Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-23

li)iit'l Two IdllIodtS llIdt dlC o'iiS
built one by the Bangor & Aroostook
in Aroostook County and an electric
road between Lewiston and Portland.
Business has been increasing at the
various summer resorts and many
new business deals are being carried
on.
Following the report, the election of
officers was held. The entire set was
elected. they being: President, ID.
J. Callahan secretary, f. M. Blanding
of Bangor; treasurer, H. n. Weymouth
of Biddeford. a vote was passed that
Mr. Blanding be instructed to send
words of sympathy and the expression
of the delegates to Mr.. Weymouth. He
is now improving in health after about
a years sickness
The following is a list of the dele
gates who registered up to Thursday
noon: d. j. Callahan, w. J. Hoxie,
H. a. Free, Lewiston: James DOnahue,
Rockland; Guy Davis. Portland; Har
old B. Foles, Portland; Ira FitZ, Au
burn; +. A. Chase, Auburn Frank l..
emery, Saco: Frank l.. Palmer, SacO;
w. NJ. Steward, Foxcroft; J. B. E.
Fatre, Biddeford; j. f. Southwaite,
Biddeford; f. f. Brady, Ellsworth;
w. II. Flynn, South Portland; r. f.
Marshall South Portland; J. w.
Steele, Hallowell; j. Noble, Portland;
Howard M. Dodge, Clinton: W. Z.
Gordon, Portland; f. A. Harrington,
Portland: w. b. Bragdon, Westbrook,
&C.. H. Cotton, Auburn; H. A. Merrill,
Yarmouth; w. X. Sandcrson, Port
land; Morris S. Tibbetts, Portland; ].
J. Poole, Portland; f.. B. Winslow
Portland; f. NJ. Blanding, Bangor;
Lewis a. Goudy, PortIand C. o.
Small, Madison; Timothy Barrett
Canaan; Peregrine Heald, Watervile;
J. r. Millilken. Portland.
Skowhegan, Me, Sept. 22.-When the
22d annual meeting of the Maine State
! Boar.' of Trade was opened today for
d two-days session it was the first
zine that organization has met = here
| IN II years. The earlier visit, when the
| organization was practically in it's in
| fancy, was recalled in his annual re-
| port by Secretary Edward Nj. Blanding
! of Bangor.
| Secretary Blandng reported that the
| past year local Boards of Trade have
| been organized in 10 towns and a
| Chamber of Commerce in Bangor. The
| hay crop for 1910 has been verv large
| and of exceptional quality, he reported
| The sweet corn has been notably good
| and the Gamers have n pack much III
| excess of last year The crop Of pota-
!
| dustrallv there is a general freedom
p: from strikes and prosperous conditions
| as a rule prevail. Lumber prices have
| ruled lower than was expected earlier
| in the season.
Maines resort season now covers the
1ntire II months, the summer being
| Immediately preceded by the spring
| nshins and followed by the autumnal
| hunting season, while in the winter
| months one or more of the Maine ho-
tells furnish midwinter entertainment
! which is attracting steadily increasing
numbers of guests.
| Maihe is steadily advancing in wealth
| and population. The State assessors
| report this season an advance in valu-
alton of s19,O0o,0O0.
| President ID. j. Calld1dil ol LeWiS-
ton responded to an address of vel
| come by Walter 2. Ordway, president
| OF tie local board. and delivered his an
| nuai address. SiXty-eight delegates and
| rive alternates We're present. Officers
| were reelected as follows:
| President, d. ]. Callahan, Lewiston;
| vice presidents, the presidents of the
local boards in affiliation with the
| state Board: executive council. the
| president, vice presidents. secretar,
| and treasurer; secretary. Edward NJ
| Blan0ing. Bangor: treasurer, Gorhan
| ~ Weymouth. Biddeford.
A sightseeing trip in automobiles
F, this afternoon gave the visitors an eX-
cellent opportunity to view Skowhe-
! san's water power resources and gen
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