Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-01
STATE HOUSE.
Arrangements Completed
for Fighting Forest Fires,
Com'r. Ring Gives List Of New
Wardens Appointed.
Mil 10 Prevent liberation Of In.
sectlcides and Fungicides.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, May rs, at 10 A. M.

Tuesday, May rs, at 10 A. M.
7uorost Commissioner E. E. Ring has
CONNECTED his tour of the State tax
ING in the principal river systems.
Ne has held conferences with the TIM
narland owners at principal points ana
tho forest fire situation for 1908 has
henn gone over, so far as arranging
for warden service and preparing To
nrevent if possible, and extinguish IL
thew occur. any and all forest fires.
MIR Ring found a spirit of Wiling
corporation among the tlmperlahu
owners wherever he went and all
seemed anxious to do all in thelr
mower to work with the State in COM
hating the greatest of all danger 10
the forests, the demon fire.
After the several very wet seasons
for the past few years, it is predicted
that there will be less rain TINS year
and consequently the danger OF forest
fires will be greatly increased. Inc
most danger comes in the spring pe-
fore vegetation gets start IN the
woods and the carpets of leaves. spills
and grass are ready to blaze from the
smallest spark.
The railroads are placing the framed
notices, furnished by the Forestry de-
partrnent, on the outside of their sta
tons, warning spOrtSmen and all VINO
20 INFO the woods to be careful OF fire.
Further the railroad managers nave
assured the department that as soon
as it is necessary patrols will be put
on to guard the most exposed portions
of their roads going through the TIM
hered sections of the State ON the
Somerset branch of the Maine Cen
trail the railroad bicycle is used ny
men of the fire patrol and 1t Is 1ound
a very effective method of covering
the territory quickly after the passage
OF each train.
The coming month of May will be
one Of the most trying of the spring
months. unless there should be an UNI
usual amount of precipitation. and the
forest fire wardens throughout the
wild land sections have been sent
srecjal instructions to be on the alert.
New wardens appointed to serve in
connection with those retained from
the 1907 wardenS are as follows:
Kennebec system: Albert McDaniels.
OF Jackman, chief warden with terri
tory including all unincorporated
townships in Somerset county, north
of a line running east and west dlS-
tant six miles south of the north line
of Ringham's kennebec Purchase;
w. j. Lanigan, of Waterville, as chief
warden with territory anywhere on
the Kennebec system. Deputy
wardcns. Isaac Tibbetts, of Jackman
10, r. r 6 and 5 r. 6; c. A. Jud'
kins. of Kineo, for Days Academy
grant; G. w. Parks. of Roach River
tor Townships Nos. 1 X, II, A r. II.
r. 10; A r. Is; Peter Liberty. of Ask
with, for Misery Gore and the Taun-
ton &c Raynham tract: +. l.. Gipson
of Lily Bay. for Lily Bay and Gore
r. 9: r.. B. Snow. of North East Carry
for East and West Burbank; FREQ
Henderson, of Jackman. for Thorn
dixie, Alder Brook, Soldier Town
Moose River Pl.. Long Pond; Ra!
Viles of Flagstaff. for Flagstaff. Rise
low, Langtown. Coplin, Dead River
Pl.. 3 r. and r. or any town
ships in the vicinity of those named
Daniel Burns. of Lake Moxie. fo
Chase Stream, Squaretown and Lower
Cold Stream.
Penobscot system: Geo. w. Coffin o
Lee, for L. No. r. /; Frank Currler
of Oxbow, for II. s r, s; John Breen
OF Princeton, for Grand Lake Stream
Pr. r. N. d., 6 r. N. B. p. f.. NOS
S and 43.
Aroostook system: John A. Brown
of Syinrna Mills, for Merrill. Town
ships r. 3 and 4: George Moors. OF
Griswold. for Hammond. East " X
3 and townships 9 X. 8. r. 4, X. D.
SR S. r. 6. G and ID: Harry
Wheeler. of Portage Lake. for L. IL II
Z: w. c. Corett. of Burleigh. for T.
R. 3; west Y r. 3, Il. r. 4; Mitchell
NORM, of Eagle Lake. for Eagle Lake
PL, Townships Is r. 5, 10 X .. 10 II
s: Leon circuit. of Ashland, for town
ships IL and 10 r. Z; Samuel Ross, OF
Monticello. for T. {.
j. c. Hutchinson of Bangor and
Forrest Colby of Bingham. have beer
appointed as general deputy Wardens'
with commissions good in whatever
territory they may be in the State.
Reports Of fires occurring in timber
land in Incorporated towns have al
ready reached the Forestry depart
mcnt. A report from Lisbon is of a
fire Which occurred April 13. burning
over 30 acres and doing damage to the
amount of 800.
Rrooklin reports fire April II