Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-01-17
MERCHANTS ASSN.
.,u1AL MEETING AND BAN
az aurr MONDAY EVENING.
uox OF OFFICERS - WILLIAM
t :. HArsEs, OF wArERvrILB,
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER.

$50 busy year for this association,
"a .Ss,he raising Of the curtain on new
$40 ~ !, hard work for the advancement Of
yy s,' with good roads meeting and
- ,,ir In the immediate foreground,
- .ntold possibilities for effort In the
hack ground.
= noarked. too, the successful compile
- :, the work to secure knitting mill
WV r,,sworth the first industrial monu-
ioI 30 - Inc credit OF the Merchants
association.
BUSINESS MEETING.
This busipess meeting was held in the
amer ball at s O'Clock. Inc members
.sp,ssent we're unit In believing they
p.,s 40 NO better than retain In office the
Gu ossn who had worked so earnestly and
iIMs,sntIy during the year, and all were
,u,n.snimously reelected as foliows:
"a Il. Estey, president; w. A. Alexan-
Ar vice president; r. II. Robinson, j.,
,,sssurer; Roy q. Haines, secretary; IL. T..
powe, Il. q. Moore, G. /. Staples, execa-
~ committee; w. A. Alexander, ii. Is.
Estey and II. W. moiAnkf "e"o'"'P
committee.
Renor,s OF the secretary and treasurer
xs.s rad and accepted. Fifteen new
uerbers were elected. Roy Y. Haiues,
r n. Leland and IL. f. Rowe were APP
ro;ntsd committee to report on the ad-
Visibility OF organizing woman's anxiii-
ary to the association.
the banquet room.
caterer John II. Leland was equal to .he
aecasion, and the banquet was served in
NJ usual complete manner. The tables
we're attractively decorated. He was as
sisted In serving by Z. s. Call. The menu
was as follows:
Grape Fruit
spring chieke n,.s.a po,.,os.
EscaiIopee CLANS
Celery
Hot Rolls
Ice Cream Angel Cake
Coffee
Cigars
After cigars were lighted, President X.
g. Estey introduced Roy G. Haines as
soas,a aster for the evening. position
which Mr.. Hsines filled in his usual grace
inl manner.
After an enthusiastic round OF applause
had been given for c. l.. Morang and T..
G. Moore, the chief knitting mill "boost-
ersn. the postmaster introduced Mayor
C. H. Leland as the first speaker OF the
evening.
Mayor Leland devoted himself to dis
cussion OF municipal affairs, in the course
Of bis remarks suggesting the advisability
Of the elimination OF politics from mu-
nicipal elections. He spoke especially Of
the need for a better method OF road
building and repair, and suggested the
election OF street commissioner by vote
Of the people instead OF by the board OF
aldermen. His closing word was an
appeal to the voters OF Ellsworth to get
together for better administration OF the
Affairs OF Ellsworth.
John o. Whitney, president OF the
Ellsworth board OF trade, was next intro
dueed. and had a word OF commentator
Tor the good work being done by the Mer-
chants association.
HON. W. T. HArSEs' SPEECH.
hon. William T. Haines, OF waterville,
TIE principal speaker OF the evening, was
then introduced. ssSome Things about
Name was the subject of Mr.. Hainesi
speech. and il was alive with facts and
ngures calculating and inspiring. From
the nature OF 1t, careful reading and
study are necessary fully to digest it, and
lhs request that IL be printed in full was
generally expressed. II follows:
"satismea Of the Elissrorfh Merchants Assoc
etntiea.
lwans to thank you for the invitation 10 be
Rsssen' With you this evening enjoy meet
Ast ae business men OF Maine on any and ~
vselons There IL a fascination about bGsi-
II
- n'sas o. business as have been. cuisines
Issrfy uncertain term, and think perhaps
= = as wen defined hy the oft-repeated
f1visset business Is business" as In any way.
&, ~ ~ ana your community are like all others
"a 'ns STATE, interested Ia your own affairs
80 stnninoas tor your own advancement
49, wnls u Is pleasant 10 rehearse the local
n-ss kes ana 70 talk OF our hopes and pros
kssss' mink will use the few minutes you
allowed me In giving you little data
po,,s I is neen digging out OF different re-
'Ai'y about its agriculture.
THE GROWTH OF MAINE.
.o s~.i let you for few minutes listen TO
NAV "a. shout the State a whole. This
rcys, net De as entertaining as what is COM
kseniy termed "hot-airp speech but il may
thinti Teneneisi In the end. 1t may set you TO
no. aud abroad. II may make you feel
vo s,e sohtent and satisfied, and 1t may stir
ION, ss eoltions To do better and more work in
Il sssfrral pursuits and profe ssions of life
In 1ssa better and bigger Maine.
eepsns !" - our population was taken by the
over 100 , .aIsn peope--an increase of sos
Per cent. ~ s-io per cent. This is greater
since 1sse o. increase than for any decade
GREASE n and Is greater per cent. of in
Vermnnsn sn was made In New Hampshire,
which ~, .sissouri, Kentucky and Iowa,
close ~ = tnree-tenths OF one per cent. II is
land ~ y that OF Indiana, Delaware, Mary
comnsr"t tennessee. 1t may look small as
cent, ssd !, Washington, which was 100 per
q
TIE enti,ss ger cent OF increase throughout
Farm re nation, which was 81 per cent.
nachinsp. operty, Including lands. buildings.
last rsos,.y' and livestock, is valued In the
al 81 a. tAken in Maine, In 1910 at $780,
esnt. m increase over 1900 of 50 $40 per
H. beins az number OF farms has increased
Of ans- oo,oio; with decrease in farm area
ayerares ssS,ss. The value of these farms
cent 49, st,9el each, an increase OF 60 per
sl377 ~ the farm land alone Is valued at
Creased sc.e as against $3.50 in 1900 an in
machinaoi 20 per cent. Indictments and
yalue ~ nave increased u per cent. 10
bees 4, r ns domestic animals. poultry. and
farms ipcI,esant. The average value OF GU
per ae1 ose'aaing buildings, is placed at x25, SIS
since ls7o,' which has practically doubled
million n .otal area OF Maine Of over nineteen
lions - As ~ es, about six and ope-fourth mil
this oplv ) ~ pe Ice cent are in farms, but OF
It Is mos ~, Is actually in improved land
Per CENT fraufying to note that over s5
owners arS ~ our farms are operated by
eent bv ,a su managers aud Tess than per
Tree ffom ra., and that 4l.sos OF them are
Creased ~ =, ncte that horses and colts have i'm
cattle ouiy a Yen years ITO per cent. in value,
and noul;. o.ic per cent, swi ne So per cent
decreaseS ), ~ per cent, while sheep have
4s7s fa,ssnr farmers, 65,oA are native white.
aine nse,assl porn white, and only twenty,
clsssifvS9nes, or non white Our nonulstien
Urban nnS Al place, OF 25OO ana nore "a