Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-15
STATE HOUSE.
Preparing the Annual De-
partment Reports.
Busiest Time Of Year for OF.
ficiaIs and Their Clerks.
Personal Chat Of the CapitoI---Thret
New Corporations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting Of Governor and Council,
Thursday, Dec. II, at 10 A. M.

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brings with it the closing up of and pre-
Earring for the printer of the reports of
the different departments. These re
ports is a matter which brings
| with it plenty of work through
out the year, but during the closing
months, when the final totals are
reached, comes the busiest time for the
heads of departments and their clerks.
In the list of reports to be printed are
| those of the State treasurer. the bank
| examiner, the railroad commissioners.
| the insurance commissioner. the State
| assessors, the bureau of industrial and
| labor statistics, the adjutant general.
! the department of agriculture and its
! sub-departments the forestry depart
! rnent, the commissioners of inland fish
1 cries and game, the educational depart
i mept. the State board of health, and
the commissioner of highways, all of
which will contain a large amount of
valuable and interesting matter.
II A number of the reports. including
H that of the bank examiner, the railroad
H commissioners. the State assessors. the
State treasurer. and others. will. as
might be expected, consist largely of
4 figures and tables, showing the years
! business of the department, while
others. in addition to these statistics.
will contain much interesting reading
matter. Included in these will be the
| report of agricultural department, the
bureau of industrial and labor statis-
tics, the forestry department. and the
commission of inland fisheries and
game. new report which will come,
| this year, is that of the State commits
s;oner Of highways. Since his appoint
ment to that Office Mr.. Sargent has
been doing his work very thoroughly,
: and aside from the novelty which his
/ report will bring with it, it will contain
large amount of valuable matter on
the subject of highways. and is pub
LEGATION whose issuance is sure to be
awaited with interest
Papers on file at the office of the
secretary of State show that at IL spe-
cial meeting of the Young Drug Co. of
Augusta, which was held Nov. s, it was
the vote Of the stockholders that the
name of the company should be
changed to that of the A. B. Smith Co.
Bank Examiner Timberake an
nOunces that the tax returns of savings
banks, trust companies and loan and
building associations are practically all
in. and the valuations are all in, and
that the same will soon be transmitted
: to the State assessors.
Several welcome accessories have
been added to the lavatory which was
recently established in the House lobby
which will be much appreciated by
those who have occasion to use it. In
cluded in the list are a handsome mir
ror of heavy French plate, bevelled, a
glass holder, towel rack and waste
basket. The fittings are all of nickel,
and the combination is a neat as well
as pretty one.
+, Chairman Carleton desires to obtain
! at once. original pictures of fishing and
hunting scenes in Maine also landscape
views in fishing and hunting regions.
/ for use in annual reports and other
publicatiu of commissioner. for which
the following prizes are offered: 1st
prize. $40: I'd, SIS; Sd. So; 4th, 81; $5th, ST.
i Contest closes Dec. 18th, 1905.
| Contestants should submit I'M
mounted prints and name and address
of sender. with location of view. should
be plainly written on back of picture.
All pictures submitted to remain in the
property of l.. T. Carleton, Chairman
Of F. d G.. Commission, Augusta
Maine. to whom all pictures should be
sent.
George Pottle of Lewiston. of the
State board of assessors, was at the
Capitol. Tuesday morning. on matters
of business connected with the depart
ment.
Ii Rev. c. s. Cummings Of Auburn.
II chaplain of the Second Regiment of In
fantry. n. G. S. NJ. was at the adju-
tant generals office, yesterday, on mat
tiers Of business.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates Of organization at the
office of the secretary of State:
| NeighbOrhood Household and Ath-
lCtic Association, organized at North
east Harbor. Mt. Desert. for the pur-
pose of purchasing and leasing real es-
tate, furnishing innocent amusement
for the public. etc. with $4,000 capital
stock. of which SIS is paid in. Officers:
President. Abram fitzpatrick of North
east Harbor: treasurer. George A. Saw
age of Northeast Harbor. Certificate
| approved Oct. IS, 1905.
Atlas Machine Tool Co.. organized at
Berwick for the purpose of manufac-
turing and dealing in machinery. tools
and metallic goods and wares. with
$4,000 capital stock. of which $500 is
paid in. Officers: President. Daniel A.
Trefcthen Of Taunton, Mass; treasurer,
John w. Stavers Of Taunton. Mass.
Certificate approved Nov. Z. 1905.
Maine Safety Appliance Co. organ
| lied at Portland for the purpose of
| manufacturing and dealing in lfeboat
| handlers. automatic or otherwise. and
the equipment of vessels with the same.
| with 100000 capital stock, of which
| $500 is paid in. Officers: President.
Chas. Howard Weston of Boston,