The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-23

introduced. He was loudly applauded
as be arose and the applause was fire..
quent though his remarks which were
an eloquent argument in favor of in
ducing good people TO settla in Maine
and of keeping the young people at home.
OFFICERS WE'RE ELECTED
at the afternoon session by the unani.
nous choice of the present ineumbents:
Pres.dent-Henry Lord, Bangor.
Secretary-M. N. Rich, Portland.
Reconsideration N, Weymouth,
Saco.
The presidents of the local boards
were elected Woe presidents.
The members of the bureau of statistics
were reelected.
FOR THE SURVEY.
Then Mr.. Hichborn brought the ques-
ton of Typographical survey to a
definite shape by offering resolution
tn at a committee of the president of
the board and other members he may
select. present the matter to the legisla-
ture and use all reasonable means to se-
cure an appropriation. The resolution
was passed.
SEEING THE SIGHTS.
Immediately after the business meet
ing, the delegates were started on sight
seeing tour A special car on the Lewis
ton. Brunswick and Bath Electric rail-
way first carried them about four miles
over that road up river in the direction
of Lewiston to the falls where the Peiep-
scot Paper company is erecting great
paper mill beside the pulp mill built
some years ago. The visitors were shown
all around the immense plant. Returning
to Brunswick they were shown the treas
ures In the Walker Art building and then
the car carried them about half the dis
tance to Bath, where the railroad COM
pany Is Transforming grove of 1870 acres
into one of the most beautiful pleasure
parks in the country, the work being
done under the supervision of Messrs.
Gray and Biaisdell, who did similar
work at Riverton. Here in the pretty
rustic theatre an appetizing lunch was
served. After the return to Brunswick,
an opportunity was given to inspect the
station where is generated the power for
thirty miles of electric road. During the
jaunts the Brunswick committee of re-
ception, General Manager Gerald of the
electric road and the faculty of the college
were unremitting in their attentions to
their guests.
THE DINNER.
At half past seven p reception was
given and an hour later the banquet was
served in the town hall.
The large apartment had been trans
formed into we'll appointed dining hall
and an excellent banquet was served,
after which President Townsend intro
duced Prof. T. C. Robinson as toast
master Prof. Robinson opened the feast
and wisdom by telling how, after he had
been called upon In his capacity of school
supervisor to quell disturbance among
some of the Brunswick small boys, one Of
them raised his hand and asked: ''Teach-
er, was that Despeaux" Then after q few
graceful words appropriate to the occasion
Prof. Robinson introduced, as the first
speaker
GEN. JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN.
who, when the applause had subsidized, in
a happily worded address expressed the
pleasure 1t had given the business men of
Brunswick to entertain the State Board
of Trade Gen. Chamberlain then spoke
of the influence of such gathering as this
in the advancement of the State Of
Maine, the state beloved by all present.
He defined the purpose of the board of
trade to be the effort to make the best use
of things and of men, in order that life
might be given its fullest development
Now in Maine, we have fewer materials
than are fo1nd in some ether states. We
have our hay, our lumber, our ice and our
men. How are we to use these materials.
to the best advantage? We can do it by
this application of brain power, although
it happens that much of our material
must be exported in its raw state We
should study, however, means to apply
skill of hand and brain to these mterias.
Look at what our friends have done at
the water power we visited today. There
the wood is made into paper, which is
sent away. to have imprinted upon it the
thoughts of men so that as newspapers it
may go to all parts of the world. 1t
should be our purpose to develope the re-
sources we have to the highest possible
plane and so the board of trade and all
other boards of thoughtful men and
women are studying to find the highest
good they may get out of the things with
which God has surrounded them. By such
endeavor they may teach the young people
that it is not the best thing for them to
run away from Maine in the hope of got.
ting quick and large returns for their
labor. Each local board should study the
means of informing the advantages of it's
own locality and by so doing they will
not only increase the material prosperity
of the state, but quicken the peoples love
of home and spirit of loyalty to the state.
There are glorious times coming and they
will make o demand for every Kind of
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