. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . s said toyield more power than any otherriver in New England and probablymore than any other river of its sizein the United States and only asmall part of it is now being used. But what interests us most is thewater power going to waste else-where. The Somerset Railway, forinstance, is to extend its road to thewest shore of Moosehead Lake andits manager says that it will openup privileges developing 200,000horse power. The Allagash Riverin the far north of Aroostook drainsan area of 1,475 square miles beforeit flows into the St. John. Hereare so
. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . s said toyield more power than any otherriver in New England and probablymore than any other river of its sizein the United States and only asmall part of it is now being used. But what interests us most is thewater power going to waste else-where. The Somerset Railway, forinstance, is to extend its road to thewest shore of Moosehead Lake andits manager says that it will openup privileges developing 200,000horse power. The Allagash Riverin the far north of Aroostook drainsan area of 1,475 square miles beforeit flows into the St. John. Hereare some of the best undevelopedpowers in the county which arecapable of furnishing 50,000 horsepower for every working day oftwelve hours. And this is only oneriver out of the many which willsoon be made available by thegrowth of the Bangor and AroostookRailroad. But water powers with-out something to manufacture areof little use. What will be donewith Maines opportunities? Thereare standing in our forests to-day21,239,000,000 feet of spruce besides. NORTHERN MAINE 1 7 vast quantities of pine, cedar, hem-lock, poplar and hard woods. In re-gard to the spruce it is estimatedthat the annual increase is such asin warrant the cutting of 637,000,-000 feet per year. The pulp millsare using 275,000,000 feet per yearat the present time; how much isbeing manufactured into lumber isuncertain but it is a vast is however still a large marginof available stock and Maine can goon and increase its out-put for manyyears without any fear of a lumberfamine. It is estimated also that 35,000,000feet of white birch are cut each yeara large part of which is manufac-tured into spools. And this timberis also increasing rapidly. In factthere is no state in the Union whichreproduces its native woods moresurely or more rapidly than doesMaine. Now, how does this possession ofvast forests and almost illimitablewater power affect missionary work?In a previous article Rumford Fallsand Millinoeket were
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