Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-24
Peptiron Pills

of mails. $9333.cc33;; maintenance of road
| way and buildings, $l.l@5.42; hd.i!l--
| nance Of equipment, Sl.f12.3I; general
| expenses, $1.9S1.S2; total capital stock,
! so Geo: funded debt, $llS,oOO; audited
| Vouchers ana accounts. $G,99.30; NUM-
| Der OF passengers paying revenue ear
red during the year l59 1U2; number of
l,assc n2rrs carried per mile Of main
railway track operated, 1917; number
of round trips run, lV,22l; number of
chr miles rum 1901.
The board Of state assessors. who
were in York ana Cumberland. last
week, for the purpose of meeting the
local boards Of aSScSS0rS of til" diff".'-
-nt cities ana towns If the counties
with regards to the valuation, com
plcted the work of the week, ana for
the year, as far rs meetings with as
SCISSORS arc concerned. with the meeting
1T Portland. Friday. The meetings
held in the different counties during the
week We're well attended, and prIc-
ticaily all of the cities and towns were
represented. OF The 26 cities ANA towns
in Cumberland county. all but two " ere
represented, th"y being Casco aui
Harrison, aad Of the "A cities ANA towns
in York county, u were represented.
the d"lnuurnts being Dayton, Parson-
field ana Sanford
Regarding the valuation in those
counties, il is about The. same as that
Of last year. crop conditions are rc-
ported To Lr about as they have been
found III other sections of the stat"
An industry which at present seems to
be- tlourishinS in some sections of the
counties, especially in the western part
Of York county. is that Of the lumber
business, through the medium Of port
able saw mills These mills are found
on many farms where there is a wood
lot, and are Iusrd for working up the
sap!!nG pine. Prices on lumber are
high, ANA this pine. which ten years
ago was hardly considered to be worth
the cutting. now brings Il good price.
Hon. w. w. Stetson, state suprrin-
tendcnt of public schools, WAS at Madi-
son. yesterday, where ne attended the
teachers convention Of the somerset
Educ ationdI Association. and delivered
4 lecture III tn evening session.
Sl.pt. Kerfr's crew of men is busy
with the work Of getting everything
about tin Capitol into readiness for me
coming Of tn" winter months THE
double Windows have been taken from
he $t"reaotS". cleaned. ana some Of
tiI,r nave been placed in position
Considerable work has been done out
si''", IN The Nay Of trimming some Of
he Oh de trees around the building
and removing dead branches. and yes
t"rdly the cannas. which have fur
lished ornament To the lawn in front of
tnr building, were removed, ana the
bulbs taken III for the winter. When
the last few leaves have been rlked up,
everything viii Lc ready for the com
ing Of the snow.
The following corporations have filed
th"i" certificates Of organization ut ihe
office of tn" 50 cretHry of State:
Jalis"u Timber Manufacturing Co..
organized AZ Portland for tie purpose
of 'i"ins, 4 general lumber business.
with 81 Oon 900 capital stock of which
$500 is paid in. Officers: President
Francis l.. Kohlman of New York, n.
y; treasurer. James c.. kellogg of
New York, n. Y. Certificate approved
oct. -. 1905.
NJ. G. Holmes Canning Co., organ
lied at Passport, for the purpose of
canning or packing of sardnes or other
fish products. with $4,000 capital
stock. Of which $4,000 is paid III.
| Officers: President, Ernest r. Holmes
Of Passport; treasurer NJ. c. Holmes Of
PASSPORT. Certificate approved, Sept.
81. 1868.
f.. \. Holmes Packing Co, organized
at PASSPORT, for The purpose Of can
| ming or packing of sardines ana other
| fish products. with $4,000 capital
stock. Of which $4,000 is paid in.
OniC rrs: President John K. Holmes of
| PASSPORT; treasurer. IIbcn a. Holmes of
| ItIAtpolt. Certificate approved, Sept.
| -. 1908.
Auburn Shoe Co, organized ut Au-
burn, fpr the purpose Of manufacturing
ana dealing in boots ana shoes of all
| descriptions, with $1oO,O0O capital stock
Of which nothing is paid in. officers:
| President. w. s. Libbey of Lewiston;
| treasurer. y. c. Small of Auburn.
| Certificate approved, oct. %. 1905
John .. Shaw. Incorporate ted, organ
| lied at Bath. for the purpose of buy
| ing. selling ana dealing in all kinds of
goods, wares ana merchandise. with $40
| 0oO CAPITAL stock, Of which 100000 is
| paid III. Officers: President, John Q.
| Shaw Of Bath; treasurer. Wallace f..
Shaw of Bath. Certificate approved.
oct. TO- 1865.
Sterling Gas ana Oil CO.. organized
at Portland, for the purpose Of doing a
general business in natural gas. vr';r-
| table. mineral ANA other oils. with $500,
| 900 capital stock. of which nothing is
| paid in. Officers: President. Willard
| W. Baldwin Of Portland; treasurer. Jas.
]. Herman of Portland. Certificate
| approved oct. 20, 1908.
Central Lumber Co. Of Mexico, Or
| gLniZed ut Portland. for the purpose of
| conducting a general lumber business
| anywhere. ana especially in the Re
| public of Mexico with $2.0Oo.0O0 capital