Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-25
Meeting Of Commission al
State House, Yesterday.
Report on Work and Confer
ence with Users Of Power.
Plans for Cosiiauiag Surrey and Investigation
Of State Waters.

u
vey Commission, II meeting was held
at the State House, from 4 to +. NJ.
Yesterday of the parties interested in
the water GOwCrs along the kenncbec
river for the purpose of conference
with the commission and a representa-
tive of the United States Geological
Survey. regarding extensions of the
work now being carried on along hy-
Geographic lines.
Prof Leslie a. Lee, chairman. and
Chas. S. HichbOrn, secretary and treas
urer, represented the State Survey
Commission, and II. X. Raums. engi-
nccr. the United States Geological Sur
Wy. The following representatives OF
water power interests were present:
+. r.. EnStun Of the HollingswOrth d
Whitney Co., of Waterville; II. X. Abb
bolt of the Lockwood Co., Watcrvillc;
Prof Geo. II. HamIin of the Interna-
tiundI PAPER Co., OronO: S. w. Phil
brick of the Kcnncbcc Log Driving CO.,
Skowhegan; A. S. Pratt of the Ed
wards Mfg. Co, Augusta; f. F.. Green
wood. G. T.. Skowhcgan; b. p. Whit
ncy, c. f., Gardiner; Il. ]. Patterson.
&. f., SkOwhegan.
other parties interested, rcSrcttinS
their inability to be present.
TF" work that has been done to date
by the stat. Survey Commission. in
Corporation with the United States
G"nlngical Survey, was discussed and
mum, rn,IS suggestions made regarding
its extension.
tntil last season. the measurement
Of river flow at various points on the
nuGt important streams Of the Sta,e
occupied the principal field for study.
In addition to this. during 1904, surveys
We're made of the greater part of the
kcnncbec and PenobScot rivers. The
result of these surveys. published in
sE,ct form are now available for the
Ecnncbcc river. and were exhibited at
tn" meeting yesterday.
Tie value of the plans and prnflcs
of these important water pnwe"
streams has been clearly demonstrated
hv the Demand for them ana in several
cases information derived by the sur
v"vs has been furnished through the
district Office of the Geological Surrey
mt BOSTON. in advance OF the published
maps 50 that It could be used at once.
Ecu'aTEs were trade by the vario'ts
rr,'rcrcrtativ"s IN apprnvnl nf the gopl
vn~', that has thus o,sn done and Ia
point ont some of The flIrih possibiii
tics rn~ power dcgeiorarc'rr ON thns"
tvo rivers which arN alrt ady world
fIu"Is in this way. There was a strong
sentiment i'm favor If some investiGa-
tions and surveys Cor water storage
i'nnr"verrent, and il was suggested that
NJ no" river aud soinT other Of til"
EclGNatcrs Of the * ranrhcc be survey
al with this end in vi"w.
In cornccti ~ with tho surveys which
have been made of Mo .schcad lake by
m" t."nnCbcc Water Power and To"
Driving Companies. This would enable
a fairly comprehcnsiv" study Of this
question a. regards tn" krnncbcc. 1t
was realized by all that latch remained
tn hc done alSn on the cher great pow
"r strcams-the Andrnsc"gCIn, Pcnob-
scot. before their resources az re-
CARDS storage were properly utilized;
Til" experiments about tn hr made in
measuring the evaporation from lake
surfaces ut various points in the Stat,'
were discussed and the Importance az
tli,S factor in storage for aS a matter
Of fact we have very little information
- W us 'tIIll amount on our great
STORAGE basins.
The meeting aGjnrrn"d with express
si"ns of hearty interest in the co-npcra :
five work of the state and Jnitml
states Geological Surveys ana it was
felt that further confrr"nr,.r of this M
turc would tlo much 20 aid the commits
sion N selecting the most useful fields
f"r photographic surveys and invcsti.,a-
tons.
lne"tinC Of the Survey Commission,
with Mr.. Barr owS WAS held during the
evening AMI the decision made to con-
ttnr" the surveys along the lines OF th7
previous season and develop plans and
rroflcs Of tn" Androscogg.r river, and
the East Er1uch Of the I'enobscot In
addition. Investigations With the view
"f inpfovinG storage are rontcmplat ted
"f Moose river and the East Branch of
III" Pcnobecnt head waters
TIL" work OF increasing the flow of the
r'mc'pll rivers If the STATE will gr
"u rs before. with perhaps the addition
%, few new gaging stations.
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