The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
SKOWHEGAN'S POPU-
LAT|0N IS 60l7
D. H. Perkins Reports
Gain of 20 Per Cent
Interesting Meeting Of Board of
Trade Friday Night.

At the meeting of the Skowhegan
Board of Trade Friday evening Sup
erintendent of Schools D. II. Perkins
gave his report of the census of
Skowhegan as he had found by his
own enumeration being hired by the
Board of Trade and the Central Maine
Power Company. His report showed
tn the population of Skowhegan is
6017; in the village 5089; in the rural
section, 92S; on the North side of the
river, 1893; on the South side 2196.
This shows an Increase in ten years
Of S23 or gain Of nearly 20 per cent.
There was gain of IA in the country.
The government census showed that
the population of Skowhegan was 5341.
The census was taken by the town
but a short time later. Mr.. Perkins
found that there were only about
twenty rents vacant in the village at
that time
Another interesting mater to come
before the Board of Trade Friday ev-
ening was in regard to the post Of
flee site. Major j. w. Fogler, chair
man of the committee reported that
the first choice of the committee was
for the Ross-Tuttle lot on Court
street; the second choice was on the
corner of Pleasant street and Madi-
son avenue; and the third place, on
the island.
Perhaps the most important topic
discussed at the meeting was good
roads. President r. l.. Marston sug-
gested a plan which will be undoubt-
edly adopted by the Board of Trade
which was to choose a committee,
preferably from the automobile own
ers and that committee report to the
Road Commissioner defects they may
find in the roads; also to cooperate
with other Boards of Trade and ex-
tend the work into other towns and
counties. Mr. Marston said that
parties from Wisconsin, told him a
few days ago that the road from Wa
terville TO Solon was as good If not
better than any country road in their
travels. The matter of having signs
placed on the street corners in SkoW-
hegan was discussed and particularly
of having signs on the roads that lead
into Skowhegan near the Woolen
mill for instance.
d. II. Perkins gave brief
address on what the schools OF Skow-
hegan needed the most. He said that
ewhegan has system of schools
that compares favorably with others
in the State The elementary schools
differ very little from others in New
England. For this reason changes
should be gradual. The demand OF
ahe times is, he said, for industrial
education He also laid stress on the
fact that Skowhegan should introduce
into her schOGlls course in Domestic
Science. One of the greatest needs
of Skowhegan is better school build
ings, especially the High school. He
said that the lighting in the school
buildings WIS bad anil that there was
only one building that would meet
the approval of the state School In
spectors. That was me Lincoln build
| ing.
The following list of cOmmitteeI
was nomin ated anB accepted: MeT'
camille affairs and Insurance, ]. {
Griffin, F. w. Buchanan and Georg'
H. Webh; Water Power and Manu-
featuring, II. L. SV EFT, j. w. Blunt
C. j. Abbey; Village improvement
and Sanitary Affairs, E. c. Bntler
| DR.. l.. A. Dascombe Charles r.
Cook; Depot and Railroad, A. n
Jewett. c. A. Ross Morris Gledhili
Education and Pubic Library, j. w
Fogler, E. F. Merrill and r. w
Leighton; Village Government ann
Public MSrals, Judge F. F. Law
renee, w. T. Seekins and j. n
! Smith; Good Roads, Bin Page, VIII
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