Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-19
STATE HOUSE.
Cooperative Movement Is
Appealing to Farmers.
Sargent Would Have State Bond
Issue for Roads.
Fishing Regulations Asked for the
Gull Pond, Dallas Plantation.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Friday, March IS, at 10 A. M.


Favorable reports continue TO be re-
ceiVed of the progress of the cooper
alive movement inaugurated by Com
missioner of Agriculture Buckley
Maine is fast becoming one of the
largest potato producing states in the
Union and those who favor this get
together movement among the farm
ers believe it will enable the farmers
TO successfully and profitably handle
the increased acreage and yield,
This movement is the one thing
necessary to arouse the farmers of
Central Maine to the splendid oppor-
tunities within their REACH says c. f.
Embree of Riverhead. n. Y. who is
assisting Com. Buckley in this insti-
tute work. Their soil is adapted to
the raising of the potato and the farm
ers are willing to raise them and are
also in possession OF the necessary
knowledge To enable the producing of
large crops. With marketing organiza-
tions conducted on business principles
and statesmen in the large marketing
centcrs. VINO are IN sympathy with
farm conditions, prosperity, such as
Maine has never known, must result
The Institute meeting held. Satur-
cay. 81 Hampden Center. was very
largely attended and the speakers,
Messrs. Guptill and I1mbree, received
4 sroyal Grange welcome.
w T. Guptill State dairy instrue-
tor, occupied the forenoon. delivering
a very interesting and instructive lec-
urre On General Farming" MIR Cup
til had the close attention of The aa-
dience from start TO finish and nj the
close of his remarks was given unan-
inaus vote of thanks.
The hall was filed to capacity in the
afternoon and much interest was
manifested in the address given on
cooperative Buying and Selling" BY
G r. Embree. sales manager at the
Long Island Potato Exchange Mr..
Embree, at the close OF the address.
answered many questions.
The following committee was APP
pointed 10 investigate the situation,
having in view the organizing OF an
other Maine Central Potato Exchange.
similar 10 the one already organized
NJ brunswick Chairman, G. 4. Ma
son. clerk. h c. Mills: trustees. G. +.
Carter. C. W. Mills II. 5. Cole.
THE meeting WAS presided over by
HE master Of the Grange. G, 4. Ma
son The dinner served in the ban
auet hall By The Grange ladies was
excellent The affair was complete
success ard the meeting was one of
the most interesting in the history of
this the original Grange of the State
of Maine
The second meeting Of the Maine
Central Potato Exchange OF Bruins
wick will he held, Feb. Il, at, the Town
hail. Cor the purpose of perfecting the
organization A fun set of officers will
be chosen and plans formulated. pre-
paratorv to commencing business OPP
crations.
What is expected to be one of the
largest meetings of the series will be
held. Feb. %, at Dover, under the di-
rection of the Dover Grange. Invita-
lions have been extended TO all the
Patrons in the vicinity of Dover and,
If the weather permits. large out
pouring of Grange members is ex-
pected,
This meeting is in the interests OF
the Maine Central Cooperative Asso-
citation of Dover. Plans will be sub
mitted. having in view adding num-
her Of loading stations and increasing