The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-04
Stirring Addresses by Gov. Robie, SEN
ator Hale and President Loring.
Twenty Thousand People Witness the
Races.
The Fair to Continue Through Sat
urdaY.
Especial to the PRESS

Especial to the PREss.1
BANGOR, Sept. 3.-The city is crowded
with people in attendance upon the New En-
gland and Eastern Maine fair, and the finan-
cial success of the exhibition is assured.
There was decided improvement last even
ing, in the displays at the several halls, and
they were well patronized. The improved
condition was especially noticeable at Union
Hall, particularly in the art department. The
Bangor band, as grand orchestra, discourses
here nightly in very acceptable style In all
the exhibitors at the halls we observe the
name of but one Portland lady, Mrs. A. Ii.
Rogers, who has sent beautiful afghan and
table cover.
The halls are chiefly lighted by electricity,
the Thomson-Houston light, or American
system, the same as is in use in Portland, be-
ing employed to great advantage. The city
has some twenty-five of these lights in the
streets, and those used by private parties
swell the aggregate to about one hundred
lights now running nightly. They give the
streets very pleasant appearance in the
evening"
The hotel accommodations are quite une-
quail to the occasion, but they are doing the
best they can, and they are most Hospitality
aided by the citizens. Not only was every
room filled at the public houses last night,
but every place where they could put cot.
A goodly number of prominent men from
various sections of the State are here to see
the sights and help do the honors for Maine
in making the New England fair an entire
success, even if it is held so far in the mysti-
cal way down east"
The weather this morning was as fine as
could be desired, bright, warm and breezy.
The gathering upon the grounds was very
large, probably ten thousand people being
within the enclosure. The trotters were be-
ing exercised upon the track, which was in
good condition, hard and elastic. Cattle and
horses Of all descriptions were being exam
ined by the committees, and game of base
ball between the Yarmouths and Queen Citys
amused the admirers of the national game.
Such an array of eatehpenny schemes upon
the chance method was probably never be-
fore seen in this part of the country, and
they seemed to do a thriving business.
There have been several robberies in town.
Smith & Son, on Exchange street, had $500
stolen, and private residence was entered
and diamond ring stolen. Quite a number
of gamblers were arrested this afternoon.
One man won 800 on the wheel of fortune
at one of the hotels last night, and another
man lost valuable watch
ITO the Associated Press
BANGOR, Sept. 3.-Shortly after 70 o'clock
a large crowd assembled at the grand stand
on the fair grounds. and Hon. Geo. B. Loring,
president of the New England Agricultural
Society, spoke as follows:
PRESIDENT LoRING's REMARKS.
Ladies and gentlemen-Two days ago had the
honor OF calling an audience OF citizens of Maine
to order for the purpose of hearing some remarks
| had to make with regard to the opening of the
fair of the New England Agricultural Society and
the Eastern Maine Society. | stated to the assem-
bled multitude then what power of wealth and
strength belongs to the State of Maine. Ipredict-
ed for this fair great success. have been con
commonwealth not only by the testimony of the
citizens themselves who have endorsed what i
then said, but by the wonderful collection of the
resources of the State on these grounds. You
who have assembled here as spectators will, | am
sure, bear me out when say that a finer c6llec-
tion of cattle and horses never has been gathered
together on this continent than are here this very
hour for you to see and study. l now come to
congratulate you ON the success of this fair. |
during this week will serve to stimulate the agri
culture of all New England, and will show those
who live in more thickly, settled places that the
strength, power and industry of Eastern Maine
are all with them in their endeavors to make this
country great, and rich, and powerful, as it is des
tined to be. have now come before you for the
additional pleasure of introducing to You the
chief magistrate of this great State he who rules
so well over the destinies of a hardy and industr
Gus people; he who represents the agricultural
industry of this State, which is peculiarly an agr
cultural State; and am sure you will be glad tC
hear from him those encouraging words Which he
has been in the habit, as one of your own breth
ren of addressing to you. l Shall then have the
honor OF introducing to you young senator iron
the State of Maine, who so well represents East
ern Maine. He has done it in the House, and
now does it in the Senate, and | trust will live
long and continue to do honor to his State, which
he so well represents in the councils of the ma
tions. now have the honor of introducing tC
you His EXcellency, Governor Robie of Maine
loud applausel
GOVERNOR ROBES REMARKS.
Governor Robbie said:
My friends-I am glad to be here today, for
feel that L am addressing Maine audience; anC
as / cast my eye over this beautiful panorama,
can see an exhibition of Maine industry and pro
gress and ID the advance , OF our great State wa
from Massachusetts at the opening of the fair
He then portrayed, by. statistics, the great ad
vance that the State of Maine had made durins
the last ten years, and statistics and figures neve
lie We have today spread out before us an eX
empliication of that great advance in the agricul
that appertains to that great industry. ] am hap
py to be here and address the people of this grea
State, for while. you present to us eXcellen
stock have before me the best production o
the State in brave men and able women. We hav
| here, my friends descendants of the true, genu
| inc Pilgrim stock. We are not troubled mucl
here with foreign emigrants, but have old. origi
| nal stock and their descendants and we Shoul,
| be thankful for it, for we see here evidences 0
| ment, perhaps in agriculture; there is grea
| deal of sentiment in poetry and music l am gla
| of it. A writer of ballads at one time said, lie
| me write the songs of nation and care not VIII
| makes the lawS;' and that is true in SOM
| sense, because music and poetry appeal to on
| sympathy But another great educator said lie
| ME educate the children and l will max
| laws" Now, my friends, these great exhibition
| are educators of the people, and from ther
| Which will rule this country. Let us make prog
| ress and advancement in every respect, and le
| there be in the State of Maine an agricultur
| based on intelligence and we cannot but succeed
| thank you for your attention. l am proud Of tn
| State of Maine. ! am glad that our friend refer
| red to it and made it appear by statistics that
read in our public prints articles which speak i
vel of your neigshPs94Ighood s speak well Of you
will reiterate it again and again, and you will 500
| make others believe what you know to be the so
| id truth that we live in one of the best Estates
| this grand union, and that we are making az
| vances in the line of civilization. And let eac
man make it his own special effort to leave foo
|
ocean of human life. [Applause].
President Loring then introduced Senate
Hale, who said:
| SENATOR HALE's REMARKS.
| Mr.. President and fellow ctizens,-It h;
turned out to be a happy thing that the Easter
| Maine Agricultural society," under the leadershi
of the enterprising and active men who controlle
that organization, took the responsibility of nvi
ing here the New England society. / thought
the time the project was moved that it was a
tended with not few risks. 1 had been presel
fortunately for myself at the fairs heretofore he
by this New England Association in two or thrt
cases. ! had the pleasure last year with n
| friend, Mayor Pratt of Worcester who, young
he looks, says, although | hardly believe hiI
that he has attended twenty fairs of that S
ciety. know how those things were done in OF
| er States, and while believe, as you do, Cove
nor Robe, root and branch in the enterprise al
| spirit of Eastern Maine, | did not, when it came
a fair like this, know whether this which is loc
down here could do the right and handsome thiI
| not in the way of entertaining great society, b
| in finding place where the fair could be he
with good attractions and good showing. | a
| very glad as citizen of Eastern Maine, to S;
here, now in no boasting vein that l have Il
greatest pride in the success of this great exhil
ton. l have been about, as every body has be-
here, viewing the stock, viewing the exhibition