The Portland daily press., 1890-02-07
BOARD OF TRADE.
Appointment Of Standing Commit
tees for the Current Year.

The new board of managers of the Board
of Trade met yesterday morning, to COM
plete the organization by the appointment OF
the various standing committees for the cur
rent year. There was good attendance,
and much interest manifested.
The business prosperity Of the state was
discussed at considerable length, and the
prospective work of the state hoard favora-
bly, considered. The following delegates
state board at Auburn on the goth inst: j.
S. Winslow, M. N. Rich, Samuel j. Ander-
son, George Walker. Charles S. Fobes.
At this point quite lively discussion was
started. Mr.. Rich, in moving an appropria-
ton of 1910 to go to the State Board OF
Trade. enlarged somewhat upon the uses ex-
pected of that body, and showed that it had
already been instrumental in starting local
boards, and thus new industries through the
state. Mr.. Corey remarked that if the ener
gy of the State Board could be utilized to re-
people the abandoned farms of Maine it
might be of more use.
Upon this the discussion turned Mr..
Rich claimed that people of the state were
to blame for decrying it. st is this talk
about abandoned farms that kills the state"
lie said, "and the current talk was all myth
There are no abandoned farms. The price
of farms has been kept up, and they cannot
be bought for less than they could 20 years
ago. The farms that have been abandoned
have grown up to woods that are more valu-
able than the crops that could be raised from
the land"
Mr.. George Walker said the matter of
making money by farming depends entirely
upon the location of the farm. Men within
easy reach of the large cities can make mon
ey from market gardening, but in the interi.
or, where these markets do not exist, he
could only get enough to eat. He could not
hope to compete with the West in raising
wheat and corn.
Mr.. Rich said the summer boarders gave a
great market for garden truck, and drew a
picture of summer visitors in every hamlet
In the state where they had come to be fed.
Mr.. Corey thought hotel and boarding
house keepers didn't wait for vegetables to
ripen In this climate.
Mr.. George Walker said that the amount
OF travel ON the Maine Central is a thermom-
6tei, measuring the prosperity OF the stat 3.
The amount of travel has very largely in
creased during the past few years.
| Mr.. Hunt said we have been sending too
much money TO the West. Portland money
had built fine opera house in Sioux Falls,
| while every endeavor to secure money
enough to build one at HON had failed
The appropriation was then voted.
ltwas voted that the annual assessment
OF the Board be SO, and of the Merchant {
Exchange Sc, fer individuals and $40 fol
firms and corporations for the current year
The salary OF the secretary was fixed the
same as last year.
The following standing committees were
unanimously elected:
| observation-disclosures X. Swan, John w. Deer
| Ing, John E. Dewitt, Joseph "a. King Aloion Lit
tie.
| Railroads and Steamboats, imuel j. Ander
| son, john b. Coyle, Frederick smith, Paysor
| Tucker Nj. l.. Williams.
Meteorological-Cyrus II, Farley, M. N Rich
| ID. w. Clark.
Merchants Exchange-M. N. Rich, William AL
| len, Jr, Philip g. Brown, P. S. Nickerson Ed
ward Kent.
| Board If Manutacturers-Charle r. Millixep
Charles 5. Fobes, Woodbury. s. Dana, Edward b
Winslow, Thomas S. Laughlin, Seth L. l. rrabee
Louis A. Gouuy.