Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

which the farmers will present to the
Legislature. l have outlined one and
the other is a change in the law in re-
gard to the stipend which the State
gives to agricultural societies to aid
them in holding fairs. The change, is
not. as l have seen suggested in some
of the papers, to place the control OF
the stipend in.the hands of this depart
ment. but it is a proposal to demand
more scieptific judging at the larger
fairs.
Il feel that the judging at a great
many of the fairs to-day amounts to
nothing at all. The judges on cattle
go into the enclosure and look over the
heifers. That's the best one they
say. after one look over the lot. and
that heifer gets the blue ribbon. The
red and white ribbons are tied on in the
same way. AS it is with the cattle. so
it is with the horses. and after a man
has won a blue ribbon. what does it
mean to him. Is he the wiser as to
what points of superiority his horse
possesses over the others on eXhibi-
ton? Not bit of it! He has the off
his horse is better. but they do not say
IN what respect, and he has no data on
which to work. if he desires to repro
duce more stock that will win blue rib
bons. Stock should be judged by ex-
perts on score cards. just the same as
butter is judged-so much this and so
much for that. Each horse should be
led into the judging ring and scored,
point by point, in the presence of all
the exhibitors. The horse would get
so much for the shape of the head, so
much for the limbs. so much for the
way the neck joins the body, so much
for all the various things that go to
| make one horse better than another.
When the exhibitor carries home
| score card like that, he knows what
| won the ribbon for him and what he
must cultivate in the future 1t will not
be hard to secure competent Judges for
no man that does not understand his
business will allow himself to be one of
committee to stand up before a crowd
of breeders and pass upon the excel
| lence of horse flesh.
This question of judging would apply
only TO the larger fairs, for it might be
impossible for the small fairs to secure
| the proper judges, but in time, as the
| agriculturaiists develop into specialists.
the plan will spread to all fairs which
| receive State aid
Captain NJ. f. Conley of Company l.
of the First regiment, having made ap-
plicatiOn to be placed on the retired
| list. an order has been issued from the
| acknowledgements office directing him
! to turn over to First Lieutenant John
j. A. Mulhearn all of the military prop
erty now in his possession and uDon re-
ceipting for the company Lieutenant
Mulhearn will assume command of the
company.
| The railroad commissioners have or
dered hearing on the petition of the
Aroostook Valley Railroad Co for APP
prevail of location. for Friday, Jan 16,
at the New Pressure Isle House.
| Pressure Isle. at 9 o'clock in the fore
noon.
| The Legislature election contests
which We're recently instituted by the
three Republican candidates in Lewis
ton. have taken in a new phase. F.. X.
l
cratic candidate who was defeated on
the face of the returns, has fled no.
tice that he should contest the seat of
Patrick F. Tremblay, who was declared
elected and who has received his cleo
ton certificate from the governor and
council. Mr.. Narcotic was the repre-
| sentative of the French citizens of
Lewiston on the Democratic ticket.
l nprpncra a1a
who have received their certificates
| from the Governor and Council are DR..
A. NJ. Garcelon, Hon. f. A. Morey and
NJ. A. COyen. Their seats are contested
by the following Republicans on the
ground of fraud: S. ]. Kelly, G. w.
Kurdish and J. r. Little These con-
tests bid fair to be one of the features
of the incoming legislative session.
The following companies have filed
articles of incorporation at the Office of
| the secretary of State:
| Park Square Automobile Station or
ganiZed at Kittery for the purpose of
| carrying on a general automobile bust
ness with $4,000 capital stock of which
800 is paid in. The officers are:
| President and treasurer, Thornton
| VI iDOStOll, MASS. Ceftlilcate
| approved. Dec. IS 1902.
| New Meadows Association, Incor-
porated, organized at Bath, for the
purpose of dealing in real estate in
Maine or elsewhere. establish and OPP
crate hotels and places of amusement
and do mercantile business with $50
900 capital stock of which $1,000 is
| paid in. The officers are: President,
| n. A. Duncan of Bath: treasurer, S. II.
| Duncan of Bath. Certificate approved
Dec. &c. 1902
| Canobie Lake Co. organized at Kit
| terry for the purpose OF operating parks.
| pleasure and health resorts. hotels, etc,
| with 100000 capital stock of which
nothing is paid in. The officers are:
| President, VIM. p. Hueln of Kittery;
| treasurer, Thornton Parker of Boston.
| Mass. Certificate approved. Dec. 26.
| 1902.
| Sears & Brown Dental Manufacture
| ing co. organized at Kittery. for the
purpose of dealing in dental supplies
/ nd ~, tho orpe with coz