Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-01


TWO petitions from the Rangor =.
Aroostook Railroad Co. each of wb;ch
asks the approval by the board ri
proposed changes of locations.
The first petition represents that tb.
laiioao company deems it necessary
ana exped1ent that a change be made
IN the present location of the Maple-
ton extension, so-called, of it's railroad
winch extension extends from Presoue
Isle to junction with the extension
winch the Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
ROAD Co., is authorized to build from
point of connection with the Van
buren extension of it's road in Stock
nom. In AroostoOk county, the change
IN location being all in the town of Ma
pleton
Inc second petition asks the APPROX
al CT the location of branch track
10 De known as the Washburn extern
SION winch the company is authorized
10 build, commencing at a point in
connection with the Bangor Il Aroos-
TOOK railroad in Masardis, Aroostook
county and extending to a point in
connection with it's line of railroad in
the plantation of Stockholm. in the
miles.
Hearings on the two petitions will be
assigned later.
The June Bulletin of the department
OF agriculture is just issued from the
office of Commissioner Gilman at the
state House and is on the subject of
potato culture The Bulletin makes a
publication of IS pages and is devoted
entirely to an article entitled potato
Growing for Maine Farmers" written
by Prof. William D. Hurd, dean of the
College of Agriculture of the University
of Maine. Coming from the pen of so
eminent an authority as Prof. Hurd it
need scarcely be said that the article
will be of great value to farmers in
general and Maine farmers in particu-
lar and the Bulletin will be highly
priced by all who secure COPY. The
article begins with a paragraph on the
adaptabllity of the potato to Maine
conditions, and the other subjects
which are taken up are the history
of the potato. selection and preparation
of the soil, consideration of seed man
ure and fertilizers, planting and caring
sprays and spraying, does spraying
pay, harvesting, storing and market
ing, cost of growing potatoes, analysis
and feeding value of potatoes, and
finally the summary. The publication
is well illustrated with half-tone cuts
and is one that every farmer should
take particular pains to secure, not
only for the large amount of valuable
matter which it contains but because
of the interest which attaches to it.
A petition has been received at the
office of the secretary of State from
the town of Hermon bearing 50 names
and asking for referendum on the
matter of the proposed State House
extension.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization al the
office of the secretary of State:
c. F. Hathaway Co. organized at
Waterville, for the purpose of manu-
featuring and dealing in clothing and
merchandise, with $4,000 capital stock,
of which 5000 is paid in. Officers:
President, Edward X. Leighton of
Rockland; Treasurer, Charles A.
Leighton of ThomastOn. Certificate
filed June 90, 1909.
The Thompson Propeller Co, organ
lied at Portland, for the purpose of
manufacturing and dealing in boats
and vessels of all kinds, with $4,000
capital stock, of which $40 is paid in
Officers: President, Charles n. Trcf-
ethen of South Portland; Treasurer,
Milton D. Thompson of South Port
land. Certificate filed June 30, 1909.
The Twentieth Century c., organ
lied at Auburn, for the purpose of
conducting a publishing business with
$150,00O capital stock, of which nothing
is paid in. Officers: President, For
rest E. Laden of Auburn; Treasurer,
Henry w. Cakes of Auburn Certif-
cate filed June 3d. 1909
3 John P. Squire & Co, organized at
Portland, for the purpose of carrying
on Strengthening. rendering and
packing business, with $300O,C0O capt.
tai stock, of which $500 is paid in Of
fcers: President, Freedom Hutchin-
son of Boston, Mass; Treasurer, Put
nam B. Smith of Boston, Mass. Ger
tificate filed June 90, 1909