Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-03-25
BOARD OF TRADE.
DELEC ATES CHOSEN TO MEET
ING OF STATE BOARD.
A LITTLE NEW LIFE INJECTED INTO
SHOE FACTORY MOVEMENT-ELLs
WORTH MAY ENTERTAIN
STATE BOARD.

A special meeting of the board of trade
was held Monday evening. The meeting
was called to order by the president, A.
w. King. In the H bsence of the secretary,
w. H. Titus was chosen secretary pro tenn.
The president stated that the meeting
had been called primarily for he purpose
Of electing delegates to the semi-annual
meeting of the State board of trade, to
be held i'll Deering, March 81.
Ii. B. Phillips, f. 5. Lord and II. E.
Davis We're chosen delegates.
The president stated that the State
board had expressed desire to meet with
the Ellsworth board. The exercises
usually consisted of business meet e in
the afternoon, banquet in the evening,
and some entertainment in the shape of a
side trip on the following day. 1t was
suggested that trip around French
mans bay and to Bar Harbor might be
arranged for.
The board discussed the advisa bility of
inviting the State board to meet in Els
worth in September. 1t seemed the
unanimous sentiment of the meeting that
such an invitation should be extended
=. II. Stratton, II. f. Davis and A. W.
Greedy We're appointed committee to
inquire into he expediency of entertain
ing the State board.
SIDEWALK.
The question of the most desirable side
walk for the business portion of Main
street, was introduced for discussion by
walk under discussion were brick, flag
stone and concrete Mr.. Stratton stated
that II. b. Phillips had offered to furnish
brick for sidewalks laid fiat at the same
cost rs hemIock planlling
Mayor Davis said he would like to hear
he opinion of the board as to which
walk was the most desirable. The in
tention was to lay new walk from the
corner OF State street to hay-scales on the
north side of Main street, and from State
street to Hancock street on the south
side.
Mr.. Sratton was appointed committee
OF one to ascertain the cost of properly
laying brick sidewalk
SHOE FACTORY.
y
brought up. Mr.. Stratton. of the COM
mittee appointed to confer with Mr..
Tribou, said that estimates had been
nude on three story aud basement brick
building, 40N60 fitted with power and
'Hftins, and thought 1t could be done for
$1,000. He believed that if tine business
men of the city would furnish such a
building, Mr.. fribou could secure the
necessary capital to put in shoe manu-
featuring machinery and operate the
factory, turning out from thirty to forty
cases Of shoes daily.
The matter was dropped here, but
before adjournment DR.. j. F. Manning
again called 1t up lie thought final
effort should be made to secure the factory.
He believed the committee of seven last
appointed had been too large; the diff
ference of opinion held by members of
the committee had impaired its usefulness
He thought Il committee of three, of men
heartily IN favor of the factory, should be
appointed to further confer with Mr.
IrIbuu.
DIR. j. f. Manning, P. II. Stratton and
II. Il. Phillips We're chosen such COM
mttee
FIsHwAYs IN UNION RIVER.
III. w. eastman asked if the committee
appointed last year to see the mill owners
with regard to throwing refuse in the
river, had not also been instructed to
that iisnways were placed in all dams on
the river. He understood that there was
II large quantity of Columbia river salmon
fry at the Green Lake fish hatchery, and
1t was proposed To plant some of them IN
the tributaries of Union river as an eX-
pertinent.
f. ). Lord, of the committee referred
to, SAID he did not recall that the COM
mlltee had been instructed 10 look after
ti,h-Ways. The committee had seen the
nlll-oWners with regard To throwing
ssNNdu7t aud Stockings IN the river. Sena-
tor Haze had told him last week there
was no DOUBT That If the river was KEPT
clear OF refuse, great many dollars
would be spent in dredging within the
next few years. The engineer vino looked
at the river had reported f4vora pIy, and
the first appropriation OF Sl5 900 would be
expended during the coming summer.
But an engi Ieef wouid be down here
wnen the work va, commenced, and ii il
Was found tnaU sa"du.t Vas still coming
down the river, Work would undoubtedly
he stopped at once.
fne committee referred to above was
appointed I'll meett"g in June of last
year, TO investigate amy VOCATION OF Tue
IaN against dumping reuse IN tue river.
aud TO take the necessary legal proceed