Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-07-12


most favorable. The $50 men assembled
ct the hall gave every indication of en-
thusiastic interest in the project.
The meeting was called to order by G.
H. Morang, president of the board Of trade,
and City Clerk L. e. Hale was made secrc-
tary. Mr.. Morang reviewed the work 80
far done by the board of trade and COM
mittees, presented the essential features q
the proposition, and then introduced Mr..
Sanford.
Mr.. Sanford said in substance what he
had already told the board of trade on his
former visit here, and which was reported
in THE AMERICAN atthe time. He added,
however, that when he first visited Els
worth he thought there was very little
Likelihood of the people getting the mill
here. The interest which has since de-
yeloped, had encouraged him in believing
| that il would be built here, and with that
belief he had gone farther than before in
his investigation Of local conditions. He
had still to find any obstacle. He had
investigated further the prospect of seeur-
ing necessary and desirable labor here
and was satisfied. He had looked fur
| Their into transportation, rates and fa-
eilitIes, and was agreeabiy surprised to
find that he could ship the product of
the mill from Ellsworth to the centers OF
| demand in New York state, Philadelphia
and the West, as cheaply as from the mill
| towns in Massachusetts,.
| He said he had been asked why, if other
towns had offered financial inducements
| greater than Ellsworth, he stin wished to
come to Ellsworth, and he answered this
| by saying that he was New England
man, and did not want to go away from
| home. Other mills with which he had
been identified had been absorbed by a
combination, and he wanted to build one
more mill to be the browning effort of his
work in this line, and he wanted that mill
to be in New England. He did not want
to go away from home.
Mr.. Sanford presented the matter in a
modest and conservative way. He said he
was coming here with no promise to make
all the people of Ellsworth rich. He
simply offered them an opportunity for
an investment, which he believed would
be good one. AS to the risk, he pointed
out that he and the gentlemen interested
with him were prepared to risk two and
one half dollars to Ellsworth's one.
| They would not do this if they did not
consider it good investment. All they
asked was dividend ON their stock and
an increase of business, and they believed
this was assured.
| A. w. King was called upon by the
chair, and made an eloquent appeal for a
united effort to secure the mill. He said
in part:
'"There is probably not a man or
woman in Ellsworth who is not anxious to
| see this mill located here. Talk is I'M
necessary on this point. We want it..
we can have it.
''If we can reach the financial require
ments, we can secure the mill. But
100000 is large amount OF money. Still,
il everyone does what he or she can, we
can have it.
sis it a safe investment? Mr.. Sanford
tells us what he has done with other
mills, anc predicates the future from the
experiences of the past. Can we ask him
| 10 10 luofeE IL Is idu 10 DtIleNe tudl IL
would be good investment.
'We have in the past hoped for some
one to come to build up new industries
| in Ellsworth, but we have been disap-
pointed. Let us make a desperate effort
to get this mill here. Every man must
do his part; not only must the support
come from those able to invest larger
amounts, but from the many who can
put in 500 or 500. Unless we do this, we
will some day hear the sad announcement
to Ellsworth that Mr.. Sanford has built
his mill in some other town"
F. w. Rollins spoke at some length, tell
ing of the fiattering endorsement of Mr..
Sanford and his ability as mill man,
| which he had obtained through personal
interviews with men prominent in the
commercial world during recent visit to
Boston.
Mayor Hagerthy also spoke briefly,
bringing out the fact that the mill would
put in circulation in weekly wages from
5000 to $500.
Mr.. King, speaking for the committee
on subscriptions, said that the committee
had not yet appealed to anyone for sub
scriptions, but now would make direct
appeal to everyone. He then moved ris-
ing vote of thanks to Mr.. Sanford for
and for the interest which he had mani
| tested in the town.
The meeting then adjourned.