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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-17

The following petitions. bills, etc,
were presented and referred: ,Iilxs
judiciary.
b. Mr.. Clark of Portland-Resolu-
lions Of the Current Events Club of
Portland in favor of the Children's Act
Of the Maine Prison Association for
n system Of Juvenile courts.
Also. Petition of James Maxwell,
alderman Ward ]. Portland, and JOG
others. for same
Also. Petition of William II. Gould
and "a others of Portland. for same
Also. Petition Of Charles NJ. Mood,
man and Is others of Portland, for
same.
Also. Petition of James r. Albion
of Portland and IS others. for same.
Also. Petition Of F. A. Robinson and
IL others Of Portland. for same.
BY Mr.. Active l. Snow of Bruins
wick-Petition of President William
Dewitt Hyde of Rowdoin College and
2S others of the faculty and town of
Brunswick for same.
BY Mr.. Shea of Ede,r-Petition of
Hollis Hodgkins and II others of Bar
Harbor in favor of amending Chapter
1873 of Private and Special Laws OF
1909.
Also. Petition OF Leon Lord and six
others Of Bar Harhor. for same.
BY Mr.. Powers of EXPERIMENTATION
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Sengrsphic Reports Of Yesterdays Sessions o.
The Senate and House Of Representatives.

On motion by Mr.. Donigan of Som
erset. both reports were tabled and
assigned for consideration next Tues
day, February 81.
The Committee on Legal Affairs, on
Bill, An Act to regulate the practice
of Osteopathy." submitted a majority
and a minority report; the majority
report in new draft under the same
title, and that it Ought TO pass"
(signed) Dodge. Harrington, Wilson,
Pelletier, Wheeler. PaJtangall, Wilson,
for the committee: the minority re-
port that it ought not to pass" ,sign-
ed Peters, Scates, for tho committee.
Mr.. MOULTON of Cumberland:
Mr. President: | move that the minor
ity report be now substituted for the
majority report.
Alr. HARRINGTON OF Kennebec:
Mn President: | move that the major
ity report and the minority lIport be
laid on the table i'll order that the re-
port in new draft may be printed.
Mr.. MOGl.TON: MIR. President: Do
| understand that "A time has been as
signed for the discussion of this re-
port:
The presidents: No time has
been assigned.
Mr. MOTLToN: Mr.. President:
Then 1 move that the time assigned
shall BE- next Tuesday
tAlr. Harrington accepted the date
|aseiGnod.)
Mr.. MOCLTON: Mr.. President: I
would like 10 call attention 10 the mo-
ton that has been made that the mi
nority report be accepted instead of
the majority report. and that il has
precedence next Tuesday.
Mr.. Mayo. for the COMMITTEE on
Shore Fisheries. on An Act to amend
Chapter 800 Of the Private and Special
Laws OF 1909, to regulate fishing on
the B&gaduce river, in Hancock
county" reported that it ought to
pass"
The report was accepted and tabled
for printing under the joint rules
Orders.
On motion by Mr.. Leach Of Han
cock. it was.
Ordered. the House concurring. that
the Secretary of State be authorized
To contract for 200 copies Of the Maine
State Year Book and Legislative
Manual for the year 1911, also for 400
copies for the year 1912, to be deliv-
cred on or before June first OF each
year at cost not to exceed one dol
lar and fifty cents per copy. To ho dis
tributed as follows:
For the year 1911
To State officers and departments. 81
To Maine Colleges. 4
TO Judges. Supreme and Superior. 10
To Governor and Councillors. s
To State. territorial and Canadian
libraries. 80
To state institutions 10
To Secretary Of States Office 81
For the year 1912, the same as 1911
with 200 for the Maine Legisla ture.
Mr.. LEACH: Mr.. President: This
cuts the cost down from $4,000 to 5000
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Passed to Be Engrossed.

An Act to extend the charter of the
Central Aroostook Electric Company.
An Act TO ratify, confirm and make
valid the proceedings of the special
town meeting of the inhabitants of the
town of Pressure Isle, held May 8.
1909, and the bonds issued by said
town in aid of the .aroostOok Valley
railroad Company
An Act concerning trespass.
IN Act To amend that part Of Sec
ton s OF Chapter so of the Revised
Statutes of Maine, relating to the
regular sessions OF the county COM
missioEers of Oxford county.
An Act TO extend the charter OF the
Northern Atonstook Electric Company.
IN Act to authorize the Wiscasset,
Natcrville and Pennington Railroad
Company to dispose of IL part of the
properly OF said company.
All Act to amend Section % of
Cha pier - or the Revised Statutes OF
1903. as amended by Chapter 121, of
the Public Laws OF 1905. as amended
by Chapter 40 of the Public Laws OF
1907, relating to notices OF injury to
casualty insurance companies.
An Act 10 amend Section 80 of Chap
ter 30 of the Revised Statues. relating
to the disposal OF money received for
fines and penalties for violation Of the
fish and game laws.
An Act to extend the charter of the
JonespCrt Central Railroad Company.
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HOUSE.

Thursday. February lG, 1911.
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Evans of Gardi-
per.
journal of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
Papers from the Senate disposed of
IN concurrence.
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Passed to Be Enacted.

An Act TO provide for a close time
on scallops.
On motion by Mr.. Milliken of Aroos-
took.
Adjourned
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the town of Isle AL 1Iaut. in Hancock
county, 10 the county Of Knox, report
ed Ought not To pass"
JtSigned)
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taken from the table. and on further
motion by the same gentleman it was
referred to the committee on military
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The following bills. petitions. etc,
were presented and referred:
~. judiciary.
By Mr. Staples of knox-Bill, An
Act to amend Chapter .. Section 80 OF
the Revised statutes relating to per-
sons before whom the oaths required
hy the Constitution to qualify civil Of
flcers may be taken and subscribed"
By Mr. Gowell of York-Report of
the special committee appointed to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of changing
the laws for the organization of cor
porations. Ton motion by the same
Senator, tabled for printing!
Also, Resolve authorizing the
county Of York to procure loan
Legal Affairs.
BY Mr.. Fulton of Sagadahoc-Bill.
IAN Act to amend Section of Chap
ter 90 Of the Revised Statutes relating
to hurying grounds"
Inland F;shsries and Game. &.
Nv MIR. Allan of Washington-Peti-
ton of Jabez Daggett and Q others OF
Brookton.S of Lewis Ossood and A.
others Of I1anrdrth,, severally asking
that no change be made in the present
moose law. ION motion by MI Dont-
gan of Somerset, Placed on flle.)
Reports Of Committees.
The Committee on Ways and
Bridges, on Bill" An Act to provide for
the ownership and maintenance of
highway bridges BY the state, and the
construction Of such bridges by the
State, counties and towns" submitted
a majority and adminority report; the
majority report in new draft under
the same title. and that it Ought to
pass" (signedls Donigan. Hebron.
Wentworth. Tucker. Phillips. for the
COMMITTEES; thesnainority report that it
ought not to pass" (signed) Wins
lows FarNiarn.f Lawrs. for the COM
mittee. Is
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An Act to regulate fishing in Folly
pond, so-called. situated in the toWii
OF York and county of York.
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor of T.. y. Thompson
of Augusta.
Resolve in favor of Lola Coly. rep
resentative of the Penobscot Tribe OF
Indians for 1911 and 1912.
Resolve in favor of Richard Stuart.
Resolve in favor of James NJ. Ben
son.
Resolve providing for an appropria-
ton for the protection of trees ana
shrubs from the Introduction and raw
ages of dangerous insects and diseases.
Mr.. PATTANGALL of Waterville:
Mr.. Speaker, as ! recall it. this resolve
contains an emergency clause.
The SPEAKER: 1t does contain an
emergency clause.
MIR. PATTANGALL4: Then. MI.
Speaker, should there not be vote
taken to determine whether the neces-
sary two thirds of the House vote in
favor of the resolve?
The SPEAKER: Under the laws OF
the State thirds of the actual
number of members must vote for the
resolve in order that 1t may be given
la passage.
A rising vote being taken, 144 voted
in the affirmative. and the resolve was
finally passed.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion of Mr. Hogan of Portland.
bill, An Act to amend Chapter 200 oi
the Public Laws of 1909. entitled An
Act to consolidate and revise the mill
tary laws of the State Of Maine was
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tSigned)
SANBORN.
DONGTON.
OSBORN.
ANDERSON.
FRANK,
JORDAN,
r.. McCURDY,
McCANN.
Minority report of same committee,
on same bill, reported ought to pass"
(Sfligped)
HARMON.
COPELAND.
ION motion of Mr.. Peters Of Ellis
worth. both reports wore tabled pend
ing acceptance of seither.) ~
Majority report OF the committee
on counties. on Bill An Act TO annex
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Minority report Of same committee,
on same Bill, reported ought to pass"
tSigned)
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
DENIES RAILROAD MERGER

Colorado Springs. May 22.-Jesse H
Waters. general manager of the Grip
pie Creek Short line, tonight denied
a report that a joint arrangement was
being entered into by the railroad.
whereby the business OF the Short
Line. Colorado Midland. Midland Ter
minal and the Florence & Cripple
Creek roads would be sent over one
line. reducing the operating expenses.
The report credited H. NJ Blackmer
OF New York with being In Colorado in
connection with the deal. Blackmer
is president of holding company Of
the Short Line, Midland Terminal and
Florence and Cripple Creek roads.
which are owned by the Colorado and
Southern.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
AY:;SCHOOL INSTITUTE
AT lCHRISTIAN CHURCH

Rev Charles NJ. Dean, superinten-
dent of Missions and Bible Schools
of the Christian churches of Colora-
do will speak at the Christian church
tonight on the subject of THE Supreme
purpose OF the Christian Life. Tues
day evening his theme will be THE
Child and the Book"
Rev. Dean occupied the pulpit at
the Christian church yesterday and
delivered two eloquent and Interest,"
ing discourses founded on missionary
and Sunday School work in Colorado.
The lectures on Monday and Tues
day evenings will be OF great interest
TO all Sunday School workers of the
city and a cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to be present. Rev. Dean
said in his address yesterday that
there are In Colorado 400 communi-
ties without the advantages of the
church or the Sunday school, and
that while the Conservation OF the
natural resources of he state was an
important question. the conservation
OF the states moral and religious
forces was of far greater significance.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
PREMIER MAR RECOVER.

Paris, May 22.-Premier Monis will
probably recover from the aeroplane
injuries received yesterday. He sus-
ansned compound fracture OF the
sisnt leg. broken nose and severe in.
Jurfes to his scalp II will be weeks
before he can return to his once and
many believe he will resign. A Stats
fuasral will be held for Minister o'
VA. Bertsaux. who vAs killed IN IN
asseDlans acsidsat yesterday.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
mothers OAY" OBSERVED
ATlTHE BAPTIST CHURCH

Mothers Day" was observed by
the First Baptist Sunday School with
an appropriate program Sunday morn
ing. There was a large attendance
and the services were OF a very inter
esting character. There were be-
tween thirty and forty mothers pres
ent and each OF them was presented
with a white carnation in honor OF
the occasion. Sunday. May IL. was
celebrated as Mothers Day" in sew
eral thousand Sunday schools through
out the United States and Canada.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
BANNER.YIELD OF APPLES
ASSURED STATE THIS YEAR

With the frost period passed, ,Colora-
do is assured this year Of a banner
apple crop. Estimates based upon
present conditions, carefully compiled
from the various fruit sections of the
state. place the crop at 1900 cars.
Secretary Clinton L. Oliver and AS
sistant Secretary Clyde H. Smith OF
the American Apple congress return
ed to Denver last week from an extern
siye tour OF the fruit districts. Their
object was to obtain an accurate esti-
mate OF the production of each dis
trict. so as to be able to make defi-
mite arrangements for national ap-
pie show In Denver this fall. Their
estimates by districts follow:
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
BlCCALAUReATE SERMON BY
REV. STAFFORD SUNDAY NIGHT

The annual baccalaureate sermon to
the members OF the graduating class
of the Canon City high school was
preached by Rev. T. p. Stafford at
the First Presbyterian church Sun
day night in the presence OF one OF
tho largest congregations ever gath
cred here on a simialr occasion. Ev-
cry part OF the spacious church was
crowded to hear the discourse. which
was one OF extreme interest. The ad-
dress was predicated on the twenty
third verso OF the fourth chapter OF
Proverbs, Keep thy heart with all
diligence. for out OF II are the Issues
OF life" Seldom has more practic-
al. eloquent and scholarly sermon
dealing with the philosophy Of reli-
gion and the philosophy OF material
success ever been heard here.
The music was furnished BY the
combined choirs OF the First Method.
list and First Presbyterian churches
and the Columbian quartettcs. The
1911 class OF the Canon high sohooI
consists Of twenty-four members
twelve young women and twelve
young msn-
Ths Gradusting exercises Will TAXI
place asxt rhsrsdsy svsalnG wAsa
Dr. =. x. ssyAss. pvssI1sst q ~
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25


Editor Record
My attention has been attracted to
two or three communications publish
ed in this weeks Times In regard to
the business relations of the Canon
City merchants especially the groc-
ers) and the ranchers.
This matter was begun by an ar
ticle in the Times relative to price
the editor paid for asparagus and
price the grocer received for it.
think, that as a usual thing. such
attacks should not be noticed: but
lest some fair-minded persons should
be deceived by these statements,
wish to say something on the other
side. do not do this with any hopes
of convincing A CERTAIN CLASS of
people that we grocers are not a set
of rascals do believe our business
men are reasonable and fair and
willing to live and let live.
Revert to the asparagus deal: Mr.
Taylor says he paid i2lAc per pound
for asparagus in certain grocery
store and the merchant. at the same
time. would only pay a rancher &c
for the asparagus he wanted to sell.
He does not say where this occurred
| will say that have never known
of il being handled on such margin.
II might have occurred. however Mr..
Grocer might have paid ioc for the
asparagus that Mr. Taylor bought and
sold It for 12lzc. But this stun goes
on in price very rapidly when it first
comes on the market. and. the grocer.
knowing shat he must sell II the next
day for Sc or 10c. would not risk pay
Ing over &c for II for next days sale.
n Mr.. Rancher would see the
amount OF stun tha; is thrown in the
garbage barrel. he ought TO be willing
TO allow a reasonable margin on this
class OF goods. 1t takes the most care
fuI watching to prevent loss on fall
ing market We are up against II all
around. II We do not need the stun
and refuse to buy II. We give offense: /:
and sometimes lose good customer.
If we do and take margin TO protect
ourselves. we are robbers"
AS an example OF our experience.
call to mind the egg situation this last
spring. In January we were paying
s2hc per dozen for eggs The wealth
er was nice and the hens got busy
and eggs piled up We were reluctant
to lower the price at that time Of
year but had TO do II. We could not
dispose OF them at anything like what
they cost us and they finally landed
at I5c per dozen. When we tried to
dispose of them in Cripple Creek and
other outside markets we met the re-
ply that they could buy just as good
eggs from Kansas at $500 TO s4.25
per case. The rancher and the Times
will both have to figure to find the
grocers' profit.
In regard to price OF groceries in
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
PREDICT RESIGNATION OF
ANOTHER CABINET MEMBER

Washington, May 22.-Insurgents
predicted the resignation OF another
member Of the cabinet and the ap-
pointment of a more progressive man.
1t is privately believed that Taft will
determine to so replace Knox. Mac
veach and Nagel
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25
The Grocery Business

tire on. No grocer in Canon City has
ever been able to live in a better man
ner than a fruit grower can on a few
acres of land. If the inside facts were
known, we doubt if single grocer
in Canon City today is making fair
salary for the time he puts in and
good interest on his money.
Then, there is the other picture
the grocer who has gone broke How
many do you remember? There are
Alright, Milligan, Shirk, Hennesy &
Boylin, Combs, Lester & Smith, Nevin
& Rogers, Morrison, Kaye & Davis,
Ripley, Sherwood and dozen others.
Twenty more have sold out just in
order to save their reputation of
breaking up.
Take those who have apparently
been the most successful: Humphry
& Topping were in business in the
good old days for thirty years and
they retired practically without funds.
W B. MCGEE did a successful business
for lifetime and died leaving little
more than a frugal brick layer might
accumulate, N. F. Handy spent the
best years of his life in Canon and
built up an enormous business for
small town; yet he moved to Denver
without a dollar.
If you know of a man who, in Can
on City, ever accumulated $4,000 in
a Lifetime in the grocery business, we
will be glad TO publish his picture in
The Record, that he may be congratu-
lated by his friends.
We believe that the total losses that
have been made by grocers who have
failed in the past twenty years in
Canon City will far exceed the profits
that have been made by those who
have succeeded.
All this is dark picture and not
the kind we like to write about. but
they are facts that bear on the sub
ject.
Whether asparagus. may have, at
times. been bought too low and
sold too high. we do not know We
do not know what the price OF eggs
or butter or nutmegs should be today.
But we do believe. that. taking Il by
the month or the year, that the gro
Gerry bill of family in Canon City
will not be more. and il may be less,
than 1t would be in Denver. or Pue-
bio, or Grand Junction
And. we believe. that a bunch of
prosperous. money-making grocery
stores and other business houses are
better for a town and for the fruit
growers out around the town than
the kind that sell below cost and go
broke without paying the grower and
the dealer for the stuff they buy
And, we believe, II we had a FIVE
acre orchard on Lincoln Park. we
wouldn't trade it for the best grocery
store in Canon City. If We had to run
1t any considerable length of time.
even II we could handle all the as
paragus grown here on 100 per cent
basis.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25

E -,1--l,,%;-... - :,
The business men and public OFF,
cials have received some pretty harsh
criticism from some of the newspapers
here during the past few months. TO
read some of the papers one unin-
formed might be led to believe that
the business men are all in strong
combination to get robber prices and
that many of the officials, county and
city, are grafters of the big city
breed
The Record has not said much
about these criticisms because, in the
first place, the men assailed have
been above suspicion and need no de-
Tense. and, chiefly, because we sell
dom take issue with statements in
other papers. We hate a controversy.
The latest class to come in for
drubbing is the grocers. The grocers
are, as a class, non-advertisers. They
do not do as much advertising as they
should. Whether this fact has any
thing TO do with the criticism receiv-
ed, can only be guessed. Anyway, The
Record gets very little business from
the grocers. Last year two foreign
baking powder companies paid The
Record more money for advertising
than all the grocery stores in Canon
City put together. So, what The Rec
ord says on the subject, is said out of
justice to the community and not in
defense of business friends.
Do the grocers get robber prices in
Canon City?
We believe not.
This charge has often been made
in the past by individuals; but never
until recently, by any newspaper. The
Record has had numerous invitations
to discuss grocery prices, but has al
ways declined, because we thought
the charges unfounded and such dis
cussion injurious to the community.
A little careful thought on the ques-
ton will show there are two sides to
the question Mr.. r. J. Craig present
ed one side OF the question very fair
ly and in very good shape in satur-
days Record.
: Mr.. Craig says that if anybody will
guarantee his store four per cent "a
few papers were printed 40 per cent
which was clearly a typographical
error profit on its sales. he would
gladly give him all over that sum.
Mr.. G. R Tanner. some years ago,
in the most prosperous era of Can
on. told the writer confdentially. that
the profits that year of the firm of G.
r. Tanner < Co. was less than five
per cent.
Here are two examples of the two
biggest stores Canon City has ever
had.
Is four or FIVE per cent profit on
sales too large?
Look back over period of years
and see il any considerable number
# grocers have grown rich? That is
good test. In all these years you
will note not single grocer who has
accumulated enough money to re-
Cañon City record., 1911-05-25

A man doesn't mind thinking he
won't be here q hundred years from
now. but he hates to think Of the pos
sibIiity Of departing within ten PEARS;
20 many men ass sbeut that faf be-
h&ad kksir work. .v y