Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-19

Inc capital stock authorized by law
is szoO,oOO. of which $50 900 has been is.
sued. all of which is owned in Maine.
Ihe funded debt consists of $751; 900
per cent bonds, due in 1926 all of which
are owned by the corporation.
The number of passengers carried
was lol-o4'- Number carried per mile
of road. 1920. Round trips run, $685.
| persons employed, 10.
The company owns box cars. ) open
cars, l platform freight car, l trailing
fiat car and snowplows.
| The length of main line is 1872 miles:
! s1dinSs, switches, etc, AS miles a
i total of 12.6S miles.
! The system of electric power in use
is the General Electric.
| Conductors, motormen and machin-
lists received $l.72: station watchmen.
$l.4O; roadmen, $3.50; linemen, $500
| and electricians. $2.15 a day.
| The addition to property accounts
amounted to $10,324.6S.
The directors are: Francis w.
Briggs, Albert G.. Blunt, Joseph O.
Smith. Lewis Anderson, Joseph P.
Oak, Samuel W. Gould, Thomas H.
Anderson.
The officers are: President, Francis
w. Briggs; treasurer. Edith s. Shep-
herd; clerk, Joseph o. Smith; general
counsel, Forrest Goodwin: general
manager, Francis w. Briggs; superin-
tendent, Lyman D. Murphy; assistant
manager, Herbert L. Smith.
The directory of insurance COM
panies, agents and brokers, recently
revised and corrected by the insurance
commissioner, contains much valuable
information concerning insurance mat
tiers. There are 46 Maine mutual fire
companies and two stock fire COM
panies doing business in the State
There are Sc stock fire companies and
four mutual fire companies of other
states doing business in Maine.
There are "a United States branches of
foreign fire insurance companies.
There is one Maine life company and
% life companies Of other states doing
business in Maine. There are IS mis-
ce!laneous companies; one Maine as
sessment life company and two assess
ment of life companies of other states.
There are five fraternal beneficiary
organiza tons in Maine and 10 Of other
states doing business here.
Hon. F. o. Beal of Bangor, manager
and sole owner of the Eastern Maine
State Fair the present year, has made
application to the Governor and Coun-
Gil for the States stipend of $1,000 for
premiums to encourage the ddirying
interests, the raising of cattle. horses,
sheep, swim and poultry in this State.
He also applies for $3.50 annually APP
propriated by the State for the pur-
pose of encouraging pomology in the
eastern section of the State. The
whole Of this sum must be paid out as
premiums on apples, pears, plums.
grapes and other fruits and other in
Gustrial exhibits.
The following companies have filed
articles of Incorporation at the office of
the secretary of State:
National Shank Co.. organized at Au-
gusta for the purpose of manufacture
ing and dealing in plants, tools and
implements in connection with the
manufacture OF boots, shoes and Slip
pers. with 100000 capital stock of
which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President. Joseph Williamson, Jr.,
of Augusta: treasurer, Lewis A. Bur
leigh Of Augusta. Certificate approved,
Sept II. 1902.
Universal Car Seal Co, organized at
Kittery for the purpose of manufac-
turing and dealing in car seals, with
81 900, 900 capital stock of which nothing
is paid in. The officers are: Presi-
dent Charles J. Reynolds of Boston,
Mass: treasurer, Oliver E. Chapman
of Boston. Mass. Certificate approved,
Sept Il, 1902.