Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-18
STATE HOUSE,
About 200 Applications
tor Automobile Licenses.
Agricultural Department Bulletin
on Subject Of Fairs.
Books for the City Improvement League.
Department Notes.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun.
Gil, May 70, at 10 A. N.

Next Meeting Of Governor and coun.
c'l, May 70, at 10 A. NJ.
a circular from the Office of the in
spector general of rifle practice. at
fortiand. has been issued to the Ma
'iofai Guard of the State. from the
"flce of the adjutant general. under
GATE OF May 5. The circular is in
pamphlet form, and contains Is pages
devoted to rules and regulations, gov
erning team competitions and individ-
uai matches, such as have been adopt
ed by the National Board for the Pro-
motlon Of Rifle Practice and the same
are issued for the information and
guidance of the National Guard of the
State of Maine. so far as the same are
practicable. Inclnded, also. is n list of
the officers of the competitions and
their duties. rules governing protests.
scoring and marking. the kinds of
arms to be used. sights. trigger pull.
ammunition. order of firing. etc. rapid
firing. skirmish firing. cleaning arms.
revolver and pistol shooting. sighting
shots. ties. penalties. and much other
valuable information of special inter-
est to the members of the guard.
State Librarian Carver who is deep
ly interested in the City Improvement
League, which has recently been or
ganiZed i'm the city. has compiled the
following list of some of the latest
books which have been published on
the subjec: of civic improvement. and
are contained in the State library.
These books are available to the citi-
2ens Of Augusta, and contain Il large
amount of valuable matter which
should be Of especial interest at the
present time:
THE Twentieth Century City" a
record Of work accomplished for civic
betterment; proceedings of the An
nual Convention of 1901, Of the AmerI-
can League for Civic Improvement"
headquarters. Springfield. Ohio; Ma
ton Wide Civic Betterment;" Report
of the Third Annual Convention of the
American League for Civic Improve
ment. 1902" Work of Civic Improve
ment." by Jesse NJ. Good, 1900: 1.-THE
Improvement of Towns and Cities. or
the Practical Basis of Civic Aesthe-
ties" by Chas. Milford Robinson. pub
iishei by G. P. Putnam Sons. n. Y.
1901; Modern Civic Art, or the City
Made eBautiful" by ChaS milford
Robinson, G. p. Putnam Sons n. Y
1908.
While at the Capitol. Tuesday. Com
missioner Gilman of the department of
agriculture. made arrangements for
the issuance of the next department
bulletin, for the month of June. The
subject of the bulletin will be agri-
cultural fairs. and how they should be
conducted. The subject is one which
will awaken a great amount of inter-
est in the State, in both the agricul-
tural and more thickly populated por-
tionS. and more especially to the
officers of the different agricultural
societies throughout the State, who
are even now making the preliminary
arrangements for the exhibitions to be
hcld during the coming fall. Among
the other questions which will be dis
cussed in the bulletin will be how the
premiums should be awarded. and how
the fairs may be made more instruc-
tive and of greater interest. In fact.
it is the purpose Of the commissioner to
entertain any suggestion which will
tend to create an improvement in the
fairs One of the ideas, also. is to
adopt some means CT securing an in
creased interest in the coming fairs.
on the part of the farmers. The bull
letin will be somewhat of a novelty in
it's line, and its appearance will be
awaited with much interest.
Under the system of fire warden
service in vogue i'm this State. prompt
returns are made to the office of the
State forestry department. which is
thus ena bled, in the event of any long
continued confiagratiOn, to supervise
and direct the movements of those en-
gagged in extinguishing the blaze. Most
of the fires so far heard from i'm north
ern and eastern Maine have been COM
paratively light. and have been ex-
peditiously handled, combining the
flames to small area. The instruc-
lions sent out to fire wardens are well
prepared. The blanks are also very
explicit and. when filled in by the
wardens. cover in detail all the phases
of the fire. Further than this. the
office also has for it's information the
records of fires in the forests of incor-
porated towns. furnished by assessors
through specially prepared blanks sent
out. so that the department at all
times is in touch with fires all over
the State.
Insurance Commissioner Carr has
returned from Il trip to Enfield. where
he had been on 4 combined business
and pleasure trip. During his visit ne
tried the fishing in that locality. ana
was very successful. landing ten hand
some trout. which would average In
weight, 3k pounds.
As the month of June approaches,
daily increase is noticed in the number OF
applications for registration of automo-
biles and licenses to operate them. which
are received at the Office of the Secre-
tary of State. OF course. many are yet to
come, but those which are at present on
file number about 200. In addition to the
above. seven applications have been re-
ceived for motor cycles.
1t is understood that meeting of the
enforcement commission will be held
at its room in the Capitol. Friday, and
o1er <bot Gov COhh who will he DreS-