Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-01

for determination as to it's constitu-
tionality.
Since the passage of the law at the
session of the Legislature in 1905, dep
uty Enforcement commissioners have
made seizures in every county in the
State, with the exception of York,
Cumberland, Waldo, Piscataquis and
seizures were made in but one town.
that OF Jay, near the AndrOscOggin
county line, while the deputies made
but one Selling trip through Lincoln
county and that at the request of the
sheriff of the county, John r. Rafter
of DamarisCOtta.
Since the first of the year the dep
uty Enforcement commissioners have
been at work in the counties of An
drosc0ggin, PenobScot and Sagadahoc,
but they were withdrawn from Knox
and SagadahOc on the first of July.
The deputies have not been busy in
Oxford or kennebec counties since Jan.
/, 1907, nor in Washington or Somer-
set counties since Jan. l, 1909.
The annual report of the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad CO., for the past
year was filed at the office of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners Sat
urday. The report shows that the OPP
Grating revenues were $2,S1S, 444.07
against $2,G1S3 21.62 for the preceding
year, an increase of $500, 116.45; operat-
ing expenses, $1,1S9 1898 against ST.
1919, S2093 for the preceding year, a de-
crease of S9,3446; net operating rev.
enue, $l029, 27S.6S against $S1S, 506.69 for
the preceding year, an increase of $210,-
771.99. Other items in the report are
as follows: Freight revenue, 81, 1874 ,972-
&c; passenger revenue. $565.2191S; eX-
cess baggage revenue SS,027.43; mail
revenue, Sal, 1859; express revenue,
$35 1560s; number of passengers car
ried earning revenue, 62I ,715; number
of passengers carried one mile, 23,751,-
I56; number of passengers carried one
mile per mile of road. 46,149; number of
tons of freight carried earning revenue,
| l,i63,619; number of tons of freight car
ried one mile, ISL ,36l SOS; number of
tons carried one mile per mile of road,
352, 3S4.
The Committee on Industrial Educa-
ton, of which State Supt. Smith is
| chairman, the other members being
Pres. George f. Fellows of Orono, c.
S. Stetson Of Greene, E. NJ. Banding
of Bangor, Francis r.. North of Port
| land, w. +. Sargent of Hebron and
| Charles o. Beals of Auburn. will hold
a public meeting at Lewiston on Tues
day, Nov. 2, under the auspices Of the
Lewiston and Auburn Boards of Trade,
and will also visit the various indus
trial plants of the two cities. On
Wednesday the committee will attend
a meeting of the Androscoggin County
Pomona Grange in Auburn.
"A Miss Eva Shorey of Bridgton has
been appointed assistant secretary to
the Committee on Industrial Education
> with headquarters at the office of the
State superintendent of public schools
and will begin her duties today. Miss
Shorey is perhaps best known to the
public on account of her recent inves-
tigation of industrial conditions in the
state of Maine, acting under the di-
rectionS of Commissioner Thomas J
Lyons of the bureau of industrial and
Dor statistics.
The material required to be furnish
cd in accordance with the provisions OF
Chapter 10 of the Public Laws of 1909
relative to the medical inspection anC
tests of sight and hearing have beer
received at the office of the state SUI.
perintendent of public schools and are
now being distributed.
The following corporation has fle(
its certificate of organization at the
office of the secretary of State:
Colorado Southern Irrigation Co, or
Sanizcd at Portland, for the purpose o
constructing, operating. developing an(
J maintaining waterworks. etc, will
$5oN.ooh capital stock. of which nothing
, is paid in. officers: President. Clarence
Il. Eaton of Portland; treasurer. II. 7.
Crot"au of Portland. Certificate flet
. Oct. %, 1909.