Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
BOARD OF TRADE
Holds Its Annual Meet
ing in Gardner.
Hon. Freeman Patten Elected
Boards New President.
Speech Of Hon. G. w. Heseton the
Feature of the Evening.

the various executive officers were us
tened to with interest and it developed
that the board has accomplished
great deal of good during the past year.
The advantages of our city have been
set forth in the leading journals OF the
United States and trade papers in our
large cities have carried advertisements
and have printed articles describing
the cay of Gardiner.
The election of officers occurred and
those chosen to serve the ensuing year
We're as follows.
President. Hon. Freeman Patten;
treasurer, Ammi Davenport; secretary.
Guy A. Hildreth: vice presidents, Wes-
ton Lewis. G. A. Knight. \. w. Nc
Causland, Frederick Danforth r. II.
Gardiner George w. Htselton, George
GRAY, J. f. Cunningham ana Fred T..
Fuller; executive committee. James
Walker, f. +. Ros ton. George w.
Brown, j.. f. 5. Smith, +. 5. Lincoln.
DR.. F. F.. Strout. {. :. Jackson, s. G..
Decker. F. q. Danforth, Fred l.. Ames-
bury Hon. +. l.. Russell ard A. w.
Cunningham.
Secretary {. A. Knight in his annual
ltbOIl gave Solllt interesting IS uIt -
regarding the basketball games that
have been held under the auspices of
the board. The report stated that last
year the treasury realized the sum of
$50 rs Il clear profit, while this year,
thus far, the board has sustained :;
loss. Some $5%l.l3 has beer receive
from the games played this year. ana
$500 has been expended in promoting
the games. 1T is hoped however, that
goodly profit " ill be made on the en-
tire seasons work.
The membership of the Gardiner
board of Trade at present is LOG against
1G2 at the time of the last annual meet :
ing, one year ago. Interest in the board
and its work appears to be on the in
crease, the secretary stated, and the
outlook for Il tiourishing and most pros
porous year is d brilliant one.
When the question of clecting a sec
rotary came up, snag was encoun-
tered. c. \. Knight was nominated for
the office for a term of four years and
that he believed that some other MEM
Der should accept the office. A com
mittee consisting of Hon. +. l.. Bus
sell. F. F.. Boston and j. f. Cunning
ham was appointed to nominate Mr..
knights successor, and Postmaster q.
u. Libby was chosen ana elected. Mr..
Libby, on being elected promptly de-
clned the honor, and forthwith re
signed. Under protest his resignation
was accepted and on the motion of Sen
ator Heselton, Guy y. Hildreth was
nominated and unanimously elected as
secretary of the board.
The question of holding a fair, this
year. came in for considerable discus
sion. The loss of q suitable place to
hold such AN affair was discussed, but
on motion of DR.. StrOut it was voted
that il fair should be held by the board,
this year, aud it was left to the julg
ment of the executive committee as to
Where it shall be held. Mayor Russell
in speaking OF the proposed fair, sug-
gested that the Johnson Opera nous"
he utilized, provided sufficient repairs
and improvements are made in sulli-
cient season.
Judge I.arrabee offered motion
thanking the secretary and the prrSi-
dent, the only retiring officers, for their
successful and staunch administration
of their arduous offices. The motion
was carried.
The feature of the meeting. however,
was the address of the retiring preSi-
dent Senator George w. Heselton. who
briefly reviewed the events of the past
year and who predicted favorably for
the future prosperity Of the board. Sen
ator Heeeltun's address WAS in part, us
follows:
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The work accomplished by the Board
of Trade during the past year has de
,nonstarted the benefits possible to any
municipality through tine efforts of an
organization OF this kind, which is
alive to public interests and active in
furthering the industrial advantages Of
a community. Although working undo:
the combined handicap Of a lack Of
funds, n local business depression and
miSfortuneS that could neither be
foreseen nor GUARDED: against. orr
Board of Trade, inspired by the knOwl-
| edge Of and a belief in, the natural ad-
vantagcs of our city. has given its
support to every worthy effort to in
crease local enterprises ana to secure
new Industries.
| Its work has been crowned with sue
cess.
1t he's located one new industry. a
| corn canning factory; it has also con-
| structed an annex to the shoe factory
which will mean the employment of an
hundred skilled workmen in addition
To the large number now employed by
the Commonwealth Shoe & Leather
| Go.
| Measured by this standard alone. of
what has been done by this Board Of
Trade III the past the organization
should receive the practical indorse-
ment Of every citizen of Gardiner Ran
| 6olph and Farmingdale who is inter-
ested in the prosperity Of this commun-
ity. by such citizen voluntarily becom-
| ing one of its active members. is A
| fact that only a small per cent of these
citizens are connected with our organ
iZation. and this condition limits tho
available funds of the Board of Trade
and imposes upon the few the work
which benefits the many Funds are alb
Solutely necessary for the successful
| accomplishment Of any work which re-
qU1res advertising. letter writing. the
possible entertainment of persons who
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