Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-14
STATE HOUSE.
Commissioner Gilman Believes
in Full BIooded Stock.
Hon. J. B. Peaks Speaks About
Extension Of Railroads. F.
Another Grist of New Corporations
anna Has Been Filed.

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Hon. A. w. Gilman. commissioner of
agriculture. is busily engaged in pre-
lparing list of speakers for the farm
ers' Institutes soon to be held. He says
he has been delayed in the arrange
ments by the fact that speakers on or
charding are very hard to get.
| 1.-The high prices which apples now
bring" said Mr. Gilman, has made
ev eryone anxious to go into the apple
raising business and l find it is apple
talk that nearly all the institutes want.
If man is specialist on apples ana
a good talker he can book all the dates
he can fill. The demand is just as great
in other states and for that reason we
cannot draw from them to any extent
Mr.. Gilman does not believe in the
practice of agricultural societies using
any portion of the stipend given them
by the State as premiums for common
animals. "Only full-blooded cattle,
horses. sheep and SWINE" says the COM
missioner. should be recognized by our
agricultural societies. In Canada only
full FLOODED live stock are admitted to
the exhibitions and they must be regis
tered: but in this State cross-blooded
animals compete with the full-bloods.
which is not right. OF. course you will
find many cross-bred animals that for
all practical uses are much better than
some that are really full FLOODED. But
these kind are not safe to breed FROM"
Hon. ]. B. Peaks of Dover. chairman
of the board of railroad commissioners.
says that the question of whether he
believed that the next Is or 20 years
would see any marked increase in rail-
way extension in Maine was difficult
one to answer. For the reason" says
the colonel that no one can have any
idea of what the business conditions Of
the next generation may demand. will
say, however, that, speaking of steam
railroads. if any amount of new track
is land in the immediate future, it will
doubtless be laid in the eastern and
northern part of the State to aid in the
development of that great section of
Maine, the enormous possibilities of
which are generally so family realized.
The main portion Of the State is nicely
served at present by the various sys-
TENS.
81 doubt the possibility" continued
Col. Peaks, "of seeing much increase
in the mileage of electric roads in the |
near future, for the State is pretty well |
covered now. 1 do not believe you will
ever see any traffic from Bangor to |
Portland by electric road. know there
is frequent talk of such road being a
probability in the future, but while 1T /
may eventually be possible to proceed |
from Bangor to Portland by passing |
from one electric road to another, do |
not think there will be any arrange
ment for selling through tickets. Any |
company that would attempt any such |
operation would end in failure in my
opinion. The trip would be slow one |
and the matter of baggage would be a
very vexatious one and difficult to han
die. and it is extremely doubtful if fares
could be obtained commensurate with |
the expense of the undertaking.
Col. Peaks was also inclined to doubt |
if shore line from Bangor to Rock |
land is likely to become an actually |
in the near future. Such line would |
be extremely difficult to build and |
would not be warranted by the volume |
of prospective business, in his opinion.
The board Of military examiners, con-
sisting of General F. L. Hoyt of Lew
iston, Colonel L. H. Kendall of Bidde- |
ford, and Col. f. E. Newcomb of East |
FORT, met at the State House, yester- |
day, and examined the following COM
missioned officers-elect of the National
guard:
First Lieut.. Harry p. Carver, as cap
tain of Co. c, LIST Infantry, Auburn:
Second Lieut.. Hal r. Eaton, first lieu
tenant. Co. c. 1st Infantry, Auburn
Corp. James NJ. Palmer, second lieuten-
ant, Co. c, 1st Infantry. Auburn: First
Sergt. Frank B. Crosby, second lieu
tenant. Co. H, Waterville; First Sergt.
Harry w. Warren, second lieutenant,
Co. F. I'd Regiment, Dover.
Capt. ]. w. Nash of Co. D, Norway,
was also present and explained the
workings of the auxiliary barrel device
for the Springfield rifle, described in
these columns, Tuesday. Col. Elliott G.
Dill. inspector general Of rifle practice.
experimental with the arrangement
and declares it perfect in every respect.
In fact, all the officers of the board of
examiners expressed the opinion that
the device exhibited by Capt. Nash
seems 10 nave NOUNldteu all ulIllCullieS
In the way Of adopting it for use in the
National Guard, as it is success in
every way.
Hon. F. E. Undertake, bank exam
liner, has delighted many friends by
sending them charming calendar for
the year 1902. The calendar has splen-
did engraving of Tim Camp" the new
summer house which Mr.. Undertake
has recently built on the east shore of
Rangeley lake, near his large cottage.
The Sanitary Inspector for January.
has just been issued by DR.. A. G.
Young, secretary Of the State Board Of
Health. It is filled with matters of
special interest just at this time in re-
gard to contagious diseases. An edi-
ton of $500 has been issued and will
/ soon be mailed.
| The following companies have filed
articles Of Incorporation at the office
of the secretary of State:
| The Fairfield Car Wheel Co., organ
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