Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-03
STATE HOUSE,
Expert Gypsy Moth Hunt
ers Coming to Maine.
The Work Of the Maine State
Sanatorium at Hebron.
Visitors al The CapihI---Two New Cor.
porations Reported THURSDAY.

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sion, in Massachusetts, i'm which II l.
stated that he and l.. o. Holman ON
tomolOgi$t at the department of .g,i-
culture at Washington, D. C.. will
come TO Maine next Monday. and vim
make lying visit to Portland. Au-
Gusta, Bangor ana Rockland durin :
next week.
Mr. Kirkland states that they will
arrive in Portland in the forenoon of
Monday Aug. 9Th and will be glad to
| meet Maine officials who are Interested
in the work at l o'clock at the Yves;
End hotel in that city
They will leave Portland on the : Il
train for Augusta where they will IA S;
the night and remain until 3.15 Tues
| day afternoon. leaving on train No. 10
for Bangor. From that point they will
go to Rockland, where they will be on
Wednesday,
| Arrangements will proba bly, be made
| by the State Board for a meeting Of the
visitors with some of Names prorni-
nent public men, steps to that end be-
| ing in progress at the present time.
Possibly Congressman Allen NAV meet
the visitors at Portland and perhaps
Gov. Cobb and Congressman Littlefield
at Rockland although these matters
are as yet entirely unsettled
The following visitors haze register
ed at the fish and game department:
Miss Florence Crowell, Brockton. Mass.
Thurman Smith, New York: Miss Jul
ia Smith Chelsea. Mass; Miss Dorise l.
Smith, Chelsea, Mass. Mrs. r. H.
Written, Chelsea, Mass; Merton II
Written. Chelsea. Mass: Mrs. Frank
l." Tibbctts. West Somervile. Mass
Master Frank A. Tibbetts West Som
erville, Mass: Master Ralph Il. lib
belts, West Somerville. Mass; Mrs
orrin l.. Ham. Cedar Grove: Mrs. Hell
en- A. Ham. Cedar Grove; Mrs w. i.
Rathburn, Little Falls. n. Y: Mrs. l..
T.. MaChettc. Canton Junction. Mass:
j.. g. Rathhurn. Canton Junction.
Mass: Walter l.. Keller. West Haven,
Conn; Charles III. Conaty West Haven
conn; Margaret Keller, West Haven;
Conn.
Capt. f.. f. Philbrook, who has been
fighting the brown-tail moth in Maine
for two years. being appointed for this
work by the State, estimates that he
will need a legislative appropriation of
lot Il cent less than 100000 to fight
The great droves of them that have
come INTO Maine during the past two
weeks have brought people to a COM
plet2 realization of what problem they
have got to solve and already every
where the question Of what shall I've
done t. get rid Of them is being dis
cuSSed. There has been some talk Of
putting the whole matter Of extermina-
ting the moths into the hands of a
commission appointed for that purpose
nut there are many strong opponents
to this plan. A commission. these peo-
pie say, must have at least three men
berS and these men must each receive
a good sized salary. There is 50 much
out of the appropriation. AS it is now
the money is all handled by secretary
Gilman of the Bureau of Agriculture.
who gets no more money for it and
the work is now handled i'm the best
possible manner.
The following article from the late
bulletin of the state Board of Health.
concerning the Maine Sanitorium at
Hebron will he of interest to the many
who are Interested i'm this Maine in
stitution and its work
In pursuance of the objects outlined
in its constitution "to establish ana
maintain a public institution for the
isolation. treatment, and cure OF per-
SONS affected with pulmonary disease,
and to exert it's Influence toward the
lcSSening of the prevalence of tuber-
culoSiS." the Maine State Sinatorlum
Association opened its first building
fer the reception Of persons aIcctch
with incipicnt tuberculosis i'll inc
latter part of the year 1904. That first
building had accommodations for only
eighteen patients. and the waiting list
of persons who have desired al
mission. but could not be admitted on
account of the lack of room has been
an eloquent plea to the trustees to in
Grease the facilities of the institution
so that those persons desiring admis-
sion would not he required to wait
until after the most favorable stage for
cure in their cases has passed. The
institution is charitable and benevo-
lent in its intent. but it is understood
that it is the purpose of the trustees 10
extend financial help or partial help
to this kind of patients only who are
unable to pay for treatment.
The first expenditure of the associa-
ton was for a tract of about $40 acres
Of land. quoting the words of recent
statement of the association, "araple
land. orchard. pasture. ana Woonianu'
Its location and scenic and climatic
advantages are of the very best. Inc
water supply is soft. pure. plentiful
and unexcelled. The farm has been
well stocked with dairy herd, team.
and a good equipment of tools ana
farm machinery: all housed IN new
and well constructed building. includ-
ing horse and dairy stable. barn. $40
wagon and tool sheds. The farmhouse
is near. All these are considered very
important parts of the sanatoriun
equipment"
This year the association has. near
ing completion. permanent az
ministration building which Will De
good. substantial, and attractive struc-
ture. with ample arrangements Tor