Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-06
Chambers Of Commerce and Affiliated Organizations
Entertained by Augusta, Ha|oWe|| and
Gardiner Boards Of Trade.

| Right royalty did the Augusta Board
of Trade and citizens generally enter
tain the members of the Boston Cham
| Der OF Commerce and other allied or
CARNATIONS during the time Wednes-
day afternoon and night which the dis,
tinguished visitors spent in Names
capital city. The Gardiner and Hal
lowell Boards of Trade also assisted in
welcoming the visitors and the occa-
sion was made one long to be remem-
bered by all who participated in it.
| The visitors arrived according to
schedule at $40 p. NJ. by special train
from Lewiston the last pace visited by
the party They were met at Bruins
wick by a committee from the All
gusta Board of Trade consisting CT
| Treby Johnson, Charles S. Hichborn,
r. C. Ingraham. Fred L. Hersey. d. w.
| Adams and Norman l.. Passett.
At once upon the arrival of the spo-
cial train at Augusta the visitors We're
given a trip about the city in automo-
bles. 26 machines having been secured
for the purpose! The tour of the city
| included the Insane hospital, Edwards
mills, State street, Sewall street and
Western avenue Many houses along
the route taken by the automobiles dis
| played the American fiag.
| The guests returned to their special
| train at $50 for supper and at s
| o'clock were taken in two large specials
| cars of the L., A. & w. st. Ry. to the
Augusta House, where they were given
| a rousing reception by the Boards Of
1 Trade of Augusta, Gardiner and Hal
lowell The Gardiner Board of Trade
| was represented by a delegation of -
members headed by Vice President
John Cunningham, while the HallOWeIl
| Board of Trade had about an equal
representation, headed by President II.
| A. Milliken.
| 1t was about $50 when the party
| filed into the large dining hall To
strains of music from Dennis Orches-
TIA to listen to speech making. In All
there were about 800 present, 125 II
them being the guests from the Boston
| Chamber of Commerce and allied or
CARNATIONS.
President Nathan Weston of the Az
gusta Board of Trade extended Il hearty
welcome to the visitors and voiced
the wish of the hosts that they mlghs
| stay longer President Weston intro
duced as POSTMASTER Vice President
Norman L. Bassett of the Augusta
Board of Trade. Mr.. Bassett alluded
to the fact that the Halowell and Gar
| diner Boards of Trade We're present
partly as guests and partly as hosts
| to assist in the entertainment OF the
| friends from Boston. He said the Wis
itors would hear the words welcome"
and pleasure" very often during their
stay here. He alluded to the general
subject under consideration as How
shall we cooperate in making great
er New England"
Mayor Treby Johnson extended
welcome to the visitors in behalf of
the city of Augusta. He said that he
was a firm believer in the merger and
invited the guests to unite in a merger
with us of Maine.
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath of Augusta
explained to the visitors in happy voice
the resources OF this section of the
State of Maine perfacing it by humor-
| Gus references to the Maine liquor law,
the veto of the Hastings bill, and su-
preme court justices.
He spoke of the three cities of Au-
gusta, Gardiner and Hallowell, with q
combined population of nearly 25ooo
He declared that it was seldom that
there could be found q better diStribu-
ton of comfortable wealth than in the
territory tributary to these three cities
Mr.. Heath went on to say that but Il
small portion of the possibilities of the
Kennebec river had been developed as
vet I'VE are still on the borders OF
what can be done. No section of the
State has in it greater natural pros
meets for the future than this section
| of Maine
| The speaker also touched upon the
large banking capital invested tho
| good qualities Of the French citizens
| the activity of real estate, which was
continually increasing in value, and the
roominess of the city. it being .
double township. He paid fine com
plment to Former Mayor Plaisted for
the present excellent condition of the
roads of Augusta.
| Judge Leslie G. Cornish of the SUI
| prerne court of Maine extended to the
| visitors a welcome to the homes ana
hearts of the hosts. He reminded the
visitors that the farms of Maine had
sent forth boys who had become the
bone and sinew of Massachusetts.
Speaking for the courts, we will use
YOU fairly" said Judge Cornish in
conclusion.
TIE first of the Boston speakers was
Bernard J. Rothwell, president of the
Boston Chamber of of Commerce. He
declared that the visitors were as rep
resentative a group of business men
as ever went out of Boston.
He paid a handsome tribute to the
city of Augusta and his reference to
the former residence of James G.
/ Blaine was greeted with applause from
beth hosts and guests. President