The Portland daily press., 1875-01-12
MANUFACTURERS REPORT.

JIM.
The following is the report of the committee
on manufactures:
To the officers and Members ofhe Board of
Trade:
The Board of Manufactures take pleasure in
reporting to you something OF their dolngs the
past year. Since our appointments, very
large number of meetings have been held by
the board and great deal of time has been
spent by the members, and some very satisfac-
tory results obtained that are quite advantage
GUS to our city, that for sufficient reasons we
do not think wise to enumerate. We have
deemed it our special duty to place the superior
advantages of Portland, as a manufacturing
city, before all that were ready to listen to US,
and assist all new corners to procure suitable
places for their business. etc., and we believe
we have done our whole duty in this respect.
But for the good of the city and the people of
Portland, we determined to do something more
plainly to be seen than this silent work, that
has kept us so busy the past year, and with that
view we inaugurated the Portland Industrial
Exhibition, feeling confident it would bring
out the fact, SO we'll known to US, that the ex-
tent and variety, as well as the excellence of
the goods manufactured here, were not only
not known to the people of Maine, but were
really not half known to our own citizens.
The Exhibition was conceived in the interests
of all, but more especially the producing class
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The public manifested its sympathy with the
move in various ways. The press of the city
especially, gave it their great influence and
hearty support, and did for us a grand work IN
awakening the deep interest so plainly to be
seen, while our merchants, business men and
and city government responded promptly and
generously to every call made upon them. A
portion of the board gave to the exhibition al
most their entire time for several weeks and
felt well repaid for so DOUG, by the universal
opinion of our citizens that the exhibition was
a splendid success and of great value to Port
land. The exhibition opened on the 9TH OF
June ard continued ten days. The number OF
visitors was estimated to be not less than TWEEN
ty thousand Total amount of receipts S322o,-
05, total expenditures $2483 %, leaving net
balance in the hands of the Treasurer OF the
Board of $744S0. This fund will form nu-
ceus for starting another exhibition either this
or next season on still grander SCALE.
The board made liberal use of supplementary
invitations to the people in all parts of the
state AS the object of the exhibition was not
to take money from the people much beyond
the amount necessary for expenses, but to draw
people from all parts of New England to wit
ness the growth, variety and excellence of Port
land manufactures. In this respect we were
more than successful and we believe an exhibit
ton can be holden here every year with marked
success in just ratio to the city.
c.. Z. KIMBALL President
G. E. JOSE Treasurer
W. w. THOMAS Jr Secty
change in the situation of the signal office.
This report was very brief.
At the close of the reading of the reports the
balotIng took place for President Sixteen
votes were thrown, all for Hon. Geo. W.
Woodman In responce Mr.. Woodman arose
and spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN,-I thank you for this renewed ex-
preston of your confidence and The honor you nave
conferred upon by this election, for consider 1t
an honor to be called to preside over a body COM
posed of leading business men, representing the
different interests of our city.
L accept the position you have assigned me, with
the fullest assurance that the unanmity which
has again called me to the chair will support me in
the discharge of its duties, and shall endeavor to
make the meetings Of this Board pleasant to its
members, and of service to the great business inter-
ests of our city, so far as am able to do
Gentlemen, allow me to say, that from the time
that it was deemed expedient by the business men
of Portland to have Board of Trade, have ever
felt deep interest in its success, and still continue
to feel that interest in its prosperity; and
hope and trust that its future history may be har
monious and useful tth past. Il has now become
power in commercial circles, and its influence
is not only felt here, but throughout the country