The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-01-09
SOME STATE REPORTS.
The Assessors' Report Shows an Increase in
Population and Wealth.

Ihe Assessors Report Shows an Increase il
Population and Wealth,
The 11tb annual report of the State boar,
OF assessors says, in part:
"All things combined to make the yea
l9Ol one OF marked progress in population
wealth and the future welfare of our State
ny local assessors returns we find that tn,
WhOle number of polls in the State for tn,
year 1901 is 1876, ,4O3 as against 1872, 795 in 1900
an increase in polls Of 3,46O, denoting al
increase IN population apprOximating Is,
ooo ne Total estates rendered for the veal
Is $3OO O,55O, 250 and that of the year 1900 was
$294, III $3.50, an increase of $5,938, 800, equa
to about per cent. on total valuation re-
turns for 1900
| An important item in the wealth of the
state Is that OF the value of our livestock
| SO closely is it connected with the prosperity
OF our chief industry, that of farming. IL
i9ol 1our counties showed an increase in
live stock OF $131,959, and the remaining
twelve counties showed decrease of 1918.
5l4, leaving balance of total decrease in
values for the present year of SS6, 555 1t is,
however, reasonable to suppose that this
years large crop of hay will place our
farmers on the road to recover our former
standing as to numbers and value of live
stock.
The amount assessed this year by the
board ON corporations has been largely in
creased over former years, and for two rea-
sons:
"First, on account of the general prosper
!Cy the earnings of our railroads have been
largely increased, thereby adding to their
TAX assessments and second, from the effect
OF legislation enacted during the last seS-
SION OF our Legislature bearing on taxation.
VI property exempted by vote of the towns
ana cities from municipal taxation the re-
turns show the amount to be 81, ,225, ,9OS as
against $1,395,1S5 for the year 1900, de-
crease OF S169,277.
shipping property for the first time in
years shows an Increase in valuation of
$119,95O."
Aroostook, Franklin, Penobscot and
Somerset are the counties which show an
increase in live stock. The value of live
stock in Waldo County in 1901 was $685. 36ss,
against $66O,216 in 1900, decrease of only
$S45. We believe that the next annual
report will show very substantial increase
in Waldo County.
GOOD FINANCIAL SHOWING
The annual report of the State Treasurer
is very gratifying. 1t shows the amount of
cash on hand, Jan. l, 1902, to have been
$297, ,837, an increase of $9S,95S over 1901,
and OF $9S,315 over 1900 at the same date
The. passage of taxation acts at the last
session of the legislature has increased the
States revenue to great extent. The
State enters this year upon a new decade in
the payment of the bonded debt. For the
ten years just closed the State paid $4,000
per year. Commencing with 1901 and end
ing with the year 1911 the payments will be
$4,000 per year. From 1912, to 1921,
inclusive, the payments will reach the top
notch figures of $7S,0O0 annually. From
then until 1929 the annual payment will be
but S3S, 200, and should nothing happen to
prevent, on Dec. 81, 1929, the State will be
free from the weight of the old loans which
1t has been carrying ever since the days of
the Civil war.
Gov. Hill said on Thursday: "Within the
present month we shall pay off the last $780,
600 of the Spanish war debt, Within ninety
days we shall pay 100000 of our floating
debt, and within six months | hope to see
the remaining 100000 retired. When that
is done we shall begin to feel as though we
were doing business in the right sort of
way, and by the time another New Year
comes round we ought to have an exceed
ingly cheerful report from the treasurer"
FISH AND GAME INTERESTS
The commissioners Of inland fisheries and
game, l.. L. Carleton, II. o. Stanley and +.
f. Ring, begin their report by detailing the
work of the various fish hatcheries i'll the
State:
ne ituuul SlClliOll udtSlltN llf,Nob bi'oh
trout; 10000 landlocked salmon; $4,000
other fish. There are now 100000 brook
trout eggs and 100000 landlocked salmon
eggs in the Matching troughs Of this station.
Cobbosseecontee station hatched 100000
brook trout; 16s,697 landlocked salmon.
Eggs in trOughS, brook trout, 100000; land
locked salmon 1000.
Sebago lake station Matched $4,000 brook
trout, 11s,00o landiocked salmon.
At Caribou there were S194,0S9 brook
trout, .115 brown trout, 1929 landlocked
salmon and 1900 white fish hatched.
A total OF l62 lakes and ponds were
stocked
The commissioners report that the Moose
head hatchery building on lower Squaw
brook gives promise OF large returns when
completed.
The commissioners say that on account of
high water it has been impossible to place
the fish screen at the outlet of Lake Sebago
The screen was made and is ready to be
placed when water will permit The screen
cost $l,264, which is S2G4 in excess of the
appropriation. The excess will be raised
by popular subscription.
Under the head of big game, the commits
sioners say: aFrom the best information
reports of guides, sporting camp proprietors,
transportation companies and others, 317
moose have been killed legally and SO killed
Illegally, making total of 413 moose killed
IN the State this year. A large majority OF
those killed illegally were cows and calves.
"From the same sources of information
we learn that 10,32O deer have been legally
killed this year. We have no reliable data
to show the number illegally killed.
4 "Tbere is no indication of caribou return
ing to the State.
/ "The number of bears killed by parties
guided by registered guides, is 81.
"There were 1900 guides registered during
the year. These have guided total of 49,
! 1877 days, an increase of 1862 days over
last year. The number of residents guided
1858; number of non-residents guided, TO-
1885,
! There were licensed % dealers in deer
skins 122 camp proprietOrs "a marketmen
50 hunters and trapperS AZ taxidermists and
| 13 commissioners licensed to take birds.
| JAILS AND PRISONS.
The reports of the commissioners of jail
and prison inspectors say "The past veal
has been a most successful one as re
! CARDS the conduct of - jailS in this State
It appears that the jailers have been atten
/ tive to their duty and that good discipline
/ has been maintained According to the
report of Warden Smith of the State prison
at Thomaston, there are at present 1872 in
mates. During the past year "a have served
their sentence and have been discharged
six have been pardOned by the governor
and council, and two have died. The aver
age is 1873, which does not include the 3
/ insane prisoners.
| INSURANCE..