Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23


face to face with serious competition
in it's best territory. The Aroostook
Valley Railroad is to be equipped with
a 1900 volt direct current system when
will not only enable it to become a
powerful factor in the Aroostook rail-
road situation, but will also enable
it to get around the law which gives
the Bangor & Aroostook monopoly
in the territory, so far as steam roads
are concerned. The unfortunate part
of the whole matter is that the new
road cannot fail to be a splendid feeder
for the powerful Canadian Pacifc,
with which it is to be affiliated.
Eastport Sentinel-The hotel and
cottages at Campobello are fast filling
with summer guests, 1.-THE excessive
heat of the larger cities hurrylnS
people to the seashore resorts earlier
than usual this season. PASSPORT, on
account of it's delightful and salubrious
climate, is coming in for its usual quota
of summer visitors also, the hotels
being we'll filled, while it's list of visit
ors is very large. Many former resi-
dents are enjoying their first visit to
the island city" in years.
The depressing news comes from
Cape Elizabeth that the farmers are
dumping summer squash into the ocean
because there is no demand for them
in the markets. With Portland and
Bddeford so near it is not encourag-
ing for farmers farther away from
good markets.
mo sketch considered unless ac-
-companied by an assurance that the
work can be completed, in ever detail,
within the appropriation" is best as
surance that the commission for the
erection of an addition to the State
House intends to make good the as
sertion that s35O,OOO would be enough
for the work.
Baldwin residents report having
seen a Canada lynx in their vicinity.
They are not what would be con-
sidered pleasant companions on
wood road, especially after the sun
has set.
Portland, ever anxious to keep up
with the procession, is seriously con-
templating the more daylight propo-
sition. I,et us have more light by all
means;- Bdt not by tampering with the
hands of the clock.
Cold Stream pond is to be made
famous this summer by camp meet
ing. Rev. A. A. Walsh and Rev. c.
o. Perry, .eyangelists. are behind the
scheme and. they expect the venture
to be more than usually successful.
The Boston. G. Maine railroad has
taken up eight against the brown
tail moth with all the power at it's
command No forest products from the
infested distT1cts will be hauled about
the State or out7pf the State until they
have been thoroughly inspected. The
same rules apply to forest products
from without the State. Heretofore
the railroads have admittedly been
great spreaders of the pest, but with
the railroads conducting an intelligent
fight against the moth, that evil is
curtailed if not eradicated.
The people who think that the State
of Maine isn't doing some splendid
work in behalf OF good roads do not
read the advertising columns of the
daily and weekly publications. There
are but few in this State at the present
time which do not contain one or more
advertisements inviting, bids for state
road construction along, the most APP
proved lines.
PASSPORT reports that fish for can
ming purposes have become unusually
plentiful for this time of year and
clusion that the early fall school has
already put in it's appearance. The
factories have started with a jump
and the canning business will soon
be at it's height.
Names naval reserve will soon be
on the raging main, and learning sea-
manship and the practical working Of
the big guns aboard the battleships
in the Atlantic fleet.
Colonial Jacks long tramp, has SER
we'd to advertise Maine if it has served
no other purpose.
This is the season of the merchants
and marketmen's picnics.
Miss Caroline A, Woodman, who
has been librarian at Bates college for
many years, has resigned. In Miss
Woodman Bates college had one of:the
most efficient librarians in the country
Her unusually able assistant. Miss
Blanche A. Roberts will be her sue
ceSsor. :.
The Western Maine Poultry ASSoc1-
alton has voted to hold it's first On
nual show at South Paris January
As and 6. :,
The Old Orchard Board of Trade is
| one of the liveliest bodies Of it's kind
east of Oklahoma and it is making