Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
STATE HOUSE.
Mary Miles Of Railroad
Will Be Built This Year.
No rthern Maine TO Be Scene
Of Much Activity.
Insurance Taxes Committed to the
State Treasurer.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Thursday, April 20.

Noftlefn Maine VIII be Che scene OF
more railroad construction during tile
present year than will take place in
any other part of New England. 1t is
well understood that the Bangor q
Aroostook is taking steps looking to-
ward the beginning of the construction
of the so-called Allagash extension this
year and A. Il. Gould of the Aroostook
valley is authority for the statement
that that road will build 100 miles of
new line this summer unless something
occurs to interfere with the present
program,
The Allagash extension calls for an
estimated expenditure of over 81 10000
and fer about 151 miles of new track
The line Will traverse the heart of the
Maine forests and big game country
atnd open up Il new inland empire, say
those who have Travelled over the
route. The petition which described
the proposed location and general pur-
poses of the road relating to the extern
sion covers about 64 closely typewrit-
ten pages.
The true significance of the Aroos-
took Valley charters granted by the
18th Legislature is best understood
WHEN it is known that Mr.. Gould and
his associates have charter rights
covering a continuous line from tide
eater at St John, diagonally across
the province of Now Brunswick to An
do"er parish on the st, John river,
thence to Presquc Isle and Washburn,
the last named section being already
hniit and running. thence due west
across the state of Maine and Mont
Iaagny, Rellcchassc and Lewis coun-
tics IL the Province of Quebec to the
Quebec bridge across the St Lawrence
rivcr
The new Aroostook Valley route from
Quebec 20 st. John is only 375 miles in
lengtn as compared with SIS miles via
thc latercolonial line. which swings
up around the Maine border. but stays
entirely on Canadian soil.
The new read will be one of the long
est roads IN the world operated by
electricity. This is made necessary be-
cause of the opposition of the timber
owners to having steam locomotives
tE1sNerse their exceedingly rich and val
2aDle holdings. The fire risk is there
y reduced to minimum.
Mr. Gould is a firm believer in the
clcctrificatfon of transportation lines
III Maine. 1T can truthfully be said
that there is something radically
wrong he declared. when coal is
brought from Pennsylvania to north
ern Maine To operate railroads and in
dustrial manufactures. That system
's highly expensive, while on the other
nand. the natural water powers in that
section are ample to operate all the
railroads and factories that will be es-
tablished there for many years to
come. When one considers the fact that
the natural water powers would cause
but fraction of the expense of coal,
when once developed. and when every
thing else is taken into consideration.
there is but one conclusion for the
business man to come to and that is
that hydro electric installments must
supercele all other modes of power
for railroads and manufacturing pur-
poses"
Announcement was made Saturday
at the office of the Board of State AS
SCISSORS of the commitment to the
treasurer of State of the taxes as |
sessed against the several insurance
companies or associations doing busi- |
mess in the State of Maine. The total |
assessment for the year 1911 is Sl34,- |
1886. The following figures give the |
number of insurance companies of the !
various classes. the total tax assessed |
against each class, and the company !
against which the largest tax is as |
sesSed, together with the recapitula- |
tior:
Maine mutual fire insurance compa-
nies, 56. Total tax assessed, $742.7S; |
largest Individual tax assessed S37S II |
against the Mercantile e. Manufactur-
crs' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Port |
land.
Maine stock marine companies, 9.
Total tax assessed. $1242.17; largest in
dividual tax assessed, $662.93. against |
the Union Insurance Co. of Bangor.
Stock fire and marine companies of