Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-20
STATE HOUSE.
Smallpox Causing Trouble
in Aroostook County.
Several Cases in Reed P|anta-
tion and Those Adjoining.
Automobile Owners Show Preference fol
High Power Cars This Spring.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun.
Gil, Tuesday, April "a, at 10 A. N.

From information which has been re-
ceived at the office of the State board
Of health ii would seem that the small
pox situation in Reed plantation and
vicinity in the southern part of A:oos-
took county is of a rather serious nat
ure, although stringent measure are in
progress with view TO stamping out
the disease. From Investigations which
have been made by the State board it
appears that a number of the lumber
camps in the western part of the plan
, tation were infested with the disease
early in the season, but the inspectors
now find that it has spread to Prentiss
and other places in that section, and
| ii is feared that there are cases in the
surrounding towns.
The State Board of Health sent Dr.
NJ. l.. Young of VanceborO to investi-
gate last week, and he found cases Of
smallpox in a number of the towns
The beard now has an inspector Mr.
Abildgaard, on the ground, at work
with the local boards who, now know
ing what they have on hand, are work
ing with will to stamp out the disease
as promptly as possible.
! The worst feature in connection with
the situation is that it is feared that
many Of the young men have gone in
on the drives, which will increase the
danger of spreading the disease over a
large area, although the secretary of
the state board has charged the local
boards to use their utmost influence
and authority to prevent them leaving
the towns where the disease exists un-
til they could be disinfected. The Of
flee also sent a letter to the surround
ing towns Saturday, telling them of the
presence of the disease and warning
i them against it.
Inspector Abildgaard is a most valu-
able man in the work. He has been
: in the employ Of the State board for
| the past three seasons, during which
time he has done most excellent work
and confidence is felt that under his
direction the best possible results will
be attained.
! Judging from the amount of work
that is now being done in that section
of the office of the secretary of State
i which is devoted to the registration of
, automobiles and the licensing of opcr-
| ators, the season is already commenced
and is destined TO be busy one, as
the applications for registration Of the
vehicles are coming along with IL rush
and several new ones are received
daily. The number Of machines which
y We're registered during this year has
. has already climbed to S2l ana it ~
estimated that the number of autn;no-
biles registered by the close of the
present year will be at least 1100 and
probably more. A noticeable feature in
connection with the work of registra-
ton this spring is that the machines
recorded are of a higher motor power
than they We're last year In 1905 the
majority of the machines registered
We're the smaller ones of the run about
type, but this year there is an apparent
change in favor of the larger touring
car Many of the operators who bought
them being bought as an experimnt, are
\ now selling them or exchanging for the
| larger and more roomy touring car
| Many Of the new cars which have been
| registered are large ones, some of them
| running as high as :5 or 40 horsepower
| The number of applications for licenses
| 10 operate is also increasing, and the
| number which have been granted up to
| date is 1851. all of which would seem
{" indicate that the various types Of the
| 'horseless carriage" would be more
plenty along the Maine highways this
| summer than the flies about the pro
| verbal molasses barrel.