Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-20
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
Sixth Annual Meeting to Be Held in
This City, Sept. %.
The Augusta Board 10 Act a. hosts Pro
aramms and Particulars.

When last year IL WAS announced thai
the enterprising delegation from this cry
had secured tbs. aext annual meeting Of the
State board Of trade. the local business
men rejoiesd, for they knew that il meant
large gathering of the representative bust
ness men Of the whole State in this city.
A Augusta needs only to be known to be
thoroughly appreciated. the members OF the
local board of trade have been at work get
ting things in shape for giving their distin'
guished visitors q good impression Of onr
Capital city. And now that the plans have
been prepared il is safe TO say that the
quests are assured Of hearty welcome an !
good time.
The meetings of the State board will b.
held in the handsome new Opera house Ia
the evening II grand banquet will BE- given
the State board and invited guests at the
Augusta Honse by the local board. l.. G.
Cornish, Esq, will al the important posi-
lion OF POSTMASTER.
The officers Of the local board, President
Ira II Randall Secretary Henry q Staples
aud Treasurer G.. s. fIichborn, and the
many members have been tireless in their
endeayors to make this meeting the mo-t
successful one on record. And their energ'
i. not tagging nor will IT until the l-",
session has passed into history.
Since the organization of the stat
Board in 1889 sessions have been held IN
Portland Bangor, Auburn. Watergllle an !
Biddeford and the forthcoming conyentio !
viii be the first held in Names capital city
The following particulars are official
having been taken from circular sent out
by the president of the State Board
The STATE Board is composed of dele
yates from the various local boards of trade
aud the basis of representation of delegate
having the right to vote is that every boarl
Of trade having fifty members or less shall
be entitled to two delegates
aud for every twenty five members
additional. one delegate, associations ba'-
entitled to but one delegate for every fifty
members above that number The railroads
generously offer one fare for the round t1p
and all members of boards of trade holding
the universal assessment certificates ar
invited to attend the Augusta convention
Delegates presenting their secretarys Ger
tiiicate of appointment, which all should
have, or members not delegates presenting
their universal assessment certificates At
stations of the Maine Central. Grand Trunk
Portland & Rochester and Knox 4 Lincoln
railways are promised the reductions named
boards mol IN membership are invited IA
send delegates who can b. voted into the
state Board in season 10 participate in th'
business of this convention
The convention will open at 1910 \ VI.
and there will be- also an afternoon session
the festivities concluding in the evening
with a banquet rendered the visiting dele
gates hy the Augusta Board of Trade
Dele gates should arrive in season for th'
morning session and in addition Ia the re
ports of officials. election of officers and
other routine business incidental to the an
nnal meeting the exercises of the day viii
Include the discussion Of live and pertinent
tnpcs BY representative business men from
different parts OF the State.
The programme committee of which W
W Stetson president of the Auburn Gaz
cite Company is chairman, have just an
nounced the following programme
MEETING STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
At.r.r., MAINE SErr. -, isp3.
AN.
wha, b. thr best roadway for Maine
i'rof. Geo. II Hamlin
Discussion. tnl, \. :. Bangs
What legislation i. needed 10 foster snd promote
thu industrial Interests Of Maine
Hon ". iiaines
p,srussan Hnu. & |. Barker.
Josiah II. prummond, lr, ksfI4
How can men With capt. and business experience
be induced t" detriap til" resources Of Maine
Mr. Charles ). Pearl
Discussion Hon Fred u. Richards
MI. lewis Anderson.
The Maine State Board of Tra,l. has for
officers Hon. Henry Lord of Bangor. pres
ilrnl NJ y Rich of Portland, secretary
treasurer. and vice president from each
local Board
Indications point to good attendance
and session of unusual interest. The
members of the Augusta Board of Trade
can he depended upon to make the stay OF
the visitors ENJOYABLE and none who attend
will ever have occasion to regret it. Let
the fourth annual session of the State
Board be- the most successful in its history