Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-11-04
e0VERNOR Sees
! m Immediate need
Of HUNTING ban

x,vruor Baxter IN his nrst ofncial
.r,cement this fall regarding the
,a.,0. forest fire situation. issued
@ Monday, declares that although the
ad. are dry there are practically
,orsst fires In Maine at the pres
~ .,re. but II fires should break
~ =. and spread he would not hesitate
" .,o.e the woods to hunting.
~ 40 not want to interfere with
seating unless It is absolutely neces-
'.rv to do So" continues the Cover
a. .sserts that on his recent trip
through Maine to Quebec he visited
-. h,oh lands and one of the states
bo n.n,, Iookout stations and no fires
lole'i tn sight, and residents all along
re i,rs reported that conditions were
G"vernor Baxter speaks OF the
s, inprovement made during the
Ee ,wo wears on the Jackman road
pasnS nrebec. His statement Is as fol-
""T, "Two wears ago I went to Quebec
.r ,be Jackman road. 1t was rough
sS almost impossible. Realizing
.hn s ,nportance of this route as an
.,.rne Wv for tourist travel leading into
Waine I took the matter up with the
a.ata s,a Highway Commission and
.hra,,gb our Joint efforts this road.
..h '.',h the exception of n stretch eleven
Noe north Of Bingham. Is completed
and Is broad and safe. More work
sns n heen done on this particular
highway than on any otner IN the
a,sts this year and it will prove a
wlse investment. Great numbers OF
neople who go to Montreal and que
hoe want to visit Maine but have been
afraid to do so on account or the dam
verous road leading through the
woods OF Somerset county. l nope
that the eleven mile stretch referred
10 will be completed early next year.
"This road has been largely built
through day labor by the state it.
self and believe that Is the best way
for the state to build its roads. We
can build up an organization OF prac-
,ical men and do away with the pro-
III OF contractors.
"It Is 225 miles from Augusta to
ouebec and there Is no City on the
American continent more beautifully
.sitrated. From there we went down
the 81. Lawrence 121 miles to Riviere
din L,0up and thence across so miles
inland TO Edmundston and Madawaska.
TIM Quebec roads are marvellous and
ss smooth ms r table top. They are
protected by road signs all the way
and are a constant invitation to tour
isl travel From Edmundston we re-
turned through Aroostook County to
Bangor and Augusta. The highway
from Houlton south Is good except
about twelve miles through Winn hut
this section is being improved and
should be completed during the 1925
season.
III Maine people would make the
circuit Of Maine and Quebec as have
done they certainly would have their
eyes opened to the possibilities for de-
yclopment all along the line.
"0ne of the most encouraging sights
on my trip was the large number OF
rev, modern schoolhouses that have
been constructed during the past four
years. passed scores of them that
have replaced the little old structures
that so long since were unsanitary and
out Of date.
The Forest Fire situation
AS to forest fires, there are pract-
cally none IN Maine Mt the present
time although the woods are dry. but
the heavy frosts Mt night create mois-
'ure and the fires do not spread. l
believe that hunters are being more
careful this year than ever before. l
visited the high lands and one of the
States Forestry lockout Stations
and there were no fires in sight. The
residents all along the slinc reported
mat conditions were excellent. If fires
break out and spread, of course l
would not hesitate TO use the power
that Is given the Governor to close the
woods for | would protect the prop
f'y OF tho big wild land owners just
as would that OF the humblest citf-
en / do not want to interfere with
hunting unless 1t is absolutely neces-
tafy TO do co