Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-18
STATE MEETING.
Names State Board Of Trade
in Session, Friday.
Taxation Discussed in the Afternoon
BY Competent Men.
Rich Banquet Served in the Evening BY the
Augusta Board.

The semi-annual meeting of the State
Board of Trade was held in this city,
Friday afternoon and evening. 1t was
meeting that was as well attended
as any meeting held in the winter in
the history Of the board. the number
in the Legislature swelling the number
of delegates. They discussed the mat
| tiers OF vital Importance to the State for
four hours in the afternoon. Then
they discussed matters of importance
to their physical welfare at Landlord
Capen's table in the evening, after
which the speakers. many of the lead
ing men of the State gave flow of wit
and solid sense for hours more.
1t surely was a great meeting and it
deserves more lengthy and complete
description than the Journal can give
it at this time. when the closing hours
of the Legislature demand such a tax
upon its columns. Perhaps the meet
ing was not 50 enjoyable as some
where the board has been eXcursoned
by the local boards. but that was i'm
practicable al this time of the year. 50
the excursion of the mind into the bus
mess that needed attention was taken
instead.
President Henry Lord of Bangor,
called the meeting to order. al =
o'clock in the room of the judiciary
committee in the State House. A COM
mittee on credentials consisting Of
Frank Redington of Waterville, f. NJ.
Banding of Bangor and A. w. Smith
of Portland. was chosen. They report
Cd 10 Ton 4 Iiffpcpnt hnarHS
represented, with So delegates in at
tendance The following were the del
egates present:
ort.and-Joseph IL. Short. John y.
George Jorge s. R,weli and +. i. Booihby.
Bansor-Henry Lord. james Adams.
h, Il s Within r tn g bea : h a. park
banks ana E. N. Banding.
- Bddeford-John f. Goldtlwaite,. DR..
Sutherland and & &. : n. Weymouth M '"
South Paris-A. c. T. King.
Gardiner-A. Davenport.
l!oulton--Don \. II. Powers and T.. l..
Cleveland.
,Deerins-J. n. Read and Andrew
Halves.
Hallowel!-J. w Church and w. II.
Perry.
unswick-F. II. Wilson. +. G. White
house and ". ". Pennel.
Augusta-C. S. Hichborn. II. f. Bow
ditch. \. w. Whitney F. S. Lyman and
y Belfast" H> S. sibey. William c. Swan.
'" w s ioS MaTshai ana 4 p, q mernes
Foster Na4eF AND ie F. I. Wym rall'f0ok' p T
L.ew.sto4-Col. l.. b. Neatly. 4. p.
Hodsdon. d. J; Callahan, NJ J. Coo
gins ana John A. Jones.
West brDpl-I> i,nn
Secretary NJ n. Rich of Portland.
read his report of the last meeting
which was held at Brunswick He said
there was still an apathy among the
smaller boards, that it was hoped to
soon overcome. New boards are being
talked of. Thirty boards with a total
membership of $500, are now members
of the State board. He said the bust
ness signs now show that New Eng
land is entering upon a period of pros
perity. which though slow in coming
has been surely doing so.
The report of Treasurer Weymouth
showed a good balance of $3.50 in the
treasury.
President Lord ana Mr.. Hichborn of
Augusta. as members of the board APP
pointed to secure the passage of a law
providing for an appropriation for
geographical survey, reported that the
bill had been given passage and was
signed by Governor Powers. Thursday
night. The board passed a resolution
of thanks to Governor Powers. the
members of the manufactures commit
tee and to the Legislature in general.
for the consideration of the act.
President Lord was then presented
with gavel of Maine wood. the pro-
duct of the factory of Morse 4 Co.. of
Bangor by T.. NJ. Blanding.
Can Our Present System of Taxa
ton. Municipal and State, BE I'M
proved?" was the subject under dis
cussion. Hon. Charles F. Libby of
Portland. was to have opened the dis
cussion. but in his absence the second
on the list, Hon. William Engel of
Bangor, opened the ball. His remarks
were filed with facts and figures and
told that he had been careful stu
dent on the subject. Since the be-
ginning of civilization" he said, the
public institutions have been run with
public money. This causes taxation.
Taxation is something that has ever
been the study of man and at no time
have the deepest thinkers ever been
able to solve the problem of a just and
euuible taxation" He said municipal
taxation was looked upon as the hard
est. as it was direct, but in nothing
does "a man receive more for his money
than for what he pays for his munich
pal tax. Reform in economy in the
way of conducting municipal affairs,
he claimed. was more to be considered
than reform in taxation. He urged
that those who come to the Legislature
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