Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02
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bile for the farmer to learn how tt
make two blades of grass grow wnert
one blade Of grass had grown before
You have demonstrated here in this
beautiful county that more, perhaps
than any other people you fully under
stand the science of agriculture. Mann
of your young men, find. are moving
into other parts of the State and arr
there engaged in the raising of pota.
toes with no less a degree of success
than might be the case at home. They
are taking up farms in the older coun-
ties Of Maine and bringing them back
to higher state of cultivation.
Young Men Selling Opportunities.
Your young men are taking advan-
tage of the opportunities the State af,
fords them of acquiring "A greater and
more extensive knowledge of scientific
agriculture. This State has many nat
ural advantages 1t has beautiful eli
mate. magnificent scenery and intelli
gent and highly moral people. 1t has
remain nndisturbed in spite of the
enormous inroads, which have been
made upon them. but you must all rec
ogniZe the fact that no state has ever
become truly prosperous. no nation has
ever yet become truly great which die
not combined with it's manufacturing
and other industries staple prosper
Gus and intelligent agricultural pOpula-
ton. (applause)
For the encouragement of agrlcul-
turc in this State the last Legislature
appropriated $4,000. In addition to
that it has made large appropriations
for the maintenance and upbuilding of
an agricultural college and has in fact
done everything to promote agriculture
which seemed wise and proper. Do you
call this waste of the peoples money?
Would my oppononents curtail any OF
these appropriations if they were in
power? No my friends. not if they
had a just appreciation of the needs of
the people of this State or desired to
assess that class of it's population
which depend upon agriculture for a
livelihood"
Governor Fernald then told how the
State is expanding $4,000 year for
the determination of tuberculosis in
cattle and said that this was not ben
eft t. the farmer alone. but to the lit
tie children in the crowded cities whose
lives were endangered by this dread
disease coming from the products of
diseased cattle.
Would any man of any party cur
tail such an expenditure as this? You
know he would not and you Know that
the people of this State would not al
low it to be DONE"
He told about the hospitals. about
the care of the wards of the State.
about the increased activities of
Maine along humanitarian lines ana
when in turn he described graphically.
the work which each of these institu-
tiCns is doing. particularly that work
which is being done in the schools for
girls, schools for boys. for the blind. the
feeble minded and for the children's
hospital. for which was appropriated
last year $75. 600, he awakened the SYM
pathy of his hearers to such a degree
that they made it manifest by their al
most continuous applause that in Houl~
ton at least the people fully approved
OF the administration.
Absurd Democratic Charges.
He also satisfied his hearers that no
less absurd are the Democratic charges
that the state. is bankrupt that it is
increasing it's taxes and its indebted
ness.
Governor Fernald then said that he
was really ashamed to come before
such an intelligent audience with d
discussion of charges of such a charac-
ter ds those which had been made. He
said Bear with me but a few moments
more. my friends. while l present to
you Il question which it seems to me
is worthy of the discussion. the thought
and the attention of all the people of
this State / refer to the conservation of
our natural resources. On hundreds of
streams in this state today where there
should he located thriving and prosper
Gus manufacturing communities the
wheels of Industry turned by the water
power there developed. today the water
runs on it's turbulent way toward the
sea unfettered and it's great potential
tiles are forever lost. | would devote
NV time. We're it possible to do so. to
a complete discussion and analysis of
how best we as citizens of this State.
can develop and increase our great wa
ter power, how can we add to the wa
ter power already developed by d sys-
tenn Of dams and other means in our
great lake system.
How can we best conserve these
great water powers for the fueure gen
erations of the State of Maine? would
not spend my time. nor insult YOUR in
telligence by discussion of such triv-
ial issues as are brought to your atten-
ton by our opponents. but | would fix
my gaze upon the bright star of prom
Use which beckons us on to golden
future. This is question my friends
which is well worthy of our consider
alton. for in these babbling streams,
in these placid rivers. in these
beautiful lakes lie the future pros
perity and development OF our State
and if this latter Is properly treat
ed with wisdom and with fore
sight there will come from this source
a revenue so great to the people of
this State that no man within its bord-
ers need pay dollar for the support
of the burdens of the state government
Il beg OF you" said the Governor in
that whatever you do in
the coming election, whoever you may
elect as your governor see to it that
these great interests are properly con-
served for the people of Maine. This
is a duty we owe to ourselves; it is
sacred duty we owe to our children and
future generations and if this day of