Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-08
STATE HOUSE.
One Of Maine's New Cor
porations.
Clyde Steamship Co. With Capt.
tai Stock Of SI4,000,000.
Maine State Sanatorium Association Holds
Meeting at Portland.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Feb. %, at 10 A. NJ.

filed certificates at the Office of the
secretary of State during the week,
and one around which clusters an un-
usual amount Of interest, is that of
the Clyde Steamship Co. which was or
ganiZed at Portland Tuesday. Feb. 6,
for the purpose of carrying on the busi-
ness of building. owning, chartering.
selling and dealing in steamships.
Larges, sailing vessels and boats of all
sorts used for the transportation of
passengers and freight. and also for
owning and operating shipbuilding
plants. ship railways, dry docks,
wharves, docks, elevators, stOrehouses,
etc, and for many other purposes.
The capital stock of the corporation
is s14,0OO.000, of which the sum of $500
has been paid in. and all stock is COM
mon stock. The par value of the
shares is 800 each. The names and
residences of the shareholders and the
amount of stock held by them is as
follows: VIM. Moller of Boston, Mass
one share: Joshua d. Upton of North
Reading, Mass, one: f. c. Ramsdall of
Boston, nine; l.. l.. Hight of Portland,
one; II. l.. Cram of Portland. one;
Arthur Chapman of Portland. one: H.
p. Sweetser of Portland, one. Number
of shares in the treasury, 1885.
The president of the corporation is L..
l.. Hight. the treasurer II. P. Sweetser,
both of Portland and the clerk is
Frederick II. Low of Bath. The direc-
tors are l.. l.. Hight. H. p. Sweetser.
Arthur Chapman and Fl. l.. Cram.
The certificate was approved at the
office of the secretary of State. Feb. 6.
The organization of this corporation
is of especial interest at this time.
following as it does the annouce-
ment that the Clyde Line of
steamers has been purchased by
Charles w. Morse. formerly of Bath.
for s7,OOo,000. Mr. Morse already con-
trolled the Metropolitan Line between
Boston and New York, the Eastern
Steamship Co, between Boston and
Maine ports and St. John. n. t., and
the Day Line, between New York and
Albany. He bought the Eastern
Steamship co. in 1901. BY the pur-
chase of the Clyde Line, Mr.. Morse
gains control of lines Of steamers along
the Atlantic coast from st. John, n. e.,
to Jacksonville. Fla.
The fleet of the Clyde Line, running
from New York and from Boston. COM
priscs about 40 steamships, including
the Onondaga, Chippewa. Carib,
Apache. Arapahoc, Comanche. Huron.
Algonquin, IrouuoiS. New York. Nava-
hoe. Mohcan, Winyah. Benefactor, G.
w. Clyde. Goldsboro, Oneida, etc.
Steamers Of this line run from New
York and Boston to Jacksonville. via
Charleston, and from New York to
Wilmington and Georgetown.
The annual meeting of the Maine
State Sanatorium Association was held
at the Lafayette Hotel in Portland
Tuesday afternoon, and was a very
successful session. There were present
of the board Of trustees. Charles II.
Pdyson and Hish"p Goldman Of Port
land: Hiram w. Kicker. Poland
Springs; Hon. William d. Pcnncl.
Lewiston: Hon. Frank G. Whtrhousc
Topsham; DR.. +. G. Thaycr. ana Hon.
cyrus w. Davis of WatCrvllc: Hon
Wald" Pctt"ngill of Rumford Falls:
Gen. Sclden connor Augusta, Mc. and
DIR. Estes Nichols. DR.. A. G. Young of
this city, secretary of the board. was
unable to be present because Of an in
jury to his knee.
The report of the secretary, DR..
Young, WAS read and approved.
The report of the treasurer. Trcby
Johnson Of Augusta. was next in order.
The report of the building committee,
DR.. Weeks Hiram w. Kicker and DR..
Nichols. was next given. and was very
interesting. given the progress that is
being made on the new Buildings This
committee suggested that two new cot
tages. to accommodate 16 patients.
each are to be erected just as soon as
the ground opens up. A gentleman
from Boston has offered to give $4,000
if the trustees will raise $4,000 1t was
voted to make every effort to raise this
$4,000 and it is hoped that the people
Of Maine will contribute this amount so
that the sanatorium may get this sl0.-
900 which would enable the sanatorum
to build the two very much needed
cottages.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-Hon. Selden Connor.
Vice president-Hiram w. Kicker.
Secretary-Dr. A. c. Young.
,Treasurer-Treby johnson.
The following trustees were elected TO
fill the vacancies Of those whose term
expired this year: Hon. John F. Hill.
Augusta: Hon. Waldo Pettengill. Rum.
ford Falls: E. D. Chamberlain. Boston.
Hugh J. Chisholm. New York: Cvrus
W., Davis. Waterville; Frank c. Paw
son. Portland; DR.. Estes Nichols. Port.
land.
The report of DR.. Estes Nichols tho
medical director of the institution. was
very able one. "nd contained the fol-
lowing interesting statistics of tho
years work at the sanatorium:
"The number of patients admitted
during year. 4S: discharged, aS: in san
atorium at present, 10.
classification of condition on ,d-
mittance: Gncipient. 49,: class %
patients moderately advanced 10Y
class .. patients. 0ar advanced)
Average residences of cases in c,ass
/. four months and five DAYS.
THE average gain. L. 1-s pounds
in.