Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-07

one went before. On ffrst taking an
@ctive part in Board of Trade work, l
was impressed With the Importance of
bringing the farmers into our organ
iza;ion. Our :;tat9nB Board Of Trade has
ever made agriculture Il prominent
feature OF it's work and ! believe more
farmers should be members with us.
We are to witness, in the near fu-
turc. :, wonderful development of
| Maine agriculture. Aroostook is the
| pioneer. Other sections are coming
On. kennebec Valley has heard the
cali From Kittcry to Quoddy, from
tide water to our great northern
woods, Name Is coming into her own.
| The Maine Dairymen's Association is
entitled to great credit for these re-
suits. i believe the people of Maine
yet fail to fully appreciate the value
| of this organization to our State or to
grasp the tremendous possibilities of
| tie near future. Perhaps while intent
on the great work before them they
have been too modest in making
known it's value to those not directly
| Interested III their. particular lines of
work.
| The dealer is quick 10 approve, but
wonder whether the consumer fully
| realizes it? All have to thank this
| Association for better dairy products
ON the table. The once popular joke
about ha,d-headed butter is now be-
| hind tire times. I distinctly remember
the way We made butter 100 years ago.
had to help churn Az years ago and
| it hadn't changed any during tie pre-
Vious 60.
Now all has changed The process
has become standardized like all great
manufacturing operations and seems
nearly perfect In teairying today, as
IN fruit growing. breeding, poultry and
general agriculture the need is not so
much for new ideas and improved
methods as for general campaign for
promoting the ideas and methods that
have already been tried and proven.
The Maine Seed Improvement Assoc
ciati is also engaged in work Of
inestimable value No Eastern state
today ranks with Maine in the work of
seed Improvement Great railroads in
the West have taken up the work and
Eastern reads are getting into line.
Better seed means heavier crops which
I ieans traffic. With our Maine Asso-
citation and all those who, like our
goo' 1rie nd, DR.. TWitchell, are giving
time and the loving devotion of train
ed minds 10 this work. it is largely 4
labor of iu,'e. NJ compensation awaits
them. No, great financial gain is
sought b. them. No patents or copy
rights are oper to them, but from
their discoveries all may profit. Let
US hail them as benefactors.
$40 him who in the love of nature
holds communion with her visible
forms. She speaks a various language"
Nothing in nature appeals to me like
the rustic of the bladcd corn. I admit
the greatness OF cotton and wheat; I
take of my hat to the Maine potato:
1 even love the tobacco plant; but
corn is king. In an old country school
house We used to stand and read in
conx-rt Winters Corn Song
Heap high the farmers wintry hoard,
Heap high the golden corn,
No richer gift has Autumn poured.
From out her lavish horn
Hoy high that hoard has been
heapvd-:statistcs given in bushels or
car loads, our minds fail to grasp,
out We do know that Names yield
per acre is greatest and Names sweet
corn IS the best.
But let the good old crop adorn,
The hills our Fathers trod
Still let us, for the golden corn.
Send up our thanks to God
Hon. frederick ". Piaisted. Mayor
of augusta ana Govcrnor-elect of
Maine was given " generous meas
urc of applause as he rose to- speak,
lie said in part.
1t is my great pleasure in behalf
OF the people of this city one and all
to extent to you a hearty welcome
| would give you the keys Of the city
but long ago we opened wide the
gates of or city and threw tho KEYS
away.
1T is II" hardship for me to say
kind words of Augusta. For happy
homes and glad hearts and prosperous
business interests Augusta is the best
spot this side Of Heaven that God
ever made. We welcome you as citi-
zens for what you are and what YOU
stand fDl. the upholders of Names
most importart industry. for the
farmer reeds US al.
We welcome you because YOU be-
IeNc in Names future. sbelieye that
it should be something more than a
playground and should take its place
at the head If all New England. the
greatest. You believe with me in the
happiness and prosperity of all her
people
Il trust much good will come from
this meeting and that when yo,1 leave
us YOU will take with YOU only the
pleaSantest memories of Augusta and
the Hospitality Of her good people"
.. F.. Farnh2r. who was selected
TO welcome the dairymen in behalf
OF capital Grange being unavoidably
detained, this concluded the Board of
trades pare Of the program and the
meeting was then turned over to Pres
ldent Hunton. who introduced DR.
George VI. Twitchell of Auburn for
merry IF Augusta. who responded very
eloqhently in behalf of the Maine
DalrVmcns Association
DR.: TwitchelI began by alludine to
tl'- magnificent display of corn in the
room below and then remarked that II
was q great pleasure. to come back to
the city in which he had formerly been
engaged in hucipasS ap,l rooo:,.