Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-31
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on some sort of an extended vacation.
This number should not be confoundeo
with those who go to the seashore re-
sorts. This number went into the III
land territory of the state, inclusive
OF thOS who went to the seasnore.
1t seems to me that vacatlonlst
coming to Maine from another state
would expend in money 800 on an av-
erage. If so, then they left in Maine
those who came into the inland section
of the State-more than $16.o0o,ooo III
1903, and the number increases from
year to year rather than decreases.
AS illustrating this point: one DAY
last summer two men-one a retain
shoe dealer from Kansas, the other d
travelling man for wholesale mouse
in New York-stepped into a sporting
goods establishment in Augusta Ihey
had just arrived on the boat. 1heS
inquired if they could get a conveyance
to Belgrade. Mr.. Hewett OF Belgraue.
Il farmer and prominent member Oh
the Belgrade Grange, happened 10 pe
In the store. He told them he was go
ing right there. They paid him "a 10
ride with him. although they mac
through tickets to Belgrade; but rather
than wait until afternoon they pild
81 to go at once. and Nr. Hewett, IN
telling me this story, said all they
talked about going over was the fish
and game of Maine, and that they came
to fish.
His Excellency. Governor John r.
Hill, contributed an article to the Bos-
ton Globe Jubilee number OF Nov. H.
1903 III which he said:
Maine. though comparatively
small State. by reason of her natural
resources " has long commanded at
tention. The growth of population
since 1873 has not been phenomena
nor spasmodic, but gradual and sub
stantial
In some respects Maine * in the
infancy of her development. home IN
vestments have multiplied so rapidly
in the past decade that many of her
most important resources have been
brought to the attention of capitalists
with the result that additional facto-
ries have been established, transporta-
ton facilities increased. and employ
ment given to many thousands. So
marvellous have been the manufacture
that many portions of the State. but a
few years since little else than vii
dernesS, have been transformed into
busy industrial communities. The in
exhaustible forests of Maine are at
tracing more capital than ever before
from the diversified uses of the wood
lately discovered. and the pulp con-
Germs of the State, comparatively re-
cent industry. now represent in product
over $13,000.0O0 annually.
Maine has long been known as al
most the home of the sea fisheries and
all the latest appliances for catching
curing and shipping have been adopted
Of recent years.
The farmers have exhibited the
same INCONSISTENCIES, and labor saving
| machinery is quite generally in use
| Drcharding as q phase of agricultural
! interests has grown to large proper
tons, the shipments to Europe now
amounting to 100000 or more barrel:
in favorable seasons. Much activity i:
also being shown in the creamery in
Iustry. which is now rapidly reaching
| a high standard OF efficiency.
| The fish and game interests o.
| Maine command wide attention.; hcl
magnificent coast and beautiful lake:
ana rivers afford almost unlimited OPP
portunity for Il summer sojourn. ant
many persons who visit the State fol-
recreation remain permanently"
From Governor Hills description OF
the State of Maine, her great natura
resources. and the development 81
| these resources along agricultural a.
| we'll as other lines. her increase in pop.
| lation since 1873. since we got our fisI
| and game code. and the increase in fish
and game. one would not nistrust ever
that the abundance of fish and game
| has materially retarded our industrial
development.
| Latterly. within comparatively
brief time. we have been met by those
who profess to be entirely devoted t.
the agricultural interests of the State
| with this claim. that our game laws
, that the presence of game and birds
are a menace, Il detriment a positive
, injury to the agricultural interests OF
the State: that the presence of deer
and partridge and robins. on account
of their alleged propensity to devour
/ crops, acts as menace, a brake OF
/ the wheels. 50 to speak. Il discourH ge-
ment to agricultural pursuits: and one
agricultural paper prints what it calls
the platform Of the farmers" the first
plank of which is Repeal the Presen,
Game Laws.
The master of the State Grange in
his address at its last annual meeting
at Watervile. is reported to have said
that The serious charge is made
that on the northern borders of the
State growth in population has ceased
in consequence of arbitrary and unjust
laws for the protection of wild anima Is
against the best interests of the citi-
ZenS of Maine.
If this charge be true. it behooves
Ill good citizens of Maine to unite il
the protest against continuance oil
such conditions. AS has been said, hui
mo nifty must be placed above wild ami
mails. The cause of civilization is
mightier than the cause of the sports
man and its march must not be re-
tarded to crafty the ambitions of the
latter. If the effect of our game laws
is the furtherance of what must ever be
sport of paStime, is not and canno,
ever be an industry to the hinderanc6
, of progress and the development of our
, Agricultural reSo1rcac tban no t;p,f