Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-30
Campaign Against Moth
Pests In Full Swing.
Active Work Against the Gipsey
Moths Begins Monday.
Farmers Institutes Especially Sue.
cessfuI This Year.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council,
Tuesday, April is, at 10 A. M.


under the new moth determination law
passed by the 72-d Legislature. His
desk ana tables are covered with cor
experimentation town officers in every
section Of the State, asking for infor-
nation and assuring him of their
hearty cooperation in furthering the
work, even to a greater extent than the
law preScribcS.
The educational work On the brown n
tail moths, which has been going on
the past several weeks will cease on
Monday next. The cities and town;
have done much better work along
the line desired, than was even hoped
for by Mr.. Htchings. Several towns
lave gotten Oat circulars showing III"
provisions of the new law and calling
the attention of the property owners
to it. This educational work will cost
about $50GG each year and the rest Of
the appropriation will be devoted T.
lighting the gypsy moth.
D. NJ. Rogers and u crew Of m"n
working under his direction for The
United States government Will begin
"ork against the gypsy moths Monday
morning at Eiddcford and will scout
through the State in search of thn
State of Maine under the new law to
cXterminate them. Men experienced
in the work will do this.
Augusta has not escaped the brown
tails by any means for Supt. Manning
campbell of the Insane hospital
grounds found three nests Friday anl
handed them to Mr. HitchinGs. Under
the new law each property owner must
tree the trees On his premises from The
broWn-tail and the cities ard towns
must look after the trees on the high
ways and in the parks. IN this way it
is hoped to keep the moths in cheek,
even though complete determination
may net ~ possible. The trees vii lie
circlr'l with piece of burap after In
ing cleared of the moths ard this work
will keep several men busy for som"
time.
Mr.. HitchinsS said FRIDAY that May
or PIaistcd had been consulted in tn .
matter ana had taken it up most Will
inGly. That portion Of the campaign
which, dcvnlves upon the city viii he IT.
tend to it promptly and thoroughly.
Several thousand COPIES of the
March bulletin of the Agricultural de-
partncnt. which treats Of the gypsy
moth especially, have been distributed
and many more will he. The complete
text of III, new law is contained il
them.
A. w. Gilman of F"x,r"ft. State
Commissioner oF Agriculture. was
at his desk again Friday after
having been away two weeks at
tending the farmers Institutes
| bertrand counties. He was cnthus-
isaetic over the success Of the meet
ings declaring that they had never be
| fore been SO well attended and that
the people seemed thoroughly alive to
the advantages to be obtained. Mr..
Gilman was accompanied by DR.. Henry
d. Houlton of BrattlebOro. VT, Secre-
tary of the Vermont Board of Health.
who lcctured OF tuberculosis. both of
the bovine and human races, sanitary
conditions of the country HON" and
buildings. and T.. u. Howe of Marlboro,
Mass. past master of the MaSSachu-
S.ttS State Grange who lcCturcd on the
necessity Of sanitary conditions sur
rounding the dairy. Men of promi-
ncnrc III Grange work III this state also
attended the meetings and entered into
the discussions.
state Road Commissioner Paul ID.
Sargent has received communications
from 2i7 towns and 3S plantations in
regard to The appropriations for State
road money under the old law. The
new law does not take effect until Jan.
l. 1908. Appropriations and applica-
tion;; have been made by 27l towns and
II plantations: 76 towns and q planta
lions did not make the necessary APP
preparation and there are about 100
cities and towns to be heard from.
Commissioner Sargent says that the re-
turns have been delayed more or less
through a misunderstanding as to which
would apply during the present
year.
The office fixtures of the Highway
Commissioner and the Bureau of In
dustrial and Labor Statistics will be
returned to the fourth floor as soon as
possible now as they are both badly
crowded in their present quarters in
the basement. During the session OF
tho Legislature their office is occupied
by the committee on legal affairs.
Among the corporations which have
been filed during the past week is the
certificate of organization of the Camp
Benson Maine Veterans Association
of Newport which is organized for the
purpose of taking over the property OF
the Camp Benson Association and de-
veloping the property as a summer re-
sort and site for Maine Veterans en-
campments George A. Dodge of Car
mel is president. Hannibal II. Powers
of Pittsfield is treasurer and these two
officers with William l.. Ross OF Pal
myra constitute the board of directors.
The project is capitalized at $4,000 OF
which nothing is paid in.
There were a few members or the
House and Senate about the state
House Friday looking after the SNIP
ping of their books and papers oul the
homes