Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-22
Togus Home Items in the
Urgent Deficiency Bill.
Several New Rural Free Delivery
Routes Booked for Maine.
Our Lobster Hatchery. r. +. D. D. Boxes.
Maine Visitors in Capital.

small requests were maze through the |
secretary of the treasury, all of which |
have been embodied in the bill and will
undoubtedly become law. For house.
hold expenses during the fiscal year
1901 there was deficiency of $1O22.O3
and on a similar account for the cur
rent fiscal year there was another def
cit of $4,000. Then $4,000 were asked
for the repairs to the reservoirs on ac-
count OF damage done by the recent
floods. All of these items went into
the urgent deficiency bill any payment
of the money will probably be author
lied within n few weeks.
Gov Burleigh has written to Au-
gustus Il. Farnham, adjutant general
of Maine. stating THAT he will gladly
support an amendment to the army
appropriation bill providing for the
exchange of the short range ordnance
now in the hands of the Nationai
Guard for the magazine rifle ana
mordern ordnance of the regular army.
This was in response to letter from
Gen. Farnham stating that the con-
tenplated change met with the appfo-
val of the commander-in-ch chief or the
Maine National Guard, as well as with
the approval of the officers ana MEM
beers of the Guard. Representative
Stevens, the author of the amendment,
is a former Rockland boy and has
served as n member of the committee
on military affairs for several years
The postofiice department is plan
ming to establish a number OF new rural
free delivery routes in Maine during
the next six weeks and the announce
ments of the last few days, comprising
seven or eight routes, are only fore
runner of still others coming. Phillips
is TO have three additional routes;
Houlton is to have one route, Pressure
Isle two additional routes, Westbrook
one route, and Winterport in Waldo
county one route. The announcement
of the Winterport route was made
nv the postoffice department, Satur-
day. At the request of Gov. Burleigh
there has been an investigation of the
ACCESSIBILITY of extending the rural free
delivery facilities out of Winterport
and Special Agent f.. +. Boutelle will
probably take up that work as soon
as IT Is convenient for him to get
down that way. There are also other
rural free delivery matters which the
department will Investigate in Waldo
able that Mr. Boutelle will be sent
TO do the work.
Steps have been taken towards APP
propriating the necessary money for
the lobster hatchery in Maine, which
was authorized at the last session of
Congress and which i'm recent months
it has been decided to locate at
Boothbay Harbor. Me. Although COM
plete authority for establishing the
hatchery was given the appropriation
of $4,000 was not made at the last
session. because it was realized That
the money would not be needed inn
mediately. Secretary Gage has sent
Il communication to the House asking
that the money be now appropriated
and it will be included in one of the
supply bills to be passed at this ses-
sion of Congress. Meanwhile q. w.
Bowers, the fish commissioner, is per-
fecting the title to the land. which he
holds an option on and as soon as
that is done will advertise for bids
for the construction. The work can
hardly be undertaken before spring in
any event.
4 sturdy old sea captain from Maine
who was a playmate at kcnnebunkport
of Senator Perkins of California. IL liz
Washington this week. He is Capt. d.
". Dudley. who has sailed the world ovcT
and commanded some of the finest mef-
chant ships that sail Mr.. Allen piloted
the captain to some of the prominent OIL
fgcialS OF the navy department 10 Al
miral Royal H. bradford. chief of I'll"
bureau of equipment and repair, wh"
was delighted to meet an old sea captain
from Maine, of which state the admiial
is a native capt Dudley was also tax
en- to see Secretary Long, VINO likewise
gave him the glad hand.
Cant Dudley would like to command Il
government collier and the naval oiiiciais
would like to grant his request, but AT
nresent the places are all filled and the
men on the waiting list are legion. III
CAPT. Dudley is unable TO get y ace
soon he will secure command OF anotnei
merchant ship. He exchanged many rom
sniscences of their earlier days In ht n
r,ebmIlxport with senator Perkins
HAROLD Sewall OF Bath. Is in Washing
ton for "A few days. registered at IN
New Willard. He usually makes a VISIT
here every winter. being interested IN
several business matters that bring MN
here. . . -.....-
The post Office department is receiving
,,,Imerous Inquiries from Maine about let
ter boxes along the rural Tree uen ,iter
routes and along those star routes where
mail is delivered by contract, PROVIDED
mail boxes are provided. There are sew
.ral styles OF boxes which the govern
,'ricrs are easily obtainable. In some sec
tiaps there is an effort to nave TWO OF
,rore families use the same mail box
but the department does not look viii
favor on this and as far as possible. pre-
vents It, unless the members of the dif
terent families he closely related, as IL
case of father and son. The boxes ar
lot costly and experience has demon
.trated that il prevents dissatisfaction
and complaints about the reception oil
mail where separate boxes are used.
REPRESENTATIVE John Jacob Esch of La
Crosse Wis, a stocky young German
al the House. has been invited To denver
the address. Feb. l. next, before the an
uual banquet of the Union League Clu'
nj Portland. MI. Esch is very inter
,S.ing young man. is a talented orator
n,I if lie is able to accept Will prove q
Iopu,ar speaker To the Maine Repubi
,ans, iIe has been long interested n Ma
,'onal Guard matters and has heM thu
rank of colonel and judge advocate il
the wisconsin Guard.
II Is no easy task at this time of yea
tc secure orators in Congress for ban
-,e,.s occasions. These events are Legion
many OF the orators are engaged
RIO, Is ahead Representative Allen ha.
i..n ok NJ an orator for Portland som,
weeks Many like the idea OF going Il
i'or,,,uo l.ut ether have engagement.
IA. EeN 1, or are engaged with othe