Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-13

speaker 40 we realize that unless
v. grasp The opportunity now before
us we n'Nrr again can posses; that
tract OF land low the state House
We should see to it that he Augusta
Trottmg park is not lost to us forever
It seems to me. Mr. President, that
there is No work which the Augusta
Board of Trade could do more to its
credit than to RAISE the paltrN sam OF
$laGG to keep that land rs a playground
for the generations that are To come
My friends let ~ be loyal, loyal to
Augusta. believe il Augusta"
The remarks If the mavor We're re-
ccived with hearty applaui
Hon Horhcrt NJ. Heath was intro
dnrcda rs "Mastcr" Herbert .lcath, the
ity in It's criticism. "Ilc ms talk on
whatever he thinks best"
II nav" mac" many sp,ec.les in Au-
Pusta and for Augusta said Mr.
Heath, but never before have | spoken
in a real hotel" CAprlause,
The speaker said ne spoke under
unusual anxiety because he had had
Arson Goddard ON his back since
Monday morning"
He offered a suggestion to the daily
papers Of Augusta and IL vision
If YOU ever see a newspaper that is
hottest after prohibition YOU turn it
over and YOU will find it advertisos
these Methodist. Congregational or
Baptist cocktails. like Peruna"
What did You say my text was?"
asked the speaker.
"Anythng" smilingly replied the
toaStma stcrs.
Mr.. Heath then in a serious vein
considered the benefits of the street
railroad to municipalities
The road between Gardiner and Au-
gusta, running lG years. would in one
year more be entirely replaced 50 that
nothing would be left of the original
road.
I'VE are, in this city today. the cen
ter of about $50 miles of electric road
Taken as whole it is the best piece
Of street railroad existence in New
England. The part from Gardiner to
Lewiston is the best piece of trolley
line in the United States.
AS the times improve and conf
dence increases there will be built a
stretch of road of which | may not
speak. Besides, a stretch of road will
be built from Togus to Warren. con-
nected with Rockland. So | think ]
can say, looking backwards. that the
extension in its season of the trolley
system meant more to Augusta than
any steam railroads that could be
agined."
Tie Sne akcr quoted some fG"reS Of
VIVA. the trolley roads mean to cnnmuni-
tics. I'll" trolley lines OF Maine have car
r"d in tn" past year 4o"U',0N passengers.
While the steam railroads have earned
only 1,"D.'oo The net receipts have been
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The speaker made feeling reference
to the go"l understanding which now eX-
lists between the North and the South. He
said he had been profoundly impressed
with inns part OF the country. ara closed
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me Trade POSSIBILITIES OF Augusta
was the toast responded to by t. r.
NeWbert, he first made cordial ret
crence to he south. Continuing. he sald
that y" believed in the words Of Paul, the
Apostle, Il am an inhabitant OF no mean
civ' ne sketched me Improvement ~
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