Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-26
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Board Of Trade Holds
Its Annual al Meeting.
Pres. Church's Report Shows
Much Work Accomplished
And Recommends Much That Will
Be for Interest Of City.

A largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting of the Board of Trade was
held last night at City hall. ]. w.
Church. the president, occupied the
chair, and w. H. Perry was secretary.
After the reading and adoption Of the
minutes of the October, 1908, session,
President Church read his annual re-
port as follows:
while we may not have accom-
plished all that we desired for the good
and prosperity of our city, we have
accomplished something in this di-
rectlon during the past year. Early in
the season in connection with the city
government and the citizens generally
we secured a scent fare between here
and the Hallowell Granite Co.'S quar-
~, which not only reduced the fare one
half but gave our merchants and bus
mess mon a chance to compete with
our neighboring cities for the quar-
~ trade, as well as the trade further
ont on the line of the Electric Road.
Some of our committees have been
active in meeting and comforting with
Our merchants, impressing upon them
the Importance of larger, better and
more varied stocks Of goods and if
possible, lower prices to induce out
siders to patronize our places of bust
ness as well as to retain our home
trade Their efforts in this direction
have not been in vain. Our cotton fac
tory, which for some time has been a
subject of interest to us, still re-
mains but partially occupied. Much
advertising matter has been distrib-
Jtfn
has been carried on and personal work
given with no immediate results, but
with prospects that in the near flu
ture we may reap the reward of ur
efforts.
The past year having been one of
financial depression as well as a Pres
idential year, it has been hard to es-
tabli5n industries. T trust the success
we have achieved during the past year
VIII stimulate us to greater efforts.
It seems to me that one of the needs
of our city is an increase in the num-
Der of the better class of rentable
houses and the renovation of many
L believe the public is demand
ing better rents than has formerly
been the case. To provide for this de-
mand and if we are to get new indus
tries here we must furnish more and
better accommodations for the fami-
lies who will come into our midst"
The secretarys report showed 1Ol
members. Also that correspondence
was in progress with parties who are
the establishing of a
wooden industry in the cotton mill on
Water street.
On motion Of George Morse it was
voted to appoint committee on ad-
vertising and correspondence, whose
duty it should be to encourage the
of industries to the city.
rho following officers were elected:
President-Dr. H. A. Milliken.
Vice Decentralization B. Church,
]. NJ. Fish and F. S. Wingate.
Secretary-W. II. Perry.
reasurer-George A. Stafford.
Board of managers-John w.
Church, Charles r. Tilden and F. B.
Wood.
Upon assuming the chair DR.. Mill
ken made some suggestive remarks
and asked time for the appointment Of
the proper committees, when an adj
journment was taken to Feb. 2, at
which time some important business
will be taken up.