Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-03
Gov. Ferna|d at Plesque
Isle Thursday Night
His Progress Across The County
Cheered by The Farmers.
Addresses Gatherings from Mo,
Automobile Along The Wy.

Presqne. Isle. Sept. Through the
fertile prosperous and beautiful
Aroostook region Governor Ternald
journeyed yesterday by automobile
from Houlton to Presque Isle. Through
many populous country towns, past
fields of potatoes in which the farmers
were harvesting a bumper crop. by
farms with fields of golden grain and
on every side evidences of bountifui
harvests liehtened by bright Septem-
her sun. Governor Fernald passed from
one of the big towns the great coun-
ty of Arcostook to another almost a.
large.
1t was journey fraught with inter-
est and incident At one place the Gov
ernor insisted upon stopping to inter-
, view the farmer ploughing up field
for the next years crop and to talk
with him concerning farming in Aroos-
took county. Politics were forgotten
while the Governor admired the farm
er's team or talked with the men har-
vcsting the grain in the fields. Word
hao gone before that Governor Fernald
was passing through on his way to
PresGue Isle and at Monticello a short
stop was made to enable the Governor
to raeet the farmers who had gathered
to shake his hand. They came in from
the fields in their working clothes SUM-
burned, rough appearing but of the
sturdy rugged type which distinguishes
the Aroostook farmer. With these men
the Governor talked informally con-
corning State affairs. Col. Plaisted had
recently passed over this very road but
he had made no impression upon these
men by his talk of the general gloomy
condition of affairs in the State OF
Maine.
When the Governor left Monticello
behind the schedule he was followed
by cheer AT Bridgewater. the next
turn. a crowd of $50 had assembled in
front of the hotel besides many women
who had driven in from the surround
ing country This meeting Rad not
been advertised and was due only to
telephone notice sent out from Houl.
ton. Standing in his automobile Gov
ernor Fernald made f1fteen-rninute
speech to these people while several
score of others came in as he was
speaking to swell the crowd. The
Governor was surrounded by these peo-
pie who crowded forward to shake his
hand.
At Mars Hill and Blaine few miles
further on a crowd Of 400 men had
gathered and were waiting in the town
square for the Governors coming.
Flags had been thrown to the breeze
and there were scores of teams hitched
about the square while every minute
brought into town other farmers who
came dressed as they left the fields.
The crowd was too big to address OUT
Of doors and adjournment was made to
hall. Plaisted had spoken here at an
advertised meeting to barely 100 peo-
pie while the Governor spoke to q
crowd of 400 assembled ny only tele-
phone notice. This meeting was en-
thusiastic to the extreme AS the sun
was setting the Governor reached
Pressure Isle. He spoke in the Opera
house in the evening to crowd which
packed II to the doors. Judge George
A. Smith presided.
Gov. Fsrnaid's Speech.
Governor .Fernald was cheered when
he entered the hall and was continu-
ously applauded throughout hts speech.
Frank L. Dutton of Augusta preceded
him with n telling 20-ninute address.
Governor Fernald after expressing
his appreciation OF the magnificent
audience which had assembled to hear
him speak and saying that it always
afforded him great deal Of pleasure
and instruction to journey through the
beautiful Aroostook valley. went on to
say: ..--
I'm the first place wish to apologize
to the people of Aroostook not for any
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