The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-31
SkOwhegan Board Of Trade.

SkOwhegan Board of Trade.
That Skowhegan Board of Trade has
good degree of vitality left was evinc-
ed, Tuesday evening last. Nearly one
hundred OF our citizens assembled in par-
suance to call issued by s. W. Gould,
Esq, president, to take into considera-
ton certain propositions named in the
call and published In the REPORTER, last
week.
President Gould was unable to attend
and Vice President T. H. Anderson, pre-
sided. Secretary r. T. Patten read the
call and the chair announced the consid-
Grafton Of the establishment Of a new
wooden mill in town, the question before
the meeting. He stated that there were
parties looking for a site for wooden
mill, who would require the erection OF
a building at an expense of about $751;
600, and a stock subscription by our
people here of some ten or twelve thou
sand dollars.
Gen. r. B. Shepherd stated that two
young men experienced in wooden manu-
featuring with moderate capital were
DESTROYS of embarking in the business
and had looked over the Robinson mill
property with view of leasing il to be
converted into a wooden mill. He was
not aware just what they would require
In the way Of inducement to locate here.
but thought these two propositions were
worth looking into, and upon his motion
Messrs. E. N. Merrill, c. F. Ward and
G.. A. Ross were made committee to
investigate the matter of the establish
ment of wooden mill here and report to
a subsequent meeting of the board.
An electric road to Athens was the
next topic of discussion. Gen. Shop
herd, upon request, explained the situa-
ton as he understood it. The PROPOSE
ton is to start on the line of the Trac-
tios Company's road somewhere near
the White school house, going thence by
the most direct route to East Madison,
thence TO the Lower mills, thence to
North Cornville and Athens. The prop
osition is not to follow carriage roads
very closely. The length of the road
would be not far from 8 miles and the
expense of the road without equipment
is estimated at $4,000.
The people of East Madison, part OF
Cornville and Athens are very much
interested and it is expected that the
people of these places and the Town OF
Athens would subscribe 100000 of the
stock, leaving $4,000 to be raised by
the Town of Skowhegan and individuals.
Gen. Shepherd, j. o. Smith, w. H.
Wildes and others spoke of the desira-
bility of the road. A committee con.
sisting of Messrs. j. o. Smith, w. H.
Wildes and A. G. Blunt was appointed
to confer witch the people of other towns
relative to the matter and report at a
subsequent meeting of the Board.
The question of a change in the form
of government of Skowhegan was dis
cussed by Rev. H. W.. Kimball, Gen.
Shepherd, E. N. Merrill, Lewis Ander
son and others. The speakers generally,
seemed to favor modified form of tow
government as outlined by o. r. Bach
eller some years ago and published in
the REPORTER, rather thar straight
city government, and Gen. r. b. Shep.
herd, E. N. Merrill, l.. w. Weston, II.
w. Kimball, Lewis Anderson and o. X.
Bachelor were appointed a committee
to canvass the matter and report thereon.
r. II. Patten and Lewis Anderson were
chosen delegates to attend the meeting
of the State Board of Trade at Portland,
and j. o. Smith and w. p. Ordway, al
ternates.
The celebration of the 4th of July was
introduced by Ansel Holway, represent
ing committee of the Agricultural 30
ciety, who have in view trot on the
park that day and r. T. Patten, Thos.
Tantish and w. P. Ordway were appoint
ed committee to consider the matter.