The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-03-30

Cont iuufd from lst Faec#
mcnt to cur people aud help to increase ne
wealth and pros ,rity Of our STATE Ter the
next TWO or three Years. OVER tont million doi-
Ihrs will b. spent ia building and eqnIPhg
the 30 miles of this road, large part oil "hlch
Viii 90 directly and indirectly 10 the poop OF
the state OF Maine. doubt II bit fc" OF You
feali7c that there are still over two mitions
uni,nprovcd acres in ae region Of the Aroos
took Va lev, where the sell Is detp ana rlCn,
and where population Of mlllloh people
might find homes aud employment
The resources Of Maine arr made akallahle
bN her railroads, they facilitate trausporta-
ton of products aud opru ueN regions Tor
settlement and mauufaeturlngs and through
their advertising agents and neM iohih Pro
meters, " are doing a great work toward build
ing up the state and 1dlag employ mtnt Tor
a large number Of people. for their mt rests
/ are Identical with the Development OF the
state, and what Ia one means increased earn
ings, to- The other means increased prosperity
and population Let useucunragc small local
/ enterprises, for a small beginning frequently
makes large ending and Nar1ttF OF manu-
featuring and commercial interests make
more prosperous and eentented people than
. large single industries.
We must hy .omc means increase the inter
/ csts Of our members In our lecal Boards OF
Trade and make each On realike that his own
success viii ht Increased BY the Development
of the State. No must all put our shoulders
to the vince, and hep push oar good state To
the pinnacle of >ucetsS and II NC do not sue
coed tine hr>t time, let Us Try again TIL sue
cess rewards our efforts Ne muNf ITO moro
than talk. We must act, and he promoters
~et KING out new Heid@ Tor AtHnfs 1 mere
has htru too little united action IN our local
boards and the failure Of some enterprises,
started with great enthusiasm, reminds mt ot
the man. who with the assistance Of his
friends was going To haul i cart TO the top of
a hill re took hold of the SHUTS and his
friends promised To push. aud as they ap-
preached tHt top al the hill and he WIS struE
Cling with all his strength, he looked haek To-
encourage his friends and found them an
riding ON the cart.
/ Our people are industrious, W have pro
ductivc Soih extensive waterways. and our
advantages for commerce are nueqnHled by
4 those of any other state; while our manufact-
/ uring industries will soon exceed, II not 50 al
ready, any state of equal population ana size.
These natural resources, together with the
push and energy now being shown BY her cut
liens, to bring our state INTO prominence, can
not fail to attract the attention OF people to
+ our state and tend to induce migration.
+ The way to keep Maine money at home is to
encourage home enterprise, and show our cap
italists, that the returns are suler and larger,
/ if invested in the state, which is now being
done to a great extent, for as we all know, a
few years ago, large proportion OF the ma,
tonal bank loans of the state, were invested
in notes of western manufacturing corpora
tons and firms; while to-day very little OF
this paper is held in Maine, and at times, the
banks have difficulty in obtaining sufficient
money to loan their regular customers, 10
interest our people in the state ana attract
emigration, we must constantly place before
them in various ways the advantages the state
can offer. our Legislature is doing good
work in placing before the people IN various
nays the advantages the state can otfer, ana
in encouraging Maine men to invest in Maine
enterprises.
Inc pamphlets now being arranged by Mr..
Geo. Haynes, at the states expense, of which
over 80, 600 copies vi be printed for distribu-
ton at the Column bian Worlds Fair at Chica-
go, containing over 5Opages OF printed matter,
and over 80 pages of cuts showing many OF the
important manufacturing enterprises OF the
state, will undoubtedly do great good in
attracting the attention OF people and invest
ors to our State. Let Us use our individual
Efforts to encourage every legitimate enter
prise and industry, great and small, SO to give
increased employ ment and increased prosper
ity to our state
Let each one of our local Boards OF Trade
unite with the state Board in seeking out new
, fields for employment, aud neglect no oppor-
tunites to direct the attention of our people
and those of other States, to the advantages,
we can offer for the Investment of capital;
and most Of all let us believe in Maine; in her
future, her honor and her coming greatness.
Consider the extent and magnitude OF the
various enterprises now in the state and
projected, aud surely the sons of such State
need not emigrate far away from friends and
home, to other regions, to find remuneratiVe
fields of labor.
In closing, | will enumerate a few ways, how
to keep Maine men and money at home!
list, Interest them in their State and local
ity.
1 md, Convince the m that Maine is the best
situated, and can offer more advantages to a
live, progressive man than any other state.
show them the great undeyeloped resources
of the State; the water powers, minerals and
extent of our thickly covered timber lands.
3rd, Interest them in local affairs and good
government.
ith, Prove to them, and perhaps | should
have mentioned this first that they can make
| more money and spend it to better advantage,
| in our BOD old state than anywhere else.
| There are many who can join with me in
saying:
~ love my own States pine clad hills;
Her thousand bright and gushing rills,
| Her sunshine and her storms;
| Her rough and rugged rocks that rear
| Their hoary heads high in the air.
| In wild, fantastic forms"