Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-06

held September 10. Under the new
charter the Office of mayor would be
elevated to a full-t time position with
salary of $500, the council would
be abolished, and the board Of alder
men would be paid IS for each meet
Ing attended. At present the alder
men serve without pay. the mayor Is
able to give only part time to his Of
fetal duties, and draws only $500 q
year. The City Council Of 81 men,
'bers Is asserted by many to be a
drag upon the efficient working Of
the legislative department of the city
government as far as prompt en-
actment Of desirable legislation goes.
The council members serve without
pay. and at many meetings Is diff
cult to get quorum. the passing Of
orders thus being delayed. Oppo-
nents Of the abolishing of the coun-
Gil say that it is a necessary and
desirable check upon the board OF
aldermen, as is the case in the ma
tional and state government.
A summer camp which is probably
unique in New England is that Of
r.. s. McCarter of Cambridge. Mass.
on the dividing line between the
towns of Robinson and Red Beach, a
suburb of Calais, about 10 miles
south of that city, on the shore of the
border river st. CroiX, aside from the
fact that this camp known as The
Dam. is most beautifully located at
the outlet of brook running from
Keene's Lake to tidewater. there are
historical associations connected
with It's site. But what makes 1t so
picturesque is the fact that from the
east veranda the proprietor catches
cod, smelt, founders and other fish.
Shifting a few feet to the westward
he casts into his pond formed by the
building of concrete dam. and pulls
out big speckled trout. On one side
Of the camp the clam fats appear at
low water. and a few hundred yards
Oft, there is good line fishing for
larger specimens. Directly across
on the Canadian side Is the biologi-
cal station of the Canadian govern
ment, and the white spires at St.
Andrews stand out vividly against
the velvet green of the golf links
along Joe's Point. .
Speaking of conditions of the po-
tato industry in Penobscot county.
County Agent Dodge offers these
suggestions to farmers who aspire to
raise certified seeds. The seed plot.
the foundation of success. should be
planted early. This year many were
planted as late as the middle of May
That meant that they could not be
rogued before the middle of August.
Earlier planting permits removal OF
diseased plants before plant lice ap-
pear, thus lessening the chances of
disease spreading. The dressing
should be free from small potatoes.
One field in this county this year
was inflicted with diseased plants
that sprang up from the dressing.
Small potatoes had been fed to hogs
that were growth of volunteer
plants was the result. Seed for
ccrtification should he planted in
plots not less than $50 feet from
otkcr potato fields There have been
instances of both second and first
quality potatoes coming from the
same fields. The seconds carried a
greater proportion of disease. One
seed plot showed less disease on the
side planted with selected eight
ounce stock in which were planted
average No stock from the same
bin. One of the cleanest seed plots
visited this summer was planted with
hill selected seed. This plan is worth
trying. Purchasers of certified SEED
should see that every bag or barrel
bears a tag of d0ftf1cation.