Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-24

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Shawmut Manufacturing Go. owns the
other side of the stream a part OF the
distance, but there Is no question ABOUT
the ownership of the land on which the
canal is to be built and development
made. f'r II
Mr.. WARREN: Mr.. President:
There is no difference between us on
the statement of facts Xsfey VIII,
however, under the act. which Is
part of our water development acts
i do not know by what name to call
it-they will take the water away from
the other side of the river thing
they would not have a right to do I'M
der the common law, if 1t were not
for this law enlarging the scope OF the
right of eminent domain by the state
in the development of water powers.
| wish to say in regard to the mat
ter of agreement as to the price, II Is
I underestimate has been stated
suppose it is true--that the Power Com
pany have given the Shawmut Manu-
featuring Company an option on prop
e1ty at the price of $12,50O. l do not
believe myself that will stand in the
way of this development, if the bill IS
II.
mind whether it was good policy for
the Company to come here to save tflat
s12,50O but l do say that this COM
pany coming into the State with
proposition to spend two million DOL
lars to build pulp and paper MIL
does not like to be held up at the be-
ginning of their work with something
of this kind. They think that the Com
pany coming in here has money to
burn. No one likes to pay more than
he ought for a thing; and if we have
the right, we ought to prevent COM
pany like that being put into the hands
of men who will hold them up without
due reason.
Mr.. DONIGAN of Somerset: Mr..
President: Although ! have lived
over 40 miles from the place where
this proposed dam is to be built,
it is in my county and l take great
interest in this mill being built. II
$1,000 is going to be expended there,
and / understand it will build up the
village of Fairfield and bring over two
thousand more people there, l think
this small concern, the Canaan Water
Power Co. should not keep them back.
J understand that the Canaan Power
Co. have failed up two or three times
ard they are not in position to build
anything there, even If the ShaWmut
Co does not take them as they men,
ton. l believe it is simply holdup.
Fairfield is one of the towns that has
had the hardest luck within eight or
10 years of any town in the State of
Maine. They have had gold bricks
thrown at them and the village was
partly burned up and the mills burned
up and it seems as though we ought
to take hold and give this company a
chance to develop there. I think we
should sustain the committees report.
Mr.. SHAW of Kennebec: Mr.. Pres
ident: 1t is not my purpose to weary
the Senate at this time with any ex-
tended argument on this matter / will
simply say that this proposition of the
Shawmut Manufacturing Co. to raise
the dam seven feet and to spend be-
tween two and three million dollars
means very much to Fairfield and the
surrounding sections. 1t is large
amount Of money and it will call for
a great amount of labor to construct
the plant. 1t will increase the popu-
lation of Shawmut and will help that
section very much. AS to the Canaan
Power Co, that is located in my town.
l know the circumstances well. They
have a little mill there and have been
doing a little numbering operation.
They Gu. and log on that stream. They
have taken the machinery out of the
MILL 1t is run down and practically
worthless They bought that privilege,
l understand. for $1.050 and I have
heard it reported they had asked this
Shawmut Manufacturing Co. as high
as $4,000 for this privilege. You can
see very readily they have a little
hold over this Shawmut Manufacturing
Co. hope that the motion of the SEN
atOr from ArOOstook will not prevail,
because I believe the majority conf
mittce is right and I believe this COM
pany should have the privilege granted
to them. l believe they would pay to
the Canaan Power Co. every dollar tn"
property is worth and more; and l be-
lieve such an enterprise coming into
the state of Maine should not be him
dered.
The PRESIDENTS: The matter un-
der consideration is the act relating to
this two reports are presented and both
reports are accompanied by bill. The
difference between the two bills has
been clearly stated by the senators who
have spoken. The pending question is
upon the motion of the senator from
Aroostook, Mr.. Milliken, to substitute
the minority report Ought to pass"
upon bill accompanying such report.
for the majority report which also re-
ports a bill in different form.
The yeas and nays were called for
and order and the vote being had, re-
suited as follows: Those voting yea
were: MessrS. Kellogg. Milliken (2).
Those voting nay were: Messrs. BaX-
ter Boynton. Colcord. Donigan, Eaton.
Emery, Gowell. Hastings. Hill, Howes.
Irving. Knowlton. Looney, Macomber.
Minott Mullen. Osgood, Reynolds.
Shaw. Smith. Staples. Theriault. Walk
er, Warren. Wheeler. Wyman (26).
SO the motion was lost.
Thereupon the majority report was ac-
cepted. and on motion by Mr.. Howes of
Somerset. under suspension of the rules,
the bill took it's two several readings and