Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19

dustry is alive to hopeful spring open.
| ing.
We are especially grateful and pleased
that YOU should have made Watervile
your place of meeting.
Having been invited by the pre- sident
and the committee of arrangements OF
! the Waterville board of trade to arrange
a list of toasts and invite a corps of
speakers for the entertainment OF this &C.
casion, taud for which compliment | wish
at this time to express my appreciation.
have decided upon programme some
what different from those heretofore in
dulged in in your post prandial exercises
on similar occasions. When our politicians
meet at banquet at thor after dinner
speeches they discuss the political sieua-
tons and the condition of the country
When our lawyers meet at banquet they
discuss law and law reform. Our pbysi-
clans at the dinner table do not hesitate
to talk of cterology ana abdominal sec
tions. and even our clcrgvmen will dis
cuss new ways Of grace over cup OF
coffee.
So instead of calling on some one from
each board % trade to tell the story of his
town and HIS towns progress, I shall call
some Of the leading business questions of
the day that affect the interest of every
town and city in the State whether it has
a heard of trade or not
appreciate the fact that have laid out
too much work for one evening. As ont
of your speakers expressed tt me in his
! acceptance of the invitation to speak here
tonight | have covered every thing about
which people are now talking except the
Mays and the new woman. However
think we shall find ample time, consid
cring the ability Of the speakers whom
have selected, to discuss the questions be-
fore you much to your entertainment and
advantage
The Waterville board of trade is here in
force to greet you. The people of this
city are alive to the benefits to he derived
IN cooperation and in exchange of senti-
ments among business men. But it Is not
my purpose to speak for Wateryille. this
shall ask of another higher in authority
and better able than myself to extend to
you our welcome, one in whom our people
have the greatest confidence and to whom
we have Just committed the helm OF our
munic'paship, confidently expecting him
to guide it safely through year fey
which we have much ambition: one whom
our people have houorcd many times and
still delights to honor. as do always ger
erons people for the faithful services Of AZ.
honestand able public officer. take great
pleasure in introducing TO you as the frs,
speaker of the evening His Honor, Mayor
Webb. (Applause.)
Mayor Webb said.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:-I am
| glad to meet this body of representa-
| tive men, who are gathered to conSult
upon the material interests of The
| state, and / bid you hearty welcome
| to the hospitality of this progressive
and promising city.--a notable seat of
| learning, center of railroads. bank
ing and manufactures.
| AS Waterville has been a CITY h,,t
eight years. it has made but little his
| tory that is interesting to the pubic.
| out Its future promise is equal to thar
| OF any city in the State and we are
| proud to be the States thirteenth
daughter.
| We regard our State as one of The
| notable states of the Union. We have
our State specialties Some are deter
mined by the laws of nature. and are
immutable; and some are created bv
the genius and energy of orr nsonla
| providence has given us beautiful
ana heaithy climate. and summer
skies and summer air so delightfu,
that al the world tries to live within
i's pouhus IN the summer season; the
| tourist, the pleasure-seeker. the siel,
] anu 'ne We'll come here to visit our