Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-05

President JudklE; introduced lion War
ron G. philbrook of this city, as toast
master. As you all know Judge Phil
brook is looking toward the speakershp
of the next Maine House of Rrepresen
tatives. Here. was an opportunity then,
for him To display his ability. as a pre-
siding officer and he did 1t SO well. that
Cob /. X. Stetson of Bangor who was
present, and who is also a competitor for
the sreakership. may we'll have cnvied
him for the time beng at least.
The invited guests at the tables were
Attorney General w. r. Haines and Hon,
NJ. c. Foster of this city, Hon. S. w.
Matthews. commissioner of labor and in
dustrial bureau of Augusta; Hon l.. t.
Carleton of Winthrop. chairman of the
Maine fish and game commission; Hon.
f. T.. Boothby, Portland, general pas
Railroad; Col. /. X. Stetson, Bangor, of
Governor Powers military staff: Harry
w. I.unt of the Bangor Commercial,
Judge Phibrook lost no time in get
of letters of regret from prominent men
of Maine. and he had also a good list of
speakers He began the post prandial
exercises as follows:
Il am very glad indeed to serve this
association as its postmaster, and to
string together the pearls that will be
brought all through the speakers whom
! shall call upon. | want to congratn-
late You upon your choice for president,
one 90 our own citizens. Il man who is
proprietor of and maintains a first class
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city with a0.eo0 spindleS still in operation,
to Il city where the largest pulp mill is
running day and night. to the city which
presents everything that is beautiful ANA
hnnsns onr mills and me railroad shons
We hope your stay here will bring you 50
much pleasure that You will want to come
again
mid GovarnoT Powers ana Adiutant
Richards We're read.
mot Win ns tnir h"nored Goy"rnor, hut
,,,o b.,,. ~ ! nm,larstnnI bi. rpnresrut.-
Nv. IA + X Stetson Of Tho ,nyarnn,'s
rnilitnrv 4i:ff b,vn mo ohiectiof, Ia his
,a,,rastntitS,t tl,a ttn>ernor, al ask 81
him IL ia pat out Of thr race for inc
Sn@al.crshin tAyufausaf col X Stet
s1n If f,"nern,,
"a St,.t>1,n WIS ,,artic,Iarly bann,- in
his Ir.,n,sr {f~ s5id he w. . 1,1~,,,bn,,
nf tho rsrnarl,abI. ana r.,nidIv 1ncroasi,lt,
family of coloncl,.. lie nnIerstands that
there is a movement on foo, 10 stop the
s,roWth Of this 4.jf same family und he
promises ii he is Il member of the next
LEGISLATURE he will consider that it VIII
ne his duty in the interest Of self preser-
walton to tight the movement Col StcI-
son said it was nice II meet With hotct
men and to know Them personally. Thrn
he told story. Lack ol space l9rhlda
its publication Col. Stctsoh was @ia! ~
meet with the ASSOCIATION ana thanked
lht' tneihneiS i"f thelt courtesy.
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~anoral Of Nai,,n William r Uainn-
Gon@rai Hin v-',s ,era..tad win hltrt,
on1,la,1ee 10 startad in win SAVING.
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dos mi a,nn,pt "a ranch hut yyn ara 49,
ing to plIt oiIr man 10 the front ana
fight him to the finish.
General Paincs spoke cloduentIy for the
hotel men of Maine: he Know them from
Caribou to IIittery Point: they are pre-
eminently beyond the hotel mon Of other
sect lions Of the country.
Judge Phlbrook-W hat occasion would
be perfect. gentlemen. without the genial
presence of ion. Nj Matthews. commits
soner Of labor and industrial statistics?
(Applausel.
MIR Matthews thanked the presiding
officer for the compliment paid him lie
spoke IF the time when men were not
boomed. when Maine was known to he 4
good STATE to be born in. 10 hail from
but not state 10 live in But what Il
change had come over all. Now Maine
and Maine men are respected and hon
orcd an over the known world When
we consider that the State of Maine is
fast iecoming IL pleasure ground its
lakes. its rivers. its hills and dells flied
with summer tourists bringing into tie
State $iUpu0.np every year, we cannot
help seeing that Maine stands well in the
forefront Of The states of the Union one
sixth of the hotels of Maine have cared
for. in the past season. los 600 summer
visitors. Is. 600 of whom came from be
yond the limits of the State 1t is no
inauguration to say that at least 2oo. 600
visitors were accommodated by all the
hotels of Maine Mr.. Matthews paid an
eloquent tribute to the State
Judge Phibroox-We have a man with
made Maine @ Richer by many inousands