Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-29
Garden Spot Of Maine Re.
ported as Booming.
l., L. 1 ". Street Railway Wants
Line Approved.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Oct. 80, at 10 A. M.

south China, has just returned from
an extended trip through Pcnobscot
and Aroostook counties, and the re-
port given cut concerning the trip is
that they found conditions touching on
valuations very encouraging. Forty
eight towns in Penobscot county and
Al in Aroostook county appeared before
the board, being represented by one or
more assessors from each town. and
quite often the full board appeared.
In speaking of these meetings in gen.
eral Yesterday James Plummer of this
city, secretary of the board. said that
a peculiar feature existed in the work
all over the State, as where but few
years ago many towns would bring in
a list of abandoned farms, with the
complaint that the values placed on
farm property was altogether too
high, during the past year, and es-
recially on the trip just closed, the as
SCISSORS had heard no such complaint
Even the smaller and more remote
towns admit that farm values are
higher that more inquiries are being
received and more frequent sales made
AroostoOk county In an especial
manner, said Mr.. Plummer, is having
a year of great prosperity. The potato
crop, from which is derived large re-
turns was never better. The quality
of the potatoes throughout the county
is A No l. and the harvesting per
acre is being done with the least eX-
pense ever known. The market was
never better, although the prices may
have been a little low. The assessors
t,I1 hut of iS;ne q
potatoes varies from 80 cents t. -
cents per barrel, and the market at the
time OF the assessors visit commanded
from sl25 to sl.35 per barrel Not
only is the market at the present time
good and buyers plenty, but the pros
poets for the coming year are excel
lent and many of the growers are
storing their potatoes for higher
prices.
The hay crop in AroostoOk county
is reported to be fully up to the aver
age, they having had frequent showers
during the month of June, while 9TH
er sections Of the State We're suffering
from the drought which prevailed at
that time Under these conditions farm
values in AIoostook county are ex-
tremely high.
From information gained by the as
SCISSORS the live stock of the county ap-
pears To be decreasing in numbers. and
il was also learned that many of the
best farmers of the county are buying
their butter rather than keep a herd
and make their butter themselves.
A noticeable fact in connection with
Aroostook county. continued Mr..
plOmrn ic that tho thraa leading
towns of North Aroostook county. Fort
Fairfield. Caribou and Fresuue Isle.
each of them a double township. are
vieing with each other for commercial
supremacy Fort Fairfield possesses
the most good farming land of any
town in the New England states.
Caribou appears to be located with
quite a large surrounding territory to
draw from, which may possibly give to
it commercial supremacy in the future.
and not whit behind these two
towns in the race is PreSque Isle. The
winner will however be decided later.
To xay the least, three better towns
do not exist in the state of Maine.
Announcement was made at the Of
fee of the Board of Railroad COmmls-
sioners Monday of the receipt of pc
ton from the Lewiston, Augusta q
Waterville street Railway. asking the
approval by the board of the change or
location of the company's line between
Augusta and the town of NaSsaiporo.
on that leading from the corner OF
Cony street in Augusta, to the east
end of the Ticonic bridge, In the town
Of Winslow. hearing on the Peti-
ton will be assigned later. The peti-
ton does not ask change OF loca-
ton of the track of the company as
now laid. as the track is laid in ac-
cordance with the changes asked for
in the petition. The original location
Of the line. which was approved by
the commissioners. was not found
practicable and the read was not con-
structed within its prescribed lines
and the above petition asks the ap-
prevail by the commissioners OF Tic
line as constructed
Notice has been filed at the office OF
the secretary of State which certlneS
that at meeting of the stockh"ider'
of the Sargent & Ham Co, held at the
companv's office in Portland on
Wednesday, Sept. 90, it was voted TO
reduce the capital stock of the COM
pany from sl50.OO0 to $3OOo0.
Prof. E. F. Hitchings, the STATE
entomclogist connected with the de-
partment of agriculture. was at the
department yesterday getting thihgs
into readiness to attend the west Ok
ford Fair at Fryeburg. which opens
today and will continue throngn
Wednesday and Thursday. Prof
Hltchings will take with him some OF
the mounts belonging to the state eA-
hlbit Of insect pests. and also some
Specimens preserved in alcohol.
Miss Gertrude Gerald. stenographer
In the office of the adjutant general
who had been enjoying vacation
among the Rangeleys, resumed hef
work in the Office yesterday morning
~r,hn recently