Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-09

the past year. The total authorize,
capitalization of these companie
amounts to more than $500. OOO, 0OC
These returns indicate that the fran
chise tax this year will be much large
thah 1t was year ago. Then i
amounted to $4,000
! Republican county nominations hav,
been filed from Franklin. Hancock
Penobscot and Lincoln counties
Secretary Matthews of the Old HON,
Week Association has been sendinc
out great many invitations to forme,
residents OF Maine to come home dur
ing the week beginning Aug. 2, and take
part i'll the exercises of Old Home
week. He is receiving a great many
favorable responses.
State Librarian Carver and Assistant
Librarian Emery will go to Magnolia
Mass, June &c. to attend the annual
meeting of the American Library AS
ISOLATION. which will begin at that
pace on the 18th and continue until the
9th of June. Mr.. Carver is chairman
o. committee on uniformity of eX-
changing State reports. He believes
that the state librarian of each state
should have charge of the distribution
and exchange of state documents. At
present there is no uniform system in
existence. In some states no particular
person has charge of this important
duty. Mr.. Carver thinks that the libra
rian is the proper person to supervise
the exchange Of reports.
The commissioners of inland fisheries
and game, Hon. l.. T. Carleton, Hon.
II. o. Stanley and Hon. E. E. Ring
We're in Franklin county, Friday, and
held five hearings during the day on
matters pertaining to fishing in the
waters of various ponds in that section
of the State.
The first stop was made at Phillips,
where three hearings were advertised
in regard to fishing in Reddington
pond, Mt. Blue pond and Toothaker
pond. The first petition, headed by
Fletcher Pope and signed by several
others, prayed that fishing in Redding-
ton pond be prohibited from sunset to
sunrise and that the number of fish
taken by each person in one day be
limited to Is. The second hearing was
on a petition to allow the screening of
Toothaker pond in Madrid, and that
the number of fish to be taken be linn
tied to five fish per person in one day
Another petition asked permission to
screen Mt. Blue pond at the outlet and
place a limit of five fish per day on the
pond. All of these petitions were
granted, as no one appeared in opposi-
ton.
In the evening a hearing was had at
the Rangeley Lake House in I;angclcy.
Frederick Dickson and others asked
the commissioners to prohibit fishing in
Rangelcy lake and the smaller ponds
leading to it until May 90 of each year,
instead of May l as now. Opposition
was made by the Guides Association
and the commissioners reserved their
decision until later. They believe the
matter should be considered by the
next Legislature rather than by them.
Another matter was brought before
the board at this hearing, and that was
the question of a fishway in the dam
at the foot of Rangeley lake. The
Union Water Power Co. owns this dam
and Hon. Wallace II. White and Walter
IL. Sawyer both of Lewiston, appeared
in behalf Of the company. "A special
of citizens was appointed to
see if satisfactory arrangements could
not be made with the company which
would solve the problem of saving the
fish in the lake. This committee VIII
report as soon as It's ldborS are COM
pletcd.