Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30

pouleu In the next annual report of the
department.
with that idea in view Commissions
ler Lyons is sending out copies of the
following letter:
We are DESTROYS of obtaining a lit
tie information and appeal to you as
one who is familiar with the business of
your town, especially as it applies to
the farming interests. We thought we
could get the information from the reg
| lister of deeds for your county, but the
| records there do not show whether the
property transferred is to be used for
farm purposes or not
What we want to know s is how
many farms there are in your town
that have been taken up or bought by
parties coming from outside of the
State during the past five years, and
the name of the State or country that
each individual family came from.
We don't care for their names. If the
farm is used for summer home and
is not operated for agricultural pur-
poses. we do not care to have such a
farm included in the list. If there are
any farmers in your town who have
come from Aroostook county, we would
like to have their names. If you will
kindly give this your consideration,
we will thank you sincerely and will
gladly return the favor in any way
possible"
The department is also engaged in
gathering information about the trade
unions in the State which will also be
embodied in the next annual report of
the commissioner.
The following questions are pro-
pounded in circular which is now be-
ing sent out by the department:
Name of town or city; how many la
Dor unions in your town or city? name
of your union; name of your secretary
addresses of your secretary; date of
organization of your local union: has
your local union a trade agreement
with employers? If so, when does it
expire? Number of members of your
local union: number of hours of la
Dor daily; minimum daily wages; maxi
mum daily wages; what has been the
state of trade during 1909 in comparison
with 1907-190S? Please give your opin-
ion in regard to what you think de-
slrable in the way of legislation that
would be of interest to the masses.
a meeting of the citizens of West
Minot and other towns in that vicinity
who are interested in the subject of
dairy testing associations was held in
that town Thursday for the purpose
of talking up the matter of an organf-
Zation There were not as many pres
ent as there would have been had it
not been for several showers of rain
which fell, but 1876 cows were pledged,
and men who have signified their in
tention of joining the association own
at least 200 more. These men will be
seen in the near future by the solicit
ing committee which is composed of
c. r. Millett of West Minot, chair
man; Charles Jordan of Mechanic
Falls and Frank Pierce of East He
bron. AS soon as a sufficient number
of cows are pledged meeting will be
held for the purpose of effecting an
organization.
Announcement was made at the Of
flee of the insurance commissioner Sat
urdav morning that the Brotherhood
Accident Co. of Boston had been
casualty insurance business in Maine
on the assessment plan. The company
was Incorporated in 1879 and cons
menced doing business the same year.
The president of the company is John
J. Whipnle of Boston. the secretary
J. b. Crawford of Boston and the
treasurer Joseph w. F.stabrook of Bos-
ton. The assets of the company on
Dec. 81, 1908, were $4S,32766, and the
liabilities $3S19.50
The following corporation has filed
it's certificate of organization at the
office of the secretary of State.
w. T.. Greene Film Exchange, Inc,
organized at Kittery, for the purpose
of manufacturing and dealing in NOV
ing picture machines and films, etc.
with 100000 capital stock, of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: Presi-
dent, Horace Mitchell of Kittery;
treasurer S. F, Morrison of Ports
mouth, y. II. Certificate filed Aug. %,
1909