The Portland daily press., 1900-04-18


people OF this state.
Az the conelusioa Of The Governors
brief address, vi. y. K. Boothby. prssi-
dent CT the State Board Of Trade. said
that 1t seemed fitting that this eity
should take the initiative In this projeet
as It lie the largest city in the state. He
outlined In q general way the plan OF
forming state. county and town orsani7
zations 10 make she celebration success
and referred to letter which Gov. Roi-
Inns Of New Hampshire had written 20
Mrs. spauloing of this city. in which he
nad said that the Old Home Weak eele-
bration in New Hampshire had besn
great success and he was glad that
Maine Was to follow 1t. An snthusiastic
letter written BY Senator W. r. frys
was read aud received with applnuse
The Senator wrote. THAT II Maine
sounded the bugls host Of prominsns
sons and daughters. Including governors
Of other states, Senators and kepresen-
tatives to Congress. judges, doctors, law
ysrs, ami scores Of rrominent people
woula take up the march towards Maine
and visit once egsin thsir old homes in
tits state" Col. Boothby afro read .
letter which had been rsoeiseu hfo"
Secretary Of tne NAVY 1onn ~ .ops'
whish was also greeted with applause.
de said that ne would rejoice to pay
his tribute to Maine In an Old Home
week celebration. he saiu snas 'ne MAJ
top farm In Buck held was still home
to MIN ana snAs NO nwsys p
his summers tnsrs. osnsf iss''fs
enthusiastic SORT "ers reaa VI ''N
to py Oci' Doosnpy'
All tnas remains " 70 u.ne IL.
the oid home "eek eeno.A'A s-.s
10 for tbs meehns 70 ss'''e wv.
ana tne soserho' :, 'n ns..ss. ~ Ia ira,
1ae 'u'i'A..'e 1870
ON er' ss's the t,,ss week in July as the proper
time for this ceiebration. but since that
was iore a great many letters had BEEN
received oijscting to this dsts 30
e,rIy In the season because the farmers
would be b1sy hsying and
wouid find it i,oonyenient 60 devote
much time to entertaining visitors.
Governor Powers was asked to express
his opinion upon the matter OF date for
tie celebration. He said that he had been
born and raised upon farm and thst he
knsv from eypsrlsncs that uly was .
busy month. He said that about III .
fIrst Of August there csme q luii on the
farm which lasted until the farmers be-
gan TO gather their crops Of grain. In
the first week In August berries wers
Iipe and the state was In an excellent
condition TO entertain people rom ABROAD
with all the good things the state affords.
The governor said that from the letters
which had come TO him he was Of the
opinion that the hrst week In July was
too early Tor the oelsbrntior Tor several
reasons.
Mayor d. NJ .. q hockiand
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...h T.a ,.vu.n. a.. hr,v ,n I,,,
willis In August the politicians are busy.
II we have the people we expect to attend
this celebration week the state win be
crowded. lie said that the hotels of the
state at the summer resorts opened the
tenth Of July and from that time ON they
would be we'll tiled nm to the time they
closed. MANY people who win come to
Maine will have no old home TO go to,
rbey must RELY upon the hotels and he
thought The bes. tiuo for the celebration
would he the frat week in July.
r. u. n. p,4ua ,fI.,s.o,
ia 60, !. p. s.,,,,a 80 go, !.
a.. IL. ,on1a .a s..,.,.otorv .o
...rxona ua s.,a ns TOO h.a hssn
no.r an, -a,.ad On ,.,,, ard ~ v..
~. on,n,on ,hat there v.a mo ona vesk
a. an .h. voa- v,nsr tho f.rua,. AID not
h.xs -o,t anongh In do and that thsra
.s M -sak shan the, vera NOT vork
,,n u..na.,.rr u that .roum on. abou,
t,s f.rmsrs ,s,na Ton husv anv ona wask
- ant.r,.,n vIs,,o,. can hs nm. .s,da
~ pct,,s ..ar,aa to favor tbe Ara. waak
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