Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-18
Brown-Tai| Moths Are Again
On The Increase.
Association For Protec elton Of Trees
And Shrubs Organized.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. rs, At 10 A. NJ,

Commissioners by some of the street
railway companies of the State, show
ing their condition at the close of the
wear ending June 30, 1908:
Rockland, Thomaston & Camden
Street Railway-Gross earnings from,
operation, $103, 1877 against $1O5, SOC. "a
last year, a decrease of $2367. II; oper-
ating expenses, $64.975.16; net gas and
electric earnings, $31,440.01; net income,
$50, 1854; passenger earnings, $50, 500. IS;
freight earnings. s12,692.30; mainte-
nance of ways and structures, 1926. SO;
maintenance of equipment, $5s45. 32;
cost of transportation. $l3.9697l; wages
of conductors. $S641.S7; wages Of motor
men, $89l4.56; fare passengers carried,
1,65O.1l5; aggregate amount of salaries
and wages paid, $41.038.56.
Norway & Paris Street Railway Co.
Gross earnings from operation, &c.,
1O1. as against sa.967. SO last year an in
crease of $33S7; operating expenses,
s71ls63; income from lighting plant,
sSS2247; gross income less operating
expenses. S11,S15.30; net income, $5,-
632. 2f: surplus at close Of year, $lO,-
33993; passenger earnings, s9,801 so;
maintenance of way and structures,
$,2S5. s6: maintenance of equipment,
SIS; wages of conductors, $877.77:
wages of motormen $974.48; fare pas
sengers carried, 5000: aggregate
amount of salaries and wages paid
$2.877.46.
Calais Street Railway-Gross earn
ings from operation. $2S, 293 30 against
$e8,46f00 last year, a decrease of
1852 10; operating expenses, s26, 339 IS;
gross income less operating expenses,
$1,95l.12; deficit at close Of the year,
319.6729 90; passenger car earnings. $685.
1856; maintenance of way and struc-
lures. 81, 762. 04: maintenance of equip
ment, s5,225.51; cost of transportation.
$719S.23; wages of conductors, ST.
1000 wages of motormen. s2.63470:
passenger car mileage. 1S3,960; fare
passengers carried. 564,541: aggregate
amount of salaries and wages paid,
$ll,Os235.
Renton & Fairfield Railway-Gross
earnings from operation, s11.612.32
against $11,6O9.63, an increase of $3.50;
operating expenses, $9.754.97; gross in
come less operating expenses, 81 1857 IS:
surplus at the close of the year, 1878;
passenger car earnings. $2.799S So;
freight car earnings, $S.7s5.47; mainte-
nance of way and structures, $1.3a1 SO;
maintenance of equipment, S1,7S7 0S;
wages Of conductors and motormen.
$368413; passenger car mileage, 23,O12;
freight. mail and express car mileage.
2G,5l6; total car mileage, 49,5S8: fare
passengers carried. 55.997: aggregate
amount of salaries and wages paid,
$7,035 40
From Information given out by Capt.
F.. E. Philbrook, special agent of the
department of agriculture in charge
of the work which is being carried on
in the State with view to stopping
the ravages of the gypsy moth. it is
learned that the work is still pro-
crossing in the southern part of the
State where it is being carried on.
Capt. Philbrook was at the depart
ment Thursday and in speaking OF
the situation said that with the COM
ing OF October the United States
government would send force of
about so men into the field. and that
1t was hoped that all of Cumberland
and York counties would be covered
before bad weather sets in, for by so
doing the department will be able to
tell accurately the area infested by the
gypsy moths.
Concerning the brown-tail moth,
which insect has to a certain extent
been lost sight of in the presence of its
more dangerous rival in the line OF
foliage destruction. Capt. Philbrook
said that the outlook was not very
encouraging, and that in the eastern
~ af <1a tatn
never so bad In places which We're
cleared up last year the trees are lit
orally covered with the nests of the
moth, owing to the flight Of the insects
from the westward, and a lot of work
will have to be done over again.
In connection with the work which
is being done by the department In
the crusade against the gypsy moths
the men in the field have organized
an association to be known as the
Maine Association for the Protection
of Trees and Shrubs. the object OF
which Is the protection OF all trees
outside the regular work of the de-
department The active members are
men employed by the department OF
agriculture and the bureau of ento-
mology, and the first annual field day
of the association will be held at
Kittery on Thursday. Sept "a. at
which the officials of the Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire depart
ments will be present as guests also
many prominent men of Maine.
Governor William T. Cobb arrived
in the city yesterday and was at the
State House during the afternoon
having come to Augusta for the pur-
pose IF making the usual monthly list
of appointments.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization at the
Office of the secretary of State:
Maratime Coal and Development GO.
organized at Portland. for the purpose
OF conducting a mining business with
100000 capital stock. of which notn-
ing is paid in Officers: President
Clarence G. Trott, of Portland; trea-
surer, T. l.. Croteau of Portland
Certificate filed Sept. 16, 1908.
Hotel st. Andrew Co. organized al
Skowhee2n, for the purpose of con-
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