Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-23
State HOUSE.
Growing Usefulness Of the
Travelling Libraries.
A Corporation to do Business
in -Four Foreign Countries.
The Capitol Ball Tossers Still Talking
About Doing Things.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next meeting of Governor and Coun-
ell, Friday. Oct. 10, at 10 A. M.

4 novel feature in connection with
the circulation of travelling libraries by
the State library. from which depart
meHt thcs" aSsOTtmcntS Of reading
matter are sent al over the State. mas
d.vclJpcd with the sending of one Of
these libraries to Bangor, at the re
qu, Il Of til" management Of the Ban
gor Railway ANA Electric CO.. the OBJ
j,rt thereof being 10 secure the books
for the uSc of the employees Of the COM
pHmy. III Il postscript TO the letter con-
timing the request, the writer states
that the measure has been adopted as
an ihducCmrnt for the employees TO get
III the way of reading good books. and
Of " iEature that will Drove of benefit
70 them. These books will cost the
employees nothing, and the move on the
part Of the company seems To be q
Very liberal minded one. and commend
able. These libraries are made up Of
loo copies each, Of carefully selected
reading matter, containing the Lest
SIIdC of fiction AMI also history, Scien-
tihc Wolks and writings ON practically
e,rry SuDJ"ct. They ara sent out from
The State library without cost TO those
amy time that they are wanted The
liiuil At which these libraries are kept
out is six months. This is the first in
sldn"t III which "n application mas been
S"nt in to the library by 4 corporation.
with i view TO securing reading matter
foI its employees, and as it is stated
.tb0V.. il is a most generous action ON
tn" part Of the company, and one that
might, and probably will. be followed
by Otn"r concerns. TO good advantage.
Tho travelling Libraries are not made up
in any stcr"otyprd style Of arrange
mcnt, bu! can be- 50 arranged that they
viii contain valuable information in
my line Of business. Too much cu!i
hardly 10 said in favor Of Tie good
which would accrue from the establish
iIrnt Of the practice which has been
uIHU-rrtt"I by the Bangor company.
among the corporations which have
been organized in Maine within thu.
past few days is that of the Lake Tor
p"dO Pnat Co., which is something of
Il novelty imaSmHch rs while il is q
single cooperation. -four separate ccrti-
.lIcItcs Of organization We're required 10
y" drawn w and filed AT the office Of
IN" S"cr, tary Of State, one each for
England, Germany, Russia ANA Italy.
the corporation was organized at the
office uf Heath X Andrews, in Augusta.
Tuesday, sept. 70. for the purpose of
manufacturing and dealing in Subma-
rInc torpedo boats. guns, torpedntS.
amnunitiunS Of war, including cXpi0-
siSrS and all coglIatc devices relating
TO tile uSc Of submarine torpedo boats.
IN" ;pital stock Of tht. corporation is
81 900 900 Of which nothing is Paid III,
ANA is made up Of 0O00 shares. the
price # Which is 500 each. Tho list Of
drr'!.old,rs. each Of whom has sub
Scrh..I for one share of common stock.
Is as follows: Fred Il. Whitney Of
Washington, ID. g; Henry J. Miller of
Elizabeth. y. j.; W. :. Lee f.. +. PEN
n"y md y. =. Bibber. all of Augusta.
Thrs, five parties also constitute the
board of directors. The president of
H., corporation il Fred H. Whitney nf
Washington. ANA the treasurer ". ;.
-, ~ Augusta. The head office Of the
curpuratinn viii be in Augusta. hut
branch offices may be- located At other
places outside Of the state. ana it is
50 organized that it may do business
in the foreign countries named under
the Laws of those countries.
The annual report of the State Dairy
mems Association is in the hands of the
printer. ANA Will BE- ready for distribu-
tIpH within a short time. The Sep
t,n,brr bulletin Of the department of
agriculture is also nearly finished, and
will be ont during the coming week.
Ii is now expected that the proposed
baseball game between Capt Boyd'S
team and the government ball tossers
from the Augusta postoflice. will be
played at the Driving park, next Tues
day afternoon. il the latter team still
lave their courage screwed up to the
required pitch. The members Of tn"
stat House team have been putting
| i'll some practice. after hours. and ~
| t.. Perkins, the g"nilcmanly superin-
tcnd"nt Of the "liit" at the Capitol
who has been coaching them from the
| front steps If the building. reports
| that several of them have given tVi-
| lcn"" nt having seen the game played.
| The only matter which seems a mys-
| terry to th"S" VINO are making the rules
| by which the game will be played. is
the question aS to What constitutes a
| high bull And it has practically been
| decided to leave the decision 10 the ad-
yisory board.
The following corporations have
filed their certificates of organization
| ut the office of the secretary of state:
Frisco Mining Co. organized 1T
| portllni, for the purpose of doing u
general mining business with $500 900