Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-27
At STATE HOUSE,
Capitol Dome With Copper
Nearly Closed 10.
Greater Demand For Publicity
and Travelling Libraries.
Department Grand Rounds and Cap.
ltol News and Chat.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. 80, at 10 A. M.

WI o"Poiiu Will tHe new architectural
work the old terraces in front are be-
ing cut away and the ground will in
| future be d smooth lawn from the
basement of the Capitol to the State
street wall. The forest in front has
been cut away some more to make
grade for the new lawn. Many of the
| trees were dying and not very hand
some and they formed jungle that
obstructcd the view. The line of
elms on the street edge of the grounds
| remains. Between these elms, the
vista shows browning the lawn with
its gray granite walls which will con-
trast neatly with the emerald green
grass of the spacious lawns in rare
beauty Names State House on the
summit of the knoll.
The grading is well advanced now
and the Journals State House man
looks to see it seeded soon and thinks
the grass can be given its first cutting
by the last of September.
The Capitol's exterior from the
street side has d finished look with the
exception of the big dome which today
is nearly covered with it's copper over
coat. The lower story, or to be more
exact the fiat above the basement, is
well along. the walls and ceilings now
receiving finishing touches The
steam. electric and water pipes are
partly in place and the elevator cars
have arrived. You can climb up to the
dome on the steel stair cases upon the
| rough temporary board treads, and the
plasterers and wall finishers are at
work on the third story. or rather the
second main fiat
In month Librarian II. c. Prince
expects to be able to move the library
| into its new quarters in the north
| wing on the second story and on the
same floor the south wing offices will
| be ready to use The present library
rooms will then be converted into COM
mittee rooms, three we believe is to
| be the number of these.
The upper story looks rough in the
present stage of the work but the
pIasterers are covering the walls on
the double quick.
| The granolithic men are making
progress on the second story floors and
also on the new broad paved main en-
| trance walk down the grounds from
the Capitol to State street. All in
side and. to a great degree. on the
grounds continues in clutter but or
der and neatness is gradually being
restored
Sections of the big iron fence on tn"
north side of the Capitol grounds have
been removed to allow ingress and
| egress for the teams employed III
grading the grounds
Board Of Education.
| At the Blaine House the clerks in
| nf
are tabulating returns for the annual
| report on the States common ana
High schools.
Water Commission.
The state House Man learned the
other day what he ought to nave
known before. that part of the pay OF
EMPLOYEES of this office comes from
Uncle Sam.
The office hours here are from a.
| NJ. to II NJ. and 100 to .. +. NJ
The work now on. preparing sixteen
es for the blue prints on the water
systems that drain Maine is very put
tering work
At the Library.
Librarian Prince is receiving returns
from the Journal advertising of late Oh
it's travelling libraries. These libraries
are for the education and interest ~
all Maine citizens and any group 4"
responsible citizens can obtain one Oh
them by writing to Librarian Prince
And you'd better write soon. betore
the. Library force gets to work moNlils
into the new quarters in the north
wing for then there'll be trouble. as
great as spring house cleaning IN TINS
deparment of the state.
The state Librarian the other day
had a book "A Half Century of MIN
neapolis" sent on approval with an
companying letter from the publishers
| in which the statement was made that
in the book were biographies of 10 or
% of the prominent older citizens on
MINNEAPOLIS who originally came from
Maine and that Minneapolis was chief
ly settled by men of New Ehs'a""
| In sthe Labor Office.
| Stunt. of Labor Lyons and his Chief
of Publicity Lawry are nuch pleaseo
over the returns coming IN lro'h
Boards of Trade of various Maihe
cities and towns. largely in response
to the Kenebec Journals state House
columns explanation of how conmu'ii-
ties may freely obtain the advantages
offered bv the States Publicity bu-
| reau.
Boards of Trade should send along
their advertising literature ana pay
| the express to Augusta. me Sta'e
Bureau will put it all out for these or
canizations without charge
The Dairy Bulletin Again
| study of Bulletin No OF thc
| Agricultural Bureau is of continued III
terest as it is devoted largely 10 re,
norts of examinations of mix anu
cream samples from all over the ota'e.
The report on milk and cream gives
specitic gravity. fat. solids not 1a''
total of solids and water in each SAM
nle and general remarks.
over Rockland and Rumford way III
Ellsworth. Calais. Camden. Damaris-
Gotta. Dexter. Eastport and Bath' tne
milk was slightly dirty" in nearly
arerv case. Some of it was skim
mod" and some "watered.
The samples showed generai ~
! wafer