Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-24
STATE HOUSE.
List Of Nominations An
nounced by Gov. Ferna|d.
Water Storage Office Engaged
In Computing Drainage Areas.
U. S. Bureau to Cooperate With
| State in Manufactures Census.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, Dec. 80 at q p. M.

DAY afternoon, including the renOml-
nation of Mrs Frederic Cony of RAN
dolph as trustee of the Maine Insane
Hospital and that of r. H. Stubs of
Augusta as member of the State
Board of Health. The complete list
of the nominations is as follows:
Trustee of Normal Schools-H. L.
Chapman, Brunswick.
Trustee Maine Insane Hospitals
Mrs. Frederic Cony, Randolph.
State Board of Health-R. II.
Stubs, Augusta.
Recorder Western Hancock NUM-
cipal Court-W. A. Remick, Bucks
port.
Trial JUSTICE. Frank Campbell,
Ilingman.
NotarieS Public-L. b. LeaVitt, Will
ton; John j. WEIGH. Portland
Justices of the Peace-WIliam J.
Caddy. st. George; Wilbur f. Dres-
ser. Portland; Lester b. Howard, Au-
guSta.
United States District Engineer Cy-
rus c. Babb. who has been placed in
charge of the State Water Storage
Commission office, is now engaged in
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make Il complete card index OF all
rivers. streams. lakes and ponds in the
State, showing the drainage areas,
computed first from any available
sources and corrected later from sur
Veys and measurements of standard
maps. Roland A. Scribner formerly
clerk in the land office. who has been
previously designated as secretary of
the Water Storage Commission has
been assigned to assist Mr.. Babb in
this work. The office of the Water
Storage Commission located on the
northerly side of the second floor of
the Blaine mansion has already been
equipped with the necessary office
furniture and Thursday "a telephone
was being installed.
Work is being carried rapidly for
ward on the taking of the census of
the manufacturing industries of the
State under the direction Of Hon.
Thomas j. Lyons of Nina Haven, COM
missioner of industrial and labor sta
tistics. He has had in the field for
some time past eight agents, all but
two of whom are college students.
They have visited every county in the
State except ArooStook and Knox.
The investigation in these two coun-
ties will be taken up next year. but
not until after the United States Cen
sus department has completed its
census of manufactures in this State.
so that there will be no conflict be-
tween the two departments. The re-
suit of the Investigations conducted
by the Ia bor cOmmi SCionar will ha arp-
bodied in the report of 1910. The in
vestigations made under the direction
OF the State labor commissioner on
account of the smallness of the APP
preparation available will extend only
to the name of the manufacturer. the
kind of goods manufactured by the
concern and the average number of
hands employed, classified as to sex
Labor Commissioner Lyons stated
Thursday that the results obtained by
his canvassers in the field had been
much more satisfactory than expect
ed. All the cities and towns of any
considerable size are visited by the
agents, but in case of the smaller
towns and plantations where only one
Or two manufacturing industries exist
in each place Mr.. Lyons will rely upon
information collected by mail.
1t was learned from Commissioner
Lyons that an agreement had been
reached between the United States
Census department and the several
State bureaus Of industrial and labor
statistics whereby the bureaus in each
state will receive the results of the
United States census in regard to both
population and manufactures ahead of
any other source.
The data requested by the United
States Census bureau in regard to
goes into minute details
in regard to the individual establish
mentS, but in the census report when
made public the names or operations
Of individual establishments will not
be disclosed in any particular. The
census of manufactures will be the
first work to be taken up by the
United States Census bureau in 1910.
and the following questions will be
asked in the blanks which the in
diVidual manufacturer will be required
to fill out
/. Description of establishment.
Name of establishment name OF own
er. location of establishment, is estab
liShment located within the corporate
limits of the city or town. postoffice
address of general office. period COW
cred by this report, character of or
ganization. number of proprietors and
members if a nonincorpOr-
ated organization, number of stock |
holders if an incorporated organiza-
ton. character of industry.
.. Time in operation and hours
worked. Number of days in operation
during the year. number of hours nor
mally worked by wage earners; per
shift. per week.
8. Capital invested: Amount of
capital invested, owned and borrowed.
Land. buildings, machinery and tools.
stocks in process. finished
products fuel and miscellaneous sup
plies: cash, plus trading and operat-
ing accounts and bills receivable.
4. Salaried employees: Number
Dec. Is, 1909, as per pay roll. Sal
aried officers of corporations. superin-
tendents and managers, clerks, stenog-
raphers, statesmen and other salared
s. Wage earnerS including piece