Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08
lIl4C PROCEEDINGS
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H|C PkUCEtDlN6S
1920 from Page 81
.,,al resources that still
Y ~ people. and also will
- HYDRO electric energy
} ~ rom us and shipped to
sspublie Control .
u !. coutrol' is a convenient
4, corporation managers to
= II covers a multitude of
y .sns little. Corporations
u lssontrol' whatever. The
y the Standard Oil Com
- = said: Put not your
49, q have all trust placed
a. care of his own COM
rscsll the long contest that
issrv before tenders and
srs ordered placed on the
NJ ,.s,,sy cars; it required
3 ssss those laws.
1 = ~ game today. Few large
~ .eem willing to recognize
- =. Il the public in public util-
t6au = rates for electricity in
s higher than they should
y " !. almost impossible to OBJ
~ tim Il in the face of corpor-
fsaus MAN. A single consumer
y y nelpIess in these matters,
~ ss,tscult to organize a strong
~ s Ssht such cases on account
y e,. ~ personal political and
g istsrests. Expensive htlga-
1tpl ~. ssary and well paid cor
,srvers always stand guard.
tt9 II. iTtilities Commission re-
P1Ons court and must decide
Se 4. !. .ridence presented to 1t by
w. ". Although it does it's best
aos W. me. consumer. it can not
3fo'ess u; ~ mon a case and at the
po!n - Mead one side of it, how
nnS sy There should be some
ses ,rSsthoi whreby the smala
ls. s, = afforded better protec-
ansl = present against Excess
sssa some method whereby the
rs!es, Municipality, itself, as the
y y ,.,ty should step in and see
ns p'' citizens are adequately
y = That rates are reasonable
ssa an the telephone compan-
na .hn,,t TO ask for increases IN
q ~. ss' and as yet no one has ap-
I, M y champion the cause OF tn IL,
~ Y sr,hscriber. He probably
s . XII his position is difficult :,
1S ss .rs for he is no matcn
4. sSo,rnoration in rate hearings
snilar contests.
- super Power
-, 4 great deal about the
parer plan and most OF the
!. r pSrsr companies favor it. l
q Az 49, sreatest respect for Secre-
q, us,Sert Hoover, who Is an
y ssvocate Of super power and
rstion-wide attitude toward
!. I view it, however, super
II; Il benefit every State but
1nrtainly Maine does not need,
la ia ever receive any pow, !,
~. ~ states to the South and
hydro electricity would go
~ = Thile nothing would come
i Tsins. It Is not surprising that
s.st mower interests are look
'~vsrd with covetdus eyes.
\ ~ eleven. Northeastern states
';irr nom Maine. to Maryland,
York has 100000 developed
a u 81. whNe Maine stands Sec
4 ia l7See0. To show the pos
|atla of the future. based on
- soEof the time, New York
~ frst with 4.9e0,000 h. p. and
~ second with 1,074,000 h. p.
n. arlres disclose not only what
80 to the Northeastern States
|N6 country to obtain our power,
! mat Il would mean to Maine
| lsvs this great resource forever
u from us through inter- State
|nnission lines. Here again our
BIZ need constantly to be on
nd
4 enforcement
The enfcErement Of the prohibi-
h law has been one Of the chief
lcgss Of smy administration.
Esitatingiy say that Maine never
J cleaner than now, that public
|anent for hw enforcement and
obedience y stronger than ever
! that each Of the past four years
: witnessed q steady improvement
|dnning up evil conditions in GER
J sections Of our State. This
= has not been altogether easy
51asant. I have not hesitated tC
- changes in judicial appoint
~ A determined but unsucess.
@crt to remoye the Sheriff OF
|leeck County was undertaken and
y hold to the belief that his re-
"a N once was a miscarriage OF
One unfaithful County At.
AZ y now serving a sentence al
aston, while a sheriff is ir
~ ct Atlanta, as the result OF
tnd Federal prosecutions. The
~ States authorities have beer
and have rendered cordial
ration and the present U. S
~ Tor this District recently
believe that the Volstead
y being enforced more strictly
|.,ne than in any other State ir
lUnion."
e are places in Maine that
nave cleaned up more effec.
nad ! possessed the power un.
ne Jaw to do so, but where 9
y not actively aggressive. 1.
qns and not vitality interested
work, strict enforcement Il
M There however are but one
~ such places, and on the whole
aeiHs are all they should be
cone excellent work and havt
(. ~ faithful public service. Il
veasure to have served with
Mportation and sale Of liquor
ssauaily being driven into tn,
y q lower type Of crinina
sotmefly. The higher up
sers one by one arb being
W ~ Federal and State pro.
- and today most Of tn,
n = 4 handled by foreigners. The
states authorities agree with
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