Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-10-08
State Beard of Trade at Bangor.

eternal star of human hope"
State Beard of Trade at Bangor.
AT the reception and banquet given to
| the State Board of Trade, at Bangor. on
| Tuesday evening of last week. the follow
! Ing addresses were made. among others:
senator Haie'> speech.
| Mr.. President-I shall take the notice
wisely served on all who shall speak. not
| to spin out their remarks. We are here to
| have imprompju speeches, and mary of
them, 50 | must keep within the limit No
| one can see an a>semhlage like this of bus
incs> men from all over Maine without
feeling sure it means business. The gen.
| tiemen present have not left their homes
to come here unless for the purpose of adj
| yauciug the business interests of their CITY
and State. We all belong to Maine. we
| live here, our children are making homes
for themselves here, and we expect to die
| here But while we are proud OF the State
| We realize that there Is something out Of
| joint here. Everything is not as IL should
| be. The outlook is not gloomy, but ii is
| not As bright as it ought To be. When |
! come to look back on 20 years find every
| thing has advanced in Maine ten times But
not IN population We don't keep our chill
| dren NJ home. The men who have got tn
| ruI" the State in the future, the coming
governors and judiciary, have got to de-
| vote themselves 10 the proposition Of how
| best In keep our young men at home
| II l. \ matter Of very little pride that we
! furnish secretaries Of State, and, outside
q oh ii 4
| II matters very little that the number OF
our paupers has increased in the past few
wears; but it does matter that our money
is going away to build up other States
The fact that our wealth has been sent out
pf Maine 10 aid IN building up Button
and Cardiff and Fort PAYNE is matter of
regret to all no have regard for the fu-
ture growth and prosperity of our State
This practice has sapped the life blood of
this State, and It is our duty to see that no
more money Is carried out of this common
wealth. have not invested anywhere ex-
cept in Maine for more than 10 years and
don't mean 70 in the future, and | don't
know how many men there are in front OF
me. who have sent their money West aud
South TO put into some enterprise and
have lost 1t. have charged il OF to proht
and loss, and who do not even dare speak
To their wives about it.
hope this stream has stopped and that
The great uulp interests that are growing
all over Maine wtlI receive the watchfnl .
care OF our money interests. have re-
Gently read a sp.rndii account of new !
town in Oxford Counrv-Rumfori Falls
place that POSSESSES advantages worth
untold millions 10 Maine. Nature has
made there an immense privilege which .
enterpr>nG and energetic men have taken
hold of and propose 10 build UP large
town.
Take 1t down where live We are go
ing to build the Shore Line Rairoad-we /
are going TO build an iron line there where I
1t has never been seen or felt before, In
side Of three years the Board Of Trade of
Calais, distinguished representative OF
which | see before, VIII be able To invite I
YOU down to that eastern border CITY and
YOU may ride through the delightful coast
erritory-through the heart OF Washing
ton county Here in Bangor you are going /
10 build the Aroostook railroad, are golUg
To penetrate that rich and fertile section 4
Of the State, which in % years will out
strip kenuehec and Prnob>cot aud Cnm- A
berland and Iprk counties. The people 4
of Maine ought not To depend upon transit I.
through foreign country to reach that /
fruitful country.
| mention these matters To show that 4
We have need Of all our Young people /
here in Maine 70 aid 10 developing all these 4
resources. car Young men should remain +
in the State. II Is not hrag tor me to say .
that Maine is the best State in the country. /
Regardless of the cold weather of winter,
the short and at times djsagreeable spring
1t has the best climate in the world. In /
view of these facts hope you will see To .
" hat nm ,t. IN, ~
association is to do all IN your power to
keep the money of the State in the State,
aud then We Will be able to start on the
proper course that will increase our popu-
lation and further advance our national !
prosperity
Mr.. Hale was warmly applauded when
he took his seat.
Judge Eedman'. speech.
Mr.. President of the Bangor Board of /
Trade-l am happy to meet you and your |
friends around these tables, where have !
so many times partaken of rich viaud,
did not come here To talk. This is an oC-
ca>ion when Ellsworth is ably represented /
in the person OF the distinguished Senator I
of Maine, and consequently did not think |
| should be called upon. Bangor may point /,
with pride TO the fact that she has kept |
pace with other cities of like character in /
the country. You seem to have discover /
ed in Bangor a system that has caused to |
spring up electric railroads, opera houses, /
pulp mills ard other new industries. We /
in Ellsworth have done something in the /
past few wears. Down there we have |,
turned our attention to shoe making. In
fact we have become cobblers. A voice /
SHERRY cobblers:" Yes and we don't |
have to come 10 Bangor for them. Since |
| last met you here around the banquet |
board we have started a shoe industry |
down there that has been able to turn out |
a quarter of million dollars worth of
products and have paid out $780, in
wages
Ellsworth is more prosperous than TWEEN |
ty years ago. The people dress better.
There are more sealskin sacques and
larger number of pianos than there were |
before. And yet there are fewer people in
the city. The same can be said of other |
towns and cities in Maine.
The question is how shall this state of
affairs be changed? Pluck and energy are
not enough; there must be money behind
these important elements in order to bring !
about the desired results Let capital lend |
to pluck and energy and then our State |
will grow In prosperity, population and |
wealth. Let the treasure houses of Maine |
be opened for investments at home and |
when the next census is taken we will find |
ticular.