The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-17
STATE BOARD OF T RADE.
Will Hold Its Annual Meeting In Port
land Today

Tho Officers, and Boards Represented.
The annual meeting of the Maine State
Board Of Trade will be held in this city
today and Friday. Hon. Henry Lord of
the Bangor Board. and presidents of the
State Board, will preside. The meeting
will be held in the Council room in the
City building and the Indications are
that there will be large attendance
from all over Maine.
The meeting will be called to order by
President Lord at p. m. today. Tho
order of business will be the calling of
the roll, the reception of papers from
associations seeking admission to men,
bership, to be referred to committee on
credentials, to consist Of three delegates,
which shall have to sit during the ses-
sion of the board; balloting for member
ship; the reading of the reports of the
secretary. executive council and treasur-
or the election of officers, the considera-
ton Of any subjects proposed In the re-
ports Of the executive council, or in the
hands of committees appointed at pre-
vious meeting; the consideration Of the
subject on the official programme, in the
order in which they are there placed.
These are the papers on the official pro-
gramme:
The Importance to the Country of
Naval Station at Portland,
Hon. @. J. Gilman. Brunswick
Advantages Of aniEarly Topographic
cal Survey Of State,
B. H. Newell. o. S. Typographical SER
vice.
Summer Travel to Minor Resorts in
Maine,
Walter B. Stimson, Augusta
AT 2 o'clock there will be a reception
at Congress Square hotel, lasting until
8 o'clock. whom banquet will be served.
Friday morning will be devoted to
rides to the various places about Port
land, like Riverton Park and Willard and
visiting the manufactures and at II a.
M, the party will take the steamer Pill
grim of the Casoo Bay line for a trip to
point in Portland harbor. not disclosed
by the committee, where an excellent
dinner will be served. the guests return
ing to the city in time to take the eve-
ming trains for home.
These are the committees of the Port
land Board:
Finanoe-Charles S. Fobes, Joseph II.
Short, George W. Brown, Fred E. Rich
ards, Oscar K. Wish, j. Putnam Stevens,
Z. e. Boothby, VIM II. SCOTT. Edward
II. York, Thomas Laughlin, Andrew
]. Rich, Luoien Snow. Edward Tomlin-
son, Elisha ". Conley. Leander W. Fobes,
secretary Of the committee.
General Commistee-Edward B. Wins
low. Augustus r. Wright, G. w. L. God
ing, VIM. ". Merrill, A. w. Smith, F.
8. Jordan. Henry P. Cox. Thomas P.
Shaw.
Reception COMMUNICATIONS. John W.
Deering, James p. Baxter, III. S. Melcher,
Seth L. Larrabee, Payson Tucker. H enry
H. Hamlen, 3. N. Dow, j. S. Winslow,
Charles r. Milliken, John B. Coyle, Col.
Edward Moore, HIS. Osgood, Ammi Whit
ney, Joseph E. Blabon, Charles II. Chase,
John j. Gerrish.
The officers of the State Board are
these:
President,-Heny Lord, Bangor.
3 observation-disclosures B. Winslow,
Portland; VIM. Rogers Bath; Otis I.
Geary, Biddeford; George G. Wing, Au-
burn; NJ. G. Foster, Waterville; j. B.
Stearns, Saco; A. S. Bangs, Augusta;
g. b. King, Ellsworth; Samuel ".
town; Geo. D. Babbitt, Lewiston; Chas.
E. Townsend, Brunswick; A. c. Sibley,
Belfast; j. ". Penny, Mechanic Falls;
VIM. W. Cutter, Westbrook; 81. N. Good
hue, Fort Fairfield; Charles j. Staples,
Lubec; A. W. MoCausland, Gardiner;
John T. Eustis, Rumford; +. W. Bonser,
Kennebunk; E. M. Yates. Old Orchard.
Seoretary-M. N. Rich, Portland.
Treasurer-G. N. Weymouth, Biddeford.
These boards are members of the State
Board: Portland, Bangor, Biddeford,
Bath, Auburn, Eastport, Augusta, Show
hogan, Rockland. Waterville, Phillips,
Waldoboro, Fairfield. Thomaston, Houl-
ton, Ellsworth, Oldtown, Saoo, Lewiston,
Brunswick, Winthrop, Belfast, Dexter,
Caribou, Dover, Cape Elizabeth, Mechanic
Falls, Presque Elsie. Westbrook, Kenne-
bunk, Fort Fairfield, Norway, Lubec,
Searsport, Rumford, Gardiner, Union.
Pittsfiled, Clinton, Old Orchard, Halo
well. Jay, Brewer, Yarmouth, Frseport,
Richmond. Madison. Machias, Deering,
Livermore Falls, South Paris.
The citizens of Portland approaching
the honor of the visit to our city of dele
gates from Boards of Trade throughout
the state. comprising the leading active
business men who shape and push for
ward Names great lines of thrift and
prosperity, cordially welcome them to
unite in council with us as to what can
be done to promote the best interests and
prosperity OF Portland, and of all the
other cities and towns in our good old
state, through the powerful agency of
the State Board of Trade.
Portland delegates to the State Board
of Trade we're appointed yesterday morn
ing as follows. S. L. Larrabee, Joseph
f. balloon, Payson Tucker, Elisha W.
| Conley, John B. Coyle, Thomas P. Shaw,
Henry P. Cox, William II. SCOTT, A. H.
Berry, Albert B. Hall, M. N. Rich, lex
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