The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06

Board of Trade.

and fairs are passed, the September term
of the Supreme Judicial Court Is passed
into history, Micah has taken upa per-
manent residence a. ThomastoD, aud the
"missing link is to be supplied-that Is
assured. The long evenings have return
ed, atiording an excellent opportunity
for the Board OF Trade to work Shall
we imp the timer There is work
enough to do-shall we not do it2 Among
the things demanding the attention of the
b GARD, Is the sewerage question: mat
ter of vital Importance and question
that should be solved and worked out In
the best possible manner.
Cannot the Board take 1t up aud dea
with 1t nteligently and m,nfu lily? II any
new legislation Is wanted the Board
.hould see to 1t, and put it In the proper
form.
Another thing which the Board would
do well to take Into consideration. is the
erection of wooden buildings, In the vii
lage, In localities, where, II burned, the
tre would endanger a large amount OF
property. The law provides that Gowns
may make such bylaws or ordinances as
they think proper, respecting the erec-
ton of wooden buildings therein or
buildings the exterior Of which shall be
in part of wood. and defining their pro-
portions and dimensions; and any build
ing erected contary to a by law or ordi-
nance adooted under this specification
shall be deemed nuisance and dealt with
accordingly
This Is a matter of good deal of i'm
portauce, and the Board should see that
| > b. iii sfA
AT a town meeting held within a year,
matter of little more than usual Inter
est being considered. 1t was found Who'll
ly impracticable, ", impossible to get a
vote of the meeting, with any degree OF
accuracy, without resorting to the slow
and tedious proceeds of voting by the
check list
Although it Is probable that less than
onehalf OF the voters In town were then
out it was apparent that the town has
outgrown its first organization. Shall
we have change. II so. what2 1t Is a
question, now the "missing link" Is to be
supplied, we shall soon be forced to meet
The Board should take the matter into
consideration, discuss 1t thoroughly, and
FORMULATE system that will be the best
-ffhere are many other matters which it
would be well for the Board to consider
Ell. but | wish to call attention to the i'm +.
pOrtance Of sustaining this organization
because OF Its influence In the state and
nation. Boards OF Trade are supposed
TO be Tade up OF business men, and the
best men in the country. Hence, when a
Board OF Trade speaks, Represen tatives,
Senators and public men every where,
give ear. Every Board Of Trade Is on re.
cord In the Treasury Department at
| IT,,
ment, is recorded the name of every
member OF this Board. The departments
require this for the reason that at times
They wish to consult and advise with
these organizations. Postmasters have
been instructed by the Post Master Gen
eral to adviseIwith this Board 10 regard to
additional and improved mail facilities
The endowment of the Board Of Trade
to any petition or measure, would have
more influence than the individual name
, OF every voter In town.
Can the business men OF Skowhegan af
ford to allow such an organization tt
languish and die, for the want of sum
cient interest on their part to attend Its
meetings2 Would 1t not indicate a lack oil
Enterprise aad public spirit, and a stupid
ity, and imbecility of Intellect. not credi
able to them or the town. The Skowhe
gan Board has done something, but no
half 80 mnch az 1t would, II the meeting.
had been well attended.
1t has wrestled with the sewerage ques
ton, to some extent but there Is much
more to be done. To the Board of Trade
the town is indebted for the re-organiza
, ton of our schools and the perfectlng o.
the system, so that we now have schoo
> system that compares fsvorably with any
IN the state. But for the Board Of Trade
we should have had no hope of thu
missing link" being supplied. TIT
Board got the first favorable Response
from the M. G.
live Board OF Trade, In Skowhegan
may be made power for good In man!
ways. II can command the public ear
and WELD an influence that no other or
gsn'zst'on can. There are times and oc
J casions, when to be without 1t, is to b
Powerless' And now, the question which
t | put to each and every business man In
skowhegan' Is this. Do you want to sus
tain this organizatlon9 II SO you mus