The Republican journal., 1907-10-03

The McQuesten steam yacht Juanita, re-
Gently on the marine railway at this port,
was in Portland harbor last Monday after
noon.
Six fine horses owned by G. W. C. Drexel
of Philadelphia, summer resident OF Isles
boro, were shipped by train from Rockland
last week to Philadelphia.
Capt. A. A. Daley had his hoop shaving
machine on exhibition at the fair grounds
during the fair. 1t may now be seen in
operation at what was the d. Lane building
foot Of Main street.
The annual meeting of the Waldo Veteran
Association Will be held today, Oct Sd, with
Geo. G. Davis Post. Brooks. If stormy, the
next fair day. There will be a business
meeting at 1890 a. NJ, followed by dinner at
-. At 1.3O campfire will be held.
j. c. Strawbridge's steam yacht Satilla
left Camden last week for Philadelphia,
where it will be joined by Mr.. Strawbridge
and family for trip to the jamestown Elk.
| position. Mr.. Strawbridge and family will
make the trip to Philadelphia in his big
auto.
| The Portland Express says that with one
exception the month just past was the rain
| lest September in the history of Portland.
| The total rainfall was 7.73 inches as against
a normal fall for month of 8 20 inches. In
September, 1888, the amount of precipita-
ton was 1922 inches. The conditions here
probably did not differ materially from
| those in Portland.
| CROP REPORTS. The September bulle-
tin of the department of agriculture con-
| tains a number of interesting articles on
| the care and cultivation of potatoes. The
| general average for the State of crop condi-
tions is as follows: Amount of hay crops as
compared with an average year, 81 per
cent; grain 90 per cent; apples - per cent;
and sweet corn 81 per cent Following Is
summary of the reports from Waldo county
Amount of hay crop, 101 per cent. Oats
have not rusted to any extent. Condition
! of the apple crop, 20 per cent, 1here are a
number of factories in the county manu-
| featuring barrels for apple packing Pro
portion of the potatoes that have been
sprayed, AZ per cent. Three or four appli-
cations of Bordeaux mixture are generally
made. Potatoes where the mixture mas not
| Condition of the sweet corn crop, 50 per
| cent.
| STEAMER NOTES. Calvin Austin, presi-
dent of the Consolidated Steamship lines,
| is quoted in the Boston News Bureau as
saying: 'Our rates today are not as high
as they were ten years ago. A decade ago
| it cost % cents per ton to handle freight; i.
| e., to store and load it into the hold of the
| steamers. To-day it costs A per cent. per
ton, an increase of exactly 100 per cent.
! The increased cost has been Occasioned by
the higher price of labor and the poor and
| inferior character of the labor we are COM
| PEELED to take. Another factor making for
increased cost of operation is the higher
price of coal, which costs 81 per ton more
| than it did ten years ago. Wages have ad-
vanced 80 1-3 per cent, and cost of termina' 8
in about the same proportion. In fact, TAX
| ing the entire range of the business, it is
safe to state that operating expenses are to-
day fully 40 per cent. higher than they were
ten years ago.. When the City of Rock
| land was hauled off for repairs it was re-
ported that the Ransom B. Fuller would
| take her place for the remainder of the sea
son, but last week the City of Rockland re-
sumed the route and the Fuller returned to
the Kennebec. The City of Bangor ar
| rived from Boston at II a. m. last Sunday.
The steamer Ruth is laid up at the rail.
road wharf. Steamer Sieur de Monts of
the Maine Central line made her last trip on
the Islesboro and Castine route last Mon
day night. The Pemaquid will continue on
the Rockl land and Sargentvlle route anG
will change time on October 18th.