Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-08-29
STATE HOUSE,
No Decision on Auburn &
Turner R. R. Petition.
Commissioners viii Wait for
Further Statements.
New York Man Fined SIS and Costs fol
New York Man Fined $25 and Costs for
Hunting Without a License.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. 21, at 10 A. M.

TTt0dy, sept Il, AT ~ a, M.
A meeting of the Board or Railroad
Commissioners was held at the office
Of The board at the Capitol Tuesday
forenoon. for the purpose of giving 4
hearing on the petition of the Auburn
and Turner Railroad Co, which asked
the commissioners to file a certificate
With the secretary Of State permitting
the bonds of the company to become
savings bank Investments. The fun
board was present as follows: Hon.
Joseph r. Peaks, chairman, of Dover
Hon. Il. +. Chadbourne of BiddefOr1
ana Hon. Parker Spofford Of Bucksport,
and John Morrill, Of Auburn was pres
ent, appearing for Frank w. Dana Of
Boston, president Of the company and
one of its chief promoters The matter
was taken under consideration and the
decision of the commissioners was re-
served pending the presentation of da-
ditional statements regarding the COM
pany.
1t will be remembered that in the
petition the declaration is made that
the amount of capital stock issued and
outstanding is 100000 and that the
amount of capital stock actually paid
in in cash and expended in the con
Struction and equipment Of the road in
addition to the amount of the bonded
debt is $47.54i. The amount of the first
mortgage Indebtedness is SIPS 600
which is now outstanding, and the
amount received from the sale of the
bonds has been expended in the con-
Structiop and equipment of the road.
The total amount expended in the con-
Struction of the road to date is $l12.3if
The road is nine miles in length and
runs between Turner and Auburn.
The blanks for the September bulle-
tin of the department Of agriculture
are n,W being sent out from the office
The subject this time is the care and
handling Of min. ana cream. ana III an-
nounci'lg the subject of tn" bulletin
Colnu'ssiun.r Gilman writes as fol
l""s: In the next number of our bul-
ictin "" shall con slider Il very import
ant subject. the care and Handling IF
Milk ami Cream. So large a majority
Of the farmers of Maine are enga gcd
in some line of dairying, and the pred!
acts Of the dairy are 50 generally con-
suncd. that this subject must be of
interest to ali. No food product is more
largely used and ncne is more susce2t-
ible to the conditions under when it is
handled or more quickly contaminated
by unsanitary surroundings than milk.
Better methods in producing ana car
ing for milk or cream, which will result
in an improvement in the quality and
healthfulncSS Of these products, Will
not only be~of financial benefit to every
dairyman. but will also be directly and
largely beneficial to the vast army Of
consuniers We would ask our cores
pondentS to give us their IDEAS and suS-
gestions in regard to the handling of
milk and cream, both for direct con-
:'umption as market milk or cream AMI
for butter or cheese making purposes.
| at the farm or factory. Let your re-
marks cover such lines as the care ana
ventilation of barns and stables. care
| of milk utensils and dairy utensils.
methods Of straining, cooling, aeratinS
and crpaming milk, and any other
points that may occur to you. We VIII
give careful attention to all questions
| that may be asked. on any line of farm
| work, and would ask you to answer
as accurately as possible the usual crop
questions which we append.
| Included also in the blank are num-
Der Of questions regarding the hay and
apple crop as compared with last year,
| the potato crop, the corn crop, the
amount of grain raised. etc. also the
| question whether or not the farmers
are becoming more interested in sheep
husbandry. and IDEAS are asked as 10
what should be done towards the bet
ter protection Of sheep from dogs. The
| subject of the bulletin is an important
| one ana its contents should prove of
| much interest.
| Chairman Carleton of the commission