The Republican journal., 1890-01-02
Belfast Board of Trade.

was called for Friday evening last, with the
expectation that the committee sent to Lynn
would return on or before that time and make
their report. A. they did not arrive, and there
was no other business, the meeting was adj
journed to Monday evening. when there was a
good attendance. The minute, Of the last hu>-
ness meeting We're read and approved, and the
President after stating the mission upon which
Mr.. Baker had been sent to Massachusetts.
called upon that gentleman to report. Mr..
Baker said that he would report verbally, and
at the outset would say that while they had not
been successful it had not been for want of
effort on the part of the committee. In con-
Guiding his remarks he called upon Nj. \. n.
Howc>, the other member Of the committee.
and we give the substance Of their statements.
The committee visited Lynn and found that
the burned out shoe meli there had generally
made their arrangements. Three factories had
been built and others were underway, while
other concerns had located in the adjoining
towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
and one at least in Maine, west of Portland.
The heads Of these large shoe concerns did not
want to change their residence, and Maine was
too faraWay for them to have the necessary in
sight OF their business. At the Shoe and
Leather Exchange, Boston, they met with
more encouragement. They had SOM tax
With a gentleman, Mr.. ingalls,. TO whom theE
represented the situation here, and he thought
it not unlikely that some shoe concern might
think we'll of the location and inducements
offered. and took their addresses IN ease some
thin@ should turn up. In concluding their re-
marks Me>>rs. Baker ami lioWc, both sug-
ge>tcd that perhaps the best WAY TO get = Shoe
factory here would be for our own people to
subscribe the money to erect ana equip a build
Ing and then interest outside parties in the eli
tcrprse. Mr.. Howes spoke Of a Ma>Sachu-
sett, town in which a factor5 had been e>tab-
Iished in this way and was now running sue
cc,stully. the shares being placed at a low H.
ure 50 that all could subscribe.
Mr.. 4. G. Sihley enquired Of the committee
to the minimum or maximum inducements
offered to burned-out manufacturers to locate
elsewhere. The reply was that while the com
mittee had not made special enquiry il ,hi, ~
rection they learned that in some eases town,
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lIowe> both spoke of the very courteous treat
ment they had received in Lynn ami Boston.
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course OF the discussion, quoted the remarks
of gentleman who visited our present Shoe