The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-01
Maine Matters.
NEWS ANp GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
THE STATE FAIR.


of the week. The city ball and exhibition
building on the grounds We're crowded with
damp and disheartened people.
There was a good attendance Thursday. The \
wind blew intentionally all day. At noon a .
special train containing Hon. James g. Blaine,
senator Hale ana Congressman Milliken and !
Boutelle arrived They were escorted into the
grounds by the Coburn Cadets. Mr.. Blaine adj
dressed very large and enthusiastic audience
as follows:
| have never had any doubt that next to /
first class horse race. the most essential require
ment of an agricultural fair is five minute ad- |
dress from man who knows nothing about |
farming. Laughter. | res pond TO your call |
felow-citizens. only that may thank you for
your cordial reception, aad that | may thank /
the officers OF your society for the courtesy of /
an invitation to attend this splendid exhibit of |
the industrial and agricultural resources of !
Maine. Every citizen of this State must look |
with pride and hopefuness upon our develope-
ment and progress within the past ten years.
Other States may have made more rapid adj /
Nances IN population, and that l admit is al |
ways an encouraging sgn-but if we have lost !
many of our good men who have gone to labor |
on other fields, we who have remained at home ,
have taken good care of the interests of the /
State. We have retained "A sufficiently large ,
number 10 treble the wealth of the State. while /
other communities favor trebing their popula- |
ton. If there are not so many of US As there /
might be if we had held our own, we have on
an average made great progress in the comforts 4
and retinements OF life which ALWAYS follow an 4
increase of wealth. TApplalSe Maine is do |
ing her share in the progress of the couutrv-a |
progress that surprises all nations. This very I
morning saw fact of great moment stated /
in the press. which better than anything | can /
say. illustrates our growth. The corn crop of
the United States for this single year is greater /
III the number of bushels and greater in money |
value than all the corn we have exported since /
tile close Of the revolutionary war; 800 000- /
coo bushels. Al but a small portion of this /
vast product viii be used and consumed at
home-at this home Of sixty millions of people /
making within itself 4 whole world OF trade
and commerce Of that world al home am
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c'uilt>Ar WISH you S"o4-bHe iAlplau>e I
anu thVNiS-
senator ua!e Na~ mex introduced and was |
received with applsu>-. He spoke substantial |
ly as follows: Nj. President and Fellow lit-
Heh9 A!tnQusl INf 'He HiNlhSu'shed >peaheF (
- 7' ~ - 80 an - 'A'Ni VI
farmer, m CAD 70 be here to-day a. rep I
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!, au' u W NAV hH"" "a W. ~ u'"It''H At
bangor TWO NrthN ago. bN4h'Nt llat every /
citizen ln The state g Maine j, bones, entitled
10 do Il little bracgiA. about tu. advantages of