Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-25

EDWARD M. BLANDING,
Bangor, Secretary Board of Trade, Re
elected
on, and only three between Portland
nd Boston. While | have not attemp
ed to verify. yet ] know of now run
hing eight trains per day between
Bangor and Boston and, taking in botf
outes, IL between Waterville and Bos-
on and Il between Portland and Bos-
on, besides the New York trains be
ore mentioned, all at profit, or else
cot continued, showing conclusively
he increased travel To and from
faine. even though the State has mo-
increased in population on same per
entage in comparison with other
tates And in all this the officials Of
he Maine Central Railroad have given
heir aid.
Illustrating somewhat the way our
taine Central railroads keep up with
he times. in 1880 the Maine Contra
Has laying steel rails, IS lbs. to tn
ard. so It. in length; in 1884 the rail
vas increased 20 81 lbs, in 1898 to :
BIS, while in 1905 rails weighing s. lbs
the yard We're in use with length Of
3 IT. 4snd in all ways this railroad
las endeavored to keep up with and :
title ahead of other lines in the way
# improved equipment, etc, IS have
1lso other railroads operating within
aur borders.
And we must not forget it is to the
management of the New England
ines. we owe the fact of the new
4ertheast coming to the front. and tn
development of the so-ealled Wash
neton county barrens. In that instead
If acres and acres of unproductive
and, we now have the same reclaimed
md capable of producing untold crops
If various varieties.
The work of the Portland Board O
Trade in the matter of advertising Is
specially to be commended, as is that
If other boards and chambers of com
nerce in a smaller way.
The fact. Maine has acquired its rep
dtation is evidenced by the thousands
Who yearly visit it and everyone i'm
iuoneed TO Portland even, is of benefit
Ia the whole State.
The Duty Of Maine.
But, We here in Maine, must not be
idle because we have the best scenery
and finest climate in the world. as 9TH
ers are doing their utmost. and | wish
/ might have brought for your obser-
walton the pamphlets and advertising
matter | received as director in tn
chamber of commerce of the I
S, on the trip of that body
the Pacific Coast, showing what Den
Angeles
Francisco. Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane,
Minneapolis. and ST PAU, not
mention others, are using. MY object
in abiding TO this being that we may
not relax our eternal vigilance in what
ever in this line pertains TO nell
Maine.
Since our last annual meeting the
organization of the Chamber OF COM
merce of the United States OF America
has been perfected. The first meetihs
was called by President Taft throagh
Secretary Nagel at which about ~
dele gates representing 392 chambers OF
commerce. boards of trade and assoc
Citations attended, and it already has
the enthusiastic cooperation OF ffesl-
dent Wilson and Secretary Redfeld
The purposes are TO encourage anu
promote the organization of assoela-
lions of business men in all partS OF
the country, -,
Al the .IuIv meeting of the P"rtt2aa
BOARD Of Trade the question OF Tue
rorma ton of business bureau 'or me
finding of markets IN fcreign l4HlS 'or
the manufactured products IN TINS 9t"'e
vas brought up. and commit e p
nointed To consider the matter. SeNt'&t
n,oetinas of this committee have been
held resulting in one respect TO the
fora ton of a circular on the supIec. az
dressed 10 nearly 400 of the manufac-
turers of Maine. Replies have peen re-
ceived from only about one-eiShth Oh
the whole. and of these 10 per cent.
were favorable to the proposition, ana
II was shown that many already mad
the advantage of such trade.
While on the subject OF Business
Bureau, | might allude to another mat
ter. which is the movement here IN
Maine fer cooperative buying ana
selling, especially among farmers,
which is worthy of commentator. In
deed a man out in Wisconsin estimates
s225, 9O00 900 could be made to the con-
sumers and producers of farm products
in this country through cooperative
buying and selling.
This state Board of Trade not only
takes credit, for the geological survey
Of the State but for the inauguration
Of the good roads movement, at least
so far as the taking up the matter by
the State is concerned. for in this very
City of Waterville, at its meeting in