Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
CORPORATION Franchise Tax
! Shows a Falling Off,
$282, 1865 This Year, Compared
With S291,26O Last Year.
Department Of Agriculture Prepar-
Ing For The Fall Fairs.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
0bHs - ''Soo@ SEe6NoHos
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Aug. 20, at 10 A. M.

The commitment OF the corporation
franchise tax was made Saturday by
the Board of State Assessors to the
secretary of State. The number of
corporations on the books of the as
SCISSORS is large and despite the finan-
cial depression of last fall and winter
is but slightly less than a year ago.
This years tax amounts to $282, 1875.
as compared with that for the year
1907, which was 1891 ,260. The number
of corporations taxed this year is 62S7
the number taxed last year was 6545.
The corporation with the highest cap
italization. and accordingly paying the
highest franchise tax, Is the U. $.
Smelling, Refining & Mining Co. whose
capitalization is $75.000,00O and
whose tax. is $3775 Next in point of
large capitalization is the Consolidated
Steamship Line, with a capitalization
of $4,000, 900, assessed a tax of 5000.
A third capitalized corporation is the
Iranscontinental Electric Railroad Co,
the capitalization of which is S5OOOO,-
OOO and the corresponding franchise tax
s2525.
tax committed at this time to the
State treasurer is the parlOr car tax.
This wear the Pullman Palace Car Co.
win nav to the treasurer of the State
of Maine the sum of $117S.O1 and the
Sandy River Railroad Co, which has
GERS of its own, will pay tax of 1882,
making a total of S119679. The total
tax Oh palace cars last year was $780,
81. showing slight decrease for 1908
The department of agriculture is get
ting ready for the coming fairs. A
large number of the new reports are
being received at the office of the de-
partment, and are being made ready
for distribution. The department is at
work upon the material of the October
bulletin which will contain matter of
more than usual interest to agricultur-
lists.
The following have recently signed the
visitors hook at the fish and game de-
partment: Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Adams.
Boston, Mass. Miss Annie Hayden. Ath-
ems, George A. Malieu, Mrs J. Mallieu.
Miss c. Wall South Boston, Mass; Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Mason, Master Richard
Mason, CARMEL Miss Belle Shaw. Gardi-
ner; Mrs G. VI. Morgan, Caribou; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Love, Gardiner: Mrs. G..
N. Morgan. Ralph w. Morgan. Caribou;
c. f. Carter, May F. Carter Joliet, H.;
A. H. Cutter, Chicago, ILL.,; II. V. Horton
Cincinnati. Ohio; c. W. Sedgley. Bowdoin-
ham; May Mckinley, Jackson; F. Wade
mas Olmstead, Brooklyn, N. Y; Julius N.
BuEZl, New York City; Raymond C..
Church, Milford, Mass; ]. II MacNangh-
ton. BrOclston, Mass; A. Laplante, Lew
istoE; Mrs w. w. Reynolds, o. G. Rey-
nolds. Mrs. o. c. Reynolds. Mrs, b. d,
Patterson, Mrs. l.. S. Reynolds, Maud e.
Weymouth. Robert r. Reynolds. Wins
low; A. D. Libby, Mrs. Lahra r. Libby
Oakland: Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Barker,
Lynn. Mass: Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.. Lewis
Olono; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Norman,
Jr., New York; Lester b. Howard, Dover;
- Ellen r. Hale, Gorham; Mrs. William L.
FIVE. New York City: Florence Middle
ton, Elizabeth r. Meserve, New York
City, Herman Fl. 3. Meyer Library of
Congress. Washington. D. c.