The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-19
AN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
meeting of the Board uof Manufac.
lures YESTERDAY.

a meeting OF the Board of Manufacturers
Oh the Board of Trade was held yesterday
morning. These are the members:
CHARLES X. Milliken, chairman; Woodbury.
e. p, Daha, seth L. Larrabee, Thomas Laugh
H III, Il. a. Cloudy, G. f. FObes, Edward b.
"lnsiow and M. N. Rich, secretary.
Mr.. Milliken upon taking the chair said
that the object of the meeting was to pro-
mote the manufacturing interests of Port
land and he supposed that by having this
industrial exhibition would be the best
method to accomplish this end
The chairman then called upon Mr.. Wood
bury 5. Dana for an expression of his views
upon the matter. Mr.. Dana said he felt
deep interest in the matter and thought that
manufacturing was of vast Importance to
the city. He found that the mechanical in
terests were far beyond lhis expectations.
The last exhibition given in this city was a
| very successful one and was oil great benefit
| to Portland.
Mr.. Winslow said that In speaking of a
building he thought there IS no building
| suitable to accommodate the big machinery
| to any great extent and he supposed the
| object of this exposition is to display the
| workings Of machinery in making different
products. 1t would be good plan to first
| exhibition of this kind would get up big
interest among the manufacturers. Mr.. Mil
| liken's suggestion is good one. Encourage
the small manufacturers. They do more
good to the city than the big corporations
that are somewhat of monopoly.
Mr.. Forbes said that his idea was that the
first thing to be done would be to appoint
committee to see about procuring site, then
to see about getting a building. We want to
| get an idea of the cost of the building After
we get the building we want to give Portland
the first chance in picking out the room. At
| ter we get through with Portland we will
make a statement to outside manufacturers
| as to what inducements we can offer them.
| He suggested that a committee be appointed
| to correspond with the managers of the Me-
| chanics' Fair In Boston concerning the man
| ag, nent of the exhibition.
| Mr.. Cloudy said he supposed when this
| matter was first started that 1t was to be con-
| fined to Portland for we want 20 boom Port
land 1t would be good idea to organize a
| stock company under the name Of the Port
land Industrial Exhibition Company With
capital stock OF 100000, with the shares at
small amount each. If we had big build
| ing it might be used for other purposes af-
| forwards.
Mr.. Fobes moved that committee of three
be appointed on plans, ways and means for
| the exhibition, and the chair appointed
Charles r. Milliken chairman. Mr.. Fobes,
| Seth L. Larrabee and Mr.. Winslow.
| Mr.. Fobes then moved that committee ON
location, size and cost of the building shf uld
be appointed The chair appointed Mr..
1 NOdNJ Ondiimdbp MI. UiuniuW, ults Ddud,
Mr.. Laughin and Secretary Rich
MIR. Larrabee said he thought that Port
land should have the first chance, and exhib-
| itors from other paris of the State be allow
ed to come in under concessions and terms.
| There were various sites suggested. The
one on the Western Promenade was demur-
red to, because ii it was to be permanent
structure it would not do to have it up there.
One gentleman suggested that it would be
good idea to have it located on the dump"
| near the fO0t 0f Paarl
1t would be near the new union station, and
consequently would be convenient for the
transportation of machinery, goods and
passengers. 1t was the general sentiment of
the committee that it should be an annual or
biennial event.
The following firms have signified their In
tention of putting goods on exhibition, but
1t should be borne in mind that these are
only few of those who will go in. The
names of the others will be printed as soon
as they send in their names to the commit
| tee.
| George H. Abbott Meguuier & Jones'