Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
Watervi||e & Oakland
Street Ry. Files Report.
Pocket Manual Of Maine Trees
by Forestry Department.
Avery E. Chandler Of Webster
Wants a Pardon.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, Oct. 80, at 10 A. M.

The annual report of the Waterville
and Oakland Street Railway Company.
which was filed at the office Of the
state Board Of Railroad Commissioners
saturday shows that during the past
year the gross earnings from opera
ton We're S30.364.03 against $50, 17S 95
for the preceding year, an increase of
s1st,1Y; operating expenses, S20.Oo7 20
against s2o. SCI 90 for the preceding year,
4. decrease of s354.71 net earnings from
operation, $40, 1865 SO against $9,S17.01 for
the preceding year. an increase of $J39
IS; interest OH funded debt, S6.250.CO;
surplus for the year, sl,41i42 against
sl.133.43 for the preceding year, an IN
crease Of $1,000 surplus at the be
ginning of the year. $l1.s122l against
S1167S.1S an incrt aSe of $l33.43; sur
plus at the close Of the year. $l,29S 80
passengrr car earnings. $3o.199p3.
Other items in the report are as fol-
lows: Maintenance of track and road
way, ssh AZ; maintenance of electric
line. $3.50; maintenance of buildings
and fixtures. $436.S2: maintenance of
eee trio plaut. $5S9.61; maintenance of
CSrs. 81. 33.io2 %; maintenance of electric
~auipme mt of cars, $3.50 6; pow cr
rlant wages. $685.. 10; water for power,
$4,000; lubricants and waste for pow
or plant. SOC 80: miscellaneous supplies
and expenses of power plant 1891 81 !;
hired power. $1Al.94; wages of conduc-
tors S2,3ISh3; wages Of motorrcn. s.
.ls03; removal of snow and ice. S2l3.-
81; miscellaneous general expense $.
$971 10, damages, S37.37; miscellaneous
legal expenses, $lo2.S5: rent of land and
buildings Sio3.J: rent of tracks and
terminals, $4,000; insurance, $l.3,?. sc.
The following are some of the items
under mileage. traffic and miSc"ilanc-
Gus statistics: Passenger gar mileaG
1889; passenger car hours. 1910,
fare passengers carried. Ga. $50; car
earnings per car hour, s2.2,3, gross
earnings per car hour. $2,263; operating
expenses per car hour, 81 .492; opcrat-
ing expenses and taxes per car hour,
Sl.I45; average number of employees.
including officials, during the year, 16:
aggregate amount of salaries and wa
ges paid. $40. 81.
The directors of the company are
Cyrus w Davis and Charles f. John
AMI Albert 3. Page of Fairfield, Will
lian NJ Aver Of Oakland. Edward F.
Danforth of Skowheg gan and Edward
f. Blodgett of Boston. Mass.
THE Forest Trees of Maine" q pOck-
ct manual issued by the state forestry
department.. is just from the press and
will soon be ready for general distribu-
e..
which there will he a large demand as
it contains much information relative
to the trees found within the borders
of the State.
In his Introduction to the book For
est Commissioner F.. f. Ring says:
For long time there has been a de-
lnand for a book giving a Simple. Yet
comprehensive description of the trees
If Maine hence this pocket manual
has been prepared and it is hoped VIII
to some degree serve the purpose for
which it is intended.
Simple as the work may appear to
be- considerable time and thought nave
been put into its preparation. The de-
scriptions given are the common names
and by them the characteristics of the
tree can readily he told and thc va
Tous species easily distinguished one
from another.
1T is the intention of the forest COM
missioner that this book shall be placed
in the hands of the students OF the
public schools. 1t is earnestly hoped
that teachers will endeavor to awaken
an interest on the part of the pupils
In the study of the different trees
which make the great wealth OF our
State
IF there can he created in the poo
PIE an innate love OF nature. the run
damentals of practical forestry VIII
solve themselves as naturally as Wa
ter flows down hill Meanwhile we
have a Pleasant task in bringing these
conditions about The more one Knows
about trees, the more he wants 10
know: and the natural outcome Will he
tetter economic and aesthetic c"hdl-
tions"
The manual l.; fully illustrated by
over 80 cuts showing actual photo-
graphs of leaves. stems fruit and nuts
borne by the several trees, which Aus
much i'm distinguishing one KIND from
another. Many of the illustrations SiJ"
leaves and fruit as the trees appear Ill
summer and the bare twigS as they are
IN winter The majority of the cuts are
from one third to one-half the actuai
size
While only Il few of the trees in the
forests are familiar to the majority OF
leople there are in reality AZ distinct
kinds in this State. all of which are
t1.-1 Al,