Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-11
STATE HOUSE.
Labor Commissioner Lyons
Will Gather Statistics.
Information for People Desiring
10 Locate in Maine.
Six Moose Reported UnlawfuIly
Killed in kroostook County.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, April 2, at 10 A. M.


industrial and labor statistics by
people residing in other states, rela-
tive to opportunities which may exist
in Maine towns for persons seeking I
place in which they can purchase a
farm or secure temporary or perma-
nent employment with view Of estab-
fishing home for themselves and
families and becoming residents and
citizens of the State, Commissioner
Lyons is sending out circulars with a
view to securing the desired Informal
ton III order to furnish it when re-
qucsted
During the past year the national
government has taken up similar
matter and through the bureau of i'm
migration of the United States has So
licitcd the aid and corporation of the
departments Of labor of the several
states. the purpose being to aid imm!-
grants from other countries to locate
where there may be Il demand for their
labor and where they may be of benefit
in assisting to develop the natural
resources of the State.
Commissioner Lyons states in the
circular that in order to put the de-
partmcnt in possession of the facts as
to the needs and opportunities of the
various towns, for immigrants from
other states and countries, 50 that he
may D" abb" to answer these numerous
inquiries. this investigation is under
taken. ANA he feels confident that good
results will come from it. To obtain
any definite and satisfactory results
however from this or any other in
vcStigation, the assistance and CO.
operation of the intelligent citizens Of
the State must be had. The returns
received will be compiled and made a
part of Commissioner Lyons next an
nual report.
The circulars are accompanied by
the following questions to which the
commissioner requests full answers,
and also solicits personal views upon
the questions under consideration:
To your knowledge are there farms
with buildings for sale in your town
If so. give range of acreage; range Of
prices at which they could be pur-
chased Are there farm lands, with
out buildings for sale? If so. give
range Of prices per acre; range OF
distances of such farm lands from a
railroad station or center of village.
Estimated number of additional farm
laborers who could obtain continuous
employment in your town; estimated
number who could obtain temporary
employment in the busy season; FOR
how many months would temporary
help naturally be employed? What
wages, i'm addition to board. are paid
to farm lahorcrS by the month wnen
employed through the year? How
much by the month when employed
only a part Of the year?
How much is paid by the day when
employed for only brief periods? Are
there opportunities in town wh"r"
those temporarily employed on farms
could find other employment for part
Of the year" At what Kind Of work
At what wages. without board? l..
there a demand for additional female
help in your town" Estimated hummer
who could find permanent employment
at domestic service. What wages are
paid including board" Is there i
demand for female help at other oc-
cupations" What kind OF work? AT
about what wages? Is there a do
mand for additional mechanics? M
what trades? Wages paid in the diff
fcrcnt mechanical trades. carpenters
painters. masons. lahorers other thar
farm labnrcrS. Are rents aVaiiabl'
for additional workmcn? At ab"u
what monthly rental? Rate of taxa
ton in your town for 1907. In case
immigrants from other countries were
coming to your town to become per
mancnt residents. what nati"nalitie'
would YOU prefer? What trades 0
OCCUPATIONS most need such help:
Came Warden Cummings of ARGOS
took county reports to Chairman 'ariH
ton OF the Commission of Inland tlSh
cries ana Game the finding Of parts "
six moose which had been killed IN N
vicinity Of Stockholm which. says M
Carleton. illustrates the beauties
permitting firearms To be taken INT
the woods in the winter. Who ar
the guilty parties has not been aScer
tanned and their detection will be some
thing nf y difficulty. RoadwaEs lea
through tn" woods in various dlrec
tons in that section of the State, an
it viii he blind work hunting up clue
1t Will ID" hoped however by ell VIII
are Interested in the preservation o
Maine game that the poachcrS will b
caught ard punished
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forestry commissioner yesterday tina
the latest reports received from TIL
lumber regions around the hcadwater
of the kennebec and the West ,Sranc'
Of the PenobScct state that the worl
is going along wen. and that the log
are being hauled in fast. The harilin
is said 10 he good and will be hepc
out materially by the cold Weathe
n, ;ol, olp ,i.ri,
state Supt. Smith of the publ
schools Of Maine was at the Stat
House yesterday on his weekly Wis
and was busy during the day with de-
partn,ent matters.
The following corporations have flie
their certificates of urgayi1.a ton at til
III Office of the secretary OF STATE:
| Consolidated Power and Light Co. e.,
South Dakota. organized at Portland
Tor the purpose of owning. operatin
and selling electric and other plant
etc. with s3.0O0.0n0 capital stock. ,