Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-08

a depth of 300 feet and that in any
case the cost would be prohibitive.
Reviewing the amendments to the
bill, Senator Carter said they put
the financial structure of the propo-
sition as to preferred stock on the
approval and issuance of bonds un
der the direction of the public.
Senator Carter declared that if
the bill as offered is passed, it will
commit the legislature to the policy
of exporting electricity beyond it's
borders, for the law makes no dis
tinction between salt water and
fresh water electricity.
Reading from Governor Brewster's
inaugural on the two-party system
of government which gives one
party the right to criticise "keenly
| and alertly and honestly" the mis-
| takes of the other, Senator Carter
said that passage of this bill would
give the Democratic party plenty of
| 81 ound for criticism of a legislature
| that voted to revoke Il State policy,
repudiate party platform and dis
i credit the administration. He urged
| passage of his motion for indefinite
| postponement of the bill.
Sen. HinckIey Opposes Motion
Senator Hinckley of Cumberland
| prefaced his remarks in opposition
| to Carter's motion with the query,
Is it any wonder the State of Maine
had population of only 100000
when she ought to have seven mil
lions?
He remarked that the Senate could
take its choice between the engin-
| eering advice of an expert such as
world famous engineer. Dexter Coo
per. and the senator from Andros-
coggin. AS for himself he would
not discuss the possibilities of build
ng dam of sand as Senator Carter
had told of, nor would he throw sand
in the Senate's eyes.
The act to incorporate Dexter
Cooper was plan fraught with pos
sibilities in the mind of Senator
Hnckley. He didn't know whether
| Cooper could harness the great Fun
dy tides or not or whether he could
secure the $4,000 to 100000 neces-
sary for the project but he could
| not agree with Senator Carter that
Cooper's plan was any more fan
| tastic as a vision than the airship
and wireless were a few years ago.
But he favored giving Cooper a
| chance to show what he could do
| inasmuch as the people of the State
were fully protected under the act
, of incorporation with Its amend
ment.
| Senator Carter's allusicn to the
| project as repudiating the party
| platform was amusing to Hinckley
| who declared that the party plat
| form was a very useful thing for
| some men to wave when they could
| find nothing more substantial but to
hear it referred to by a man who
had twice voted against it on the
| sectarian issue" was beyond him.
| Senator Hinckley went on to read
the amendment to the Cooper act to
show that the people are fully pro-
| tected in all their rights; that every
move the incorporators make must
| be sanctioned by the Public Utilities
Commission; and that power cannot
be Transmitted out of Maine by the
corporation until every demand
within the State is met.
Senator Hincl.ley then painted a
picture of the possibilities that
might develop if Cooper were sue
| cessful in his project and he pre-
dicted that the railroads of the state
| would be operated by electric power,
! every Maine home heated by electric
power and the state live and
. booming commonwealth.
| 'If this thing is successful it will
rerolutionize Maine concluded Sen.