Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-28
CAPITAL CHAT.
Increased Salaries for MANY
Maine PoStmaSters.
Trout Fry for Lakes and Brooks of
Third District.
The Rise in Life Of a Former Boss on
the Kennebec Drive.

Washington, ID. G., May 27.-(Speciall
There has been a great boom in post
Office business in the Kennebec valley
| during the last twelve months. This
has the effect Of "kiting" the postoffice
| salaries in that section and after July
| good many postmasters in that sec
ton will be drawing larger salaries
from your Uncle Samuel. The general
superintendent of the division Of sal
aries and allowances has been at work
for several weeks, going over the list
of pOstotiices and ascertaining what
postmastcrs were entitled to 4 higher
salary. The result Of his work has
been embodied in several bulletins but
not until the last bulletin has he
reached some Of the pOstofIices in the
Kernebec valley. One Of the large in
creases is at WaterviIIe, where after
IUi4 I The salary nf Postmaster Dunn
-uea nn ftum s3>ur tu S5eIo
The little manufacturing town Of
Madison. located on one Of the best
wafer powers of Maine. is also grow
ing for there is no better indication of
growth Of town than in the growth Of
postal receipts. The salary of the
E'potiliclF'tCl llANlt dSNtIItlS IIoiil SlDUV 10
$1,000. Many other towns in the third
Congressional district fare likewise.
The postmaster at Winthrop now gets
a salary Of $1,000; after July l he will
have $500 And by the way exactly the
same figures apply for the postmasters
at GOrham, Me, and Waldoboro. Me.
in opposite sections of the Pine Tree
State. At Pittsfield, Somerset county.
the postmaster will have a salary of
$1n9 after July 1, where now he re-
ceives only $500 year
Like conditions as to postmasters'
salaries apply all over Maine. AT Ken
ncbunk the salary goes from $500 to
$l'90; ut Mechanic Falls from $1,000 to
$l40O; at t;umford Falls from $500 to
5000; at Ninalhaven from $l1O0 to
$lSe0; ut Houlton from $2lO0 to 5000: al
North Berwick from $l100 to $1,000.
The decreases are few but two have al
ready been announced. The salary Of
the postmaster ut Thomaston. Me, will
fall on July from $1,000 to $500 and
the salary Of the postmaster at Rich
mond from Sl400 to $780,
The establishment Of rural free de-
livery plentifully over Maine has prob
Of salaries in the large offices. The in
auguration of this much priced service
for the rural population has meant
the abolition of many small offices and
the throwing of the mail that for
merly went to them into the larger
offices where the rural routes emerge
The system of raising salaries depends
almost entirely upon the volume of
postal business transacted.
Ex-Governor Burleigh has received
notice from United States Fish Com
missioner Bowers of the further plant
ing of large numbers of brook trout fry
in the waters of third district lakes and
rivers. The commission is very gen
crous with its quota of fishes for Maine
this year and the distribution of brook
trout fry is very large. The commits
sion realizes the Importance of Maine
to the country as n paradise for fisher
men and therefore is ready to CO.
operate with the Maine delegation to
stock the lakes and rivers there with
large supply. The quota of which
Governor Burlcigh has just received
notice. was planted about May IL as
follows:
ON request Of Mr.. a. l.. McCorrison
Of Searsmont Me, 5000 brook trout
fry for stocking Quantabacook Pond,
Searsmont. Me.
on request Of Mr.. d. w. Dodge OF
Freedom 5000 brook trout fry for
stocking Sandy Pond. in that town.
On request Of Mr. G. II. Leach Of
Blue Hill, Hancock county, Me. 1000
brook trout fry for stocking Norris
Pond, near BIuehill village.
on request of Mr.. w. A. Erskine Of
Pittsfefd. Somerset county. $1,000 brook
trout fry for stocking Unity Pond, at
Durham and Troy, Me.
on request of Mr.. Edward Murphy Of
East Vassalboro, $4,000 brook trout fry
for stocking China Lake, in China and |
Vassalboro.
The Fowler bill, for reorganizing the
monetary system of the country does
not meet with much favor among the
Maine delegation in the Senate and
House. They are anxious for no com
plications in the pending Congressional
campaign and, while realizing that the
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