Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-23
CAPITAL CHAT.
New Fast Mail Service Spring
ing Into Popularity.
Gardiner and PttsfeId Petition Gov.
Burleigh for Its Benefits.
Trout for Madison-The Mercer Bill
Appropriations.

Washington, June 22.s(SpeclaD. The
popularity with which the fast mail
service between New Yori. and Port
| land and other Maine points viii ~. re-
ceived is evidenced I'LL numerous letters
which have come recently in Gov Bur
leigh's mail. Two Of these come re-
spectively from the tIarGs az trade az
Gardiner and pittsleld, urging that
those cities be given the Heupnt " tha
early service. The letter from Gardi-
ner as from S. G.. Decker. president of
the Board Of Trade ana from other citi-
zens, joining i'm a petition requesting
that they be given a supply from this
fast mail train. The other letter W
petition was signed by Abel Davis.
president Of the Board Of Trade. and
other citizens Of Pittshcld, making N
similar request.
GOV. Burleigh promptly took the mat
ter mp personally at the postohice de-
partment and filed these letters and
petitions with the second assistant
postmaster general, unuer whose charge
the fast mail facilities to Maine come.
The acting general superintendent w
that departmental service immediately
gave the matter consideration and has
just Informed GOV. BUrleigh that prep
arationS have been completed for n
closed pouch service from Portland to
both rlttsfield ana Gardiner, tine same
TO be promptly forwarded from Port
land as soon as the Bar HarbOr train
comes in there from New York. arriv-
ing 1T a. NJ, after a nine hour jour
ney from the metropolis.
The most office ,1.npytrq,Ut +brc11oa
the superintendent of salaries and al
lowance division, Mr.. Beavers. has
given notice that the allowance for
clerk hire in the post Office at ELS
worth, Me, will bc increased from $1,000
to $500 after July l.
+. Z. J. Weston Of Madison, Ne. has
applied through GOV. BurIeigh for AN
assignment of lingering trout from the
nited States fish commission III this
city. Gov. Burlcigh endorsed the appIi-
cation and the fish commissioners Mr.
Bowers, responds that the request has
been placed on file and arrangements
will be made for supplying the fish as
carly rs practicable.
The Maine men i'm the Senate and
House are having quite struggle in
behalf DC the appropriation FOR u light
house on Ram Island ledge off Port
land harbor, carried Oh the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Uncle" Joe" Can
non, who lives in an interior section Of
the country. has little sympathy with
the perils that attend those who Eo to
sea in ships and every wear when the
appropriations for lighthouses come in
question, there is difficulty in conyinc-
ing him for the necessity Of keeping
this service on an efficient plane. That
is the reason why il has been SO diff
cult to secure appropriations for inn
proving the numerous lighthouses
along the Maine coast. For five or six
years there have been estimates for
arded every December for necessary
improvements, but every year they are
ignored Nv the House committee On
appropriations.
The Senate conferees on the sundry
civil appropriation Bill are making "a
game fight for .he Ram lslui im-
uruygmtut, this ye.r. bit Il, along with
other fight mouse tnuruE,n lts i-
among the disagreomlrt4 on tn. hit
that are stil pending. Senator Haie IL
one Of the conferccs and liz doing all NJ
can to have the item kept on.
The same biIl which win undoubtedly
become law, this week, carries anpro-
priations towards the public building
projects III Maine. carried On the recent
Mercer law. Only a part Of the total
appropriations are made, because 1t IS
recognized that not only All the money
could be well used before Congress
passes another sundry civil law NJ the
next session. Bar IIarbor ANA Calais
will have Immediately available, as has
already been intimatcd TN these letters,
the fun amount authorized Cor them. m
5000 each. The bin carries those two
items ana also $4,000 for Augusta ana
500, 600 for Bangor. These are the
the amounts that the treasury depart .
ment reports can be used before the
passage Of the next sundry civil bill
The rush in proceedings that always
the approach ~ the end
Of Il session Of Congress is here This
activity centers now IN the appropria-
tons committees Or Senate ana House,
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