Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

next legislature and ask to be refund
ed.
At the meeting of the committee,
last week this question squarely came
up as to whether they would entertain
plans to expend a sum in excess of
the appropriation for the purchase of
a farm in its locality. The chairman
of the committee, Director Woods of
the Experimental Station, was OPP
posed to any action that would lead
to an expenditure exceeding that pro-
vided by the legislature. On the other
hand such Il plan met with the appro-
val of a large number of the citizens
of Aroostook county and had the en-
dorsement of the Governor, who in a
letter states: Il can see no risk in
buying such farm as you want and
having the State take deed of half
of ii, divided or undivided, and have
the other half paid by someone else,
with the understanding and agree
ment that it be turned over to the
State when they made the additional
appropriation, as they doubtless would
at the next session of the legislature.
1 think it fair to anticipate
legislative authority in this matter as
above indicated"
After discussion a vote was taken,
six members of the committee voting
| in the affirma tive and two in the neg
alive. Consequently it was decided TO
be the policy of the committee that
| they would entertain plans to eXpend
a sum in excess of that appropriated
| by the legislature for the purchase of
! a farm.
| An agreement signed by 80 citizens
| of Pressure Isle that they would as
sumo the payment of the undivided
half of the farm provided the com
mittee purchased the other undivided
half in the name of the State WAS
presented to tie committee. Practi-
cally the same offer was made by II
men of Fort Fairfield. and practically
the same offer by one citizen of Carl
bou. This gentleman was out of the
! country at the time and it is not per-
fectly clear that he understood the
whole bearing of the matter in his Of
fer.
/ While the committee had several
farms in mind, they soon narrowed
| down 70 two farms, one in Fort
Fairfield and one in Presque
| Isle. After discussion it was vot-
ed unanimously to purchase an
| undivided half Of the Greenwood Farm
ii Pressure Isle for $4,000 for the
experimental farm, including all of
the farm machinery. and one pair of
! horses. provided the citizens provide
| for the purchase of the other half and
/ the erection of house upon Green
| wood farm to cost not less than $4,000.
and in the meantime the use of the
house rendered by MIR. Bean, and fur
ther provided that the Maine Agricul-
tural Experiment Station shall have
| the control of said farm and property
the same as il would have if the whole
farm was purchased by the State.
| The committee then appointed a
| Subcommittee, consisting of Messrs.
/ Moods, Powers and Hayford to at
tend to the carrying out &c the details
in accord with the above vote. The
citizens of Pressure Isle have arranged
for the advancement of this $4,000,
and closing the purchase is now a
1 matter Of detail.
The farm selected by the committee
is conveniently located. It is on the
main road to Houlten, a mile and a
/
Isle village The Bangor and Aroos-
took Railroad already have sidine
practically at the farm. The farm
| contains $50 acres, about half of which
is cleared and in tillage There is
about $1,000 worth of standing timber
iupon the farm. There is no house
but it has one of the best barns in
Aroostook county. being 50X11o feet
with high cemented basement fitted
| season the farm has had so acres of
potatoes besides large amounts OF
grain and hay The buildings were
destroyed few years ago and nc
house has been built. The Experiment
| Station Will have the use of a house on
the farm across the road until the
new house can be erected. 1t is prob
able that part of the standing tim
Der will be cut and the lumber used
SO that it will be possible to build a
better house for $4,000 than otherwise
could be obtained for that money.
1t viii be noted that this has taken
1.-THE whole of the legislative appro-
priation and leaves nothing for begin
ming Investigations. Arrangements,
however are being made whereby 1t is
hoped that small amount of money,
at least $500 year for the next two
years, may be available for the begin
ming of Investigations. This will come
from private sources. .a.-
The farm will be called "Aroostook
Farm"