home-5oy 20 or - years
old. | should say. His name is Nathan
icl Gerald. He is the one had the talk
with. | told him he had been killing
game. for | had followed il out to his
house. | told him | would have to look
around and see what | could find. He
said l could not and | started to go
into the house ana he ran by me and
grabbed his gun and said he would
shoot me if | went to hunting around
there. | did go into the house. The door
was open. They had just been to din
ner and there was plenty of moose
meat on the table. l told him l had
seen all | wanted to see. calling his
attention to what was in sight. Then
told him l would see to him later
He said if I ever came there again
be would shoot me. | did not pay
much attention to his talk.
When | got to the hotel. last night.
and told them what had happened
they said l was lucky. for he had shot
at two men. l went and saw the men.
this morning. and they told me Gerald
had shot at them and they We're afraid
Of him.
Then I took the trail and folrowe3
it back and found where he had killed
a COW moose and a buck deer
Among the lines of work proposed for
the bureau Of labor statistics for the
coming year is an investigation and com
pilation of statistics concerning the
cream. butter and cheese industries of
Maine The cream business especially. is
growing to be one of the leading indus
tries of the State. the rapid increase in
that line being largely due to the use Of
modern separators and other machinery.
People in general have an idea that a
large cream business is carried on IN
Maine but they have no real idea Of rs
extent Some years ago. an effort was
FIr N this tlirpC-
ton but although much interest was
manifested in some cases, the work was
not generally successful.
The State assessors are pleased with
the provision of the Legislature author
izinc them to enquire into the taxation
laws and methods IN other states, al
though it involves great deal OF WORK.
The assessors realize the great good that
NAV come from such an inVcstiSa zion
The special tax commission OF ~ 81
which Judge Hall OF Augusta, was chair
man made some investigation along TINS
line and the result as published in the
conmittee report was cohsidercu .i'e
,nost Interesting part of the document
Eve will make investigation as l"r ~
We are able" said Assessor George Pot-
tie. Yesterday, most of the WORK piop-
abfy being done by mail. By procutih5
the reports and laws of other states anu
Ecoufefring with officials whose opinions
and ideas are valuable, we hope TO gam
much information and many IDEAS Oh
value, resulting in rccoinHchdd'io''o
vrieh we will set forth in the assessors
renort published Immediately before INC
next Legislature
By the recent legislation Il new tax Is
placed on palace cars. loan anu rus
companies and a franchise tax on an
CORPORATIONS not otherwise taxed Inc
telephone and telegraph taxes are ~
sesscd on an entirely different basis from
the previous method.
Heretofore the telegraph ana telephone
commands have been assessed on the val
ma ton of the property as returned 10 inc
state ~ the new law the taxes Will oc
levied on the gross receipts in the Stat"'
the rate being graded somewhat affer .'ic
manner Of the railroad taxes accoiui''7
to the amount of the receipts
AS in the case of railroads, TINS iile'ii''
seems more Just and reasonable. IL costs
| lust as much to construct "a line 'iii'"7
| "A desolate tract of country az II uoc9
build a line the same diS'ti'N' 49,
the most densely settled sections. II 'it
tax is assessed according to the Ica
value of the property as returned TO the
State, the rate paid on the part Oh ny
lime in the Wilderness IS the same as tha'
through the thickly Inhabited region
while the receipts or money earned II
the latter case is far in advance OF ina
in the former The assessors feel ina
| LEGISLATION in this direction was wise ai''
just.
The board of railroad commissioner
met at the State House, yesterday. any
transacted considerable routine business
The board approved the change OF l"ca
ton of the Maine Central Railroad Wher'
the line crosses Nequassct Pond, SITUATED
near Woolwich.
Copies of the laws relating to nora
ries are being sent to all towns III IN
State from the State library.
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