Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-21

up TO the standard of our neighboring
states? The answer is, by education,
which is the great work of our nation
today and is the keynote of the sue
cess of the United States in command
ing the markets of the world. Why
cry down the agriculture of Maine
when there is an opportunity for us to
develop the grand old state in the pro-
duction of the finest butter and cheese
produced on this continent l ask you,
gentlemen of the Senate why not place
Maine in the front rank as a dairy
state while it is in your power to do
so? | am positive there is no business
that we farmers can engage in that
will build up our farms, put the COM
forts of life into our homes and in
crease the state valuation like dairy
ing The future of the dairy business
of this country is beyond our power of
comprehension. Through the noble ef-
forts of our secretary of agriculture at
Washington, new markets are being
opened up where our butter is bringing
good and satisfactory prices. l pre-
dict in the near future China, Japan
and the Philippine islands will call foc
a large amount of dairy products from
the United States and that Maine will
rank among the foremost of the New
England states in the dairy business.
Give this resolve a passage and it will
result in placing Maine in the front
rank as daily State and it will
cause US to make rapid strides in the
dairy business. Why should we not?
Pray tell me- We have the best breed
of butter COWS in the world and as
sweet grasses as, grow beneath Heav-
ems sunlight, covering our hills and
valleys with Their green yerdure, which
gives a sweet aroma to butter that cam
riot BE -rxru1red; we~lave the~purest
spring water gushing from our hills
feeding the brooks and rivulets
Ethat drn be found under the canopy of
Ell eayeh and we have the coolest att.
mosphere in this country. Now while
everything in nature favors dairying
for Maine, why not give this resolve
passage and in so doing, give a boom
to Maine agriculture. If you wanted
to find out how many woolen and cot,.
ton mills, machine shops and other
mechanical industries there are in the
State, you would go to Commissioner
Matthews report and find every item
there, IL you NcilltNt " hIipN lIlC mum
ber of fish that have been put into
the lakes, ponds and streams, you
would find out by Fish and Game Com
missioner Carleton's report, but If you
wished to know the number of cream
cries, butter factories and the amount
of butter, cream and milk produced
and shipped out of the State, pray tell
me where you will find the informa-
.1.+.. Il
Commissioner Matthews got this infor
nation for us, which developed the
fact that we were producing between
eight and nine million dollars worth of
dairy products in one year.
. Give US a dairy expert, as our sister
sta tes have, done. Look at Wisconsin
where they have a dairy commissioner
and a good, live dairymen's associa-
ton. Their farms have nearly doubled
in value since they have taken hold OF
this branch of farming in earnest
What has been done in Wisconsin can
be done in Maine.
I have endeavored III what I have
said here today to convince you that
the dairy interests of this State are of
the greatest Importance to the de-
velopment Of our farms and to increas-
ing the valuation of Maine; and If in
my power | would enthuse our dairy
men all over the State so they would
demand of this Legislature reason
able sum of money to build up oul
dairy industry. (Applause).
The resolve was passed to be en-
crossed.
House bill No. 9S, An Act to incor-
porate the Gardiner Water District,
which had passed the Senate to be en-
crossed, came back from the House
with House amendment "A" amend
Section TO- line II. add the words and
the towns of Farmingdale and Ran
dolph in the same proportions as each
of said munici oalities and its inhabi-
tants contribute to the gross earnings
of said water system also House
amendment B. amend by striking
out Section II, and REMEMBERING Sec
tions r. 13, IA, Is and 16 to correspond
herewith.
Thu vote whereby the bill was passed
to be engrossed in the Senate was re-
considered and the several amend
ments adopted ir concurrence; and the
bill as amended. was passed to be en-
crossed
Passed to be Enacted.
An Act to amend Section of Chap
To-. 40 Of +ha D,,hIto of 1860 as