Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-04
STATE HOUSE.
Coming Meeting Of Maine
Dairymen's Association
State Dairy Instructor Merrill
HOPES for Large Exhibits.
Board Of EmbaIming Examiners
Meets at Augusta, Nov. 9.
arATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Thursday, Nov. 10, at 10 A. M.

Thursday, Nov. 10, at III A. NJ.
Among the busy ones in the list of
state off .ials at the present time is DR..
LeoE S. Merrill of Scion, the State
dairy instructor connected with the de-
partment Of agriculture. Quite an
amount of DR.. Merrill's work just now
is connected with the coming annual
meeting Of the Maine Dairymens AS
ISOLATION which will this year be heid
at Skowhegan, commencing Tuesday
evening, Nov. 80, and contlnu-
ing until the following FRIDAY
noon included Herewith vii! be an en-
hibition Of the various dairy products
and to this end the state dairy in
structor is using his best efforts that
the exhibit may be made feature to
be proud Of In connection with the
above the following letter has been
sent out this week by DR.. Merrill to
the Maine makers of dairy Cheese:
THE Maine Dairymens Association
will aold its annual meeting at SkoW
hogan beginning Tuesday evening, No
vember goth and closing Friday noon,
December $rd. An effort will be made
to secure for this meeting Il good cXhl-
y
is becoming litticult to find in The 10
cal markets. Retail prices are advanc-
ing ana we believe more attention
should be given this important part of
the dairy industry. Mr. Drrin Bent,
judge OF butter and cheese at the last
dairy conference, while scoring II Ger
tain cheese made this remark To the
writer OF this letter: The woman who
maze this cheese can easily get twenty
cents Il pound Wholesale for all the
cheese She can make that is equally as
good Your name has been given to US
as a maker OF cheese | am also writing
to other cheese makers asking them as
well as yourself to give your support
to the effort of the Dairymen'S ASSocla-
ton in this matter Liberal premiums
will be offered as usual official pro-
grams and entry blanks will be for
warded on request to all persons who
indicate a desire to make an exhibit.
Hopping that may receive a letter
from YOU very soon stating that You
VIII cnd"aV"r to make an exhibit of
cheese and that you will be present at
the meeting ii possible, | am,
Respectfully yours,
Icons. MERRILL,
State Dairy Instructor"
DR.. Merrill has also addressed Il let
Ter along similar lines as the above to
the butter makers of the State calling
attention to the offers of the assDc;a
ton in premiums. The latter also
states that an address on dairy butter
making W i'll be delivered by Prof. F. A.
Campbell of the Agricultural College
,I...
en- over to lectures and discussions on
milk. cream and butter. Every effort
will b" made to make the exhibit a.
educational as possible for all present
Orrin Bent of Boston. the best known
butter Judge OF New England. has been
engaged to judge butter and cheese
The following annual repo.
street railways We're received
office Of the Board of Railroad
missioners Wednesday:
ROckland, South Thomaston & ST.
George RailWay-GrosS earnings from
operation. S2249.92 against $477099 for
the preceding year, Il decrease of ~ i
52l.01: operating expenses. s.
q against $21S5.15 for the prec,
year. an increase of $76912: de-,
sa243o against net earnings from
aticn OF S25S54 for the preceding
passenger car earnings. $2429.92; III, :.
tenance of way and structures $lG09.
81; operation of power plant, $705.47;
operation of cars, S1l90.SS; passenger
ear mileage LAG. $40: passenger ear hours
lS26; fare passengers carried. 69422;
average number of employees including
ofhcials, during the year. seven; aggre-
gate amount of salaries and wages
paid SlS27
Fairfield ana Shawmut Street Rail-
way Co. Gross earnings from opera
'lon, $S04o.25 against 1884 for the pre-
ceding year, an increase of $70G25;
operating expenses. $i07025 against
sS425 for tn" preceding year. an in
crease of $6l5.25: net earnings from
operation. 1870 against $4,000 for the
preceding year. a decrease of $50; pas
Seheer car earnings. &7542; freight ear
earnings 5000; maintenance of equip
Nleht. $50: operation of power plant.
ss65; operation of cars $2Sl5; fare pas
sehgers carried. 150.Si0: operating exe
pensos per ear mile, $l105; average
number of employees, including officials
during the year four aggregate
amount of salaries and wages raid.
s2575
Or a. G, Young clerk of the State
BOARD of Emhalming Examiners. has
sent out notices stating that the next
meeting OF the board will be held at
me State House at 10 "A. NJ TUESDAY
lSNoV. ., for the rurnose of examining
aiididates who wish to become licens-
yea undertakers and embalmers. The
hotlce also states that notifications of
ne meeting of the State board will
.o, hereafter be sent to all undertakers
as hitherto. II was some time ago an
nouheed that the dates for the regular
meetings for the examination of can
u.uateS VIII be on the second Tuesday
VI May and the second Tuesday of No
Vember.
me Following corporations have filed
oa certlheates Of organization at the
~iiCe Ol the