Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-27

nrinting of any bill or report submit
ted to those bodies. He clearly recog-
nized the necessity of printing bills ana
reports in order to put them into avail
able form for preservation and REFER
ence and cheerfuily acquiesced in the
orders for this purpose.
The second largest increase in the
cost of printing has been for the bene-
fit of the agricultural interests OF the
state. In 1882 the Agricultural re-
mort was a volume of 426 pages. In
1908 this report made a volume of J22
pages.
In addition to this the increased
: work-which is now done for the pro-
, motion of our great agricultural inter-
ests as compared with that done in
1ss2-called in 1908 for a considerable
amount of printing in the way of crop
bulletins, Experiment Station reports,
, Maine Dairymen's Association re-
port. Cattle Commissioners report
and the posters, circulars ana
programs required for the conduct
ing of the Farmers institutes and meet
ings of the State Dairy instructor held
throughout the State.
In 1872 there were 1852 miles OF rail-
road in Maine. In 1903 there were
zoos miles. In 1882 the report OF the
Scin a
so pages In 1908 it was a book of 81
pages a large part of which was rule
and figure work.
In 1882 the Bank Examiners Depart
ment had supervision over "a savings
banks with aggregate assets of VOL
45O. 1854. In 1903 the department su-
pcrvised the work of 81 savings banks
with assets of SSO.53S, 1890, % trust
companies with assets of $19,9l4,0lO.6j
and S5 loan and building associations
with assets of s2.932 .2O6.2S, making aG-
sregate assets of $103, 3S4 ,3S621.
This constituted AN increase of ST.
933.14997 in the business to be exam
| ined and officially reported upon to the
| people of the State by this depart
| ment.
| In 1882 the report of the Bank Exam
liner was a volume of 162 pages.
| In 1903 it was IL book of SIS pages OF
| which "a large portion was complicated
| tabular work.
In ISIS. the Insurance department had
| under it's supervision AS companies
| In 1903 it had us companies. In 1882
it licensed 900 agents. In 1903 it IL
censed 5337 agents.
In 1882 the report of the Insurance
Department was volume of 344 pages.
| In 1908 it was a volume Of 651 pages
largely tabular work.
This enormous increase of business
handled by the older State departments
accompanied as it was by large in
| crease in the revenues which they
turned into the State-naturally called
for a corresponding increase in the.
miscellaneous printing necessary to the
daily conduct of their affairs. Another
cause for The increase in the volume of
printing done in 1903-over the amount
| done a quarter of a century before, will
be found in the creation of the fol-
| lowing new State Departments and in
situations in response to popular de-
| mand.
| Established
State Board of Medical Regis-%
| tritton -. 1000
State Board of Health .......... 1885
Registrar of Vital Statistics .... 1891
Board of state Assessors ~. 1881
Bureau of Industrial and Labor
| Statistics 1881
Inspector of Factories and Work
/ SHOPS io'"
commissioners of Pharmacy ..... 1887
State Cattle commissioners -. 1887
State School for Deaf .....-..... 1885
East ern Maine Insane Hospital .o.1S9b
State Normal School at Pressure
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