Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-17

| lie ilNed las all MS DFOtneFS uOl,
In easy circumstances.
| Thus undisturbed by anxious cares,
His peaceful moments ran.
| And everybody said he was
fine old gentleman
Fair weather? Sure, TopsEam fair
weather.
Has YOU husband appeared in one of
those 1s-ineh knee and 24-inch coat
English suits-also. one of those cross
cut felt hats with the bow on the back? ?
An Augusta automobilist drove into
Somerset town during shower a
few nights ago and, hunting up the
only hotel demanded that the land
lord give him place to sleep. The
landlord misunderstood. 4 haven't
thing for you, he replied regretfully
Haven't YOU at least a bundle of nay
YOU can give me-" persisted the travel
en- There isn't a thing like it about
the place" came the naughty answer
Couldn't you get along witt: little
piece of cold roast beef.
The Kennebec Yacht Club members
this week placed themselves on rec
ord as favoring the opening of the
Gurnet Bridge. petition is being
circulated in and about Portland ask
ing that this important Improvement
be made. and it is being signed by all
boat owners and many others who APP
preeiate the advantages of large motor
craft and steamboats, being able TO
pass through this narrow channel at
all tides. As it is now majority of
boats must wait for low water when
the tide is slack and when the dis
lance from the surface of the water to
the bottom of the Gurnet Bridge is
sufficient to permit of passage I'M
der. But even then boats with mill
tary masts or standing tops are fire.
ouently barred from a negotiation of
the bridge route and in order, to get
into the New Meadows must enter by
the rough outside waters near Cape
Small Point The New Meadows
Boat Club members have been work
ing for some time to have the channel
widened between the bridge abut-
ments and the bridge itself either
raised or a draw put in The water
traffic at this point is growing heavier
each summer and it is hoped the
United States engineers who are con-
sidering the various projects oifereo
will deem it of sufficient Importance to
warrant a favorable recommendation
to the proper authorities in Washing
ton. A little Government assistance
would simplify what seems consider
able of a problem if the expense OF
making the changes must fall upon the
towns of Brunswick and HarpsWeli
and upon individual endeavor.
| The principle upon which the State
| must go in its distribution of benefits
| must logically be based upon the old
rule of the greatest good to the great
est number, says the Portland Ex-
press. Mr.. Lyman H. Nelson, in his
address before the Biddeford Board
of Trade, clearly shows that, in order
that the greatest good may be done
| to the greatest number in the con-
struction of highways under the new
law, it is necessary that the road
| construction shall be of such a char
acter as to extend its benefits just as
| far as the money appropriated FOL
| that purpose will possibly go, and thai
| can best be done, not by building a
little section of perfect road but by
making good enough" roads, pene-
ltrating into and connecting together
all the countries of the State. This
is a case where narrow or local in
terests must not supersede the
broader view of accomplishing what Is
best for all the State. And Farming
ton and Skowhegan and Houlton ant
Calais are entitled to due considera
ton as well as Bangor and Augusts
land Portland and Biddeford. Mr
Nelson shows that, with the SAM
money that it would cost to construc
\ a cement road from Bideford to Port
1land, good highway under drained
and on proper foundation could b.
built from Portland to Augusta by tn
way of Lewiston and Winthrop
While that Biddeford highway Is de
sirable one and would be fine thin
if we could have it, we must cut on
garment according to our cloth am
we must reach with the benefits 0
this bond money just as many peopi
as we can.