Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-28
Water Powers Should Develop
Industries In The Stale.
Gov. pIalsied and Mayor NOyes
Speak al Island Park.
Plans for Big Electrical Show In
Boston In 1912.

That the greatest service that the
Maine Electric Association can do in
the immediate future for the agricul-
ture of Maine is to show the farmers
of the State what can be done for them
with Maine electricity taken from
Maine rivers. was the declaration made
by Walter S. Wyman of waterville,
secretary of the association, at the
banquet, Thursday night. at Island
Park, which closed the program of the
first day of the third annual conven-
ton of the organization Howard T.
Sands of Boston, president of the New
England section of the National Elec-
trie Light Association. another of the
banquet speakers, believed that cleo
be used for the bringing OF Industries
into the State that would greatly in
crease Names development The key
note of all the postprandial speakers.
from Governor Plalsted down. was
that no class of men had it in their
power to so greatly develop Maine
as those engaged In electrical interests
The meeting of the executive COM
nlittee and the registration of the
members and guests of the association
opened at 10 A. M. Thursday at the Au-
gusta House. The first days gathering
was attended by between so and 10
central station men and their EN-
ployes. representatives of various large
electrical concerns, and officers of the )
national organization. Among those
present were: Governor Frederick w.
Plaisted, Mayor Reuel J Noyes. Au-
gusta; r Commerford Martin. New
York City. secretary of the National
Electric Association; Sidney w. Ashe,
Harrison. N. j.. Howard T. Sands
Boston; J. A. Fleet. Portland; II. r.
Plurmer, Lisbon Falls; George e.
Hunter. r. j. Brown. w. f Abely.
Henry E. Nickerson, r. P. ingalls,. r.
L. Pierce. Boston; c. p. VAIN. Port
lard; Walter II. Walkup. Salem.
Mass; H w Eells. Portland; William
A Peterson. j. j. Myer, Boston: P. II.
Burrowes. George w. Hardy, Port
land; Walter S. Wyman. Waterviiie;
w H. Williams. Augusta; ]. Morton
Hall. Pittsburg, Pa; George H. Wahn,
Charles F. Howes, Edward j. Voye,
Boston: P. A. Bowden, Bangor; J. r.
Spragle. Hanson NJ. Savage, Boston;
A. J. C. Barker Mechanic Falls; A. w.
Maroon, Central Falls. r.. l.; J. M.
Hall. G. G. Lockhart, w. d. Hosiey,
Frank Booth. Almon Foster, George
S. Dow, Boston; George r. Weber.
Augusta; Frank II Mason, Water
vile; H. w. Moses. w. H. Atkins,
BOSTON; w. Il. Haskins. Portland;
Fred o. Eaton. Rumford Falls. Brooks
Faxon. Boston; Wesley c. Moore, Au-
gusta s. D. Soule, Gardiner; G. }.
Abbey. Skowhegan; c. e. Smith. New
port; John H Maxwell, Livermore
Falls: L. L. Baxter. Harrison. n. j.;
William A. Hendrickson, Boston; VIC
tor Bagley. Brunswick; G. E. Hunter,
Boston; II. E. Nickerson, Portland;
L. d Gibbs, Boston; F. D. Gordon
Lewiston: S. w. Cults, H, B. Blodsett,
George S. Williams, Gardiner
The business session was held in the
Afternoon at the banquet hall OF tho
Augusta House, with President j.. a
Fleet of Portland presiding. The flrst
number upon the program was an al
dress by r. Commerford Martin, the
secretary of the National electrical
Association. President Martin spoke at
length at the advantages derived from
utilization with the National Electric
Association and urged membership In
the organization. An instructive paper
upon the History of Incandescent
Lamp Manufacture was presented by
Sidney w. Ashe of Harrison. n. j.,
and this was followed by a practical
discussion of Rates" by Howard I.
sands of Boston. another of the guests
OF the association.
The following officers were chosen:
President. Ferd p. Gordon, lewiston:
vice presidents, Harry Il. Plummer,
Lisbon Falls. John II. Maxwell, Liv-
ermore Falls; secretary and treasurer.
Walter S. Wyman. Waterville; execu-
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