Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-02
CORDIAL WELCOME
At Dover to Delegates to the
Dairymen's Convention.
People Of Dover and foxcroft Tender
Reception and Banquet.
The Three Days Business Sessions Will
Begin, Today. ...,...-.s.@.....r

Dover, Me-, Dec. 1.-(SpeciaD The
citizens of Dover and Foxcroft gath
cred, Tuesday evening, at Central hall,
to extend a welcome to the meeting of
the State Dairymen's Association,
which is in session here, this week.
The hall was filed with the best peo-
pie of the twin towns, and also a large
number of out of town visitors were
in town in attendance at the meeting.
The first thing on the program were
several selections rendered by Taylor $
Band OF Dover. Following the music,
Commissioner of Agriculture A. w.
Gilman of Foxcroft, acted as chairman
Of the meeting, and with few we'll
chosen remarks, introduced to the au-
dience Hon. Joseph 3. Peaks of Dover.
Mr.. Peaks said that in behalf of the
citizens of the twin towns he could not
welcome the members of the Maine
Dairymen's Association to a large city,
to large manufacturing town, but
that he believed that he could truth
fully welcome them to town that had
as any place of its size in the State of
Maine.
Mr.. Peaks also said that he could
remember the time when all the idea
that he had of the business of dairy
ing was what he gained from listening
to the stories told by the farmers who
gathered in the old corner grocery to
tell lies about their herds and the but
t.n% hat
it was not the mission of the Dairy
Association to tell lies. but that they
had gathered together within the Dor
ders OF our beautiful village to instruct
instead of lie.
Mr.. Peaks then, in behalf of the town
of Dover, gave the visitors a hearty
welcome to the village.
Chairman Gilman then introducej
Hon. Willis E. Parsons of F'oxcroft:s
Mr. Parsons said that he wished to-
extend to the visitors a hearty wel-s
come to the twin towns. He them
went on to give short review
of the history of Piscataquis county.
He named it's advantages, it's indus.
tries. among which dairying is one of
the foremost. He also said that in his
mind it was lamentable that in past
years so many of the boys from the
State of Maine had gone West, and that
in his opinion the dairying of the State,
at the present time was doing much 10
keep the boys of our State at home and
on the farm, where they made good
living. and enjoyed many of the luxu-
ries of this life. He then gave them "a
hearty welcome to the twin villages OF
Dover and Foxcroft ~ ~
Mr.. Gilman then introduced Prof. G.
NJ. Gowell, of the Universit Ysofi Maine.
who said in behalf of tho visiting.
dairymeil, that he could hardly find
words with which to respohdt 10 the
hearty and sincere welcome, given by
the two representatives of the twin
towns. Mr.. GowCll then went on to
state the purpose of the meeting, the
work being done by the association in
promoting the dairy interest of the
state.
Prof. Gowell said that he could re-
member when there was a time when
people who were among those present
had not received as cordial a welcome
to the two towns as at the present
time. He then. told of time years
ago when the State Grange was hunt
ing all over the State after place in
which to meet. Hestold how some of
hose at the head of the Grange at that
time came to Dover to see If some sort
of an arrangement could not be made
to hold their meetings in this town.
He said that these men went to the
proprietor of the hotel. just across the
street, to see what terms they could
make with him. The proprietor replied
n AZ hut mot l,.,,.
a crowd of dirty. tobacco chewing
farmers around his house at all.
Shortly after this time arrangements
We're made, and the Grange met. afte.
which the proprietor Of the hotel said
that he WAS glad that they had come
to his house, and that it had been il
long time since he had seen as good
looking a crowd of men as had gath
cred at that meeting.
Mr.. Gowell was followed by F. S.
Adams of Bowdoinham, treasurer of
the association. who. in a few we'll
chosen words. thanked the people of
the twin towns for the hearty welcome
extended.
Mr.. Adams was followed by Hon.
John A. Roberts of Norway. who told
of the condition of the Maine farms
and their possibilities. He said that
the work of dairying in the State was
steadily on the increase. and that it
was the mission of the meeting to ash,
the people of the State to help in the
work Mr. Robe121- then thanked the
people for their hearty welcome and
the meeting adjourned to the banquet
hall. where supper was served BIZ
Caterer III. n. Bush of the Union
Square Cafe.