Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-31
STEN0eRlPulC REPORT


ping interests sufficiently to give US
a merchant marine equal 10 any, IL
not the best, in the world. 1t seems
to me to be an easy plan for the gov
eminent to formulate. 1t is simply a
cold business proposition and can be
figured out Mechanically with but
very little difficulty. The erection or
a fine dock in Portland, along the lines
which you described in the State Sen
ate, will go long way toward inter
ssting people in this part Of the coun-
try. hope it will soon materialize
and that Portland can say it has as
dne a dock as any in the world.
With kindest regard. 1 remain.
Very truly yours,
{sjgned) HIRAM ". KICKER.
That. gentlemen. is q part of let
ter written to the Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners by Mr.. Rick
err
Now, gentlemen, it looks to me that
al this late day when the Supreme
Court has decided that we have
right 10 build that dock that ii Is time
That we should go ahead and build
il. 1t has been said in the corridors
of this House that it will make four
or five millionaires in Portland. L
supposed they mean the Randall-Mc-
Allister Company The Randall-Mc-
Allister Company did buy Custom
House wharf; but at meeting held
at the Falmouth Hotel, where the
Chamber of Commerce was, our Gov
ernor stated that he had the first OPP
portunity TO buy that wharf; and.
gentlemen, if YOU knew why Randall
and McAlister bought that wharf it
was because they could not use one
side of their wharf because there was
NOT sufficient space to get into 1t.
do not know whether it will make
any miIlonaires out of anybody or
not. hope it will. and l hope some
Of il will work through the stream
a little so VIC may get some of it. We
should go ahead and do what VIC thi7'k
is right, and, il we do that. this bill
will never be resurrected aagin. We
can go ahead and build a dock. and
have our harbor full of steamers. l
recently talked with McDougal of the
Donaldson line and he said it would
bring sl5, 900 into Maine every week.
| will guarantee that you will have
it all over the State. and | want TO
understand that everything that helps
Portland. helps the State Of Maine.
do not say that this Is a state of
Maine project, but it Will help the
whole State.
Vessels drawing over 20 feet OF wa
tef al low water cannot now dock at
the Pocahontas Coal dock, the Maine
Central dock. the \. II. Wright Com
pany dock. or the Wood handling
riant Of the Maine Central. They can
90 there only at high water when
they draw over % feet of water. Now.
@entlemeii. it is time that we do some
thing The Government has spent
$500, 200 10 get it SO far and they do
not want TO do anything more until
We do something for ourselves, and
that is right TOO. Do you know that
the Government has spent millions Of
dollars in Portland H,trbor to defend
ii in time Of war? Why. gentlemen.
if YOU went down Oh the islands and
out on the Cape shore You would see
what the Government has been spend
ing | hope that the gentlcmcn's mo-
'tiou from t'recport CMr. Davis will
not prevail.
MI. CARROLL of Norway: / would
like to say, Mr.. Speaker. thai a bill
of this kind hat has :; referendum
vote and been passed almost four to
one. never should have been rcsurrect-
ed again in this Legislature; and if
"a
like 10 make a motion that we put
this with my skunk bill.
Nj HI'NTON OF Oakland: Mr..
Speaker and gentlemen of the House:
It is not my purpose to enter INTO ar
Gunent as to the necessity of CON
structing a pier in Portland Iarbor
because the Portland Pier proposition
is one of wide notoriety. The 18th
Legislature gave this matter ample
consideration, and in tho exercise OF
its prerogatives. it determined thta
there was feasibility and necessity for
the construction of this pier. and i'll
the further exercise of their prero-
gative, they submitted to the voters
of the State of Maine a question of
whether or not the Constitution
should be so amended that bonds
could be issued for the construction
of this Pier That proposition was
acted upon by the people of the Staff
Of Maine. and by the exercise of their
right of suffrage they determined that
that pier should be constructed: and
AT Il special session of the 18th Legis-
Tature legislation was enacted for the
administration and construction of
that Pier. Gentlemen, the only ques-
ton for this Legislature al this time
is whether or not there is a demand
on the part of the people for the re-
peal of this act. | submit to you has
there come a demand from the State
OF Maine for the repeal of this act on
the part of the people. who said en-
phaticaily by Il vote of nearly five to
one that this construction should be
made. Ii there is no such demand, I
question the propriety of this Legis-
lature vetoing the mandate of the
people OF the State of Maine I trust,
gentlemen, you will give this matter
due consideration in view Of the voice
of the people as expressed at the polls
and will not give this bill q passage.
The SPEAKER pro TEN: The ques-
ton is on the motion of the gentle
man from l'reeport, MI Davis. that
the bill be substituted for the report
All those in favor of substituting the
bill for the report will say aye, and
those opposed, no.
A viva voce vote being taken, the
motion To substitute the Hill for tho