Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-26
Annual Banquet Of Board Of
Trade Last Evening.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Of Repre-
sentative Men of City.

began at $50, when the full nurbe,
which is the capacity of the dining
room marched in and took their places
ut the tables. Landlord C. H. Douglass
had taken personal interest in the
menu and it was one of the finest ever
sat DOWN to in this city.
The postrrandial exercises were in
charge of II. S. Webster. who ofticiat-
Cd in Il very capable manner as toast
master. The following We're the toasts:
City Of Gardiner" Mayor w c. Atkins
Gardner Board of Trade
A. w. McCausland
The ACCESSIBILITY of Abolishing the City
Council Hon. f. l.. Russell
Home Markets. G. \. Knight
New Industries"
.,.. Hon. George w. IIesclton
possibilities of Gardiner
G. A. HilGreth
shortly before 10 o'clocl. the gather
ing was called to order by Fl. 5.
Webster, the POSTMASTER of the even
ing. He made a humorous reference
to LitclIfield Neck, and agricultural
operations in that locality. He OK
tended q we leone to all and read q
letter from Pre- sident w. S. Whitnlort.
Hon W {. Atkins, Gardeners pop
ular mayor, WAS introduced to respond
10 the toast. The City of Gardiner =
lie said that he purposed to say a
few words about practical Gardiner
instead of puetical Gardiner ic wish
Cd FIRST To speak of the all night light
Ing system, the new sidewalks, i'm
lTovelnint of permanent sewers and
improved schools and the adoption Of
the sinking FUND for the reduction :,i
the whole city debt at the expiration
of - years..
Mayor Atkins commended the pres,
rnt Gig officials for their faithful
work, and mentioned i'll particular The
tax collector and liquor agent: -
YOU had some notoricty seeking
crank who was trying to get at you
Will. hiding behind some compOsitor'N
pctticodts, What would you think ni
ii?" lac asked, ana in few WorG.
further concluded.
\. W. McCausand responded IT, tho
t"a:t, The Gardiner Board of Trade -
His purpose, he sad, l,otns :. I;os-
ton sIapor, Was "To Tell OF TIL
!oi ri ot Trade"
''To:iSht We are assembled d good
tamil? Of good children. without 8.
h"ad' N-aushter). "'rhc story ri ;ho
Board Of Trad" in past years is We'll
known. The story of the Board o.
Trad" IN future years remains to :,
TOLD, and uuoi Us. gentlemen, depends
what that story shall be-
lie spoke of the $1l0 900 to tine credit of
IN" Board of Trade. The city has a val
uation Of $,oooG00 but a wealth of 10oo0,-
GEO. and he believed that this wealth could
lac doubled ana trebled if the proper
measures 10 Nv fhn Of
Trade. He paid ii tribute to the local
business men who had erected the Coli
scum.
Every citizen who has talked dscour-
agingy of that enterprise ought to be
ashamed of himself" said Mr.. McCaus-
land. II do believe that it is question
of serious moment whether that building
should remain open or not" lie spoke
of it as the only safe and costly v"ntilat-
ed place of amusement on the Kenncbcc
river. Another place Of amusement in
Gardiner he characterized as "a danger
GUS fire trap.
The speaker mentioned in detail the
leading industries Of the city.
THE Board of Trade of this city must
work and work night and day. The
Board of Trade has got to do it. We can
stir up the rising generation that they
will stay at home"
The possibilities of Dam No > as a fac
tory location were discussed by the
speaker. Gardiner ought to have at
least 20 modern. well appointed tenemcnts
where employees of the factories could
live in comfort. That is a question of
study for the future.
Hotel facilities were newt discussed and
the speaker urged increased facilities.
The speaker paid a tribute to the work
of Or. Moves in behalf of the Board Of
Trade.
lion. L. l.. Russell was called upon to
respond upon THE ACCESSIBILITY OF Ahol-
ishng the Common Council" He believed
that with the adjustment of the com
mon council there should be two or three
aldermcn-at-large Nearly all the bust
ness is now done by the mayor and alder
men as municipal officers. The speaker
thought that the question had not been
thoroughly discussed.
Home Markets" was the topic of {.
a. Knight, Esq. The cooperation of the
seller on the one hand and the purchaser
and consumer on the other was urged
as II self-evident proposition. The speak
er believed that the merchants of Gardi-
sner have just as good goods at as reason
able prices as elsewhere. This is the
city in which you and | are living, and
believe it is our duty to spend our
money and make this city as successful
as it can be. l believe that we should
all realize that this is our municipal
home"
Hon. G. w Heseron was the next
speaker. his subject being New Indus
tries" Mr.. Heselton discussed methods
of advertising the city. OF the Board of
Trade he said: THE Board of Trade
should never be idle. We can be energet-
ic and active even in this perior of rest
fulness of the Board of Trade.
He thought that there is still work to
be done. such as the putting of the tele-
phone telegraph and Electric Railway
wires upon poles in some degree orna-
mental the Improvement of the sewerage
system: the building of new SIDEWALKS
the building of good roads. Another sub
iect on which the speaker made special