Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-03
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ing Of the warid's fair the question has
been asked by many New Englzaaers
What permanent benefits viii result frcm
their represent ation al the fairs Another
question is. what Is being done ID sdver-
sise New EnglaHd's industries snd 10 Keep
the differen. states before the mind Of ths
pablics
The Boston Journal corresponden. has
endeayor-d to answer these questions os
interviews with the commissioners who
represent the New England states Hon
L Clarence Hovey executive commissioner
Of Massachusetts, sad:
1T Was through patriotism 20 our eosIi-
try and loyalty TO cur state that we male
the representation we have here. and not
particularly TO benefit the state by the
advertising we would secure from it.
think the state owes something to the
exposition, and that the duties OF the
state commissioners should be largely OF a
social character
we do Lot need settlers in Massachus
sets. and are making no efforts %
bring people there for that purpose But
consider il my duty as far a il is In my
power to give my state the prominence In
the eyes Of the world that she deserves and
has always hssd In the opinion Of the
American people, -
Maine win Advertise Herself
In his reply regarding what Maine ex-
poets to derive from her Worlds fair eS-
hibits, Central Martocks, executive com
missioner Of the Maine board of Worlds
fair commissioners, had this TO say:
You may tell the people tina, the state
Of Maine has not dollar for cigars or
lemonade. We are giving no receptions
its too hot.
Some time in September the sous Of
Maine propose 10 hold reception here.
and that will be the biggest dag Maine has
ever known. We have had prepared a
souvenir pamphlet descriptive If our sum
nler resorts, and we are distributing them
freely to visitors Through that we hope
To induce strangers to visit our state and
la that way secure permanent benefit
from the far
Vermont Lnoks For No Result.
Superintendent Drew was asked what
result Vermont expected from her repre-
sentation az the fair, and his reply was Us
follows: @+
There are no particular results ex-
pectei Vermont represents small but
wealthy commonwealth, a community in
which there are few paupers and few
drunkards The state does not need the
advertising that many OF the states are
expecting from the fair. We couldn't en-
courage INN grafton if we would, and We
wouldn't il we could Our lands are
settled up and foreigners would be OF no
good to US s.~s
In regard to our products, we do not
think it is necessary to get a brass band
and boom things We have only To say
that We have the best granite in the world,
and every body knows il is true. Vermont
is much like Ireland in one respect, she
has personal representation in every
state aud county in the Union, and they
will give US all the free advertising that
we require.
A Boom For New Hampshire.
Captain Shaw, executive commissioner
of New Hampshire, thinks that his state
will derive great benefit from the adver-
Using which 1t has had at the Worlds
fair He expresses himself rs follows:
The prime object Of our board is to
bring the peculiar characteristics Of New
Hampshire into general notice What we
need in New Hampshire are visitors to
our beautiful summer resorts, aud we are
expending our greatest efforts to induce
people to come there to spend their sum
Iner vacation.
After our building was finished we
saw that something was needed to attract
attention to the one leading feature of the
state We therefore concluded to add the
scenic display, which in il measure repre-
SCENTS our beautiful scenery.
ALREADY peopie are being attracted to
the state by what they have learned Of Us
through this advertisement. | have just
received II paper from home in which
notice J., made Of "a party If Russians who
were visiting the state, attracted thither
by the conception OF Nesv ilamLsh they
obtained while ~ the fair
And many Of our visitors tell Us they
intend to spend their next summers vaca.
ton In the White mountains If they do
not 20 directly there for the rest OF the
season. We are doing all in our power to
keep this thing before the minds Of the
people, aud before long expect To devise
further plaus TO attract Worlds fair
yisiiOr- To 1tIr state