Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
STATE HOUSE,
Several Important Hear
ings For Today.
The Direct Primaries, Pure
Drugs and Shiloh.
4 Few Members Returned Mon.
day''.corporations.

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| tons. A very few remain in tho Ia,
over Sunday, but even these were not
about the building until late in the AZ
| ternoon
The week bids fair to be b,sv ono
for all concerned and the worl. hsg;ns
| To-Day. The Committee on Legal A.
| fairs viii hear the pros and cons of
Milliken's pure drug BILL beginning at
. CLOCK. 1t is said that the new bill
ioi'o"s similar legislation in other
olates very closely and is in accord
Win the national pure food laws.
Inc Judiciary committee has another
SIMON hearing slated, but it is not
| likely to develop into anything inter-
| cstlng as that subject has become
rather hackneyed to the general pub
tic and has been effectually shelved
in Androscoggin. the most Interested
county. The Shiloh matter comes be-
fore this committee as a legacy from
the I'D Legislature. The hearing
| most likely to attract large audience
| and to inspire oratory, is that in regard
to direct primaries, or direct nominal
ing elections. Woman's suffrage is
also on the calendar in this committee
| for Tuesday When large crowd is ex-
pected.
The Committee OH Taxation has the
| mill fund and school tax to occupy
| their attention. There is much inter-
est in this proposition and lively
hearing is likely.
The Committee on Inland Fisheries
| and Game have one Kennebec county
| matter to consider, IAN act to renew
| and extend the charter Of the Cob
| bosseecontee Fish Cultivating Com
| pany."
The Committee on Banks and Bank
ing will consider an act to incorporate
the Fairfield Trust Co, proposition
| to which no opposition has as yet ap-
| peared.
The Committee on Labor has on its
calendar an act to amend section 30 Of
chapter SO, Revised Statutes, giving
| employees liens on certain conditions.
State Insurance Commissioner Ste
phen w. Carr announced Monday the
| statistics compiled by that department
| in regard to fire losses of 1906 with in
| teresting comparisons for 1905. There
were 1S47 fires in 1906 against 1927 in
| 1905. Of these there We're 213 total
losses in 1906 and 273 in 1905. The
property endangered thereby in 1906
| was worth 943 and in 1905. $3.S41,s29.
| The damage done in 1906 was S2,21S.I29
| in 1905. S2,425,5.Q, a decrease for 1905 of
| $206,7 91.
The causes assigned are numerous,
the largest number being unknown,
| In 1866 $50 fires with a property loss OF
| 81, 1O8,75S were assigned to this cause
and in 1905, 4G1 fires with property
loss of s1,061. S93. The next largest
number were caused from lightning,
2S3 in 1906 with a loss of sl23,O91 and in
1905. II with a loss of s22.43S. TIE fires
caused from defective chimneys. which
achieved such size as to be worthy of
mention were a3l. with property loss
Of s1S7. 7O1 in 1906 and PSI fires with a
loss If s201 PIG in 1905 Carelcssless
caused "a fires and loss of s21.92S in
| 1906 and AZ fires with a loss of SAB in
1oO5 The increa sed use of electricity
for lighting and power purposes seems
| TO have brought increase from that
source. either through poor instaila-
ton or unusual conditions, for the fires
doubled in number and the loss trebied
in size the number being u in 1906
with a loss of S70.7sS as against IL hres
Win d 1853 VI %A',o'- AAOAA'
cause in 1908.
roth the number of fires and the
property loss from incendiarism SHOWS
a very gratifying decrease. VI
course many people are ready 10 yell
that cit was set when they have
fire on their property, but the insur-
.pce commissioners have sifted the
matter down to the following figures;
1eD6-12 fires, loss $S,5O7; 1868 fires,
loss $15,3l6.
NIice and matches are a pretty good
combination to start conffagraton'
hut evidently people have succeeded IN
keeping them separated to great eH-
font for they are only given credit Tor
starting 8 fires in 1906 and causing a
,oss of 81 .1OS. as against fires with
total loss of 127 the previous year.
Commander r. E. Peary will be the
guest of Col. f. c. Harrington whiie III
tho CITY Feb. Z. 1t is hoped mat ne
will have time after his arrival ana
before his lecture in the evening 10
call upon his many friends at the
State House.
r. T. F,ss Co, organized at Patten
for the purpose of dealing in real es-
tate, with $4,000 capital stock OF when
Ssaoo is maid in. Officers: President
George l.. Foss of Patten; treasurer
sylvester L. Huston of Patten. Certih-
cate filed Feb. 2, 19oi.
n, L. Hildrettr Co. organized at saco
for the purpose of manufacturing con
fectionery. with 100000 capltai stoch'
- ,,hicb 5000 is paid in. Officers: Pres
idant William A. Mcleod Of Boston:
Mass: treasurer H. L. Hildreth OF
Roston. Mass. Certificate filed Feb. l.
1907. ;oa q,
queen City Coal Co. ORGANIZED d,
Portland for the purpose of buying and
ssIi,rg fuel with $4,000 capital stock
Of which nothing is paid in. Officers;
President. Joseph A. Keemey of Port
land: treasurer, c. w. Pinkham OF
Portland. Certificate filed Feb. l. lso''
The Phila. Cobalt Mining Co. organ
;zad az Portland for the purpose OF
conducting a general mining business