Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08
STATE>HOUSE.
Increased Rifle Practice in the
National Guard.
Receipts Of Franchise Tax on Cor.
porations Now $35, $50.
improvements Made in Hall Of House
Of Representatives.

Inc rl1le practice by members of the
National Guard has ended for the pres
ent season. According to Col. f, C..
Dill. inspector general of rifle practice
on Gov. Hills staff, the season has
been exceptionally successful. Some
companies of the Guard have more
than trebled their expenditure Of am
munitiOn. as compared with the pre-
vious year, thus showing that practice
has been more general than in the inn
mediate past. For instance, Co. l. of
Portland expended about 1000 rounds
of ammunition during the season of
1901. but in 1902 the company expended
nearly 1000 rounds. Other companies
have done equally as well.
The interest in rifle shooting has not
been confined to the privates, but the
officers of the line and staff have shown
a determination to qualify as marks
men. Particularly is this true of the
officers who reside in or about Port
land. where they have been able to
visit the new Portland range quite fire.
qucntly. Among those who have made
good records are the following:
Lieut.. Col. Frederick Hale. governors
staff, marksman with rifle, expert
with revolver; Lieut. Col. T. H. And
erson. governors staff, first class with
rifle and expert with revolver; Major
w. O. Peterson, sharpshooter with rifle
and first class with revolver; Major
+. b. w. Welch, marksman with rifle
and marksman with revolver; Lieut.
j. j. Dooley. sharpshooter and first
class: Lieut.. r. c. burlington, battalion
adjutant, distinguished sharpshooter
and first class; Bat. Sergt. Maj. Ham,
ilton. sharpshOoter with rifle.
Col. Dill's report will shortly appear
and it will certainly be of great inter-
est to members of the Guard and those
who have it's welfare at heart.
Up to Nov. 1, the State Treasurer has
received from corporations as tax on
their franchises the sum IF S35, $50. This
is a gain over the receipts for tire cor
responding period last year. On Nov
II. 1901, the treasurer had received 1913,
SIS from this source. The law impOs-
ing a franchise tax on corporations has
only been in existence since 1901. and
| it has not as yet been thoroughly es-
tablished. When the law was passed
there We're great many corporations
existing on paper, wholly. AS they
were not obliged to pay anything to the
State they could afford to keep up 6
semblance of an organization; but
when they were told that they mus
pay n tax each year very many of then
went out of business.
Since then. the new companies which
have been formed know they mus
pay a franchise tax and govern them
selves accordingly. The indication:
are that another year will see the fran
chise tax on corporations largely in
Icreased over the total for this year.
| The House of Representatives is be
ginning to look fine and slick; ant
when the older members-elect of thu
House return. this winter. they viii
hardly know the place. The new car
pet is a beauty and it is laid in a niue,
better manner than the old one was
Before the carpet was laid i'm sections
now it is i'm one whole piece, and tn
desks and chairs of members ar
placed over the same. The whole eff
fleet is very much better than formerly
lThen the wood work has been painte'
lin white enamel and the hall neve
Hooked so well as it does now.
The following companies have file'
PARTICLES of Incorporation at the ofiic
lof the secretary of State:
The American COndensing Drier &c
lorganized at Kittery for the purpose
manufacturing and dealing in genera
merchandise with 100000 capita
lstock of which nothing is paid in. Tn
loficers are: President, Horace Nit
! chell of Kittery; treasurer, A. Nj. Me
loon of New Castle, N. H. Certificat
Improved, Nov. Z, 1902.
Kutiko Co. organized at Portland, TO
1.-The purpose of manufacturing cos
lmetics for the skin and other medicine
preparations. with $4,000 capital stoc
|of which $50 is paid in. The oiflcer
lare: President, Fitzgerald Y. Sircon
lof Melrose, Mass; treasurer. Norman
If. Heseltine of Brookline, Mass. Ger
ltificate approved, Nov. Z. 1907
w. p. Mcdonald Co organized a
Bath for the purpose of conducting
general drug business with $4,000 CAPT
tai stock of which $4,000 is paid in. In
officers are: President. Lewis p. SWEET
of Rath. treasurer. Wallace +. NC
DonaId of Portland Certificate ap
proved. Nov. Z, 1902.
| chairman Headlight Adjuster &c
lorpanizod at Portland for the purpos
of manufacturing and dealing in hea
lights with 100000 capital stock
which nothing is paid in. The ofncer
lare: President, George F. Chapman
~ Marlboro. Mass; treasurer. Lev
wallace of Aver. Mass. Certi1cat