Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-04
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
The Maine Renaissance.
Bangor Commercially


Evidences constantly multiply that the
new birth. the real revival or renaissance
period of Maine history and activity has
set in with renewed force We have
many times referred to this revival as
shown I'm, the retention of Maiue capftai
Al kNfaet instead of sending 1t away ffIQr
qufS Rnable OF somewhat risky 7nyest-
be1ts On the new business nterpr4sfs
= DE being built up in Maine 49,
are creating large manufactu9ek
81. former wilderness places: In NE
siSn of the electric railway So
j IN i9any places, connecting the small
With the large cities: In the ept4D-
RS Of public water and Hight sX&-
III Npwns OF the second class: In 31e
= -1 village Improvement societies.
ktM1 8e educational and social IN.
1 kyn4lnt brought about in the rural
0&4 through the work and influence
- grange.
ere Is another evidence of this re
= &ence in the interest which former
cfoIE9ng of the State are showing iii the
oldshomes and the old towns which they
formerly loved by the erection of public
buildings which they bestow as gifts To
the people. The increase of this sort OF
benevolence has been most noticeable
during the past few years. Beginning at
the extreme western part Of the State
and noting one of the first instances Of
this kind when Andrew Walker of Ken
nebunk gave the building known as
Walker Hair to the public library IN
present and to the latest instance of the
kind in Tho presentation of the town
bui,dina ..('i,mstgn Hall" to the town of
MonmnIith how many OF these. gifts have
been made. While public library build
inTe have heen urrhlps the fayorite sort
- ,,;fts which wealthy nennla hav made
" -; ..;,,a ,n,une hare I;La eehnol
~ ~ 80, ~ taun h,iId;ng. no, ,mon,r tho
houses ana Town b'iiiulnss w aniohS me
III i'm I'M ]s,' In
puiiu,hs anu III IL "i y paxtars gare
lily nti u" ~; IN ,a,n;,;ccnt l;hrarv b,iih :
ioi W w tnsns ia tbn same for Rath
tn ,ata Nv 1iihraw started The man
nv, a,' ,;tryv h,,iIa,nl" nossibIc IN the
! a,;,aI c;tt,. Cep IIuhhard Of New York
-, ~ r.. Nr. I nu,.u az IaIIoxoII aid
'hn 81 s no for the nuiet and lovely Ken
nebec .i:v. the late Gov Cobllrn gave a
tine h,,il,ljnr to Skowhea.au: the late Cen
Wersrv ras :. memorial in mis- splendid
eift Of a ,ty hall and library to Bangor
&c we 90 ,ast tho Buck library in Bucks
mort t9e Porte library at Nachias. the
too,'ov hr nv nj Eastnort and the pike
inyinr nat,v.s h;.ya done for those towns.
Tn nayitt schoo:house in Turner. the
Stnwart rvyn huileiinr in Corihna the
Shhntt hriIIinp in DeX!cr the brown Ii
49, ! h';ia;nr in clinton ana the Gums
~, io1,n midi. in Monmouth ara also
. ,,, upm !, u' Nv rho iharaii'v and nuhlic
ln;r;t ~ fnrmcr residents az the se[er.lI
H. A. his moment work is also go
~ -, mon nuhlic library huiIdjnos in
| NJ .I III ~ br fnrner tnHunsnan
~, iihr,rv huildipg niyen nv the Ernth
/ ~ Grtinr ana ar EairtieJd that given nv
az LII r n.l, ,ra j., ,,ronass 81 erection
~ ga W. M dnnht al hors which in Inc
! rarit "Iancn we have made over the
E,ato are NOT includcd in this onIn,era-
| a." an
''I This sort Of work is of the kind which
- -. e,an No,h;ner 4. On cnptau;n,l