Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-06
Rain Was Welcome In
the Maine Woods.
Railroad Commissioners Dis.
pose Of Several Matters.
Forest Commission Tells of Great
Miramichi Fire In 1926, /
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun-
Gil, Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 A. M.

Inc resent rain storm which had pre-.
vailed all over the State for the IA
three days, while it was source Of {
great deal of disappointment to tn.
| management of some of the agricuI
| tural fairs whose dates come this week
as well IS the many people who hot
made their plans for attending TN,
fairs, has done q great deal of good
ana by no one was the rainfall more
appreciated than by the owners of III,
vast timberlandS in the northern parr
OF the State. where there is during In,
dry season the constant menace of fire
Maine inmbcrmcn have learned bl
experience what it means for fire I,
sweep through q tract of timberlard
and the advent of long dry periOd
brings with it to them Il feeling Of un.
easlneSS lest fire should be started in
TN" woods and carry destruction in its
path. This season thus far the State
has been Very lucky in the wav II
forest hrcF, and none Of any import
ancc hav" occurred. but the month oi
| August was productive of but small
| amount Of rain and the woods were
| 20 tim Try. In consequence on this tn
rain of the PAST few days has been most
| welcome tc the owners of the timber
| lands If not to tn" people OF the state
| in general.
| In speaking of the rain yesterday the
| forest commissioner expressed much
satisfaction at the rainfall because it
removed al immediate danger from
fn1"st fires. The storm area extended
AL over tn" Stat" and everything in
tn" woods got a good soaking 50 that
ts"r" Will he no danger from fire for
some time to come.
1t is not however too late for forest
fires, for if the weather of the balance
q the se5 son holds dry there il ha-
bility that forest fires will occur in
October, as some Of the most disastrous
forest fires in the history of the state
have occurred during this month.
AS an instance Of these late season
fires tho commissioner cited the great
Miramich fire which started oct. Z.
1925, ana 50 terrific did it rage that in
nine hours il had DESTROYED Il belt of
forest SO miles in length and - miles
wide. over 2.500.0O0 acres were burned
over and nearly every living thing
swept in the path of the fire. Their
were so buildings burned and the
towns Of Newcastle. Chatham ana
DonglaSstOwn We're destroyed. The
number of human lives lost in this fire
was 1Go. Other destructive forest fires
hav" occurred during the month Of
October. hut mono 50 serious as the one
mentioned above.
I'll" tte risk is pcrhans greater in
October than ut any other time, because
Of tho fact that the hunting season is
then on and the woods are fun of the
army of Sportsmen which annually
visits the State in search of big game
Notices are posted cautiOning all re-
garding The building Of fires in the
woods and great care should be cXcr-
ci&cd on leaving campfircs to soc thar
no cmbcrs are left that might in any
way be famed into flame and thus en-
danger the whole district
Tho T:oard Of Railroad Commission
crs was in session at its office Thurs
day. the fun board being present, and
several matters We're disposed Of
The location of the MedfOrd extern
sion of the Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
road, from Lagrange to Township No.
4. distance Of about IS miles. was
approved.
Two petitions from the municipal Of
fcrrs of Woodstock for highway cross
ings Of the Grand Trunk Railway at
Woodstock were dismissed.
A petition from the municipal off
GERS of Auburn for changes of high
ways at Darville Junction We're dis
missed by agreement.
A petition from the Augusta e. Wat
ervilla Railway for n change Of loca-
ton If its line in Augusta and Vassal-
b0ro was granted.
Tho Commissioners Of Inland FISH
cries and Game, Hon. T.. r. Carleton
of Winthrop Hon. T.. T.. Ring Of Orono.
and Hon. J. w. Brackett of Phillips.
will he at Caribou on Wednesday. Sept.
II. whore they will hold n hearing on
petition in regard to the construction
of fshways in the dams on the NADIA
waska river.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and
Game will be held at the office of the
board at the Capitol this afternoon, at
which the usual routine business will
be taken up.
The Board Of State Assessors has
completed arrangements for the COM
ing series of meetings with the timber
land owners of Penobscot and Aroos-
took counties. and will be in session at
the court house in Bangor at 9 A. NJ,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Sept. II Is;
Mt the court house in Houlton at a.
NJ. Friday. Sept. 20. ana at the
Vaughan Hotel, Caribou at 3 A. NJ
Saturday Sept. 81
Major Charles j. House. clerk AZ the
bureau Of industrial and labor status
tics. who has been absent from the
office Tor short time on Il compihed
business and pleasure Trip mas re-
turned and taken up the WORK vi HIS
position again.