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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
START BOOM FOR HUB
MORE INDUSTRIES FOR GREATER
BOSTON.
Mass. Real Estate Exchange Plans
Active Campaign

Boston.-An organized effort for the
revival of manufacturing industries
in Greater Boston was resolved upon
at a meeting of the Industrial Com
mittee of the Massachusetts Real Es-
tate Exchange. The chief address
was made by John j. Martin, presi-
dent of the exchange.
THE time has come" he said, "for
Boston to take some action, in CO.
operation with our sister cities and
towns, with a view to bringing manu-
thousands of houses going up, erect
we look out to the suburbs We see
thousands of houses going us, erect
ed within the past few years. The
question for us is where the people
who take those houses are going to
get employment. We have the labor,
but We need the mechanical indus
tries. At Fitchburg some public men
have contributed something like $10,-
900 apiece for the work of bringing
industries in. My idea is that we
should ask the city of Boston to ap-
propriate $4,000 and the other cities
and towns to raise $4,000 more, the
total being applied to the work Of
bringing business here And by that
work l mean, not publicity work, but
the sending out of qualified men who
will talk with the prospective manu-
facturers who want our labor l, my
self, will gladly chip in $1,000 to bring
manufactures to Boston and Greater
Boston.
In the discussion it was pointed
out that some cities and towns did
such work through a commission en-
ploying an industrial agent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Suggests Statue Of Christ at
Entrance to Panama Canal
Enthusiasm Aroused at Meeting Of Inter-
national Peace Delegates

Boston-The great mission of the
United States and Great Britain,
standing together before the world as
advocates of universal peace, was
heralded from many points of view by
distinguished visitors from England
and Canada and from equally distin-
guished citizens of this country at a
banquet given in honor of the foreign
delegates to the international confer
ence for the celebration of the Tooth
anniversary of peace among English
speaking races at the Hotel Somerset
Saturday night
Sir Arthur Lawley, who has served
in high administrative positions in
India, Australia and South Africa, the
leader of the delegation in the alb
sence of Lord Weardale, made it
plain at the outset of his address that
he felt the criticisms voiced by Prof
Muensterberg in New York were i'll
founded
1--WE come here he said, with no
idea of evolving any treaty, alliance
or agreement. We seek no under
standing which may be construed as
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
PLAN To OPEN
MERRIMAC RIVER
Can Be Made NavigabIe ts
Manchester.
ARGUMENTS IN ITS FAVOR
Water Commissioners of
New Hampshire and Mas
sachusetts Meet.
ARGUMENTS IN ITS FAVOR

Manchester, n. II. To open the
Merrimac river for navigation from
Manchester to the sea was declared
feasible at a meeting of the water
commissioners of New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, held here. The
judgment of the members, was to Sc.
cure the appointment of an interstate
board of the state governments OF
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
which shall draw us plans and speciti-
cations and apportion the cost. When
that point has been reached the
Legislature can act. Representing
New Hampshire at the conference
were Col. W. Parker Straw, super
intendent of the Amoskeag Manufac.
turing Company, and William Sava.
cool, secretary of the chamber.
The Massachusetts men present
were former Congressman McNary OF
Boston, chairman of the Massachu.
sets harbor and lands commission,
Judge Charles c. Paine, chairman OF
the Merrimac valley waterway board
of Massachusetts; Lewis B. Hovey OF
Haverhill, a member of that board;
Fred w. Wales of Newton, it's clerk,
and Richard j. Mccormick, its assls-
tant clerk.
Mr.. McNary said the most notable
example of internal navigation devel-
al nIfts
of Manchester in England. There
system of canals had been built
which had cost SIS 100000 to the city.
In spite of this outlay it had become
practical and profitable enterprise,
the city charging tolls for ships that
used the waterway and thus getting
its money back and more.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
SERVICE ANNUITY
EDISON ELECTRIC co. INsTI-
TUTEs PENSION SYSTEM.
Employees Eligible for Retirement at
Once.

Boston.-A pension system or ser
vice annuity plan," provided as a dis
tinct reward for faithful and contin-
uOus service by employees, has been
made public by the Edison Electric
Illuminating Company of Boston, to
take effect with May l.
At least twenty-five employees,
among them one woman, are eligible
for retirement at once. This does
not mean that they must retire or
that they will be expected to do so,
for their records show good and faith
full service. The provisions of the
Boston Edison pension plan are re-
garded as exceptionally broad in this
way and also in the way the length
of service is computed.
Among the employees, for whom the
new pension system is available, are
men whose ages range from 65 to n
years and whose terms of continuous
service, either with the Boston Edison
Company or companies whose bust
ness has been acquired by this COM
pany, range from eighteen years 8
months to thirty-two years one month
If an employees average annual
pay for the ten (10) years immediate
ly preceding retirement from active
service has been decreased by reason
of his having been given leave of alb
sence or having been on the dis
ability payroll. then the average an
nual pay for the five hundred and
twenty (52O) weeks next preceding
his retirement from active service
during which he has received full pay
shall be taken as the basis for deter
mining the amount of service annu-
ity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16

a menace or means to coerce any
nation or any individual"
Dr.. Charles W. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard University, re.
ferred to the situation in California
and the legislation against Japan.
csc when he concluded his speech
with the words What is needed most
now is that the sanctity and inviola-
bility of our treaties be preached
and more than preached, be acted
upon"
Former Gov. John D. Long, who was
POSTMASTER, elected a prolonged
burst of enthusiasm when he sug-
gested that there be erected at the
entrance of the Panama canal a mon
umental statue of Jesus as an en-
blem of good will to all men in the
place of Notifications which were
merely a visible challenge to war.
Gov. Foss followed Mr.. Longs lead
with stronger plea for equal canal
tolls for all nations and discrimina-
ton towards none and expressed the
hope that the time would come when
the waterway would be free to all the
commerce Of the earth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
$4,000 FIRE AT BERLIN
PLANT OF BERLIN MILLS CO.
DESTROYED.
Largest Plant in New England
1000 Out of Work.

Berlin, n. H.-Sparks from an cleo
trio motor set fire to the immense
plant of the Berlin Mills company at
Berlin soon after three o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, and the flames swept
through the buildings with rapid1ty
which caused the workmen to flee for
their lives. Many were forced to leap
from high windows, and that more
casualties are not recorded is owing
to the fact that the mills are sur
rounded by immense piles of saw dust
and shavings III which the men land
ed unframed. All the principal mill
buildings were burned with the eX-
ception of the boiler house which
was somewhat damaged. Men at
tempted to fight the fire with buck
cts but were soon driven away, and
when the entire fire fighting force or
the city got to work it was seen that
there was grave danger the fire might
spread to the town and paper and
pulp mills. Help was asked from
Portland and Lewiston, and a special
train brought members of the fire de-
partments of both cities, distance
of 172 miles. In addition to the loss
of the mills a considerable quantity
of sawed lumber was burned, though
it is not known just how much.
The mill is said to be the largest
plant in New England and the second
third 1oronct in, tbn world If hold
the worlds record for speed in saw
ing, having turned out $4,000 board
feet in a day of ten hours. The loss
is largely covered by insurance.
About 1000 men are thrown out OF
employment for time at least.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
MEASURE NATIONS GROWTH
WOULD PUT AN END TO FlNAN.
ClAL PANlCS.
Roger w. Babson Plans international
institute for Statistics.

Wellesley, Mass.-Roger w. Babson
of Wellesley Hills is home from Eu-
rope. Mr.. Babson has been abroad
since last November and has confer
red with heads of governments in an
endeavor to arouse interest in forma-
ton of an international institute for
measuring the growth of nations.
He believes that study of interna-
tional statistics would show that i'm.
portant wars of the last few centuries
have been won or lost, not according
to. the standing armament or navies of
the nations involved, but according to
their net producing powers. The in
ternational institute, Mr.. Babson be-
lieves, would make impossible another
such International panic and depres-
sion as existed around the years 1857,
1873 and 1903 and reports of the In
stitute should be to business what
charts of the coast and meteorological
bureaus are to shipping.
1t is planned to establish the insti-
tute either in London or Boston and
Mr.. Babson will take the matter up
with the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, as several nations have agreed
that this city is the logical geographi-
cal centre.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
NEWS NOTES OF
new HAMPSHIRE
Items of Interest CuIIed From
Here and There
FOR THE BUSY READER
Working Force Reduced
Attempted Suicide
Sulloway Protests.
FOR THE BUSY READER

Concord-A big reduction in the
working force of the Boston K Maine
was ordered Friday, and many men
are ont of work in consequence. On
the sections men are laid off and the
force reduced to a winter basis. Five
men in the Office of Engineer Frank
A Merrill in this city and II men in
the Nashua Office have been laid on.
In the department of bridges and
buildings AZ men have been dis
charged. At Bow Junction the work
of driving piles for the temporary
bridge across the Merrimack which
was to be used while a new double
track bridge was being put in has
been suspended, and yard crews have
been reduced 10 the lowest possible
limit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Attempted Suicide in Lookup.

Newmarket.-Josep Landeck, who
is well known here, was recently ar
rested charged with being involved in
the break OF the railroad station and
was given hearing Thursday of last
week. He was held in $500 and COM
mitted to the lookup for the night.
He tore his shirt into strips and af-
ter placing it about his neck tied the
end to a beam overhead. A tramp
who was in for a nights lodging dis
covered what he was doing and gave
the alarm He was cut down by Off
GERS before he had accomplished his
purpose and was taken to the Jail at
Portsmouth Friday morning.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
vEToEs BILL FOR GRAND TRUNK
LEASE.
Pothier Asserts Rhode Island Would
Lose Control of Branch Property.

Providence, r. L-Governor Pothier
has vetoed the bill allowing the lease
of the Southern New England Rail-
way to the Central Vermont Railway
for a term of 80 years. The governor
declared in his veto that the terms of
the lease were not given and that
he had been advised that the lease
would take the property of the Grand
Trunks proposed line out of the con-
troll of the state.
Four bills were vetoed out of the
14S which came to the governor from
the closing session of the legislature.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
46 YEARS IN INSANE ASYLUM
Miss Margaret Folsom's Estate Valued
At $2,ooo,o00.

Waverley, Nashville Miss Mar
garet Folsom, formerly of New York
has spent 46 years as patient at the
Mclean Insane Hospital in this town
her estate which was valued at $685.
900 at the time of her commitment has
grown in value to nearly $2,O00,O00. OF
her wealth she is unconscious. She is
now 70 years old, blind and in feeble
health
The income of the estate is some
thing like $4,000 year, in addition
to liberal fees allowed by the court to
her brother as it's manager and allow
ances to seven of Miss Folsom s
nieces.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Smashed the Barn Door.

Goffstown.-Four men who were
driving in an automobile in an intox
were running so wild that officers
icated condition one day last week
were notified to arrest them. Before
this could be done they had smashed
a barn door for George P. Hadley and
made off. Before going far the ma
chine became stranded, and just as
another auto was towing the machine
along for them they heard that Off
GERS were after them and left the auto
in the road. 1t belonged to a Man,
chester party who came over and
paid the damages and took his
property home.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
WORK PROGRESSING
Massachusetts State Docks in Boston
Nearly Completed.

The construction of Commonwealth
owned transatlantic terminus has pro.
crossed SO far that the general con-
tractor declared: IF the big liners
began to arrive tomorrow we could
easily handle passengers and cargo.
We are ready at any time for the
ships scheduled to sail from this
port"
The Hamburg-American line has al
readp specified that the big passenger
steamship Cincinnati will be the first
among its liners to dock at the new
state pier. 1t will probably arrive
about the first or second of June and
will sail on June Z.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Pressman Awarded $500.

Boston-The first case tried under
the new employers liability act has
resulted in the award of verdict Of
$4,000 by jury in the United States
Circuit Court to Frederick McNeight,
a pressman, who was injured while
performing his duties at the New Eng
land Newspaper Publishing Company
He claimed that on Oct. 8, 1912, his
right hand was drawn between two
rollers and mangled. 1t was neces-
sary to amputate three of his fingers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Struck by Electric Car.

Laconia.-A. P. Horn, a Civil war
veteran, was walking on the street
one day last week when gust of
wind blew his hat off. He went into
the middle of the street after it just
as an electric car came along. The
motorman stopped the car, but an
other close behind, ran into it push
ing it along several feet and strik-
ing Mr. Horn. . He received bad
shaking up and sustained severe
nervous shock.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
new union STATION
TO BE BUILT AT BURLINGTON
VERMONT.
Plans Now Complete for $4,000
Structure.

Burlington, Vt.-The new plans for
union station in Burlington, upon
which all parties concerned have
agreed, call for a station at the foot
of Main street, as has been specified
in the previous plans. The tracks
will be covered, as in the present
structure, and travellers will not be
obliged to step into the rain or snow
from the time they enter their car.
riage until they get aboard the train.
One of the advantages of the new
station is that it will be unnecessary
to cross a track to reach any train,
as an overhead passage with fight of
stairs leading down to each track will
be built. The waiting rooms will be
east of the tracks. 1t is estimated
that the cost of the building will be
between $175,000 and $1SO,O0O, beside
the land damages. The former plans
called for an expenditure of between
100000 and 100000, which all now
consider out of the question.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
The, Lock Worked all RIGHT.

Boscawen.-W. G. Goodhue went in
to his hen house on a recent doy and
unwittingly closed the door behind
him, allowing the spring lock to make
him prisoner. He waited patiently
until his wife, who had missed her
husband, went to the hennery in his
search. She was also unmindful of
the new spring lock and closed the
door behind her. Their daughter fin
ally came to the rescue, unlocking
the door ard releasing them from
their captivity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Price List for Sheriffs

A legalized price list for the serv-
ices of sheriffs, deputy sherifs and
constahles has been established by
bill Just signed by Gov. Foss. 1t
went through the Legislature without
causing ripple, although it gave the
force of law to the charges of civil
officers which have heretofore had
only the sanction of custom.
The fees oharbed by sheriffs and con-
stables in the service of civil pro-
cesses have been based partly on
tradition and partly on what thase
officers thought the tariff would stnad.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
A. w. SulIoway Protests.

Franklin.-A. w. Sulloway of this
city went to Washington last week
where he appeared before the senate
committee to protest against certain
inequalities in the proposed tariff re-
vision.
Mr.. Sulloway believes gross Unequal
fly exists between the proposed tar
iff on wooden goods and on hosiery,
and was here for the purpose of urg-
ing the senate committee to make a
more equal adjustment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
IS WEEK TOO LITTLE, GIRL
SUICIDE.

South Framingham.-The sto-
ny of brave but unsuccessful
struggle for existence on a
weekly wage of s. was told at
the Union Avenue Hospital
with the announcement that
Helen M. Goodridge. an 1S-year-
old girl, died from poison self
administered.
Her earnings were INSULT
cient, she said, for her support
and she had been half starved
for weeks" She had nothing
to live for, she added, and chose
to end her life rather than to
continue what seemed to her a
hopeless struggle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Was a Son of James r. Briggs.

Concord.-Senator Frank o. Briggs
who died at his home in Trenton, n
j. last week, was born in this city in
James F. Briggs. In addition to serv.
ing a term in the United States sen.
ate expiring March 4, 1913, Mr., Briggs
had been state treasurer and mayor
of Trenton. He was graduate OF
West Point and afterwards served as
second lieutenant in the United
States army
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Has Big Plans for Future.

Quincy, Mass.-Charles M. Schwab,
who recently acquired the Fore River
Ship and Engine Company's plant, de-
clared, after an inspection of the
plant, that he had big plans for its
future, but is not yet ready to make
them public.
my policy has always been that Of
going ahead, never backward" he
said, $50 it is reasonable to suppose
that the Quincy yards will become
very much bigger"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Made a Star Catch.

Manchester.-Col. Arthur e.
Clarke of the Mirror returned from
Vermont one day last week bringing
the largest string of land-locked sal
mon ever brought in by single fish
erman of this city. They were taken
at Little Averhill pond, twelve in
number, the largest weighing 10 IL
pounds and the others from three to
five pounds each.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Sustains Gov. Foss's Veto.

Boston--By the narrow margin of
one vote the House sustained Cover
nor Foss's veto of the bill providing
that veterans of the Spanish War and
the Philippine instruction shall re-
ceive preference of five percent in
civil Service examinations. The oppo-
sition, with one more would have had
the necessary two-thirds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Voluntary PAYS Hiohest Tax.

Bath, Me.-Chairman James C. Null
ligan of the Board of Assessors an
nounced that Ex-Mayor j. S. Hyde had
made voluntary declaration of $685.
0o0 on his personal estate, which will
increase his personal estate to $685.
600. This will make Mr.. Hyde pay the
highest personal tax in Bath.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
To State Proportional Taxes.

Boston-The Legislative Committee
on Taxation has unanimously report
ed a resolve providing for an amend
ment to the State constitution to en-
power the Legislature to levy proper.
tional assessments, rates and taxes up
on all real estate and also upon per-
sonal property and incomes, except
incomes derived from real estate ly-
ing within the Commonwealth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Death of Father Eaqan.

Keene.-Martin H. Eagan, pastor of
st. Bernard's church in this city died
last week after a few days illness.
FIR. Eagan had an extensive acquaint-
ance throughout the state, his pastor
ates covering Manchester, Concord,
Lebanon and Keene with missions at
Hanover, Enfield, Canaan, Grafton,
Danbury and Bristol He was fifty
two years of age.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Bill To Increase Salary.

Washington, D. C.-There is much
quiet comment at the capitol because
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey has
introduced bill to increase the sal
airy of the collector Of customs at
Portland, Maine.
The resignation of William p.
Smart as postmaster at Lewiston is
about two years earlier than expect
ed. Mr.. Smarts term would expire
March 3, 1915. The salary is $3,100.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Mrs. Cookies Suit on Docket.

Hartford, Ct.-The divorce suit of
Mrs. Marinda Clarke Cooke against
her former clergyman husband. Jere
Knode Balloon Cooke, who eloped with
Floretta Whaley, has been placed on
the docket of the Hartford County Su.
perior Court.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
TRADE IMPROVEMENT.
Conditions in Vermont for April Bet.
ter Than Last Year.

Montpelier, Vt.-Reports to Brad,
streets for the month of April have
shown marked improvement over
what was noted for the same month
of year ago. Labor was well EN-.
ployed throughout the state and gen
eral conditions favor an increased
volume of retail trade.
In considering some of the more
prominent features of business done
during the past month, April saw a
more satisfactory yield of maple
sugar products than was at first an.
ticipated or believed possible to OBJ.
tain. Weather conditions favored the
farmer in this respect and with the
production of that article has been
noted a general advancement of quail
ity from many of the farms.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
increase in Passengers.

Portland, Me.-A large increase over
previous years in the transatlantic
passenger business at this port is
shown by reports for the six months
season which closed the first of this
month. A total of 29,574 passengers
came from Europe, of which number
1852 arrived last month. The num-
Der of passengers who sailed from
here was 5315.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Big Verdict Against Railroad.

st. Adams, Vt.-The jury in the
case of Mary Theresa White, admins
tratrix of the estate of Enoch L..
White VS.. the Central Vermont rail-
road returned a verdict for the plain
tiff to recover $7,16S. Mr.. White, who
was employed by the railroad, was
killed in an accident in January,
1912.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
Drowned at WaIpoIe.

Walpole. Henry Mellish, 80 years
of age, a resident of this town, was
drowned while boating on the Con.
necticult river one day last week. Mel
fish was out with another man when
the boat capsized. His companion was
able to swim ashore, but was not able
to save Mellish. He is survived by a
wife and three children.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-16
To Enlarge Their Works.

Laconia-An important real estate
deal was transacted here when the
Laconia Car Company purchased all
of the land on the south side of Fenton
avenue from Cross street to Lake
Winnisquam, which the company has
purchased for the future enlarging of
their large plant.