Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-14

may have bten Inconvenience pu' w
occasions are few and rare. and because
these few have been inconvenienced can
any one assume that the mass OF voters
in this State will authorize the buildinE
of a new State house IN Portland? why
even there at times the hotels are crowd
ed and probably you on those occasions
have been obliged 10 sleep on cot ana
nav for a room as | and other citizens
have. These conditions might occu"
there again and even during a session OF
the Legislature The rates ut any hotei
are always regulated by the trld".
Portland landlords. like Augusta land
lords are in the hotel business for what
they can make and while human natur;
remains unchanged hotel charges will de-
pend upon the opportunity the proprietor
has for securing his rates whether th'.
hotel is in Augusta or Portland Sucn
arguments as Anticipated structure anu
limited hotel accommodations may APP
peal to the fastidious and wealthy Port
land. but can never change capitals or
build capitols; it may appeal to som"
member of the Legislature, who finds his
salary too small to pay his expenses, but
it will never appeal to his constituents
from whom he begged the privilege Of
coming here. The salary would he just
as small in Portland and expenses would
consume it just as fast. There will b"
M free. beds or lunch counters in this
i,,.ginary ,.1,ca costing siOa1ONn You
ca,,rat f..d ,rncn III b.,utie: or con-
v.n:ences. nor can you sleep in its COM
nittee rooms offices.
If tncT,- arguments for building new
capitol were meritoriouS ana not iaAc'-
FIJI, would they mt conflict with greater
ond n,romoltn, interests NJ lur STATE?
I'LL c.,.,.,. rs.,,,,,... NJ, ,r..uce,., IN. its
,,-.roc,,d income uirl ~ INV absorbed
H. tbn anr,ronriati,1.; f.r th.. next two
1.,.arc-indeed same rf th. most imnor-
49,. ,,,.,,s,,,,, .,,cb nc crood roads and
.,,;. 80 l,i5na., have hacn
-, IL. ol,,TJ M, afford ia
,., ,hc,,, f,,II1, a,,I ANY. rxp. uuitur.. by
H.. stote for 81 new cartel must be met
Nv a direct tax upon the property of the
state What matters il. III tn" tax is
spread oyer four y';fs RI u" rate "f
ST. 90 per year. ~ that through IN" APP
parent generosity Of The City " Port
lana II is to be limited to &F@ml-an
amount that is entirely ans tile because
We nave Il , l'lttLIS VI '-' ''' i'''4i u 'NA'O-
IRE The whole COS of tn building
must b. paid by the property owners OF
this State. Every worthy object tor the
Stat must await that payment. Good
roads must grow at a snail. PACE
bridges mast re hrrlt ana cared for by
the municipality; public charity and adj
vanccd education must pay tribute tc
p,rtland's adornment and not to public
I n,c..ssity. Whore are the Greater and
paramount interests, with | rtland OF
the State Of Maine?
More than all this, who Will bear th'
burden Of this taxation Tor Portland
glorificauon, viii 1t be the wealth. OF NJ
citizens, whose money IS invested u
stocks, bonds ana industrial "r
porahons winch '"day conceal mn
mons oil doiI''rS from ''N"lio''' ~ ~
inc FARMER "iioS' property = Open ~ NV
assessor anu c"ilec'or' To- dio'io io'
tax f'r every pupilc WORK o"ileu ny ~
State, nut also LOT thoae pup-4c "oi ~
which today are folsted upon me ihu
hlclpalitN pF tile o'dt'' Su'n - rs =.
ways ana briGS's. ana winch tHt ihui'lc'
patty IS ohllGed 10 CONSTRUCT anu i''l"'
tam Tor the dement, OF an Inc puoii
highways ana bridges are PUBIC ""rh
and should IN all harness ana Juslic' !"
assumed ana maintained at the Stlte
expense, 50 th;t IN" FARMER ana inc resi-
dents 81 nur smaller towns might Us
their money Tor local Improvements. B'i
no, this must not DC. Inc state mus
turn away from justice, ABANDON I'M
structure which represents Sl''"''' 81 ne
ciiiz"ns' MONEY anu lnp"S" lhrth'r iur
d'nS ur"n th'lr "N'r-thN'T muhcipalu'
~ HdrTn ~" City ~ Portland.
TN. consideration II this s-lDJcct woul,
~ less CALLING to the farmers and th'
residents Of our rural towns and cite
Ind the proposition of Portland beef
more public spirited in regard TO thes
puTlir utilities AT this session of tn,
! legislature. Through her representative
before the committees of this legislator,
and as far Az any OF these measure
have been considered by either branch
III" has joined every interest to antago
nizc any effort made which favored tn
eau tIization of taxation and q fair an'
equitable assumption on her part of he
share Of the burden. When the question
came up before the committee for a mil