Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-01-15


ing bills:
State board dues for 1907, $500
Railroad fare for three delegates TO
State board semi annual meeting In
March, IL %
Printing by-laws, stationery, ETC., % As
Postage and telephone bills. sM
Railroad fare for two delegates to State
board meeting in September, II %
Expense Of lecture, Prof. Carey, $50
Rent Of Masonic hall for the year, 900
Total. 70 10
Balance unexpended. 10
es5 %
rREAsUREB's REPORT.
F. s. Lord, treasurer, submitted his
eportshowing receipts and expenditures
from dues and balance Of 1861 on hand,
agreeing with secretary's report. He also
reported receipts OF subscriptions to
advertising fund, n,O7o, on which had
accumulated interest amounting to 31s.53,
making total of u ,oss. 50 to the credit Of
this fund.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
A committee appointed to nominate
officers reported the same list a. last year,
and the secretary was instructed to cast .
ballot for the board. The officers are %
follows: President, John o. Whitney;
presidents, John A. Peters, Charles
L. Morang, Joseph N. Higgins; secretary,
Omar W. Tapley; treasurer, Frank 8.
Lord; directors, Arthur W. Greedy,
Austin NJ. Foster, Bernard 8. Jellison,
Henry NJ. Hall, Albert F. stockbridge.
coRN-cANNrNa FACTORY.
The following letter from H. F. Mad
docks was read and referred to the COM
mittee on manufactures:
ELLSWORTH, Me-, Jan. II, 1908.
Board of Trade, Eiistcorth, Me.
GENTLEMEN: Ellsworth is well located for
asweet corn canning factory.
Maine sweet corn is the best, and under the
new pure-food law only Maine corn can be
marked "Maine Sweet Corn. This will have
. tendency to keep the price up.
There are many corn factories In central
Maine, and in the western part Of our State,
that are run and have been running for sew.
eral years at profit both to the farmers and
to the packers.
As l understand 1t, the packers. go to the
farmers In the winter and get them to con-
tract SO much acreage to run the factory the
following year. 1t seems to me that the farm
ers in North Ellsworth, West Ellsworth,
snrry' trenton Lamoine' Hancock and Wal
than would agree to plant $50 to 200 acres Of
corn.
r.,ras,a ono In sLowhee,n ono In osh,a,d
and one in Norridgewock, ali within a radius
Of fourteen miles, and all have done a good
business.
Most Of the corn-canning factories in Maine
are owned and run by Portland companies,
namely rorsland rackins Co., burnn"m q
win ~ oAssU H. i'"e
Yhona sn,, Ill, .,... ,..
tiyate this matter Iwill helm tbem
No need Tor me to state the benefit this will
be to Ellsworth; you all know that now.
Very truly yours,
H. FREMONT MADpocKs.
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