The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-30
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r.roe men. representing a Corpor-
which has a chain of stores
a.ouebout the United States recently
lion skowhegan. They were to
w. an investigation and report with
eronce to locating one of their
,sos here. Items from their report,
W. critical and otherwise, will GER
s'a,y no of interest. We give a part
their report which is substantially
.ppROAcHES TO TOWN, fine.
STORES, good, prices fair, service
md the proprietors and clerks very
sourteous to strangers.
pusINESS CONDITIONS, good.
GENERAL APPEARANCE, pros
..rons In explanation it should be
IA that this comment refers to the
serage appearance of the population,
.osumably those whom they saw on
l. streets and in the stores.
FIRE PROTECTION; apparatus,
,ood. water conditions, fair
RENTS. very scarce; cheap in price.
NATIVITY, American and French
canadians.
pOIJCE DEPARTMENT: Absolute
. M protection from 8 p. M. to 4
NJ owing to the fact that there are
N notice boxes. In explanation of
his comment ! should be said that
hair criticism seems to be upon the
az, that the night Waterman has no
ray Of reporting or certifying that he
os made the rounds expected of him.
|, il to be presumed that they would
ecommend a Time Clock or other de-
ire with stat ons at which the watch
nan could report his visits in various
arts of the business district. AS to
ay policemen they report seeing
zone on the streets during the day
.cept Sundays. They do report see
M policeman a portion of the time
evenings up to o'clock. From their
oint of view our police service was
not satisfactory.
BOOSTERS. very few. Found men
M street corners chiefly engaged in
Knocking the town and town Off
halls. In conversation with a Show
hegan citizen our visitors remarked
With reference to this point that it
as an unfavorable condition not con
Iued to Skowhegan. but prevalent in'
most of the towns and cit es of New
England.
TRAFFIC.: Automobiles passing
|uncton at Water Street and Madison
syenue for "a hours ending Sunday
boon, 622S. Persons on foot passing
ame point during same period, 1912.
similar count at railroad square
Showed alps automobiles and 6721
berOns on foot Among the automo-
bIIes noted were license number
)Dssstes from six different states and
Canadian Provinces.
MECHANICAL POWER. good and
Eice cheap.
MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS.
EXCELLENT in comparison with other
places.
| ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION,
passenger service and rates fair.
Electric freight service good and
rates reasonable These comments
lOubtess refer solely to the Somerset
Fraction Company
STEAM RAILROAD. passenger ser
Rice fair, freight service also satisfac
Hory
MOTOR TRANSPORTATION FA
flLITlES. excellent.
/ SANITARY CONDITIONS, fair but
Fome improvements needed On North
Side household cOnd lions and drink
bng water both good; on South Side
household conditions good, drinking
water, poor.
Their report ''patted us on the back
Pm very pleasant manner as 10 our
streets, they speaking of them az
mostly macadam and gravel, very
peat in appearance and in good cond!
Zion.
1t so happened that they were pres
|ent at the fire originating In the Pal
|mer Blacksmith Shop and they noted
what they considered a lack of water
pressure.
1t is Interesting and rather amusing
20 know that these parties while rid
|lng through the streets in an automo-
|blle transgressed in some manner our
Fraffc laws. They were held up by
|our traffic officer and notified to he
|more careful. This ought TO have lead
Them to score one point for our police
Service at least.
II is understood that their general
report to their Corporation was not TO
locate here