Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-04


Looking back over the five weeks
that the legislators have been on hand,
and surveying their work, it may be
said that they have improved their
time to the best advantage. The big
questions are before them and will he
passed upon before the snow leaves the
ground i'll the spring.
signed by Gov. w. 7. Cobb Saturday
morning:
Resolve in favor of John D. Buber.
Resolve for the purpose of operating
the fish hatcheries and feeding stations
for fish and for the protection of fish,
with statement Of facts.
An act to amend Section q Of Chapte"
III OF the Revised Statutes. and to repeal
Chapters 13l and 1874 of the Public Laws
An act to extend the charter of the
South Portland Trust Co.
An act to extend the charter of the
Deering Trust Co.
An act to incorporate the Maine Power
CO.
An act to amend Chapter 1893 OF the
Private and Special Laws of 1897 relating
to the Fryeburg Horse Railroad Co.
An act additional to ard amendatory
Of Chapter 2l3. Special Laws of 1891. en-
titled IAN act to incorporate the York
Light and Heat Company"
An act to legalize and make valid GER
tain doings o. the town of Danforth in
the county of Washington.
Capt. j. A. Mitchell of the Coast Ar
tillery Corps U. s. A., visited the State
House Saturday in his official capacity
of inspector of the Maine National
Guard. having been detailed for that SER
vice for the year 1907. Headquarters
was inspected. together with the proper
ty there and found in excellent condition.
Capt. Mitchell paid his respects to Gov
ernor William r. Cobb. commandef-in-
chief, and TO Adjutant General Augustus
r. Farnham.
Later in the forenoon the inspecting
officer visited the camp ground on West
ern avenue and inspected the property
there. He expressed himself as being
well pleased with the conditions which
he found, especially the business-like way
in which everything was packed and
ready for shipment into the field for ac-
tive service at a moments notice. All
the extra guns and uniforms were well
taken care of.
Cart. Mitchell was interviewed by a
representative of the Journal after his
tOur of inspection. He said: -Four
years ago was detailed to inspect the
Maine National Guard for the first time
and this will be the third year that
have been called upon to do the work. I
notice a vast Improvement in the organ
ization during that time and would con-
graduate General Farnham on the pro-
gress made. The National Guard comes
nearer than ever before to the standar I'd
set by the United States service
The State Board of Health has issued
monthly bulletin for the instruction of
the people. 1t deals with sanitation, tu-
berculosis and other infection and win
ter hygiene. The pamphlet also contains
an instructive article in regard to the
Maine Sanitorium at Hebron, which
closes with the following paragraph:
In view of the fact that the 5000 cases
Of tuberculosis present in the State and
the 1000 or more deaths which result from
that disease every year. are costing the
State s2.0O0.0OO yearly; that the Maine
State Sanitorium Association has advanc-
ed thus far in providing what has we'll
been pronounced a model institution of
the kind; that Of the $4,000 or more al.
ready spent in constructive work. a large
part of it has come from friends outside
of the State: that this establishment for
very beneficient work for all classes
or people in all part Of the State has cost
the treasury Of the State only $4,000. the
trustees and officers of the association
are asking the Legislature to help it ir
charging its sphere of usefulness and in