The Republican journal., 1903-01-15
rHE STATE REPORTS.
They show that Maine prospered In 1902.


The annual statement of Fremont E.
Timberlake, State bank examiner, on
the condition of the 1s trust and bank
ing companies doing business in the
State shows an increase in the total as
sets of 81, 1928, ,616.l5 as against $1,911,-
922, SO in 1901. There was an unusually
large gain, $65, $50, in the surplus fund,
the increase being due mainly to the re-
cent provision Of law requiring each
company to set apart as gusrantee
fund not less than ten per cent OF lts
net earnings in each and every year un
til such fund shall amount TO one 1ourtn
of its capital stock. The present amount
Of all kinds of deposits in these lnstitu.
tiOns is $1,000, IS while in 1901 it
was S11 .573. .934.22, a gain of 81, 465, 727.-
43 during tile wear. The time deposits
increased s777. 300. 80, the demand depos-
its $723. 571. 90 and the deposits for cou-
pons $40. .S12. 20, while the certificates of
deposit have been reduced $55. .957.75.
The present number of depositors is 26-
PIP, 1896 more than reported last year.
The depositors of time deposits and the
holders of certificates of deposits now
number 1869, while last year they num-
bered but ID, 5O2 The average amount
standing to the credit of each depositor
in the latter classes was $374.36, while
the average to each depositOr in savings
banks was $359.62. The total profits
distributed to the stockholders and de-
positors in these institutions during the
year was $402, ,3SO97, as against $751;
O53,15 last year. The amount OF divl-
dends paid stockholders was $116,95O,
and the average rate seven and one-halt
per cent. The amount OF interest PAID
on all kinds of deposits was S2S5, ,430.97
and the amou unit on time deposits and
certificates of deposits alone was S164,-
209.54, an average of approximately 3.37
per cent upon savings deposits, While
last years average was 3.4l per cent.
THE PENSION AGENTS REPORT.
The annual report of Col Edwin G.
Milliken of Portland, State pension
agent, shows that there are 1861 soldiers,
926 widows, 45 mothers, 10 fathers, is sis
ters, II sons and q daughters who drew
State aid during the past year. The small
lest amount was 50, the largest amount
$S and the average 1872. Persons are
now ON the roll from 35S towns, cities
and plantations in the State. The old
est person on the rolls is a mother, who
is nearly 9S years OF age. OF the in
valids the largest number draw pen
sions between the ages ot 60 and 50:
widows, So and 60; mothers, so and S5;
fathers, So and 90. Four soldiers draw
pensions arising from the war with
Spain.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
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dent officers of the Maine industrial
school for girls has been made public.
The report of the trustees shows that
into the appropriation, and the treas
urer says $1,000 in addition to present
resources will be needed to carry the
institution through the present legisla-
tive year.
The report OF Mrs. Mary E. King,
principal of the school, shows that since
the school was organized 5S4 girls have
been committed, and that during the
year covered by the report, q were com
mitted. At the close of the year there
were AS in the custody of the school,
II at the school, IA in free homes and
three boarding. During the year, from
Jan. /, 1902, 20 were discharged.
Fifty-eight Of the girls have deposits
in the Hallowell savings bank, the ag-
gregate amount being 81, 1856.
INCREASE IN VALUATION AND POLLS.
The annual report and the biennial
valuation of the board of assessors
shows an increase in the number of
polls of 1901, which denotes an increase
in population of 10000. The total valu-
alton of the State for the year 1902 is
1882 22S, S97, as against 1896, 500, $40,
showing an increase in the past two
years of S15, ,529,24S. The valuation of
wild lands in 1902 is $26, ,2SO, 776, against
$40, ,631 ,021 in 1900, an increase of Sc, ,649,-
O21. The amount of taxes assessed on
corporations for year 1902 was $l,010,-
1880, against 1864, ,S50.15 in 1900 as in
crease of S345, 1886.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The receipts in the insurance commits
sioners' department for the year 1902
show a total Of $16,694, so, divided as
follows; Licenses to 142 companies,
s., $40; licenses to 4,634 agents, $l1, ,220;
licenses to Ill brokers, S1,1S0; receipts
for annual statements OF seventy COM
panies, S1,245; miscellaneous receipts,
$2O9 50. The receipts of the depart
ment for 1901 were SIG, ,5205O. The re-
ceipts for organization of corporations
under the general law for the year end
ing Dec. 31st, amount to $685. an
increase of about $4,000 over last year.
OUR SPORTsMEN VISITORS.
The fish and game commissioners say
in their annual report: More people
have come to Maine this year to fish
and to hunt and to spend vacation
than ever before in the history of the
State. A careful canvass of the State
has been made, and it shows some sur
prising results. 1t is shown that 1873,
SS5 different persons have come into the
inland territory of the State to spend
sort of an extended vacation.
From returns from those who actually
these people it is shown
that S1,371 POI were expended by them
in the State for board alone, exclusive
of what they pay for railroad fares,
steamboats, and electric railroad fares,
team hire, guides or purchases at the
stores and shops. They leave, probably,
from $6, 900, 900 to S12, 200, 900 annually in
the State These figures do not rep
resent the total amount. About So
361 1922 is invested in camps, summer
cottaU summer hotels steam and