Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-22
STATE HOUSE.
The eSea|ers Of Weights and
Measures Hold Session.
Form Association for the Better
nent Of State Work.
Another Fish Hatchery 10 Be Built
--hearings on Petitions.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meetings Of Governor and
Council Will Be Held at 10 A. M.
Thursday, Feb. and 26.

from all parts of the State-about so
in number-assembled in the Senate
chamber Wednesday to attend meet
ing held under the direction of the
State department of agriculture. This
was the first meeting of this kind ever
held in the State and much enthusiasm
was shown. Excellent speakers from
outside of the State were on hand to
explain the problems met in other
states, and the sealers Of Maine in
attendance did not hesitate to talk of
their difficulties. so that the sessions
were of great benefit to all present.
The feeling from the very beginning
of the meeting was for organization.
The sealers felt that for their mutual
benefit a Maine Association must be
formed. Plans for such an association
were talked over informally, resulting
in the election of the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Levi
S. Pennell, Augusta; Sec.-Treas., Or
rim B. Frost, Augusta; executive COM
mittee, Levi S. Pennell of Augusta,
| Richard ]. Nugent of Portland, d. J..
Mooney of Brewer, I. w. Gilmore Of
Bath, George H. Coleman of Frye
burg: committee on bylaws, Orrin B.
Frost of Augusta, Richard J. Nugent
of Portland, j. w. Gilmore of Bath.
]. e. Gray of Corinna, Danial J.
4 Mooney of Brewer.
State Sealer John A. Roberts pre-
sided at the meeting. The morning
+ session was opened by Deputy State
7 Sealer Levi s. Pennell, who explained
! the purpose of the meeting. Governor
William L. Haines spoke briefly OF
the Importance of sealer's work to all
classes of people, showing that in
many cases while the people mean to
be honest, they get slack in business
matters. For the protection of the
aublie," he said, "sealers work is Of
great Importance"
: Mayor Newbert Of Augusta well
coined the sealers to the city. Angus
tn weights are all right" he said,
and here there is no opposition to
the work of the sealers. Maine should
make its merchants give good meas
ure.'
+ Mr. Roberts spoke of the importance
of the association and the annual
meetings, which would be of such
great benefit to all sealers. He also
spoke of the work which the State de-
partment of agriculture is doing along
the line of food inspection for the
protection of the public.
The next speaker was Charles B.
Wooley, the Boston city sealer, who
spoke of the development Of the de-
partment in that city from the year
1907. when conditions there were in a
deplorable condition. And as an ex-
ample of the present condition in that
! city he spoke of the regulation allow
ing any of the sealers to intercept the
driver of any coal team and demand
his certificate, showing the exact
weight of the coal in his team.
The morning session of the meeting
ended with a demonstration of the
testing of scales, given by John C.
Connors CT Troy, N. Y.
Daniel J. Moynihan. Jr., of Bostoi
was the first speaker of the afternoon
session He spoke of the needs of tn
State of Maine and of the United State
in the line of testing weights an
measures. He advised a national Law
to place such work under board a
Washington.
The sealers' problems were then dis
cussed more informally, the following
local sealers speaking: ]. w. Gilmor
of Bath, Orrin B. Frost of Augusta
Daniel j. Mooney of Brewer. Georg
II. Coleman of Fryeburg, F. G. VIII
lard of Auburn, Richard B. Nugent, Jr
of Portland, ]. E. Gray Of Corrinna
Messrs Greene of Boston and Day o
Portland, representing business con
Germs, also added a few words to th'
discussion The meeting was adjourned
about 4 o'clock.
The following sealers were in at
| tendance: Orrin B. Frost. Augusta
Charles o. Smith, Saco: ]. E. Gray
! Corinna; F. G. Willard, Auburn
George H. Coleman, Fryeburg; F. t
Bailey, Foxcroft; L. w. Goodspeed
Randolph; w. H. Daigle Lisbon Falls,
| Wilmer F. Harding. Hermon; M. l.
Mckinney. Gardiner; NJ. M. Spear,
! Madison; P. o. Blanchard, Vanceboro;
| d. C. Buckman, Columbia Falls: F. E
Cross, Skowhegan; c. J. Savage, Nor
ridgewock; /. e. Pierce, Bingham; F
II. Culley. Bangor; John w. Gilmore
Bath; Willard F. Delano. Georgetown;
i r. V. Matthews, Boothbay Harbor;
Percy v. Edgecomb. Belfast: Thomas
Blanchette, Biddeford: Richard ]. Nu-
| gent, Jr., Portland; H. M. Shaw
Greenville; Daniel j. Mooney. Brewer
J. Sherman Hoar, Rangeley; G. G.
| Fernald, Wilton; Lewis c. Pollard,
| waterville; Fred S. Simpson, Winslow
| II. p. Blake, oxford: Charles w. Jack
| Richmond; A. E. Clark, South Paris;
w. II. Ward, Freeport: o. L. Jordan
Pownal