Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-19

1t will thus be seen that the total
number of hens in these towns Is a
little more than 5000 less than five
years ago The loss is nearly eight per
cent. This loss, however, is made UP
| by the increase in the total value OF
| the poultry and eggs produced. The
hens of West Gardiner, for example, in
| 1898 produced an average of Sill each
while the past year the average pro-
duct was SLY each. In Wayne, five
wears ago, the total product averaged
81 on per hen; while this year the aver
age is $1.25. Windsor's hen product in
| 1898 averaged SO cents each. and this
year the value is placed at 95 cents
each.
The number of turkeys reported from
| these towns is small, and so is the
| number of ducks and geese. Albion
reports 3 turkeys, ducks; Augusta, IL
turkeys, "A ducks, 5 geese; China l
Tom turkey, 4 ducks. s geese; Oakland,
3 turkeys, 5 ducks, II geese; Wayne, 2
turkeys, ) ducks, geese; West Gardi-
| ner, 2 turkeys. ducks, II geese. AS
rule these figures indicate a falling off
from 1898.
Forest Commissioner Ring says every
forest fire in Maine has been ex-
tinguishcd by the heavy downpour of
rain the past week.
Because Of the heavy losses in Maine
timberlands the idea seems to have
spread abroad that the lake regions of
Maine where there are summer hotels
practically have been burned over. AS
q M Of fact a hotel single
sporting camp has been destroyed nor
with the exception of a few distant
comps have they been threatened at
any time as the following interview
with Forest Commissioner Ring will
show.
Mr.. Ring says: II do not know of the
destruction of a single sporting camp
nor the threatening of any Maine
pleasure resort by the forest fires The
| fires have ragged in the unoccupied
townships and vast wildernesses of
| northern ana eastern Maine where the
only damage was to the lumber in
forests. The worst fire near a pleasure
| resort was at Mt. Katahdin, but this
was not a serious one. Not hotel
has been threatened even.
THE burning over of the forests in
northern and eastern Maine will serve
| to make the hunting better. AS
| every hunter well knows in burnt land
| it is easier to find the game and there
| consequently is more cunning there.
| There is no question about it, the hunt
| ing and fishing will be improved If
| anything. Not single deer has been
| reported as killed by the fires
| About the same number of towns az
usual are delinquent in sending school
returns to the educational department,
land the clerks are now busy drumming up
the town officials on the subject and
Iurgng them to hasten their reports.
4 corporation has been formed with n
capital of 81 900. 900 and it is all paid in. an
instance of rare occurrence at the capitol
1t is the Flexwelt Shoe and Machinery
Co. the directors being Wallace b. Phn-
ney, Jacob F. Frost and John Callahan
all of Lynn, Mass.
The following companies have filed arti-
Giles of Incorporation at the office of the
lSecretary of State:
Flexwelt shoe and Machinery Co, or,
| ganized at Kittery. for the purpose OF
manufacturing boots and shoes, with
sl.0o0. 900 capital stock of which 81 900 900 is
lpaid in. The officers are: President. Wal
Ilace Il. Phinney of Lynn, Mass; Urea sur
Ter, Jacob f. Frost of Lynn, Mass.
Amador Gold Mining and Milling Co.
loreanizcd at Augusta, for ,nr purpose of
mining gold silver and all kinds of ores
metals and minerals: with $15OOoo capital
stock of which nothing IS paid III. The
officers are: President, +. l.. BUTTON, OF
Augusta; Treasurer, e. f. Whittum, OF
Augusta.
Chicago Bolivian Rubber CO., organized
lat Portland. for the purpose of producing
and dealing in rubber and rubber products
with sl,500O00 capital stock of which $yoI
Is paid in. The officers are: President
II. p. Sweetsir. of Portland; Treasurer
L. L. Hight, of Portland.
United States Linen Co, organized nj
Kittery. for the purpose of manufacturing
products of fax fibre, with S,s50,OOO capita
stock of which nothing is paid in The
Officers are: President, Charles c. Smith
Iof Kittery: Treasurer, William R. O'Neil
of kittery.
The Acme Polish Co, organized al