Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-03-18

concern renowned throughout the
country; petition of Gertrude L:
Davis and six others, employees OF
William NJ. Cross, Portland; petition
of Wesley C. Freese and 206 others,
residents of Portland and vicinity;
petition Of James N. Mcfarland and
SO others, employees of A. S. H1nds
Company; petition of Frank l.,
Kicker and 22O others. employees OF
Il. r. Burrowes Company.
These petitions, Mr.. President, are
all opposing the passage of the bill
relating 10 standard time. They GER
tainly speak for themselves. They
are the petitions of the employees
and the workers in the factories and
shops who go to work early and are
obliged to punch the time clock
both on going to work and on re-
turning from their work. l have this
morning received this letter:
For 40 years | have worked at my
present job. / have been on the job
every day. and there was never any
thing in the whole 40 years that gave
me so much pleasure and also gave
my family so much pleasure as the
extra hour of daylight which they
are now trying to take away from
u.s."
Mr.. President and members OF the
Senate, these are the people who are
benefited by this extra hour of day.
light, and is it not the intention that
we should all enjoy the extra hour
of daylight during the summer time.
We all know that nature sleeps dur
ing the winter, and in the spring
time nature comes to life. During
the summer months when the long
hours of daylight are with us all the
animals and life of all kinds rises
early to enjoy the long period of
activity that is provided for us to
enjoy. Why should not man do the
same thing? We have passed in
this legislature a bill appropriating
$4,000 for each of the two coming
years for the purpose of developing
Maine, in an endeavor to bring tour
lists into our state. Tourists GER
tainly enjoy the extra hour of day
and New York have such a law. and
why should not the state of Maine
have it? When the tourists arrive
at the gateway of Maine. which is
considered to be Portland. they will
want to get an early start for other
parts of the State.
/ am reminded of a little story of
a small boy, a very small boy who
was carrying his baby brother across
the street, and a man seeing him
said Isn't he quite heavy? The boy
looked up and smiled and said. IN o {:
he is my brother"
Now l say it may be little an
noyance to some of the people OF
this State to have daylight saving
in some parts of the state where
you may have standard time, but
that annoyance is really very small
but we should consider first that 1t
is for the good of all and not the
good of small part of our people
We are all working together for the
best interests of the State and the
idea of having daylight saving in
some part of the State may cause
a slight annoyance to some few, but
please remember If it causes YOU a
slight annoyance that the other peo-
pie of the state are still your broth
ers"
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state that we have received these
several petitions. and if any Senator
will make a motion we will place
them on file.
MIR. WALKER of Knox: Mr.. Presi
dent. / represent the sentiment of the
section of Knox County, more ,es-
pecially the city of Rockland and
the town of Camden. | hold in my
hand two petitions, one from the city
of Rockland against the adoption of
II. ID. 260 in relation to standard time
This petition comes from the Lime
rock Railroad Company of Rockland
The other petition is from the town
of Camden and represents the en-
ployees of the Camden Woolen Com
pany of Camden. | also hold in my
hand a telegram which l received
this morning from Rockland. There
is a vote by the city in favor of day
light saving time of more than two
to one in favor of the same. | also
understand that the town of Cam
cen at their town meeting a week
or two ago voted in favor of day
light saving time.
Mr.. FOSTER of kenrebec: Mr.
President, | have thought that this
matter had been pretty thoroughly
gone over at the public hearing. ]
was very much interested, with you
all, in the presentation of the mat
ter that was made then. 1t was sig
nilicant to me that only from a
certain section, | think only from
the city of Portland, was there any
opposition manifested to the passage
OF the measure. If | remember cor
rectly, very fully was the whole
State represented by those who fav-
or the passage of the measure. Since
then [ have taken pains to find out
just how the city of Portland in
II cir special election early in last
December voted on the matter. and
the figures given to ME are these:
There was a voting number there
Df ~ 0hI Df that r1IIy,har Et7c oplx,
voted in favor of the measure. or
about one quarter. Now if | have
correctly tabulated the figures that
have been presented here this morn
ing by those who have again. /
should judge. petitioned for this
same measure in favor of daylight
saving, less than one e-uuarter of the
number who then voted in favor of
1T have expressed themselves at this
time.
Now while have great respect fol
that section of our state, Cumber-
land county and the city of Portland
1t almost seems to me, Mr.. President
as though it Is a case of an active
Jealous minority, and it seems to me
that we would do well to give atten-
tlon to the state wide representation
that we had at the hearing on this
bill, and / surely shall vote in fayo,
Of its passage.
Mr.. WADSWORTH of Kennebec
Nlr. President. there is an old saying
that time is money, / think it shoulG
be standard, and | think we should
understand what that standard is
AND as time is money, l move the
previous question.
Mr. MAliER: Mr.. President, I rise
10 point of order and request. a rul.
Ing as TO whether or not there is any
senate rule requiring the previous
question: L think there is not.
The PRESIDENTS: And further.
more there is no motion before the
Senate.
Mr.. WADSWCRTH: 7 move the