The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-31
@AINE's INDUSTRIES.
Their Present Extent and Future Exten-
sion Discussed by Mr.. Fobes.

sion Discussed by Mr.. Fobes.
Alexander Fl. Stephens used to repeat
speech made by a Georgian at a dinner
in Washington, at which were present
gentlemen from several of the states.
After the dinner there were the usual
toasts. No one was present from
Georgia but himself, and he awaited
with anxious suspense the time when his
state should be proposed. Embarrassed
and excited by his unusual surroundings
when Georgia was proposed, he rose and
almost with anger shouted:
ssGentlemen, dod fetch it all, I can't
make speech, but that amt agoin' to
hender me from drinking to the state of
George. I'll do it, and I'll do it free.
Here's to her. She come from nobody.
She amt beholden to nobody and you
better believe she don't care a continen-
tai cent for nobody"
Seeing many before me better qualified
than to speak in behalf of our state, l
feel that 1 should do well to initiate at
least in brevity our Southern friend.
can commend his loyalty to his ma
tive state and a willingness to do what
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own state, is my excuse for allowing my
self to be persuaded to present to you the
topic which has been assigned me. I'm
like Georgia, as described by her loyal
son, Maine did come from somebody.
Her settlers were men with
the principles, the courage, the
energy and the perseverance
which characterized those who have
made Plymouth Rock a milestone in the
march OF civilization. Maine is beholden
| to those hardy pioneers who dared the
solitudes of her then dense forests, and
who braved the inclemency of her SEEM
ingly inhospitable climate, and Maine
cares more than a continental cent for
everybody since she has sent her sons
and daughters to shape the policy and
contribute largely to the success of the
great Northwest. and has freely given of
| her blood and of her treasure for the
benefit Of every citizen of the Union.
| Of the resources of the state, and of
the line in which her industries can be
! extended, feel incompetent to speak to
you, for what can say that you do not
! yourselves know, and more fully under
stand than I? But it is perhaps well as
| citizens, that in our state affairs, as in
our personal business, we should stop
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| Take Account of Stock.
| We know the merchandise we have on
hand in general way, but when we go
through it in detail we find many arti-
cles temporarily overlooked, and that
| which has been half concealed is brought
| forward for sale. So, this meeting of
the State Board of Trade affords us an
opportunity to confer and compare, and
will, perhaps, give rise to renewed de-
| termination to do all we can to press our
| state into the front rank. Yet while we,
with pleasure, count our resources it is
also the part of wisdom to recognize our
| limitations.
| For manufacturing purposes the re-
| sources of our state, are of two kinds,
and these of themselves indicate the
| lines of extension. These two are, first,
| the raw materials, found in it's waters; on
the land, and the products of its soil:
| the second, and in some respects the
| more important, is in the power found
| within its domain, by which the materi-
ais Of this and other states and countries
may be converted into the manufactured
| article.
In addition to the food supplies, the
waters of our coast afford fish from which
| are obtained Oil for the currier and fertil-
izers for the soil. These products always
find ready market, and the demand is
very large. On our extreme eastern coast
is the sardine industry, and one which