The Republican journal., 1901-02-07
other interests of the State. Therefore be

ALL druggists
other interests of the State. Therefore be
it
Resolved, that the publishers of Maine
have a right to stand upon basis of equal
ity before the law with the rest of their fell
low citizens.
Resolved, that we heartily endorse the
bill now pending before the judiciary COM
mittee as a measure whose just purpose it
is to bring our ancient laws into harmony
with modern conditions. 1t is conservative
and fair in all its provisions, and embodies
nothing that it is not already in force in
leading States of the Union.
We are fully convinced that its passage
will be simply an act of justice.
The afternoon meeting was called to
order by President Robbins at 2.3O, and
the Senate chamber, floor and gallery,
was filled with members and spectators,
many extra chairs being brought in.
Samuel L. Boardman of the Bangor
Commercial, was introduced as the es-
sayist of the association. His subject
was Books and Libraries, Collectors
and Collecting" and for an hour his
carefully prepared article held the clos
est attention of the large gathering.
His subject was broad one and he
touched briefly on many matters in a
most entertaining fashion-the relation
of the newspaper business to book pub
fishers in Maine, the libraries of Maine,
and the world, the great private collec-
| of
getting together exhaustive libraries on
special subjects, fads in collections, the
noble work done by Carnegie and 9TH
ers, the sphere of usefulness of the
free public library, etc. 1t was sub
ject which must have required a vast
amount Of patient research, and the es-
say was one of instruction as well as
entertainment.
President Robbins then introduced
as the poet of the occasion J. Clair Minot
of the Kennebec Journal, whose clev-
er poem, Our Regal Mother, Maine, :"
is published in full on the 9Th page.
Both essay and poem were warmly re-
ceived, and on motion of Howard Owen a
vote of thanks was extended the writers,
and the essay and poem were ordered
printed with the proceedings of the
meeting.
Some of the Belfast delegation who
were booked to return home on the 32O
P. NJ. train Thursday, and were thus de-
barred from the pleasure of attending
the literary exercises, went down town
after an excellent dinner at the Angus
ia House, to make some business and
social calls. The first place visited was
the Kennebec Journal Office, now locat-
ed in new building suited to it's needs,
with full modern equipment in all de-
partments. Mr.Flynt kindly explained
the working of the Linotypes, and
two of the four were running, turning
out matter, line by line, ready to be
placed in the form. A job press on the
same floor had, however, greater attrac-
lions for the job printer of the party.
Its easy and noiseless motion seemed
| just about perfection, and the foreman
| told us that it would work a card or
circular as perfectly as larger sheet.
Down in the basement we saw other
job presses, and the perfecting press on
which the Kennebec Journal is printed.
Messrs. Burleigh & Flynt are to be con-
graduated on their completely appoint
ed office.
Our next call was to be at the post
Office, but it looked at one time as if we
Uncle Sans building. There whirli-
gig arrangement at the main entrance
on which are various printed directions
skilfully designed to mislead and ex-
clude the stranger, and we might have
still been out in the cold had not Col.
F. w. Plaisted come along in time to
give the grip and password. One of
our party remained outside, and when
Col. Plaisted politely enquired if she
did not wish to enter, she replied that
she did not want anything to do with
the merry go round.
For many years when visiting Au-
gusta the writer has called at the Maine
Farmer Office to see Col. Badger and
Howard Owen. The first has gone to
his reward, anu Owen is enjoying well
earned rest after many years of active
journalism. This time party of four
called at the Farmer office to see two
Belfast boys, employed there, Nell Bick-
ford and Walter Decrow, and one
time resident of our city, Mr.. H. G.
Griffith, who will be remembered as
foreman of the Belfast Age. He is
now foreman of the Maine Farmer
composing room; .Bickford is foreman