Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-17

Legislature than they but the Gov
| crnor 70. this State, who comes from
| Portland, has disapproved of this
| measure. l am going to follow along
| in the same footsteps that l made
| two years ago. Well do l remember
| the remarks of Representative Davis
! from Frecport, and well do l re-
member the reception that he re-
! ccivcd in the House. At that time I
| believed he was absolutely right, and
| today L believe he is right. | am
| willing for the Governor of this
| State. who lives in that city of Port
| land to take the responsibility of the
| action that he has taken in this mat
| ter, and furthermore, for one member
J Of this LEGISLATURE, | do not want
| him to shoulder that responsibility
| altogether. | believe while the peo-
! pie of this State We're very much in
! terested and voted for this PROPOSE
! ton when they did. / do not be-
i lieve that they thought that this
| proposition was to be followed up
| with a hundred thousand now and
! then in support of this pier. Our
! Chief Executive says it is very
difficult matter and bothers him.
| 1t Will bother us all. 1t will bother
| Us all in two years from now If
!
priating a hundred thousand dollars.
and some of us who have interests
join those interests and merge our
! interests with the interests OF
I others, we will have an unheard OF
! taN-rate in this state
! Now ! am saying this and saying
1t advisedly. | know when we get
into the corridors somebody will say
/ on are carrying this economy
proposition too far" / have never
! seen reasonable economy carried too
far in State or Nation. And par
| ticuiariy at this time. talk about
carrying economy too far! Right
! here / am going to pay my respects
once more to the State pier. feel
| that I am consistent in it. did not
! believe in the State of Maine-I
/ never believed in the State of Maine
| going into business. the Governor
| and all others that didn't believe in
| the State Of Maine going into bust
! ness extensively. / never believed in
| the State Of Maine going into BUSH
! ness ill. the water power PROPOSE
| ton. | never believed in their going
/ int" business in the State pier pro-
! position. They tell about the crea t
| heneht OF the pier, ] have no doubt
! II Is OF some benefit, but | am going
!
F, throughout the length and breadth
! Of the state of Maine. if he should
take piece Of paper and a pencil
ana sit down and figure the benefit
| or mat state pier to him. / am afraid
ne would sit there some little time
! p'Iofe he could estimate the real
| p"heft TO HIM. Therefore | want 10
/ say hoN--l know the efforts Of the
,uinoe:iand county boys, they have
| core tEelr best. no one can blame
! them' they have worked early and
late-others are interested in it be-
cause they have measures of their
! "Wn-it is not good business 10 take
; one measure and work that along
WIN other measures. AS | said the
| 'thtf oaE. | am perfectly willing To
! dcl upon measure as | come to it re-
| Edroiess or the result. I believe that
- lhe way. / was in favor of tabl
| lhE thiS measure, and | am going 10
| vote against the passage of II todo,,
Mr.. EATON of Oxford: Mr.. Iresi.
! dent. | desire to state. briefly the
! position OF the committee on an
preparations and financial affairs TO
Mhlch thus resolve was referred
~" committee gave the matter very
luii consideration. The whole COM
mittee visited the pier. spent :.
"ho!e afternoon in inspecting II
ana then after mature Consideration
ana without Il dissenting vote. nm
dhinouSlY reported the bill ought 10
pass. we believe that it is bust
nesS economy for the State of Maine
10 take care of this property now.
Mr, "ApSWORTH of Kennebec.
ar. PRESIDENT, | will not attempt to
make speech in regard to this mot
Yer. but just to bring the facts ~
lore the senators T would like 10
read the vote on the Constitutional
aHendment relating to the State MGR
VIII give it by counties 'Andros-
."o&Slh' 1919 yes. 512 no: Aroostook
1870 yes. QUO no: Cumberland -0S7
YES III no: Franklin. 372 yes. 270 no.
hancock. GA YES, 33i no: Kenncbec
l'l yes, S26 no; Knox, 7S7 YES. 9o3
no. Lincoln 40 yes, @S3 no: 1882 yes
@o- no; fenobscot 1854 yes, 500 no
flscataquis. G13 yes. 1SS no; Sagada-
noe o.. yes. 226 no; Somerset SOL
yes @is no; Waldo, 47O yes. SOS no:
Mashington, S3S yes, 3i5 no. York.
| 21l3 yes, 4S9 no. '
That is the vote by which the State
! or Maine went into the Pier bust
! ness. We are not voting On that
! proposition. That has been set
tied for us. We Issued bonds.
as has been stated s1.150, 900
| to build the pier. They built the
| pier proposed. the part of it proposed,
within the appropriation. within the
estimate. This part of the pier
called the Franklin wharf is another
part which was not included in that
estimate. 1t was turned over to the
State for nothing by the city of
Portland and South Portland. We
didn't pay for it.
Now as you remember or know,
the piles under this wharf have been
eaten away by insects until it is in
very dangerous condition. One sem
ator in this room who is an engineer
and a constructor and builder made
an examination of it and found it in
even more dangerous condition
than our committee when they were
there.
I will say further in regard to the
business part of this, that in my
town there are three concerns using
these lines practically every day of
the year. ] will state further that
this winter the coast-wise lines have
been q great advantage to the State
of Maine. AS you all know, the traf-
fic on the railroads has increased
very materially. You also know the
severe winter we have had and the
congestion in traffic on that ac-
count and the amount of goods that
those companies haul. AS far as I
am concerned. | will say that our
plant small &c would h,ya I,ooy