Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-22

tory. This bill had complete hen.
ing before twenty men, the eonAr
tees on judiciary and interior w,i,A
l have no doubt but that all Of a.
provisions in this bill were a. M
known at that time by the oppouea.
Of it cs they are now. Thse m
after listening to full hearii.
after reading a part or the who'll
the Governors inaugural, came 10 Il.
conclusion that this bill ought to ~
and it received unanimous. subpou
and was reported ought to pass"
/ wish to reply to a part Of a.
Chief Executives inaugural On p,p
%. and l ask you, members Of III
Senate, what other construam
could be placed upon these wWaI
other than to believe that his sut
tude had changed? The part l rsis
to reads as follows: Shall char4,
be granted to private companies i
develop water storage" am not 4
sure but that there was quesim
in his mind at that time.
1t gees on: The end to be soHt.
is full utilization of Names watr
resources, for every water hou
power developed. whether used d
public or private purposes. mean
that our people and industries thers
by become less dependent upon I'd
coal supply. We all want deveop
ment and if the State does not IN,
dertake it. private interests sholl
be allowed to do SO. with the Saifi
interests fully safeguarded."
am with him on that propotin
In the first place. l want to say hi
/ do not want the State to own u
control the water powers OF the Sul
of Maine. And if they cannot Do
il they ought not to do it'll VA
to provide interests to do it
lieve it is good business. nn
this bill some time ago that
lieved that this was a construun
measure. l believe that thiswHl
a great benefit to the State OF xah,
to the kennebec Valley, and 81
think so. The Honorable Senate
from Cumberland has called our q,
tention in particular to these NSti
men and insinuates or offers he ~
gument that this is in the interest
of those seven men. l wonder
has ever looked in the Private "
Special Laws Of 1909 and has reil
the act that was passed at that TIM
Il think it is chapter 147-"An ACT
incorporate the Androscoggin Rexs
voir Company, and to authorize
construct, acquire and maintain
Magalloway river at or near the hu
Of Aziscoos Falls in Lincoln Plar1
ton in the county Of Oxford for
reservoir or storage basin on
purpose Of maintaining a more
slant flow of water in the MAsus
way and Androscoggin rivers for
for powers and manufacturing w
poses" There were eight gentes'
named in that act and 1 wish to
their names: William p. Frye NY
J. Chisholm, Herbert J. Brown. W.
do Pettingin. Francis w. faoya
A. n. Burbank. Orton b. Brow
Wallace H. White. their assocns
successors and assigns.
How much does that act diner
the main from the one we are
considering? Our Chief Executive
that time was in the Senate Of
Legislature. And l ask you. selu.
men,-I ask you to look up the "
islative Record OF that time ana
if you can find one word Of oolseu
or debate on the propositloh
seems as il at that time SONS
lection might have been raised
any one found any fault wlh
operation of that private Dill
wds enacted at that time? Has
worked : well for that secuoh
Maine? Will it not work well iM
kennebec Valley? Which IS ~
for the State of Maine-and aM
to look over the message OF vr
day. l ask you to look over tns ~
errors inaugural address IN W. ~.
he says that he does not beiievs
the State Of Maine is in pos'us
to go ahead and make q Ssam
velopment at this time-now
you, members of this Senate. W.
is better for the State OF MANN
real development worth wniE
that country up there as II ~
any of the property owners
region come down here ana ~,
plain? Did any one appeaT u
joint hearing of those two CONN.
tees and raise one word Of ob]eeus
Not one. The largest PROV
that contend that this LeS'1.sS
has got to deal with! Not :
voice was raised at that time.
And why the objections tooL'
am going to ashland l am so'ns
use the same word that the
Executive used yesterday.-Wnyus
specious arguments at this u%sJ
took the same oath that the
Executive did at the beginnihs
the session, and as understano
had nearly the same oath N
He took the oath then. He mas
the oath lately. l have takea
oath4sat the beginning Of TINS -
lature. and can consistently ~
feel that l am in favor Of the
Mr. BREWSTER: Mr. Preslo
ask the indulgence of the Sens"
a moment to get back again
l understand to be the issue. VIZ
this grant to private individusS !.
under reasonable restrictions ~
as understood the senator
Waldo to say he thought was
Such as the distinguished cav"
the Lewiston Journal dennea
IDENTIFY not having read the acs
pletely or not being satisfied
what was in it. when he sald
this bill it should be stipulate.
the work be done within o
limit of time as in the Aziscoos
Charter" 81
And that Under our pupns
titles board the reasonable PRIV
power must be charged ana NO
When profits grow. down ous.
come the price. Whenever
that any corporation Is makins
cess profits in a public utinu
have the right to demand . NJ
and a lowering of rates. II @.
be found to be in accord VIZ
complaint to that effect"
Those are the questions WY
think the advocates Of prN.u
va fnnnNont oh@,,1A aatfQfV. 1OeINas''