Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-09


hello u the Stale House yestsrcay
about 40 chief fire wardens and req
resen.atlves of The timheriand owners
lem. present
Furegr Commissioner Forrest Col
by ana Deputy Commissioner Nell
NiD,efl. met the wa-dens a. me $50
A Nj. and the $50 A NJ. trains the
men gong 10 the Augusta house,
where -nt.y were assigned rooms Al
103D Z clock The meeting was opened
IT the Senate chamber a. the STAKE
House. Commissioner Colby presided.
ID. CuG5v made The following ao-
creaE Vi welcome:
BOYS ! am glac you are here and
I'm glau 10 see YOU. TWO sessions o.
the Leg.Rlature ! had the honor 10 b.
AS member Of tins Senate. ! So Il
the center seat where NJ. Croweu now
sl,s. The Senate Of the State Of Maine
ar any orne- state, Of courst, If sup
poHeC to Ne d Dig DpCy OF az suoc, or
supposed 10 ne az snoG men as Lners
are Ill ne Stl1e, put ! ga Wi-aou-
any fiatIe-v Jhat ms Dncv thai am
now facing 60 1pa-es very -avoranlS
WIZ rler whom have si-I here with
as d senator. This meeting was called
80 -i:t the wa-denE and al % us
would oecorre Derter ACQUAINTED ane
co- mar ~eason me first hing ! -hlnk
W.. I,e--e- do IL - have roll "alI. an !
! viii .aIi the Il mes Of rhe chle1 wa
dens and rs call -ou nlav ~'se and
ga oresen : may say li-+Ie sn1ne-
ming in the wa o. ln--nGurtlUn 70 me
o-he- fellows :eIer YOU SLY present
Our chief wa-tienE arr divided ln-o
-wp classes We have what we CAL our
active chief wa-deuE and our nnnora-T'
wartens. 2 on active chief v'a-dens
we mean YOU fellow who are IN rne a.
---e sa---irn and by our honorary wa
lens we mean suc. men as NJ. Buck.
NJ A den and ~ -ruwen, VINO Rre not
n .he act.ve sar,.ice a., o. me cITne hui
Ire -enrasen -a-ives Of the larger land
owners and ..e lun Der corl1anies. They
G~r appointed anG Ee"ve without IA
and a~e -eaC- 70 assiEt -ae dera--nea-
o. Suu elbows in an way rhev IAN.
Roll Call
HE. Tores; Fire W4rdenE-iames II.
Fie-ce. ~laude = AusI.n, >. Z. Cum
rlings C. : weeks Z l. Mckenr..
x Il 5lnck4e: T :. Hunn+.r T ?.
Coniey. :. = CanDe-. IT " Hilton.
e. = Nichols A 2 Henderson. :. =.
n urptr = ! amber Thomas Grif-
III. :. Z, Mitchell. = I. BRICK. T, 4
Lancaster = Z pa--en. J. ! Knee
AN. = Seimore r Il chase a
I 9, ase. - =. Brown Z z Buck, =.
x A4uan Henry C-oweIi. & : Brad
.ord.
DEPUTY Forest Fire vardene--1a,.---
laV.E. G y Fox, L. : SINAI w.
Jolly.
F.epreseu tal!ve- OF -.nnerland r'wn-
e-s-A. ? Daniels and X , Collins.
representing we5ie-n Elect-il CO. :
: EIirEt, stare forester rom New
Ear9silire II Z. Shepard LinIo,r
D,;ipwaod % Z L Kineo. . rlc-,ca :,
thread Cn. Il :. Craig kannehec Val
lev Protective Assn. A. .. NorcTnEz
denar-rnent ensj~eer, < Lockve-
Brown Cunpau-
am afraid gentlemen. MAJ a,r
gong 70 talk 700 nucn a. this meet
thiE kInd d fellow N my pos1ljnr mas
- SD a JFtIe something. : want 70
say that aftc" 7 get through with
villa; nave on r7. mind ina. this
rs - De vour meeting : want vou tn
fhei 1rnt even minute Supn-lur an
uer+ Of Public BUILDING Nj f3-au,l
Odd me thai the wnule house wa
yours and 70 80 around Jus; as Won
wanted 70 and feel perfect rec and
easy.
You gentlemen. or we gentlemen
all % us, because We simply keen -he
ACCOUNTS and ger things ready for
YOU. have been chosen so 70 speak.
10 guard the forests Of the state IL
Maine from fire and other enemies
The whole valuation Of the state Of
Maine, according to the State Asset
sors. as they have fixed !: this sea
son n round numbers is apnu. 81,
hundred million. We fellows thai
are mere Today are to guard and take
care of nne-tenth or more Of the
whnie ~aluRtlpn Of the State OF Maine
Not only are we chosen IN guard the
forests but 4 IS q peculIa, proper-v
The other .i.;'t Of the valuation in
me state rs IN buildings like what we
see IN this city and otne- cities. hut
his prone-ty tIa1 W, are 10 take cara
Of and are taking care Of is different
II Is more exposed and il takes mora
care and more igor TO seq thai moth
inE happens 10 i. Il is NOT only the
money valuation Of the .and and lu.n-
be" growing on il as ! have stated 70
EnU. bur il has n great value besides.
None Of US would want to live IN any
Ft2te ny a town that mad no trees
I'hese trees and forests must be
kept not only fnr the present hut for
the 1uIul'e generation. therefore we
nave d double duty. We nave more
"a look forward TO and more 70 think
Of in the guarding Of this prupe---v.
Since have become forest commits
sioner ] have learned TO know the
value or the fnrests to the State Of
Maine more than ever before 7
mas been my life WORK 10 be and v-nrt,
II the forests hut more and more ev-
e-1- year and every day do ! sec The
value Of them
They project our wafer mower
they protect our fish and game. they
furnish employment for a vast army
Of men. AND take the value Of the
logs themselves as they are cut and
fiuateu down the ,-icer and pui
through the mills ] have not haG
the rlme to get I'D a statement 70
snow what thai represents IL dollars
bu: YOU are all familiar enough,