Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09

In declining to change from the pres
cnt location of the department the
commissioner takes the position that
the rooms now occupied were assigned
70 the department by the Legislat ure,
and that that body is the authority
recognized by him. The assignment
Gates back to 1891. After the enlarge
ment of the State House in 1SS9-90,
The assignment of offices was placed in
he hands of a committee of the Leg
stature of 1891, and it was by that
committee that the department of ag-
riculture was given its present quar-
terS; the. recomm endation of the com
nittee being adopted by the I.egisla-
cure.
1t is this that Commissioner Gilman
has behind him as a base for his de-
isOn. He feels that any change in
regard to the location of the depart
ment should be brought about by an
action, of the Legislature.
In regard to the question of moving
he department there seems to be quite
an amount of misunderstanding. 1t is
generally known that there is a desire
on the part Of some of those connect
cd with the Encouragement of matters
II the new Capitol that the department
G moved to the new quarters assigned
by the commission, in order that it's
present quarters may be occupied by
he State auditor, but the misunder-
standing seems to be in regard to the
method taken to bring about the re-
& uired change.
Some of the Thursday evening pa
! ers printed a story to the effect that
&. OIL, Francis keefe of Eliot, superin
tcndent of public buildings. waited up
on Commissioner Gilman Thursday
forenoon armed with an order from the
state House Commission which direct
cd him to move without delay" the
department to its new quarters assign
cd by the commission, but Hon. Charles
$. -Hichborn of Augusta, chairman of
The commission, in a statement to the
Journal last evening, said that such
vas not the case.
When asked about the order for re-
moval, Mr.. Hichborn said that no or
DER had been issued, and that the only
action which had been taken in the
matter was that he had notified Col.
keefe that the commission had ac-
copied the three rooms which had been
& ssiSned the department of agriculture,
and that they were ready to occupy
at the commissioners convenience. He
further added that it was the desire
OF the commission that the above men,
toned department should move as soon
IS possible, as by so doing much of the
confusion could be avoided which
would be sure to result from several
moving at the same time
The table luXuries of the Chinese in
this country are supposed to be con-
tned to chop suey, rice and sharks
fins. apart from the sweets that are
imported from the Celestial on pire fer
their use 1T is not generally known
that chop suey should not be included
among the dishes to which tie So
called Celestiais are used in their own
1t is connection made pop
ular in California years ago whom the
cooks catered. for the first
time. to tie Caucasian appetite But
there is a fidelity to their native pro-
auctions that is responsible for an
other food imported hy them. despite
the fact that the same might be OBJ
tanned here in abundant quantity,
ramely, eggs. The custom house rec
,rds' show that in 1905 there were i'm
ported from Hong Kong 111.SG1 dozen
eggs, exclusively for the use of the
Chinesc.-New York Tribune.