The Portland daily press., 1897-07-23
MAYORS Office.

letter from Mayor Randall, who was IN
able to attend:
Mayors Office,
Portland, July 20, 1857.
F. E. Boothby, Esq. President of the
Portland Board of Trade:
Dear Sir-I had hoped to be able to
accept you kind invitation to participate
in the excursion today rendered to your
guests from New Hampshire but find that
important matters will compel me to
forego the pleasure which l very much
regret.
Please extend to our friends my most
cordial welcome to our city with the
hope that they will greatly enjoy them
selves while here.
Yours truly,
CHARLES H. RANDALL.
President Boothby then introduced Mr..
NJ J. Pratt of Concord. the president of
the New Hampshire State Board of
Trade Mr.. Pratt in very few words
thanked Mr.. Boothby for the honor CON
ferred and suggested that Gen. Charles H.
Bartlett of Manchester Gbe called upon to
respond for their delegation. The men,
ton of Gen. Bartlett's name was the sig
nal for an outburst of applause, and when
silence was again resumed, Mr.. Bartlett
arose and said:
"Mr. President and friends, notice
that it is just the same when / am away
from home as it is at home when am
called upon for the remarks the applause
comes at the start and then all is over
(Applause.) Before our farewells are
spoken, before we turn our faces home
ward, feel that we should say a word
to express our appreciation Of your kind
and generous hospitality. 1 am sure some
word should be spoken of the warm,
generous and hearty welcome we have
received at the hands of the Portland
Board of Trade. (Applause.)
We did not come here because we had
no other place to which we could go, but
because we knew that the city of Port
land was good place to go and to have
a good time. Portland has much to be
proud of that work of artists nor skilled
designers could not give her, but all of
her scenery is as bestowed upon her by
natures hand. Before man had bowed
in alteration at the feet of the great Crea-
tor, his finger had printed upon this city
and its environments every possibility of
success. You are situated geographical
ly as well as a city can ask to be located,
and so long as the white. winged messen-
gers of commerce shall ply between the
ports Of the world, just SO long will this
proud seaport maintain her position as
leader in commercial centres. There is
wealth in the cold, blue sky. There is
wealth in the co-mingling of field and
forest. In fact the grandeur OF Maine
and New England is not equalled by any
locality in the country.
Mr.. Bartlett concluded by prefacing his
remarks to President Pratt of the New
Hampshire board by saying: Mr.. Presi-
dent, 1 have the pleasure of moving the
adoption of the resolution which will
ask our secretary, Mr.. Eastman, to read.
| The secretary read the resolution which
| was as follows:
Resolved by the New Hampshire Board
| of Trade that the sincere thanks Of this
organization are extended to the Portland
Board of Trade for the courtesies shown
| to delegates and ladies during the sixth
annual outing at Portland, July 2t and
| %, 1897.
| Secretary Rich of the Portland board
moved that the resolutions be accepted
and upon vote they were. President
Boothby in accepting the same said. Il car
assure our New Hampshire friends thai
we are pleased to receive these resolu-
tons and that the same shall be huns
upon the walls of the Board of Trade fol
all time as reminder of the pleasant re-
lations existing between the sister state
board of trade
| The resolutions are handsomely en-
crossed by pen and ink. There are space.
made in which are framed the pictures o.
the present and past officers of the New
Hampshire Board of Trade, and in one
corner is portrait of the State Capita
building at Concord, and at the bottom
Of the scroll work is fac smile of the
seal of the New Hampshire Board OF
| Trade. The work is credit to the de-
| lineator and the resolutions will be on ex
| hibition for few days in the windows o.
| the Portland Board of Trade.
After the acceptance of the resolutions
the party adjourned to Forest City rink
| where they INDUCED in riding on the
roller toboggan. The delegates of the
party wore q handsome badge attached
to a white ri bbon on which was printed
in gilt letters: Portland, Me, July
21-22, 1897 Attached to the ribbon was
the circular metal badge with the seal
of New -amshire, and around the edge OF
the badge was nrinted t<New Hamnshire
Board of Trade. Organized June IS,
1891"
At 215 the party adjourned to Forest
City landing where the steamer Forest
Queen was in readiness to embark for the
city. Special cars were in readiness at
| the city and the party was at once con-
veyed to the Union Station as the mem
bers were to return to their homes on the
3 30 train of the Boston & Maine 81
The day was pleasantly spent and had
the weather been fair the comfort of the