The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13
BELFAST BOARD OF TRADE.

Trade was held last Tuesday evening to listen
to the report of the manufacturing committee,
etc. The secretary read letter from Bos-
ton firm asking for information as to the in
ducements Belfast was offering to new indus.
tries, the shipping facilities, ETC., and stating
that they were in touch with concerns seeking
new locations. He also read some correspond
ence with Boston firm engaged in the can
ming industry. This firm, composed of Maine
men and conducting canneries in this State,
manifests much interest in the proposition
that they should establish factory in Belfast;
but, as the board had previously been advised
in correspondence with other firms, it is too
late to do anything in that direction now, as
this seasons pack is already sold. A member of
the firm is Brooks man and visits that town
every summer. He will come to Belfast later
and confer with the Board of Trade and cti-
zens, and the prospect looks good for the START
ing of a canning factory in 1912. The presi-
dent then called upon the chairman of the
manufacturing committee, who read the fol-
lowing report:
To the Belfast Board of Trade: Your COM
mittee having in charge the financing of our
shoe factory proposition, have attended to
their duties and beg to report as follows:
Amount subscribed to date. .$25. 100 90
Amount needed. 35 10000
Balance to be raised. 100000
We have personally solicited subscriptions
from representatives of all our business inter-
ests. We have written letters asking subscrip-
tions from those of our citizens who are tenn
porarily absent and also from some whose
former residence and interest led us to expect
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pleted our work of private solicitation and
would suggest that you consider the advis-
ability of calling meeting of all citizens in
terested in the prosperity of our city for the
purpose of acquainting them with the situation
in order that they may advise together and
take such action as they deem best and there
by answer to their own satisfaction the ques-
tion we are all asking, which can be answered
in either of two ways.
First. Pay the price and keep our shoe fac
tory, or
Second. Refuse to pay the price and take
our chances of losing it.
Respectfully submitted,
SELWYN THOMPSON,
JAMES H. HowEs, Com.
CHARLES r. CooMBs, on
JOHN R. DUNToN, Mfg.
BEN. D. FIELD,
Dated this eleventh day of April, 1911.
Mr.. R. F. Dunton moved that the report be
accepted and the suggestion of the committee
as to holding macs meeting be adopted. In
seconding the motion DR.. w. L. West made
stirring speech in which he emphasized the
Importance of this matter to Belfast, and
which he feared was not fully realized by our
citizens. Mr.. John R. Dunton heartily en-
dorsed the proposed mass meeting and said it
sh ould be well advertised in the papers, ver-
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there would be no improperly in having it an
nounced from the pulpits and in the public
schools. He would enlist the services of the
Belfast Band, and do everything possible to
secure a large attendance of representative
citizens. James H. Howes and others spoke
in like terms. One of the speakers said tn at
the public were not aware of the great induce
ments other cities and towns were offering to
secure such reliable firms as Leonard & Bar
rows, whereupon Mr.. S. A. Parker stated that
he had just been informed that Leonard & Bar
rows had received that day eight communica-
tions from as many boards of trade.
In accepting the report of the committee on
manufacturing it was considered that their
work was finished and the matter was now in
the hands of the board, and President Frost
voiced the sentiment Of all present in warmly
commencing the work done by this committee,
who have been untiring in their efforts and
have accomplished more than could reasonably
have been expected of them.
Secretary West reported the result of corre-
spondence with Maine Central officials with
view to getting better connections with Ban
gor in the morning, to give those having busi-
ness in that city more time and enable them to
return here at night. This could be done by
our train leaving 20 minutes earlier, to con-
meet with the train leaving Gardiner at a. m.
for Bangor. The Maine Central officials said
they could not make the desired change, but
they could have the Flying Yankee stop at
Burnham when coming from the east to land
passengers. The matter was left with the
committee on transportation.
The board voted to leave the matter of hold
ing mass meeting with the executive COM
mittee, and that committee met Immediately
after the adjournment of the board. The re-
suit Of their deliberations is given in the an
nouncement in another column of the mass
meeting to be held in the Opera House next
Monday evening.