The Portland daily press., 1892-02-05
BUSINESS MEN AT DINNER.
Entertained at Lewiston by That
City's Board Of Trade.
NAMES GLORY AND THE PROS
PERITY OF HER CITIES.

John B. Redman, Mayor Newell,
Hon. Henry b. Cleaves, Colonel
Fred n. Dow and Rev. Mr. Johon-
net Made the speeches-Over $50 Heard
What These Gentlemen Had to Say.
Especial to the Press.l
LEWISTON, February 4.-The annual
banquet of the Lewiston Board of Trade
was held at Hotel Atwood this evening.
Over $50 guests were at the tables,
among whom were Hon. Fl. B. Cleaves,
Colonel Fred N. Dow and Judge Haskell
of Portland, Hon. E. B. Mallet of Free
port, Hon. John B. Redman of Els
worth, DR.. A. j. Fuller of Bath, Lewis
Anderson of Skowhegan, E. S. Heald OF
Waterville, E. Plummer of Lisbon, May
or Savage of Auburn, EXC overnor Robie
of Gorham, Wainwright Gushing of Fox
croft ex-Mayor Lane of Augusta, Mayor
Newell, Ex-Governor Garcelon, President
G. I. Barker of the Lewiston Board OF
Trade and many other prominent men.
The tables were beautifully decorated
and the menu was rare and elegantly
served. Harry E. Andrews, associate
editor of the Lewiston Journal, was
postmaster for the evening.
Ex-Governor Robie responded to the
toast, ''The State of Maine In sub
stance he said:
We are here tonight as one common
people. The business interests of each
individual are common interests. Years
ago the water powers of Maine were not
utilized, but
Owing to Brains and Ca pital
they have been utilized and Lewiston is
city we are all proud of. We have
glorious state. Wherever you find
Maine men, you find a good business To-
cality. In Western cities, karefooted
boys from Maine have become million.
aires. No state has honored the Union
more than Maine.
Hon. John B. Redman of Ellsworth
responded to ''The Great Down East
He said: Mr.. President and gentlemen
of the Board of Trade: In 1884 you asked
me to follow Gov. Robie, but / failed.
I am glad to have travelled $50 miles to
meet such distinguished guests. The
welcome here tonight has left an impress
sion that will not be effaced. In 1850,
the total population of Maine was 62S,-
600; in 1890 the population is 661, 900, an
increase in 30 years of 81, 2,0O0 In 1860,
the population of Lewiston and Auburn
was IL, 1858; in 1890 the total is 30, ,951, a
gain in 80 years of 1885,. The new
railroad in Aroostook which opens up a
territory $50 square miles greater than
Rhode Island and Connecticut, will give
a stimulus to our population besides adj
ding millions to our valuation. Maine is
truly
A Land Radiant with Promise
and full of enterprise.
''The City of Lewiston" was respond
ed to by Mayor Newell. Forty years ago
there was little hamlet on the banks of
the Androscoggin with 400 inhabitants.
Today we have 23, 900 inhabitants. Then
the valuation was less than half a mil
lion. Today it is more than twelve mil
lions. Then we had no manufacturing.
today, one cotton mill alone employs
more than 600 men and women.
The toast responded to by Hon. Henry
B. Cleaves was "Our Country" He
said This means 65,0OO,000 people at
peace with all the world, because of
your great strength, and your great pow
er, and the power of your country. You
stand out today as guiding star for all
the republics of the world, the greatest,
noblest, grandest country which the set
ting sun ever shown upon. 1t means a
free and happy people under one consti-
tuition, one system and one flag. Wher-
ever the American citizen is, it is only
| necessary for him to secure his rights. to
declare II am an American citizen"
When Our Flag Is Assaulted.
all party lines cease, all stand together
and protect the American flag.
Col. Dow spoke on ''The City of Port
land-We admit she passes us all but we
| lift our hats to her as she passes by"
Col. Dow said: While we look towards
Lewiston, we are alarmed because Au-
| burn is so near. But all feeling of
| jealousy, if it may be so called, has long
| been abandoned Portland learned long
! ago that other parts of the State of
| Maine grew in population and wealth SO
| that Portland would grow and prosper.
Even in the phenomenal growth of
! Lewiston and Auburn, in this age when
cities grow up in night, | have seen
| nothing tnat startles me as to the futnre
growth of Portland.
The Business of Portland.
| from commercial point of view, is of
very great importance to this country.
Over $4,000, 900 have been collected on
commercial goods at the port ofPortland
within year. Let him doubt who may,
Portland, twice destroyed by war,
will go on in prosperity. Compared
with the great cities, we are small in
population but we have more people to
the acre than almost any city on this con-
tinent. On three square miles, we have
81, 900 people. / am looking forward to
the time when one of the most densely
populated parts of this country will be
between these shores of the Androscog-
| gin and the coast and Portland will be
the metropolis of Maine.
Rev. Rodney F. Johonnet, pastor of the
Bates Street Universalist Church, re-
sponded to the last toast of the evening.
ITO all good fellows-those here, those
who could not come here, and those who
90 where all good fellows 60" Mr.. Jo-
| honnet's remarks were both apt and
witty.
Letters Of regret were read from Hon.
James G. Blaine, Gov. Burleigh, Senators
Hale and Frye, Representatives Reed,
| nT:I;1ro, Voo,,falla and DinUIav Droc;dopi