Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-23
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Of Trade have sprung into being and
several of these are already enrolled in
membership with the State Beard
while others are expected soon to come
into affiliatiOn with us. Some Boards
of Trade that have been passing
through quiescent period are now ex-
pcriencing revival and some are still
dormant but throughout the State the
outlook generally is full of promise
The Maine State Board of Trade has
enjoyed a season of marked prosperity
and the receipts of dues and member
ship fees during the past twelve
months are in excess of those of any
previous year in the history of the
State Board.
In the business world 1908 has been
less active than the years Immediately
preceding. The financial furry of
last autumn had for a time depress-
ing effect, but for some months now
signs of recovery have been multiply
ing. and general business has been
much better than was anticipated at
the advent of the year. Jobbers re-
port a fairly satisfactory distribution
of goods and although collections have
been at times somewhat slow yet the
outlook for the future is promising.
In both state and nation good crops
prevail and a bountiful harvest will be
| potential factor in the return OF good
tines. A drought has been prevalent
during a portion of the season and yet
as q whole conditions have been favor
able throughout Maine agriculturally
Aroostook, unlike the season of 1907,
has big potato crop and with good
prices prosperity is assured for Name 5
gre at northern county. The Bangor Il
Aroostook Railroad already is ex-
periencins in large measure a crafty
ing increase in freight traffic. and dur
ing the fall and winter months the b.
& AS freight accommodations Will be
heavily taxed transporting the potatoes
and diversified products of the North
east. The summer of 1908 has been
exceptionally favorable for a crop or
sweet corn of first class quality ana
the canning factories throughout Maine
report prosperous season. Maine
has not been altogether free from lapor
troubles and strikes have prevailed III
SOM. quarters, notably among the pup
and paper mills, but generally through-
out the State the wheels OF industry
are fairly active and labor is reasoH-
ably we'll employed.
A good degree of activity mas pre-
vailed this season in the building traues
and there has been consioefanle
amount of new construction. fort-
lands City Hall, destroyed by ire IN
January last, is to be replaced ny ne"
and handsome edifice. The new court
house for Cumberland County Is near
ing completion and work Is soon 10
commence in Portland on the new FED
era] courthouse. This Federal building
through the efforts of the State Boaro
of Trade, is to be built of granite, ana
not. as originally proposed, OF building
ctone foreign to Maine. Sanford's rev
municipal building is now practlcaily
completed and a considerable portion
If the cost of this handsome eGifice
was donated by the Goodalls, Sanfords
-enterprising manufacturers. Skowhe-
ran is erecting handsome municipal
building and it is expected to be ready
for occupancy In the early "i"'ei'
Work is well advanced on the new
wing for the Eastern Maine insane
Hospital in Bangor and also on tiie
tubercular building for the same ihstl-
tuition, while contract mas recently
been executed for a new Ward LOT tiie
Eastern Maine General Hospllai III
Bangor. Important improvements nave
also been carried on at the Name In
sane Hospital in Augusta and the Neh-
n"bec County buildings have been OK
tensiyely remodeled and enlarged, the
improvements including new bulldlns
If stone and extensively fitted up. An
unusual number of new and handsome
bank buildings have been erected III
Maine this season and in the cities and
larger towns many new ana ATTRACTIVE
business blocks have been reared Many
and important improvements nave peeh
made in Maine hotels, striking Illus
tration being the new Augusta House.
erected in no small degree through lhe
personal efforts of the state Boaru
President, Hon. Chas. >. Hlchporh.
There has been a reasonable degree vi
new construction in manufacturing
plants. several handsome churches nave
hecn built and numerous and costly
school houses have been reared, whlle
tn. volume of rev dwellings is exceed
ingly large
From a resort standpoint the weather
conditions have been ideal this summer
and the resorts both inland and sea-
shore have been literally patronized.
Names tourist travel is one OF the
states most valuable assets and the
money thus distributed reaches every
CITY. town and hamlet within our Dor
dcrs. Names industrial development
is intimately associated with our resort
advancement and among those VINO
come hither on pleasure bent are many
who ultimately embrace our unenuailed
business opportunities and financially
aid in Names development. Although
the fall time table goes into effect DC
tober 5th on the Maine Central and It's
branches, the Knickerbocker Limited
which it will be recalled was Inaugural
ted through the efforts of the state
Hoard of Trade, will continue to run
between Mount Desert Ferry and New
York City this season until OCTOBER
nth the better to accommodate many
tourists who are deferring their de-
narture from Maine until later in the
season.
In this immediate vicinity there Is
nearing contamination remarkable
,r,,,ev evanston by which the cities OF