Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16
maine man IN COLORADO,
Interesting Comments by Judge Richmond,
Son of This State, in Letter
To the Journal.

Editor; i<cnnt bee Journal:
The DriSu State of the Union has
mad" h:r impress upon every Western
state. From seabOard to Seaboard,
from ocean To- ocean. her native born
are to Dc found and they figure con-
sp.cuouSly and effectively in the indus
trial. profe ssional and political affairs
Of every Western commonwealth. They
make good citizens in every sense Of
that word.
Here in Colorado it can be asserted
of them that without exception they
are possessed of our Presidents quail
tcatiOrs Of good citizenship. and this
is .ayins much when ore recalls the
fact that every Western community
Colorado included. is made up of men
ana women from every state and every
nation Of the globe.
In this city Of Denver we have men
born in Maine occupying positions in
our Universities. men in the profess
siOns of law. medicine and the minis
try, MEL at the army. men engaged in
| E.ihing. as architects. contractors,
druggists. real estate brokers and old
soldiers, and none of them occupy
| places in the rear ranks. and know of
none vino figure in the Shylock class or
| who belong to the dynamite contingent
| or who entertain the advanced So
cialistic notions. There are some of
| the latter class in Colorado but none
who were born in the old State of
! Maine.
| At a recent meeting Of Maine people
| in this city it was estimated that over
1000 of them resided here. and it was
asserted that all of them were of high
standing. They hail from Bangor to
| Portland, from Rockiand to the Cana
dian line. 1t would seem as though
every county, if not every city. town
and hamlet. was represented in our
popula ton; at least it is true that those
whom one meets are thoroughly ac-
| Qdainted with the State and can easily
bound his native county or town. No
| point can be mentioned Of which he
| does not have some recollection and
! actually delights to talk about.
| st a meeting called by few of us
i
| State Ass s1ciation the following places
| were represcntcd: Carthage. Leeds.
| Rockland. Jay. Poland, Portland.
Brunswick. Dayton. Damarisco;ta
| Rangor, Bethel. Harmony, Yarmouth.
| Winthrop Thomaston ard Cumberland
| Centre. There We're most enough to
| make 2 good sized legislative body and
| every mothers one Of them. with one
exception. was against removing the
| state capitol from Augusta.
| 10 not know why l am writing YOU
| this unless it be because Of that home
sick feeling which has possession Oh me.
So long to take q ride through the
State. to note the old 1andmarKs-the
| improvements and the decay that mas
| taken place since my last visit: to hl,it
| III the communities I have dWelt i'll Tor
old faces and forms. AMI when L am
| thus possessed feel like repeating one
of Iincoln's favorite poems. "BackWard
| backward. O time in thy flight"
| do not believe there is u native
born Maine man in Colorado who Goes
not reverence the name of the state
and VINO does not daily wish hlmseii
! back there if only for visit. 1t may
| he that YOU VIII say. llal IL cii'S
! natural Still have heard men from
other states: say that they wouldn't go
back home for Il mint of money. May
be there was cause for this. but among
all of my Maine acquaintance know
of none who left their home between
two days or to avail the process OF the
courts.
/ care not where one goes IN Col
orado. into what county or town. he
| will find some one who was porn III
Maine and he will always be greeted
with the expression. Dear old Maine
how 1 love that spot What a nome
coming there would be if only veal
of us-could charter a train for "a da!
off, to visit Maine. l fear no place
| could accommodate US, and l am Ger
tain no one place could hold us all Owe
y night. Away we would scatter Il
those places where our loved one
dwell or are buried Can you imaGin
us taking such trip? No? Well JUS
YOU wait until our state organization
in erll operation and we may some
these summer days surprise the Pin
] Tree State. Right here l may add TN