Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-28

An adjourned meeting of the Board
the government rooms at the City
building in reference to the coming III
the party of the Boston Merchants As
ISOLATION on Thursday morning. May
A large number of the business m III
were present and We're ready with sus-
gestions concerning the entertainments
Of the party while our guests.
The meeting was called at 1.43
o'clock by President Horace Purinto".
who read letter which he received
from Walter NJ. LOwney of Boston.
chairman of Trade Extension commit
tee Of the Boston Merchants Associa-
ton. The following was the letter:
Dear Sir:
am serving as the chairman of the
Trade Extension committee of the BoS-
ton Merchants Association. AS the
name implies, the work of our commit
tee is to advance the trade of Boston.
and to advance BostOn's trade to any
great extent we have got to have tn >
help Of all New England. The Boston
Merchants Association is about com
pleting the consolida ton with the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce.: the as
ISOLATED bodies will be known as THE
Boston chamber OF Commerce.
One Of the first things necessary it
seems to us Is better acquaintance
with the representative business mon
Of New England outside of Boston.
... beginning we plan to make a
New England tour May 4. 5. and g. talk
ing In Portsmouth. Biddeford. Portland
Bath, Brunswick, Lewiston. Augusta,
Watervile. Belfast and Bangor. We
shall travel on special train and carry
not less than 100 representative bust
ness men of Boston; also representa-
tives of all the Boston newspapers. W.
shall carry our own dining cars and
sleeping cars. We do not want any
expensive entertainments but we wan.
to meet as many of your business mer
as possible.
From the list enclosed you will sec
we shall arrive in Waterville about
A. NJ. May s. leaving at 10 A. NJ. thai
same day We are making a quiet tou,
IN order to be sure that we carry q
body of men who will represent diff
ferent lines of the trades and profess
sions. This is to be conducted as d
New England tour for New England
We shall have some good speakers wn'
will talk on various topics which WE
believe are of vital interest to all New
England.
Will you take this up with a few OF
your Waterville business men. includ-
ing the mayor. and let me hear from
you a searly as convenient?
Mayor Frank Redinston suggested
that as the time was now short tha
they take immediate action. He suS.
gested meeting the visitors on the ar
rival OF their train and have specid
cars and automobiles at the station tt
convey them about the city and show
them the different points of interest
including the larger business concerns
He then suggested that the citizens
as many as possible assemble at th'
City building about 9 O'Clock. at which
time reception might be held an,
the speakers who are to be with th'
party would have a chance to discus
matters.
H. l.. Emery was of a different idea
He thought thai the purpose of tn
coming of the merchants of Boston wa
to see the Individual business line an,
tuN Su66SStSO tudl TIE party De' SIuS let
out and the representatives of the va
riOus business conducted through thu
places here. He thought that would
serve the object of their coming bette
than riding them about the city
DR.. j. F. Hill thought the letter i'm
piled that they We're coming for TIL
purpose of becoming better acquainted
with the business interests in general
He suggested the engaging of electric
to meet the party at the station an,
taking them the length of the city.
s. T.. Whtcomb in the interest of tn,
Merchants Association in this city
stated that that association would glad
~ cooperate with the board of trad.
In any manner of entertainment. II,
thought that the ideas as expressed b,
Mayor RedingtOn and DR.. Hill woult
meet the approval of the association
which he represented.
On motion of Mayer Rcdington :
committee of Is was appointed by the
Chair to have the matter of entertain,
ment in charge and appoint sub-con.