Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-05
STATE HOUSE.
Work Being Done by
State Dairy Inspector.
Mr.. Thompson Talks interest
ingIy on Wisconsin Curd Test.
Gardiner, Richmond and Topsham Street Ry.
Files Articles Of Association.
sTATEHoUsE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, April "a, at 10 A. N.


c. :. Thompson Of Winterport, the.
State dairy inspector connected with
the department of agriculture. was at
the Capitol for a few hours Wednes-
day, on his way to Winthrop. Mr.
Thompson is now engaged in the work
Of making an inspection of the stores
and restaurants in the different parts
of the State, for the purpose of asccr-
tanning if the law is being complied
with in regard to "leonargarine and
renovated butter He reports finding
some of both. but the trip this time is
being made principally for the pur-
pose of calling to the law the attention
of such people as evidently do not
know the law or have not read il. He
says. however, that there is decided
| change for the better i'll the amount
| of olco handled as the number of Ii
| censes which have been taken out in
| order to handle it is only about half
of what it Was last year.
Mr.. Thompson is also examining milk
| in such places as he visits with the
Wisconsin curd test. which is an en-
| tirely new method in Maine. IL is one
Of the inventions of DIR. Ba bcock of the
Wisconsin station, the inventor Of the
well known Babcock test, and is con-
sidered one of the best tests on the
| market. The making of the test is IA
very interesting operation.
ten-ounce jar is filled with the
milk to be tested. and placed in water
of q temperature of from 50 t" 100 de-
grecs. after which ten drops of rennet
are added and the milk is curdled.
The whey is then drawn off and i'll the
bottom of the jar will be found the
curd. from one-half to three-fourths
of an inch in thickness.
Milk that is pure or nearly pure gives
a firm and solid curd. while that made
from milk which contained barn dirt
will be found, on cutting through it to
contain large mechanical gas holes.
The curd secured from milk which
came from dirty cans, or contained
dirt from outside the barn will be
found to be filled with small holes.
The real value of the test comes in
the cutting of the curd and getting the
odor as no matter what the nature of
the dirt or foreign substance which
was contained in the milk. it's smell
can be detected the moment the curd
/ is cut The test is very accurate and
the work of making it is very fascinat-
ing.
Special orders No. -, have been is-
sued from the Office nf the adjutant
general under date of April >. author
izng the election of an ensign i'll the
second division of the Naval Reserves.
~ G. S NJ. This position was vacated
by Lieut.. J. CD Franklin Q. Twitchcll
by his promotion to be executive
officer and adiutant of the Ships Co.
Naval Reserves. The election is as
signed for Wednesday evening. April
H. at the armory on Portland pier. 1t
is understood that the only candidate
for the position is Fred II. TwitchcIl, a
brother of Lieut.. Twitchel.
Announcement was made WedneS-
day at the office of the secretary of
state that articles Of association had
been filed by the Gardiner. Richmond g.
Topsham Street Railway. This cor
pOration was organized under sections
/ and . of chapter 81 of the Revised
Statutes. and has . capital stock of
$3.50. 900. of which five per cent. is paid
in.
Notice has been issued from the
office of the commission of inland fish
cries and game stating that the com
missioners will be in session at tho
Penobscot Exchange hotel in Bangor
Friday. April 6. at l1.30 in tho forenoon.
for the purpose of holding a hearing on
the petition of George r. Thompson
and n others. residents of the town of
Orono and vicinity. praying that the
streams tributary to Chemo lake be
closed to fishing.
The following corporations have
filed their certificates Of organization
=, the office of the secretary Of State:
Arthur Chaplin Co. organized at
Rancor. for the purpos" of dealing in
goods and merchandise of every de-
6, ription with 100000 capital stock.
Of which nothing is paid in Officers:
President and treasurer. Arthur
Chapin of Bangor. Certificate ap-
proved April 3. 1906
Security Lock Nut Co. organized at
Eitterv. for the purpose Of manufaC-
turing and dealing in lock nuts. bolts
and nuts. and for other purposes. with
5000 600 capital stock. of which moth
inp H.
Harold p. knowlton of Maiden, Mass:
treasurer Joseph w. Hawes of kittery.
Certificate approved April a. 1906.
The Santa Cruz Mineral Co, organ
ized at Augusta. for the purpose of
constructing. operating and maintain
ing a railroad line in Arizona and for
other purposes with $2,OOOOOO capital
stock. of which nothing is paid in.
Ofticers: President and treasurer. I. l..
Fairbanks of Augusta. Certificate
approved April 4. 1906
The White Coal and Electric Co.
organized at Augusta. for the purpose
of mining and marketing coal. and for
other purposes. with 100000 capital
stock. of which nothing is paid in.
Oaicers: President and treasurer |. L.
Fairbanks of Augusta. Certificate ap-
proved April a. 1906
| commonwealth Cemetery Corpor-
.tion organized at Berwick. for the
n,,rnose of conducting the business of
cemetery corporation. with s15OO0O