Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28

ton of that county. The people o.
Knox county feel interested in thi.
matter and they feel that if we cor
get cheaper power it will do a great
Il deal towards opening up the towns in
that section. l hope the motion will
prevail.
Mr.. BIfCKLIN of Warren: Mr..
Speaker, / want to speak a word for
my town of Warren, believing that
anything that is good for the town OF
Warren will be good for every other
town in the county. We want power
for our manufacturers, and as we
nave never come here for cent of
financial aid and very seldom for a
favor of any kind. hope that YOU will
/ grant us this one request so that we
1 can 20 on with the proposition.
Mr.. NEWBERT of Augusta: Mr..
Z Sneaker. | dislike to appear in opposl-
i ton to so many of my friends from
Knox county, especially in seeming
opposition to so many members on this
floor from Knox county. / have moth
ing in my mind hostile either to Knox
county or to the citizens of Rockland.
81 would say nothing in opposition to
3 the citizens of Knox county or in any
{ way rejecting upon the enterprising
citizens OF the city of Rockland. Knox
county is my old homie have lived in
the towns Of Warren and Union;
know the whole locality, and | know
the people: I know the men who have
come here and who are here today
FROM the city of Rockland. Ny pur-
8rose is simply to put in statement of
facts here. and I wish to do it without
any passion and without any prejudice,
and hope that I may he able to do it
without arousing either passion or
prejudice.
When re seek to overturn unani-
NOUS committee report the House had
o right, 1t least. 90 have some good
reason stated WHY the report of the
committee that sat and heard The case
should be reversed This hearing WAS
one of the big hearings, and | was
here in attendance at that hearing all
of one afternoon until they almost
! tired me out A great army of citizens
from the city of Rockland were here,
and they put in their case forcibly and
/ they presented it eloquently. The other
side was here too. and they had an ar
ray OIL ldttHt. my oda ~ - 80
Two o'clock in the afternoon until 12
o'clock at midnight. and, gentlemen II
there was anything left unsaid 1t was
beyond human comprehension as to.
what 1t might be.
have no interest in either of these
companies i am not stockholdef or
q bond holder, and neither have / a.
friend or relative in either company.
Row. what. about this Knox County
power Company Those of You VINO
swere at the hearing know all ABOUT H.
1T is a young company. thlhK It's
L sleyelopnaent has all come about prae-
f5callv within Is months or Witnih TWO
wears. Hollis Shaw, yeunS man ot
1,elprade. went to the town OF Union
and took over a water power ana De
sran site development. A dam IS now
z5n,,,t there. but | do not know thae
'ss,v mower is being developed on ae-
I sonnt of the dam being built there. "A
rtsle lighting is done in the town 81
Union.
There was great deal of discussion
In regard to how much horse power
1eas developed in his plant at Union
& wa never used 10 think there was any
4 t1,are How much is there developed
tl,a,ao do not think the proponents
4 49,. measure claim more than 800 or
/ ~ r,,,roa noyvcr. I think that the Knox
Il rss,,,t,. power company will not admit
IS+h,t there is any more than iso hois.
.,au.ar the town of Union is iocateo
IN ,,,;les from Rockland, and ] am III
sarv,ad that it will cost not less IMAM
son nan And does this company re"iS
eaaL to get into Thomaston ana TOR
,.rd7 And IL il does not, what - W,
.s,,,.,.ose behind the bill? DO prae'iics''
49,, be,ieve that under the present ei'
a.,,,,.,ances If the franchise WEI
ssanted that this power will ever oe
built? ,rs
rDant TO put in few facts III -
80 ,he Rocllland- Thomastor ana an. an,
/ ss,en Railway. In 1892 two ileil ~ !.
.,'aas,a Governor Cobb and Geofse -,
q asaeon,har had built little ral,.oau
,,are between Augusta. ana oaio''ais, -
3 e., doing that they went over "a
.,s,',and Thnmaston, Roekpofl anu
n - .,,son and looxed over that count i,
4 .ssprine they might build roaa oV''
.na1e Follewif,g considerable dissus-
.san with the men in those towns sonie-
a
thing did finally come ABOUT '"o :
syndicate Of ten men uhhereook ~
Eb,iId A street railway in the Towns .,
Thomaston. Camden, Rockport ana
Roekland. Now, these are not larse
towns, and for that reason there Mes
4 some venture made here, ana theie
90 8 chance for something to be lost an',
vef these men went over there anu
taIkd with the business men Oh lnes'
towns. The majority of these men IN
!. ed IN the towns TO be beneii,eo pS Wy
& -.,sra ,,izatior Of this corporation; thes
J we've men WHO knew the needs OIL '"7
towns. and presume the most OF them
are living there today The majority
~ If the stock in this company has never
been4owfyed in Kennebeo; it is owned
3s0ay and has always been owned II
II lie eity Of Roekland; the board OF Oh.
Il fectors has always been composed OF
81 directors from Rockland and only
Z nckland. Thonaston and Rockpof
ouid have oppressed their own iocaii'
y 4i6s i don't think so. ! know ines
,rsen. ma many Of them are known Z
4 sxF,51 81 invernor cohb stands today heas
S..;s1 sf,0illders above the most OF us II
y n. inIpd and gen