Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-10
Enhmo|ogisl Hiiehings Captures Rare speei-
men Of Caterpillar al West Portland,
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. Fl, at 10 A. M,

Friday, Sept. Fl, at 10 A. N,
Among the corporations which were
| organized under the general law ana
which flied their certificates at tho
| office of the secretary of State l,sr
week was the Pcrham Timber .,
| which was organized at the office ,.f
| Benjamin Thompson Of Portland Son,
T. Tor the purpose OF acquiring tim
Der lands, Stumpage rights and mill
privileges, and for the purpose of car
! rying on the general business of cut
ting, manufacturing and dealing in ali
| kinds of lumber and merchandise that
| may be in any part produced there.
from, and the buying, selling and deal
ing in groceries, dry goods, hardware
and such other commodities as said
corporation may from time to time de-
termine upon, and the acquiring of
| such other real and personal property as
may be found necessary or convenient
for the successful prosecution of tile
| business of said corporation.
The capital stock of the corporation
is S2o.VoG divided into 200 shares at a
par value of 500 each. and the amount
of capital stock already paid in is 500.
| The names and addresses Of the
| shareholders and the number of shares
owned by each are as follows: Alex
| ander r. Laughlin of Portland; one:
George l.. Day OF Gorham, one; Bcnia-
min Thompson of Portland. ono; Mil
| likcn & TomlinSon of Portland. one:
| Charles o. Haskell of Portland. one:
| charles (. Perry Of Island Falls, one:
Herbert NJ. Bates of Calais. one. Mum
her of shares remaining in the trees
| ury. 193.
The president Of the corporation is
| Alexander T. Laughlin, and the treas
| urer is George l.. Day. The directors
are Alexander r. Mclaughlin. George
| l.. Day and benjamin Thompson. Tn.
| clerk is George l.. Day.
Tn" certificate WAS approved ut the
| office Of the secretary of State Sept. I.
| The following annual reports Of
| steam railroads Of the State for the
year ending June 30 have been received
at the railroad commissioners Office:
| kennehcc central-CiroSS earnings
| from operation. $40 20i4i; operating OK
] nenScs. 81 .33i.2l; income from opera
| ton -siS1o.23;. deductions from income.
$1730.G0; net income. $3139.63 against
| $2sSi.71 in 1905. a per cent dividend
amounting to $1,000 was declared. leav-
ing q surplus of SI3963. The total sur
plus from June 20 was $l6.Si215.
| Sandy River Gross earnings from
Operations. $-3,61a.%1; operating cx-
penscs. $il.S,9.3i: income from "ncra-
| ton $3l 159. 9S; deductions from income.
s17S77.17 leaving Il net in"nrl" Of ST.
| S8221. against $8772.77 in 1908. Dividends
| of 4 per cent, amounting to $4,000 were
/
| lions Of $9SS221. The total deficit ON
June 80 was 1862. 2S522.
Eridgton q Saco-Gross earnings
! from operations, $E.o90.23: operating
expenses. s32,353; total income, si5.216-
81: deductions from income. $9726.S4.
leaving-a net income of S549n.Ol. against
$7fS7.o5 in 1905. A dividend of 4 per
cent, amounting to $4,000, was paid.
| Tn" surplus for the years operations
WAS $4,000. The surplus of June 80
| was $SS6t99.
| Franklin e. Megantic-Gross earn
| ings from operation. A6,S50-98; "p"rar-
| ing expenses. So 563 o8: total income.
| SIt3t7; deductions from income. $500
So. leaving a net income of $o9i312.
against $3I?3,3 in 1905. dividend Of
S35nt. 4 per cent. on the common stock,
| WIS f'fEtifU h' 'i'ii'it VI "'''N ~
was $3S7601.
| Tho total gross earnings Of the Grand
| Trunk in Maine were $15S. 1926: tota!
| operating expenses. state of Maine.
SIS. 3g7. OS The total mileage in Maine
| is S9.51 miles.
i Prof f.. F. HitchinGS Of Wat"rVIii".
Il the state entomologiSt connected with
4 the department of agriculture. was at
\ the Capitol Saturday. having returned
Il from Lewiston where he had been IN
Il attendance at the Maine State far.
Il which closed Friday. In speaking OF
i his exhibit of chronological specimens,
which included many Of the insect pests
which infest the state, he said that
II the exhibit attracted a large amount Of
= attention, which was very gratifying.
as it showed that the people everE-
! where were alive to the situation ana
were eager to learn how to successfully
combat the inroadS of the pests and TO
IencOmpass their destruction. he also
received many requests for the bulie-
tin recently issued on the subject OF m
sect pests. and a clerk was busy az me
DEPARTMENT Saturday mailing a large
number of them.
| While on-a visit to West Portland
few DAYS ago Prof. Hitchings ran
across q kind Of pest in the shape nj