Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-16


necessary, made to prevent the re-
moval sof some of our plants to New
Brunswick
But the United States is doing here
in Maine more than is indicated by
seashore hatcheries, as from their
hatchery at Orland have been sent in
Vulnerable salmon and trout fry to in
terror waters.
Education.
Gel. Boothby declared that Maine
schools have been of the best. He
was pleased in going through some of
the country towns to have the citizens
point with pride to their $40 001 school,
houses, so different from 25 years ago
Continuing he said:
While we have had efficient State
superintendent of schools it was,
think, Stetson who first advocated
advanced ideas now so ably followed
and improved upon by Supt. Smith.
Let then the curriculum established
by these good teachers continue.
We are proud of our colleges and
universities and the number of emf
nent men graduated therefrom and
would not care if there was still an
say in Aroostook county.
Good Roads.
l see no objection to the bond issue
for Good Roads as outlined by the
present Governor at the Good Roads
nesting recently held in Portland. I,
however, heartily agree with Former
Commissioner Sargent that large
cities AMI towns in aVailing them
selves Of the State Road Aid. IN many
instances make a mistake in improving
the roadbed of many of the city streets
to the exclusion of the approaches OF
the city, a question of more import
ance to any given city than the hap
peniAgs within it's walls.
One thing, however, to my mind.
should obtain and that is a system OF
State maintenance, or in any event
something to be done whereby the
farmer should not be obliged to pay the
same percentage for building and
maintaining as the residents OF the
city or town; for even if the farmer
can go more easily to market, he does
not use the roads to one-tenth the per
cent the city or town tourist or com
mercial traveller does
4 nope 10 i've 10 see IL -NdliOlidi Ilie5ii-
way from Fort Kent and PASSPORT to
Miami and from Boston to San Fran
cisco.
Our summer tourist industry has de-
velopeG to a wonderful degree and is
an important factor in the prosperity
of our State. Previous to 1874, nothing
whatever was done in the way of
bringing the attention of people out
side. of the State to what We had to
offer There was GreenYale at the
foot of RangeieS Lake. and Green
willie at the foot Of Moosehead, known
to q comparatively few. In the fall OF
that year, however |. in the official
capacitv | then occupied, caused to be
issued tho very first advertising mat
ter published with d view of bringing
Maine To the front. and the first
pamphlet distributed from M office
was written by that old veteran,
Howard owen: and he, as we'll as DR..
w. +. Lapham. continued for some
time writing the text, which was sup
plemented in my office. Today splen-
did hotels and summer cottages line
cur sea shore, lakes. and mountains.
though it has of course required years
of untiring effort to accomplish TINS
result. until now it is a fact that nan
a million tourists visit Maine each sea-
son. leaving with US in the neighbour
hood of So. 100000, the caption being,
'Maine, the Play ground of America
the Nations Summer Resort
Another index showing the present
prosperity of the state incident 10 its
various Industries is the statement oil
u an in 1911 the Re-
sources of all the banking institutions
in the State We're S219,2i1 ,O53.64, Whlie
i'm 1901. or only 10 years ago, they We're
sl39. So. 337.c6. or an increase OF $'9'fll, :
71e.5S: and still further are our people
to he congratulated on the fact that or
the resources of 1911 49,, 63S, lSS.2l are
in savings institutions. or departments,
and loan fnd building associations,
amounting per capita to SlA5.4O OF saw
irgs for every man, woman, and ehlid
in the State.
Boards of Trade.
Boards of trade do much for Maine,
and | am sure their usefulness can be
inclea scd even if Maine is the 39th
ia the Union in area and the 3ith III
popnatou, her influence can continue,
ano il Should be borne in mind that 1t
stands 18th in wealth and really has
mole land suitable for homes than
any other state.
A board of trade is what its members
make il, end the cry should be, What
are you going to do for your board this
year, Hubbard. at a recent gathering
in Portland, said, ITO me, business is
immlaently divine calling. The
business man of today is the hope of
the world-not the lawyer or the poll
tician.'
In some of our cities l notice a ten
dency 20 re-crganize boards of trade,
to merge or create what is termed a
chamber of commerce. and in ether To-
cahties there is what is known as mer-
chants associations. Now when these
bodies get together, their deliberations
are exactly similar to those of board
of trade Why then keep increasing
organizations when to strengthen the
one is all that is necessary? 1t is a
pleasure, however, to have chambers
of commerce, if that title is preferred.
affiliate with us.
Boards of Trade, it appears to me,
should show more spirit in the matter