Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-11-26

4 The dedication Of Campbell, 10, Il Co.'S new
! coat factory last Thursday evening. was. in in
[ terest and Significance. an event tina, closely
I spproximated toward the historic The new
| factory is in the capacious storehouse in the
I rear Of the II. b. Mason store and occupies
| the whole OF the second floor, the area of hich
1 must be considerably larger than that OF Han
cock Hall. The room was very tastefully and
elaborately decorated. and large number of
I Ellsworth citizens were present in token OF
their appreciation Of the event and TO witness
the dedicalory ceremonies. First in ord,r vas
4 reception followed by Il concert by Joys or
I chestra. assisted by Prof X. b. Hall. Names
/ celebrated cornet solost. One OF the princi-
/ pal events Of the interesting occasion was the
address Of Senator Hale no was pre- entcd by
j. &. Chlcott. An outline OF the SENATOR re-
marks may be given a. follows: The princ-
pal event Of the evening, MS understand II. Is
the grand ball which is TO occur little later.
The opening OF ball with speech cannot add
To the enjoyment OF the occasion. | did not
intend 20 speak here Tonight. but my friends
old me that the, had been Obliged to listen
10 my political addr, >ses and now II would be
no more than fair for me to talk TO them on
their invitation; ing the matter in that
light. | could not well refuse. A large num-
Der Of people are here tonight an act of sp-
probation Of this new and important industry
which ha> been inaugurated In this city. The
chapges which have been wrought In this hail
are indeed wonderful. Somebody's cunning
hand has very tastetully fitted up this room.
and II is not mans hand either. The deft
hands which have been ut work IN Til, once
old and desolate room are those OF Ellsworth
women and they have transformed it into a
scene OF beauty. For tie success. OF this new
undertaking much praise Is doubtless due TO
Mr. Grant, but the men who are To be thanked
primarily and principally are the men who
started this enterprise or course it must
have had small beginning. MIR Campbell,
JOY and others saw that something could be
d ne in coat making IN thi, city. They looked
outside snd saw " hat had been done in other
places. They got encouraging words and went
10 work 10 help til, Ms, Ives aud help the town.
They sent ava, and got some one " no under
stood the business TO come and help them.
| ~ III vas ircNp' iitnred and necessarily
found i hard 10 md fho>r who were willing
q trust uu>ki!cd men with work: but they
hal Vat their bands 10 the pluw and Ould not
look back. In he beginning 1t was doubtful
time TO them. They got goods, however. and
made them well The word came back thst
the work was well done. Good work has
characterized The business OF this company.
1t has never had au invoice OF goods returned
for unsatisfactory work. Since it got IT. first
start il ha> never lacked business. Il has In
creased IT, ay-roll from eight 10 about forty
employe-. The men who constitute ihi. firm
are entitled 10 the gratitude OF sll OF Us for the
wa! they have pressed on in their work. This
enterprise + not in The WAY OF any one, but
directly or indirectly ii i for the benefit OF all.
1t j. sometime, said that Ellsworth is retro
grading. A man told me so not long ago
That man mo, ed from Ellsworth year. ago
and he ha, not seen happy day since. The
lumber business. il i. true. is not what ii wa-
but that tu,in.ss is by no means destroyed, but
promises fairy well for the future. These
new e. thli,hmeui. such s. the .hoe factories
and thi> coat factory. are putting out more
money than the lumber business. We need
not despair OF Ellsworth. There are sign. OF
prosperity which prosuosticste for her a hope
III future. ! AIN glad OF th. for nothing can
be worse for any people than that condition
furciby pointed out by Goldsmith, with refer
enc- to communities
Nv here wealth accumula;es and men decay"
senator Hale afterw srd-. in behalf Of the
young lady employees OF the factory. presented
the Me->rs. Campbell, JOY & Co. with Very
handsome Office chsir, which was accepted in