Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-03
1HUlV|AS I1UNS
Finds Outlook for Employ
msnt Very Encouraging.
Expects Few II Any Labor
Disturbances This Season.
Prospect Is Good In All Branches
f.. OF Business,

The first of May in Maine came in
with no labor disturbances in view,
according to information given out on
Saturday by Labor Commissioner
Thomas J. Lyons. Reports received
from him from different sections of the
State indicate that there will be very
few if any labor difficulties during the
coming season.
Wages have not been advanced to
meet the increased cost Of living but
taking into consideration the recent
depressed and unsettled condition of
business the present time is not con-
s;dered opportllne to make any extra
demands upon the employers.
The outlook for employment espe-
cially in the building trades is very
encouraging. The granite business is
good at Hurricane Isle, Vinalhaven,
Spruce Head, Mt. Waldo, Franklin and
other places, and the prospects are
that before the summer is far adj
vanced the demand for granite cutters
will exceed the supply. Carpenters,
masons and other mechanics are also
looking forward to a busy season and
altogether the outlook for labor is very
gratifying.
The new duties imposed upon the
bureau of industrial and labor statis
tics by the past Legislature make the
department very busy. In accordance
with the resolve passed the bureau is
now collecting statistics showing the
number and taxable value of all cot
tagcs and other buildings in the State
owned by people residing outside of the
State and used exclusively for summer
residential purposes.
The results obtained from the in
vestigation will prove both valuable
and interesting and will show to what
extent this class of property aids in in
creasing the material wealth of the
State The desired information must
be obtained from the assessors of each
city and town. This will be the first
tabulation covering collectively this
particular class of property and will
form the basis for other Investigations
that will be made from year to year
to determine the progress the State
is making in this particular.
In making, this investigation Com
missioner Lyons has thought it adj
visable to ascertain at the same time
the number and value Of all cottages
in the state that are owned b. people
having q residence in Maine, and used
exclusively for summer residential pur-
poses. The investigation will also in
clude all hotels that are used solely
for the accommodation of guests, both
resident and nonresident during the
summer vacation season.
There are in the State some 80
camps that are maintained for the ac-
commodation of parties seeking recrc-
alton at hunting and fishing. Many Of
these are located in the plantations
and unorganized townships commonly
known as wild lands, where game is
plentiful and the lakes, ponds and
streams are well stocked with fish.
Many such camps are commodious
and can accommodate from 40 to 100
guests. In some instances the camps
with outfit are valued as high as $4,000.
AS these camps are an important fac
tor in inducing people to come into
the State to spend their vacation and
their money, they will be included in
the investigation and all the facts in
connection with their location, sur
rousdings, attractions, etc, will be
compiled for publication.
Another duty imposed upon the Ia
Dor department is the collecting sta
tistics covering all the manufac turing
establishments in the State, numbering
about $500. To do the work success
fully and satisfactorily would require
much more than the total resources of
the bureau and it can be done only to
a limited extent. To keep track Of all
the individual accidents that happen
in the State, including the cause, ex
tent and other conditions brought
about as results of the accidents, will