Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20
A NEW FAIR
Guaranteed People Of Central
Maine Next Year.
Central Maine Fair4 association Organ
lied at waterviI|e, Thursday i
It Aims and Intends to- Have a First
Glass exhibition.

If beautiful weather, DlS crown, lotS
of enthusiasm, much valuable instruc-
ton, jolly socialibihty and an earnest
purpose to advance the best interests
of the farmers of central Maine have
anything of good omen the Central
Maine Fair Association will be a sue
cess for all of these were prominent in
the meeting held here, Thursday, to
perfect the organization which was
started at the meeting in Oakland sew
eral weeks before.
The interest that is being manifested
in the project was shown by the way
the people came in to this meeting. The
roads were bad and it was cold so that
long rides were very uncomfortable, but
they came in for miles until the livery
stables were filled with teams. There
were over 300, perhaps nearly 400 in all
ut dinner and pretty nearly as many at
the forenoon session which was held in
the City Opera house. It was splen-
did representation of This section of the
state and promises much for the sue
cess of the undertaking.
The meeting was called to order by
Commissioner Gilman, who introduced
Norman X. Fuller ESQ, as chairman.
Editor Murphy of the Waterville Sen
tinel, was selected for secretary.
Mr.. Fuller briefly introduced Mayor
Cyrus w. Davis who gave the address
of welcome in behalf of the city. MIR.
Davis spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman: and Residents of
Central Maine:-If there be one class of
our population which deserves the sin
scerc gratitude and appreciation of all
the rest it is that class, which standing
upon the very foundations from which
all material prosperity arises, fills our
granaries and our warehouses and
sends the surplus world wide. y N
1t may be dehatable whether there
may not be surplus of the merchant
4 who trades in your necessites,Sthe law
yer who settles your disputes. the pro-
I. moter who sometimes disposes of his
5 investments to those who don't want
them, the politician-but for whom the
country and state would go to the bow
wOws-but to that class which in our
State is making of the abandoned farm
good farm; which is making of a good
farm q Better farm; which is making
two blades of grass. grow where one
grew before: which has planted the
corn upon the top of the mountain
whose fruit is destined TO "shake like
I.ebanon:"--,to that. class which is
transmitting the products of the soil, of
the factory and Of the workshop in;o
the wealth Of the nation--to this class
we doff Cur hats and stand uncovered
This charming city of twelve thou
sand souls nestled in the cradle of the
re 6cliChtf
situation, the joy of the whole State,
through me welcome you Within Its
gates. And assure you, this WeMome
is warmer because progressive Water
Vile recognizes and appreciatespyour
mission.
We welcome you, because, with your
assistance, we expect to launch, today,
an association that will have for its
object the exploiting to the world, the
resources of Central Maine.
We appreciate the spirit'of the men
who Formerly made up the Maine Board
of Agricuiturs 1--WE appreciate, the farm
.ers' ,instituteH, which became an adj
faunct ON Hoard BY the Legislative
Act ofs43 How successfully. carried
on by tRs t2te Department Of Agri-
culture). and vnlsh probsbly have done
as much In exrAt ling stale cattle fair
into an agricultus4I mad sl19a nu wing
exhibit as perhapssH 81! a ltc.
tive efforts of Maine r the
Board of Agriculture ~ gan5&M IN
1855 6ksas25S
You have shown us thai alton
al treatment, the soil WI a2d fand
our wealth will muMipl md Smulti-
,,,1f NIL a6 nrItfs
for producing wealth: multiplied
agencies mean multiplied population
and multiplied population, in pace with
our sister states, means saving of oui
representation in Congress which we
have seen dwindle from seven to -four
and which. without the timely assis-
tance of Texas. South Carolina and
Mississippi. joining Maine against
Illinois. would now he three.
1t is for every true son of Contra
Maine to grid UP his loins and push his
section to the front.
Perish the thought that Maine Is 9
playground only. 1t is workshop
{ equipped with brain and Drawn.
Let us see to it that every wheel is
turning; that the water powers are
harnessed, that the trolley finds it's wa,
into every nook and corner of the
State in short, that every agency tina
can contribute. to the. general good i:
invoked.
The state department of Agricultur,
and the Patron. of Husbandry, ar,
working miracles in this state: and t
these agkneics more than to any other.
must Wa 16ok for the eXemplification o.
the facf4hat our natural resources ar,
UNSURPASSED.
There Is no need to worry as to the
future of present industries-they arr
here to stay In times of depression
the superior quality of our. product:
finds a market for them. TO enlarge
increase and expand the market for the
products of the farms of the Kennebet
Valley to seek to multiply the output
of our manufacturing establishments
and to exploit the resources of this
particular section of cur state, is you,
object in being here today.
That your deliberations may be plea.
SAINT and harmonious. and that tn.