Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-23
Charter Accepted at Meet
ing, Held Last Evening.
For Bigger and Better Au-
gusta" Is the Slogan.
Important COMMITTEES On Bylaws and
Petitions Are Also Appointed.

| At the meeting of the Board of Trade
IN the parlors of Hotel North last even
ing, several matters of considerable
| Importance were discussed and from
| the present outlook it appears that the
| Board of Trade is to be resurrected
and as was appropriately expressed last
evening. the new organization will
| arise PheoniX-like from the ashes of
the old board which has for some time
been pOpularly regarded as dead IS
| sue. The representative business and
professional men who have put their
| broad shoulders TO the wheel of the
| chariot of progress as designed by the
promoters of the new Board of Trade.
are entering into the work of re-Or-
ganiZatiOn with hearty will and en-
thCsiasm that will surely overcome all
| obstacles and the good things that our
| fair city will enjoy from the efforts of
these men who have taken the initia-
tive in this important matter, will he
without number.
The meeting last evening was of an
informal character and those present
expressed their views and opinions for
the benefit of the plans for the pcrna-
| nent organization, which is in the
hands of the temporary officers and the
committees. Last evening Il. w. SOule
was elected temporary chairman and
Anson M. Goddard was elected to oc-
cupy the secreta$y's office until the
perfection Of the permanent OrganiZa
tion. Mr.. Soule read several letters
from the various well-WiShers of the
new board and several plans which
| are still in the embryo state We're dis
cusseG and ways and means devised
for a successful completion. The value
of a permanent organization. as en-
bodied III this new Board of Trade was
| advanced in several informal addresses
and they were enthusiastically re-
ceived.
On motion of Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath,
who is one of the prominent movers in
tie enterprise, the new charter was
accepted and it was voted that a set of
bylaws and regulations be drawn up
| and presented for consideration at the
next meeting of the board, which will
be held in fhe parlors of Hotel North
Tuesday evening. Feb. 6, at 80 o'clock.
The following members were appointed
to serve on this committee: f. l.. Dut-
ton, chairman, Arson NJ. Goddard and
Lewis A. Burleigh. A committee on pc
titioEs was then appointed as follows:
Fl. G. Barker, Fl. T.. Bowditch and
George Z. Wilcox.
At tie next meeting of the board the
permanent officers will be elected. the
org auizatiOn perfected and the applica
tinnS of now members will be cOnSid
cred. It is anticipated. by the way, that
the applications will come in in large
numbers and at the next meeting there
will probably be appointed commit
tee on membership to serve the ensu-
ing year. in order that the reception of
these applications may in this way be
systemizcd. Last evening. several as
sociatcs to the charter members were
received.
The temporary officers of the Angus
tn Board of Trade urge most earnestly
that all business men. former members
of the old Board of Trade and all who
are interested in the commercial, in
dustrial and social advancement Of the
Capital city of a great State. he in at
tendance at the next meeting of the
board. Tho Importance of this move
ment in our city cannot possibly be
ovcrcstimatcd and with other cities
surrounding Augusta with fourishing
Boards of Trade and Chambers of
Commerce it is an appropriate time for
all in Augusta to band together and
each do his share to make the new
Board of Trade the great success that
it deserves to he. The slogan of the
new organization is For Bigger and
Better Augusta" and those who have
taken the first steps to effect the real
ization of hopes and dreams long en-
joyed arc responsible for the state
mcnt that it will be the object Of this
board to "get busy. and do it now"