Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-01
Board Of Trade Will Raise
$4,000 tor Shoe Factory.
Ex-GoV. John F. Hill Heads the
List With $1,000 Subscription.
Extension Will Cost SI2, 000-..com.
mittee Of Five in Charge.

The Augusta board Of Trade in a
srcciIl Il"etinr held at Hotel North
last evening. voted for the appointment
of Il committee of five business men to
see v-hat can he done toward raising
the sum Of $4,000 to be offered to the
Charles i. Eaton 90. as an induccmcnt
to that company to extend its factory
in this city, rather than to locate else
VII, ~. This sum represents approx
lnaiclv thrcc-iifthS of the estimated
cost of the addition with the proper al
Iowauc.S for contingencies
Tn" WhnI" matter has Eccn thorough
ly thTcShc1 out 1t several previous
meetings of the hoard. but hitherto the
attendance had been mcagrc and
though everyone seemed to favor it, yet
it was deemed best to again lay the
subject before the board. after an extra
effort had been made to get out a lar
ger number than usual.
President Hichborn stated the Situa-
ton in All its details ana explained why
the 5000 offer had been refused. He
sd id that som" of the business men had
been to soc him. expressing the views
that Augusta should at least make an
effort to get the benefit Of the Eaton
COS. Increased prosperity, 50, having
obtained a reliable estimate as to tho
cost of erecting the extension. which
was much less than the first offhand eS-
innate and having been assured on all
sides that the idea met with the hearty
approval and would meet with mate
rial aid from the men doing business
on Water street. he had called spe-
ciai ince ting in which to further consid-
or tn" proposition. In closing his re-
marks. Mr. Hichborn stated that he
was authorized by cx-Gov. John f. Hill
t" announc" that his contribution to
TIE rand Of $4,000 would be $1,000
Thomas j. Lynch expressed the view
That the raising Of $4,000 ought not to
prevent the business men from taking
hold of the matter at once as a bust
H"SS proposition. His plan was to ap-
i,oint n committee Of five to make up
a list of the citizens in the city who
could be expected to contribute to the
fund ard apportion the $1,000 yet to be
raised among them according to their
means. If, when the contributions were
all in it should be found that the fund
still lacked $1,000 or $4,000, then hold a
carnival or fair and raise the rest Of it.
Nr. Lynch pointed cut. to meet the ar
Gumcnts that this is not shoe cen
ter. that Ill the SIX miles along the Ken
ncbcc including Augusta and Gardi-
n"r, there are ahout lo"o Skllicd Shoe
operatives at work ana the most OF
them are permanent residents earning
excellent wages.
Nayor Frederick W. PlaiStrd hearth
" conrllrrcd with the plan outlined by
Mr. lynch and said that in his opinion
il Echooycs everyone to take hold and
cflrrI- tho idea through to ultimate sue
oess The enforcement of the present
fact 0l.v and the CONSEQUENT increased
ni,mf,cr Of skilled operatiycs meant
that the pcrmcncv of the industry in
this ,.itv was doubiv insured and that
the likelihood Of other manufa cturcrs
COMING, here To locate is corresponding
" enhanced
I G. y. Uoxic stated that he had
reached his estimate Of $4,000 as the
total cost Of the extension with benches.
elevator ana the necessary plumbing.
after an extended conference with
ih"s" i'm authority mt tn" factory after
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IN making up ms Sch'hui"S 81 hli''rlaiS
ana costs. MI. fioXl" was asked ny II.
| f. BoWditCh whether or not he would
,,,,c mo contract Ia fulfill for s1o OoO
and Mr.. Iioxic replied in the anirina-
five
The motion of Thomas J. Lynch that
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