Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-03

lied one mile, 25.929,2l4; number of
ons of freight carried one mile per
mile of road, 1853; average number
IF passengers per carmile, IL; average
nImber of passengers per trainmlle,
rer train-mile, 5.11; average number
of tons of freight per loaded car-mlle.
1899; average number of tons OF
freight per train-mile, 320.05: average
of freight cars per train-mlle,
31.74, average number of loaded cars
rer train-mile. 1885, average number
of empty cars per tran-mile, 9.52.
Announcement was made Tuesday at
the office of the Board OF Rallroad
Commissioners of the receipt OF a pc
tition from the Bangor q Aroostook
Railroad Co. asking the approval by
the board of proposed change OF To-
cation of the companys line OF rail-
road in the town of Grand Isle, in
the present location of the
said line of railroad being that ap-
proved by the commissioners May rs,
1909. The petitioning company repre-
sents that it deems it necessary and
expedient that a change Should be
made in the location of the present
line of railroad in order to avoid eX-
pense of construction, and for other
reasons, and prays the board to APP
prove the change. Announcement was
also made that meeting on the fore
going petition will be held at the Ban
gor House in Bangor at II O'Clock
Tuesday forenoon. Nov. IS.
The adjutant generals office has
been Informed that Co. B. Second
Infantry, n. G. S. NJ, stationed at
Rumford Falls, during the small-arms
qualification practice which closed
Oct 81, attained a figure of merit of
over 105, figure that was exceeded
by only one company in last year s
qualification. This excellent showing
is all the more noteworthy on account
Of the fact that the company is COM
paratively new organization and the
season lust closed is the first full sea-
son for practice that it has had. The
rifle range at Rumford Falls was COM
pleted late in the fall of 1908 and dur
ing an extension of the shooting sea
son the rifinmen made use of il at
times when they had to hold up for
snow hurries. Even under those con-
ditions the company secured a figure
of 4l.O7 for the season of 1903. Early
this year Capt. Lucian w. Blanchard,
the commanding officer Of the com
pany, announced that during the sea-
son of 1909 Co. + would pass the JOG
mark in the figure Of merit, and the
information just received shows that
the Rumford Falls captain has kept
his word and is entitled to the con-
CALCULATIONS Of his fellow officers.
During the season Co. + has lost one
expert riheman and several marksmcn
who, had they remained in the COM
pany. would have brought the figure
of merit up to rs.
Special orders No. 159, which has
been issued from the office of tn" al
jutant general under date of Nov. |.
grants to Capt. Harry l.. Lowell. COM
manding Co NJ of the First Infantry,
\. G. S. NJ, an honorable discharge
from the military service of the state
of Maine. by reason of resignation.
Capt Lowell'S resignation, which is
for business reasons, is a matter of j
great deal of regret to the entire Ma
tipnal Guard, for he had proven him
self one of the best company COM
manders in the State and was extreme
" popular both with his company and
the regiment.
The first of the annual fall series of
farmers Institutes to be held under
the direction of Hon. A. w. Gilman of
FoNcroft. commissioner of agriculture
opened at Calais Monday. with meet
ing in the afternoon and in the even
ing. The meetings were held in the
Grange hall and were we'll attended,
including among those present some of
the Canadian department of agricul-
turc. A meeting was held at Column
bia yesterday and another meeting
will be held today at Millbridge.
Prominent speakers from abroad and
also from Maine arc in attendance at
these institutes and among the sub
iocts to be discussed are potato cul-
ture. small fruits, pork production, the
farmers garden, the Importance of
pure seed, and stock raising.
The following corporations have
filed their certificates of organization
at the office of the secretary of State:
The Standard Transportation Co.. or
earized at Portland. for the purpose
of conducting Il general transportation
and towage business on the Great
Lakes. with 5000. 900 capital stock, of
which nothing is paid in. officers:
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