Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-11
STATE HOUSE.
Largest Corporation Yet
Organized in Maine.
Mining Company Has Capital
Stock Of S75,000,000.
Little Girls Letter 10 Governor Cobb--.0ther
Little Girls Letter 10 Governor Cohb...0ther
Matters.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Jan. 23, at 10. A. M.

| The certificate of organization Of
| what is the largest corporation that
has ever been organized in Maine under
the general law. has been approved
and filed at the Office of the secretary
| ofSt3te. The name of the corporation
| is the United States Smelling. Refining
and Mining Co, and the organization
was effected at 80 Exchange street,
Portland, Tuesday, Jan. g.
The purpose for which the corpora
tion was organized are to own mines,
qrarrIes. mining rights, lands and priv
ileges in the United States or any 9TH
er rart of the world and to prospect,
develop. operate and turn TO account
sucn properties, rights and privileges.
The capital stock of the corporation
| is s7J000,00O. of which $31 800, 900 is COM
mon stock and a like amount preferred
stock. The amount of capital stock al
ready paid in is $500 and the par value
Of the shares is $50 each.
The share holders of common stock
are rs follows: G. A. Hight Of Brook
line, Mass; 1876 shares: G.. S. Selfrdge
Of Boston. Louis NJ. Clark of BOSTON.
Joshua -. Upton of North Beading.
Mass. Edward G. Ramsdell of Boston,
J.. l.. Hight Of Portland, III. II. Sweet
ser ri Portland. Arthur Chapman Of
Portland, +. w. Batcheder Of Wes-
| ton. Mass. VIM. F. Moller OF Boston.
| Jeremiah Smith. Jr., of Boston, Albert
NJ. Lyon of Boston. Jeremiah j. Mack
| ing Of Boston, Alfred h. White of
BOSTON, and Joseph o. Proctor Of Bos-
| ton, one share each. The number of
l -.
| l ,499 $50.
| The president Of the corporation is
Ic. A. Hight Of Brookline, Mass, and
| the treasurer Edward G. Ramsdell Of
| Boston. The clerk is l.. l.. Hight of
| Portland. The directors are the share
holders named above.
| The following general orders. placing
| 1st Lieut.. Fred q. Smith Of 90. l.. ID III
fantry, Houlton. on the retired list. has
| been issued from the office of the ad-
| jutant general:
State of Maine-Adjutant Generals Of
| fee. Augusta, Me-, Jan. 5, 1906.
General Orders No. !.
|. FRED o. Smith. 2d. Of Houlton, hay
ing served as q commissioned officer
| in thn National Guard of the State of
| MHih" for Il period of six years. is here
| by laced uI.on the retired list of COM
mS.utIct. piii"cr; of the volunteer mi
| litia uf the STATE of Maine, in accord
are" with the provisions OF Section l.
| Chapter &c OF the Public Laws of the
| State of Maine, 1907, with rank Of 1st
| Ii, ,utenant.
Service: First lieutenant, Co. l.. 2d
| Infantry, Dec. %. 1892 to Dec. -. 1905
BY order of the Commander-inCh
AUGUSTUS Il. FARNHAM,
| Adjutant General.
| In accordance with general orders
| No -, recently issued from the office
| of the adjutant general, the annual i'll
| Spection of the different organizations
| OF the National Guard of the State of
| Maine by an officer of the United States
army will commence Monday, Jan. l..
| the officer who has been detailed for
the service heinG Capt. John a. Mitch
eli of the Portland Artillery district.
The inspections for tn" week will be as
follows: Monday. Co. Il, 1st Infantry at
Portland: Tuesday, Co. f.. 1st Infan-
try at Portland; Wednesday. Co NJ, LIST
Infantry at Westbrook; Thursday. Co.
A. let Infantry at Portland; Friday,
Co. l.. 1st Infantry at Portland.
| Somewhere over in Hancock county
there is a little girl and Il bright little
Girl she is, too, for she not only is
Il aware OF the needs of her town in the
lWay of school supplies. but has decided
to secure them if possible and To that
end las solicited the assistance Of the
President Of the United States and al
so that of the Governor of the State, by
writing the latter the following letter:
| Jan. :, 1905.
| Mr.. Cobb:
| Dear Sir-I am going to write you
about our school. The town is poor and
lcant get things for il. We haven't
Il map, chart or dictionary. If you could
send a map it would help us. h'ye
writte3 to the President to see if he
could Send us something. There is eight
boys and girls two girls age is 10 and
8 and my age is II. Ii you send any
thing express to Rucksport. Will close
Iyour true friend.
| The letter is we'll written for Il little
girl Of IL summers, and To the point
and il is not likely that her request to
Mainc's Chief Executive will be passed
unnOticcd.
| the fhinpc of infproct