The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-30
NAMES WATER POWER.
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was Ie5tIlCllOn WHICH Governor
Plaisted demanded and which the
people of Maine demand, and yet that
has been constantly, steadily and sys-
tematically misrepresented TO the
members of this Legislature.
Now the purpose of this bill, to
develop within the State and fer the
people of the State of Maine a power
second only to that of Niagara. which
could be used in turning the wheels
Of industry and bringing about the
employment of thousands of laboring
men here in the Kennebec valley, an
absolutely legitimate proposition, an
bsolutely fair and honest PROPOSE
ton. How has it been met? BOT by
the members of the Legislature, for
the Legislature as whole has no.
gone into detail at all. but by the men
who have sought to influence your
opinion, the men who have sought to
WELD an influence culpable rather
than for the good of the public and
On influence that would be justified by
their business judgment For the
past six or eight weeks through prae-
tically every paper in the state OF
Maine. with one exception. no refer
ence has been made to the company
sought to be organized under this
charter save by the playful and hu-
morous name of beast 1t has been
the beast People in Maine and out
of Maine have joined together own
ers of land, riparian owners seeking
n opportunity TO come here and do
business for profit. That would do
more towards developing the State of
Maine and bringing its resources into
full play than any one thing ever pre-
Sented to the people of Maine in fifty
years. end instead of being met fair
ly and with fair and honest criticism
they have been met with cheap cpl
tibet. an epithet seeking to cast
cloud on the Judgment of every man
whose duty it WAS to determine the
right of this matter.
What were the objections to the
measure? 1t is sanl that Maine was
giving away some tremendous rights.
saw this morning in one of the pa
Ders that Maine gave away, years ago.
her vast domain of timber lands and
now was asked to give away her last
Siedl doSel' nat WIS Mtlue asked
to give away, my friends? Has the
law of riparian ownership been re-
pealed? Is it possible that men who
own lands on both sides of the Ken
nebec river are so placed that they
cannot build dam across il? What
was Maine asked to give away? Any
thing? Why so good a lawyer as the
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath fighting this
chafter before the committee with eN-
erythlng at his command, said to Nh
Hartman at the hrst hearing in the
Sehtte chamber, that THIS company
needed no charter but could organize
under the general law. Here is
company that could organize and op-
crate under the general law, and yet
II IS SAID when II asks for an oppor-
unity to operate that ii was asking
lof something worth million or s.
'oo.ooo from Maine. 1hmk II over a
minute. There could have been but
I'VE reasons why that charter needed
TO De special chartef at all could
see no reason myself Why everything
'Ht chafler asked Tor could not come
uhdef the general law. There could
De pul TWO reasons Tor a SPECIAL
chafter' one was the question OF a
corporation organized under the mil
acl having fI8ht TO raise great
pond' mat was a question put up.
NAT would not take anything from
Name would II! Not a thing The
ollef was the question OF right OF a
corporation organized under the mill
'.o' iLo " iiis " p"oliO iol' anu BECAUSE
w. ,'' 60 "n 'i'l'e va .n1 ,',. uiIeol
t t,e" say, 'rD 9oiVa u 80 81 Pupiie Iollu,
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we sdlu we Idu rlsht 10 orlns WIN
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zen ihiliioh people II we harness our
"ate' powers ana MAKE tlehl 40 our
WORK. ana yet Wheh there comes an
pPioI iuhi19 10 40 potlloh OF llat
oPileht 6ehtleiuei slaIu up anu
say no YOU mus lio1 HARNESS. me
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