Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-03
Large Crowds Greet the
Train at Stations.
Hundreds Inspect Exhibits at
Blaine and Presque Isle.
Prominent Agricu|turalists and Newspaper
Men Present Testimonial 10 Or. Fellows.

Farming Special. The last two stops
Of the day We're made at Mars Hill.
| Blaine and Prcsquc Isle. At all these
stations the crowds were large. a,
| Mars Hill and Blaine nearly 500 people
were at the station. AS the town has
only about 1900 inhabitants this n Il re-
| markablc showing.
| Mars Hill and Blaine is one sta
| for two towns, aud though only Il few
| were ut the station when the train
pulled in. they soon began 10 come in
| good shape and in a very few moments
the ears were crowded. This vas the
rally the first big crowd that the Spc-
cial has had that is the largest crowd
Of interested people. They We're deter
| mined to see the interior of the cars
and would not 80 home without it. The
speeches here were made in the big
freight sheds that 50 many thousands
| Of barrels of potatoes are shipped from
every year. The speakers here We're
w. w. Stctson. Prof. Hitchings.
Prof Woods and Prof. Gowcll.
TIL" next stop was made at PrcSuuc
Isle. a hUStlinG town 1SJ miles from
| Ean@or on the Bangor and -irooStook
ana Canadian Pacific roads. Prcsquc
| Isle IS q great business center and is
the third largest potato shipping dis
triCt in the state. The reception at
this stop was beyond the expectations
of the most hopeful of the party Goo
people being at the station platform
| when the train drew slowly into the
station. Eut this was only IL small part
Of the crowd. for n glance at the hill
| near the station showed u long line of
school children marching down to the
Especial. There were 600 Of them march,
ing two by two, headed by their teach
| crs.
| !; was the most inspiring light of the
| entire trip. The children Wore rcnarIz-
ably wen behaved ana orderly and kent
| their lines rs they marched through
tn" cars. The Superintendent of schools
at Pressure Isle is Mrs. NJ. l.. r. White
lnd she has done remarkable work for
| the school body.
| II was not planned to give speeches
at Pressure Isle, but the people demand-
"d them. 50 II" work WIS begun. and
while 4 part Of the people were looking
ut Tho exhibit the others were listening
t. speeches Ivy ProfS Woods. Cnwcl
ana Hmd
III til" cv"nin" ~ Prcskur Isle the H.
| ll$trdtrd lcCtur" was successful in III"
| cXtt"n". over 500 people crowded into
| the th'atcr. Pallncr'S fun 0rchcStI n
| enc of tn" crack organizations of
AronSt "uii county. furnished mUSiC and
| several young ladies of the High school
sang some very pleasing sOloS AMI du-
| cts.
on" Of tho most rl"asiuc events of
| tn" trip was the presentation Of pa
pcr Ia Tn. Fellows. showing how tho
mcnrbcrs Of tn" party regard his work
il procuring the Special train. The pa
, | ICr was aS follows:
"rn nr George +. Fellows. President
nf the T. If Maine:
The educational and agricultural in
forests If the State Of Maine arc in
dcbt.'d to Vnu for tn" grand progress
Sivr impulse set in motion by the Uni
vcrsity Of Maine Farming Special. In
rccoGnitior of this valuable service to-
tn" state We. the representatives of the
various agricultural and rural inter
CstS Of the state. together with the rrp-
rcScatativcS Of the press who have aC-
Coinrauird the party offer tn" follow
! ing as 4 token Of their appreciation Of
4 Your Succcesfu! efforts.
i First-For your foresight in rccogniz-
/ ing the opportunity for illustrating til"
! possibilities open for the best things in
l agriculture
/ Sccond-For your aid in soliciting the
! aid of the Bangor X .hruostook Railroad
l whereby a we'll equipped train was placed
al your serIi ice.
Third-For the courtesy and active aid
thus rendered wish through You t.
extend our thanks to the superintendent
l OF the Bangor & AroostoOk Railroad for
the uniform courtesy and helpful aid icn-
,lcrcd by tho gcnia' conductor and his
assistants during the trip.
Fourth-F'or the fine exhibits from I'll,
University Of Maine and the Maine FIX
j pertinent Station so attractivcly arranged
, 10 interest and instruct all observers.
Iifth-For the excellent explanations o
the purpose of the special and helpful
talks made by you and your assistants.
Sixth-For the many pleasant and cor
| dial interviews enjoyed during the trip
that 20 so far TO unite all our interest.
in working for the improvement of agri
culture and the bettcrmcnt Of the people
: or the State of Maine.
(Signed) A. W. Gilman commissioner %
agriculture: S c. Thompson. dairy in
structor: f. F. Hitchings State onto
a mnlogist: Z. A. Gilbert. president of thu
Maine Pathological Society: d. II
Knowton. secretary of the Maine Dai
rymens Association; r. W. Alden
treasurer of the Maine Dairymen's AS
D. ISOLATION: f. II. Libby. secretary of tn
Maine State Grange: c. S. Stetson. sec
rotary of the Maine State Grange
Samuel L. Boardman, Bangor CONNER
n cial: Linwood Sturtevant; G. H. French
Maine Farmer; l.. c. Bateman, Lewis
lr ton Journal
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