Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-10

| in fraud OF auditors.
=. W. Cox OF Portland. president Of
| the wholesale Grocery Association Of
Portland had charge OF the hearing.
The first speaker was A. Il. Langlin Of
| Portland OF the Millnkin. To.nlinson
60. who said in part.
Permit me to call attention to some
o: its features: II forbids no sale unde:.
any circumstances. 1t applies only to
| the sale Of merchandise IN bulk such
as ar" not usually made III the ordinary
course OF business. The plain purpose
Of the statute is to prevent the fraudu-
lent midnight sales o: stocks of goods
| Whirh are remiller To every merchant
| and every lawyer. The effect of tho
statute is to prevent secrecy and undue
| haste in the sale Of the stocks in bulk.
| The essence Of The act is the notice to
| creditors. This allows the Wholesaler 20
ascertain whether the transaction is an
honest or fraudulent che 1t enables
him to ascertain whether the me.chan-
disc to be sold is upon advantageous
terms IT lets daylight irto the trans
| ttltO1l, anu IL StitIl Silt IL unjust OF
| fraudulent ono it gives creditors an op-
| portunity to exercise such rights as
| they may have To- pra-ent it.
| B. 3. Farnsworth If the T. r. Farms
worth Shoe Co. of Portland was the
rext speaker. His remarks were some
| what similar to thos" made by Mr.
I.auglm as to the necessity of such a
| law as asked Cor.
William chamberlain os the Emery.
| Warehouse co. Of Portland also adj
| dressed the committee IN the same line.
| Judge F. Z. Roberts IF Brunswick.
who is engaged IN trada III thai town.
endorsed the bill because he believed its
enactment would benefit retailers by
preventing the sale % stocks Of goods
fraudulently bought al reduced prices.
| Albert s. WoOGman, Esq. Of Portland
| stated that similar larvs had been pass
| ed in some 20 st2teS Of the Union. and
that they We're successful in preventing
| fraud on the rart Of debtors. The bill
proposed. said Mr. Vol. is practically
the same as the Massachusetts law.
With slight variation which he
| thought would he beneficial.
| The committee took the measure un-
| ;ltI t'lN iSt'Int!lt
Among those presn. were the follow
ing:
| +. r. HillmAn. George A. Coffin, F.
n. Johnson. +. II. Morrill,. J. NJ. Dunn.
Geo w. Marstn,. W J. ONcil. F. II.
Palmer James A. Rroe. Q. l.. Huston.
S. Cummings T.. G.. re hinson. +. w.
| Hnnaford. s. VI. Gooch. Fl. r. Crosby.
| II. o. Phillips. robert +. Chapman. +.
| W. Cox Fred q. COaant. +. w Cool
| ilgc. w. W. Cheney. |. w. Littlefiel1.
l.. Snow. f. C. Woodford. A. T. Laugh
| liz. George F. Pitt. w. Chamberlain. II.
| 3. Pencil. William y. Prince. d. w
| Brunrel. f. II. FarnsWorth F. X. Nor
| ton and W. -. Allen all of Portland
ard many others.
Charles ". Jones, CLERK Of courts for
| Eenncbec county. appeared before the
committee in favor Of the hill to auth
oriZe the appointment of deputy clerks
Of county.
Before the committee on legal af-
fairs Harry r. Virgin Of Portland
spoke in behalf Of the bill TO regulate
the practice Of optometry. The bill
provides that no one shall practice Of
optometry till he has been licensed by
the board Of examiners II provides
further that all persons who have
practiced Optometry for one year con-
tinouSly shall he entitled to Il license
without examination. The board of
examiners are to b" paid by the fees
received from applicants for licenses
Mr. Virgin said that the object OF
the bill was to raise the standard of
opticians throughout the State and
prevent certain abuses.
a. NJ. Goddard of Augusta. appear
ed in opposition to the bill.
Geo. NJ. l.. PrcSson Of Pennington.
T.. +. futile of Portland. A. NJ. Went
worth Of Portland II. r. Maddox Of
Portland. and 7. y. Gagnc of Lewis
ton. appeared i'll favor Of the bill. DR..
s. c. Gorlan of Portland, pr. &. +.
Norton Of Lewiston and DR.. l.. ].
Crooller Of Augusta spoke briefly
against tho bill No action on the
matter was taken by the committee.