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


bile William 7. fIaines ds chairman
Mr.. Haines left by first train for Au-
eusta for the purpose ri advocating
The porposcd measure before the legis-
,ature then in session. He was sue
e ssfu. in his undertaking. the Board
was made aware Of TIE fact ere it's al
iournment. Since that time all are
posted as to results
The Governors " several sta ties IN
ne West have Recently issued a prpc-
appointing q certain day en-
which all citizens should assist in
OIL the roae. and 50 far with
good results. ard now the Governor of
Alabanla suggests that al! the States
should act and have a Good Roads
Day # which the results would he g
benefit.
Back to the Farm.
ar glad To note the neWsfa pers are
Movement
Vermont is tying for n rural rehirth
thI G2h the Superintendent of Educa
sion into the remotCst namlets, up by
.oads and mountain lanes, into the dis
tfict school horses and village halls
cdcs This propa ganda of education and
Asermonters are being told what they
lack aad a lse hal they possess. Much
WAS rows Ia them. The state was
learning that il pays to advertise ard
4 harvest has already begun to come
in.
Here in Maine doubtless the Patrons
Iii
and if anyone doubts the activities of
tho Grange, let them read State Mas
ter Stetsons address delivered in Port
land Last December.
But ia any event it is The duty of
every Board IF cha of Commerce
to MD N the rebirth of Maine exactly
AZ eentempI;,t ted in other states.
With our almost inexhaustible water
powell and transportation facilities we
should all work to make Maine what
it, position warrants
Whs. be- pessimistic when the Vaula :
ton r the State is about $40. noe
and besides its ability To grow go, 600, :
aah bushels of potatoes and 10 produce
50 900, 900 worth of apples. the best
favored of any state in the Union, it
contributes other than asrienlturally.
the products If which are over 10000
coo: sea food To q vast extent. the
United States Government libcrating
in one Year over 0d0A. 600 young lob
sters and planting nearly 9.00o.eoo cod
FRY, nearly 20.000 500 paddock ard over
400, 600, 900 founders; besides distribut-
ing in connection with the State in
T. Nh
various inland waters throughout the
State The total value of Names
wealth from the sea according 10 that
a bic Commissioner Donahue being So
Geo 900, Maine ranking first of all the
states for Holsters. soft CLAIMS and
herring.
While we cannot enthusiastically pro-
claim that back to Maine and its farms
has brought the number we would like,
vet something in that direction is TAX
ing place when State Master Stetson
can report each year such large in
grasses in membership, ard it is GER
tain the westward movement excepting
liz immigrants has now practically
cea sed and the tide IS turning back TO
the soil. Other states are recognizing
the back to the farm movement rs eVi-
denced by a conference III Chicago some
time ago at which delegates from 33
states We're pledged to an organized
movement for effectually bringing to-
getler unemployed labor and Unt.iied
land
There is so much land in Maine that
if it We're properly worked 1t could
fead the whole of New England To the
great profit of the Maine citizens. Now
into this state every summer pour tens
of thousands Of people from Canada
and ali over New England. but espec-
tally from Massachusetts. The vaca-
ton food bill Of these people would
almost pay the taxes on all the farms
in Maine But see what happens, the
Massa chusetts farmer ships his pro-
duca into Maine and sells IL to the
tourists who have gone there. Not
only that but be sells it to the Maine
man in Portland, Saco. Biddeford. Ban
ger and other places. under the very
nose Of the suburban farmers. Even the
fish coming by rail, the whole coast
eating fresh swordfish caught off Cape
Porpois.a and reshipped in ice to Maine.
Certainly then something should be
iene to correct such an evil
The boards of trade of Harmony
Mapleton and Waldoboro were then
voted in as members of the State or
ganization. w A. Hennessy of Ban
gor, T. C. Berry of Lisbon, w. p. Ord
WAY of Skowhegan were appointed by
President Boothby as committee on
credentials.
Sec. Banding's Report.
Secretary Edwin NJ. Banding of
Bangor followed with an account of
the records of the Secretary His re-
port was then submitted, which was
in part as follows:
Secretary Edward NJ. Blanding is sub
his report said in part;
Fhe Maine state Board of Trade
meets TODAY in it's twenty-tifth annual
meeting, and for the fifth time, we
gather in this busy and prosperous city.
On former occasions. we have come as
guests of the Waterville Board of
Trade. but that organization is now
merged into the Waterville Chamber Of
Commerce
During the past six months death has
removed f. Il. Wood. president of the
Hallowen Beard Of Trade and Vice
~ the state Board There