Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-04

many of US know, nut IL was new, ~ WAS
different and much of it was free. Yes. 1t
was a wonderful region and 1t is not to
be marveed at that the temper of many
men turned them from the environment
| of boyhood and led them to seek 1or-
tune in the West. There was, too, the
civil War 1t took thousands of noble
men and it made wanderers OF many
more. When vast numbers of citizens
! are called away from the scenes Of home
for Two or three or four years, 1t IS not
surprising that many OF them snouiu seek
| further for the additional opportunities OF
| advancement which they learn OF: Ihus
| MANY of the Maine farms were left unoc-
| cupied when parents OF the bearers or
arms finished their course in life. In the
| three decades following the great contest
| there was also, a demand from the rapid
| " growing cities for the virilty and abili-
| tv which good living on the agricultural
| areas of Maine had nourished. and this
helped to temporarily depopulate many
| farming sections. 80
Thus it was for time the well ran dry
| If it is true that you cannot keep. a
| good man down. it Is much more positive
and definite that you cannot Keep s"o 3
| State down. If one good man is bound to
| rise then, surely a community of good
men cannot help it, So, Maine IS bound
| to rise; it is RISING now. ana, however
| high the pinnacle of fame it once reached
| may have been, still greater honors and
| higher glory are destined for it,
This process of the development of q
state is; not unlike the GROWN q o. a .no
| ter how strong physically or how able
mentally he may be, it's Impossible for
him to reach the proper proportion OF
| improvement through his own unaided Ct
| forts He may grow in size without adj
| vice or lessons of experience, but ne VIII
| not know how to utilize his strength ana
ability to the best advantage unless those
of experience guide and direct him. And
the DEVELOPMENT and growth of great
state must be guided and directed on the
same principle; those who have its inter
,x-l,n
umph and come into those things WHICH
are its own must chart the course to be
followed and keep steady hand and true
eye that no disasters arise to interfere
with the march toward the goal of pro-
gres.
Who must those counsellors be? Every
man in this audience should help in the
work. No one can do it alone and I'M
aided and neither is there one so low or
so high that his efforts will not be of
some avail. 1t is work for everybody
and. if we seek to obtain the best results,
all must pull together. as all will share
the reward together.
Maine is bound to develop because the
rest of the nation needs it. Particularly
those who live in the northeast portion OF
Uncle Sans dominion are interested in
its development. They want its dairy
products, its sweet corn, it's vegetables.
it's fruits, its horses, cattle and sheep. |
as well as its lumber, fish and potatoes.
They will need it's falling water to pur-
nish them with power and light as well
as manufactured goods, and its natural
wealth to supply them with dozens of
thousands who are now unable to get |
along without its surprising climate and |
magnificent scenery during the heated |
term.
What is more needed. then. to continue !
on the march of progress? Nothing but
rightly directed and properly admins
tered energy; and that is for you to sup
ply You must know not only what to do |
and how to do it. but You must go ahead |
and accomplish. There is plenty of ma
terial here for every man and woman
and boy and girl to work with. Take a
little ginger and the State will do the
rest
some people say that talk is cheap.
Certa kinds are Yet there is a lot OF
talk that is expensive. Usually the right
kind of talk comes high; always the
wrong kind does. That of DR.. Cooks was
especially 50. In this connection, how
ever. | want to speak Of the talk about a
state. The wrong Kind will cost all OF us
an immense amount of prestige and cash.
This year. instead of Overlooking. maen-
iicent pride at the splendid crop Of pota-
toes raised in the state, hear sugses-
much out of it. Now, the reason is sim
PLY that, because one part of the State
produo ed Il crop poor in quality, all the
growers in other sections are suffering
for The unfortunate reputatio achieved
Nv that particular region. So. men in the
State generally are finding unpleasant
features to discuss i'll connection with
POTATOES What is the exact situation?
1t is this: Maine can excel any other part
of the North American hemisphere in the
raising of potatoes. You know that is so.
Then tell il north. east. west and south.
Shout il from the hiiltops, announce ii on
the trains. nut it on your stationery.
Show pride in il. The fact is something
to he Immediately proud of. 1t is one of
the best things that could happen to the
State, if you tell the world about it.
There is not the slightest danger of over
production. Maine can keep on growing
potatoes and the PRODUCERS will make
money Sore will make more than
others: the less careful growers may find
il hard to come ont even. Nevertheless
through and through the State all the
potatoes that can be produced, up to
a bout fifty times the present production
of nearly thirty million bushels viii be
good thing for Maine and its people. and
the minor disadvantages will adjust them
selves to conditions.
For the present it is only necessary for
you to proclaim far as Won can that
Maine is the nonpa reil potato State of the
Union Let the ideas of production
and other fancied dangers take care of
themselves and there is absolutely mora
danger of failure to take proper advan-
tage of our potato opportunities than
there is of any over-production
While / am the subject of potatoes.
7 want to remind you of the lesson that
the wonderful crops should teach US. 1t