Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-02
business opportunities in the line of

business opportunities in the line of
fishing, canning factories, etc.
This very industry of which this wo-
man speaks, these young men who
are now seeking a division, are en-
| barking upon to the extent of their
capital or doing business in the fish
ing line which leads up to this. The
only industry there is in town they
are trying to foster themselves. They
are trying to get ahead notwithStand-
ing the things against them in the
shape of schools and schoolhouses,
the condition which has been detailed
to you by their own sworn officer not
withstanding the condition of the
roads, they are laboring under all
/ these difficulties, and the only thing
they ask is a free trial and fair show
under reasonable conditions and
among fairminded men in business
competition. The matter was further
rubbed in bv their not giving them
any representation on the board of
selcctmen. except as I understand, as
they elected woman there who IS
. aged about 70-a respectable woman |
guess. ] know nothing against her
and | should be loath to believe it if
did, elected her as the second Sc
lcctman. You see how the thins ia
being rubbed into them, because they
started to put up this fight, if you see
mt to call it by the name of a fight
Now in these years that are past.-I
hate to take the time of the Senate.
but | feel as though must say some
few things here and / assure YOU.
gentlemen. that I am nearly through
in the last II years they have had
only y men--which is the larger part
of the valutiOn-onIy II men on the
board OF selectmen from that section
of the town.
NOW there are more things that II
might say but | realize that the time
OF the Senate is precious ard [ rca-
NE that L have taken perhaps all
the time / should. but the fact that
this matter has been kept back when |
it might have been taken I'D and dis
cussed thoroughly in all its phases at
an earlier time in the session. and
without any fault on my part, leadr |
mo to the belief that | have not tres
passed too much, gentlemen, and If !
is with this apology made to YOU tha.
| have taken the time that I have /
and | ask you to consider this matter |
fairly. gentlemen, and give 1t your
que consideration so far forth as Won |
may be able to do under circumstan- |
ces that are as pressing as there. |
Thank you.
Mr.. EATON of Oxford: Mr.. prcsi-
dent, j wish to say Just a word in /
support of my position in this mat Z
ter and upon the report which r
signed I do not think nv friend /
Senator Thompson. would have Won T
think for moment that this matter
was not given fair and full hear
ing. The committee on towns heard
TINS matter on the afternoon and
evening of February 18th, the hear
ing commencing at two O'Clock in
the afternoon and with about an
hour and half forusupper we were
IN session until eleven o'clock in the
evening So that | submit that each
SIDE had an opportunity and did
present its case fully and comp,etc-
ly
n majority of your committee
were not convinced that this divis
ION was for the good of the TERRITORY
In question. The town of South
Thomaston in the past ten wears has
lost in population 400, over one
third of its population, and to make
a division of town now that has
only 9fi. and that decrease In popu-
fation is likely, to continue-vou vii,
have two small towns that we be-
lleVe are not as well off. will not be
as well off as in their present situa
ton
Mr.. SPENCER of York; Mr.
President and fellow senator's T have
only the greatest respect for the
senator from Knox, not only from
what / have seen of him here this
session, but also for his opinions as
ne has expressed them. I do not
feel. however, that the enactment of
any law should have in it the ele-
ment of courtesy. I feel that the
state is above everything else. and
that when we do anything here we
do 1t for the interest of the State
When we consider a proposition like
this we have to consider three nar-
ties. There is no other, way. One
party is the old town itself: the other
party is the proposed new town: and
the third party, If you want to put
It in that order, is the State of Maine.
In this matter, as Senator Eaton
mas said, the committees took the
matter under very careful advise
lnent. Ihey were seven hours lis |