Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-08
Chamber of Commerce Holds
Annual Meeting, Elects Officers
And Transacts Other Business.

amounting to S91. Making the total re,
cetpts for dues sl26i. which has been pass
I'd to Martin BlaisdelI treasurer
The dehnauents are as follows: Thirty.
nine members owe $l2 each. amounting tC
$i6S; members owe 50 each, amounting
to s3G. q members owe Sc each, amount
ing TO Sl26; / member owes Sc; 2 members
owe 81 each, amounting 10 s., lG mem
bers owe So each. amounting to $ls
Which shows S69i yet to he collected.
We have received through the mail
from various sources 30 letters in rela-
ton to various subjects from the renting
of boarding houses To the establishment
Of manufacturing plants and the building
of railroads. We have made some 1870 re-
plies to these various communications
and have been in direct communication
with Sc manufacturing concerns endeav-
orfng to persuade them to locate their
manufacturing plants in Waterville The
greatest difficulty that we encounter is
that of not having floor space of sufii-
cent area available to meet the require
ments of the different manufacturing
companies that would locate here We're
they able to secure adequate quarters.
The restnation of the 80 letters referred
to above arranged by states is as foi-
lows: Connecticut. 4: Illinois. ); Indiana,
>: Maine. 10; Massachusetts, 20; Michigan,
II: New Hampshire, >, New jersey. q;
New York l.. Pennsylvania, :; NASH
ington, D. c.. 6: total, 100
YEARS WORK OF THE CHAMBER.
Arranged for the building of The Hill
lard stICe manufactarY.
ii. / Of
the automobile line between Water.
vile and Pennington by the way of
Slsowhegan, which is the forerunner
If an electric railroad between these
points.
Secured additional railway mail SER
vice between this city and Bangor.
Established a special farmers pre-
MUM in the amount Of 500 Ia be Of.
fered at The Central Maine fair, 1872
Elected To honorary membership. the
masters of i local Oranges which are
within a radius Of - miles of the city.
thereby creating and promoting closer
relations between the farmers and this
assoc iatiGn.
Contributed to the success Of Water
ville's first automobile show by judi
cious advertising and securing from
the Name Central Railroad low rates
of fare.
Contributed to the success of the
centennial celebration ut Freedom,
Contributed IT, the success Of the
Fourth IF July celebra ton AZ North
Nassaiporo.
In conjunction with the committee
from Central Maine Realty Co., COM
mttee from this Chamber arranged
for the purchase of right of way for
a branch railroad from the Maine
Central main line to the Central Maine
t1air grounds.
Recognition of the Chamber by the
Interstate Commerce Commission III
relation To freight rates.
Pointed cut To the merchants the inn
portance OF proper classification OF
their shipments to and from Mater
vile. thereby securing in a number
of instances. lower rates Of freight.
The Chamber has endeavored to in
dtlce some one 10 erect number Of
dwellings, that could be rented al Il
lag prlcc. but 81 far have been un-
successful.
In i number Of minor things, the
Chamber has been active and the re@
suits nae been satisfactory,
The Chamber has done some adVer-
Using which we believe Will be pro-
ductiVe of good results. Circulars have
been PRINTED setting forth the adNan=
tages of Waterviile in concise form
and nave been distributed in localities
where it WAS believed To be of benefit
such as the Electric Show at Boston,
etc They are of 4 size which can he
used az an insert hy the merchants and
other business men in their regular
correspondence and some of the mer-
chants and business men have used
them cutie freely. There is a supply
ON hand al present and anyone wish
ing 10 distribute them can nave same
bv applying Ia the secretary.
In submitting this report. | wish Ia.
thank tie directors and the individual
members for their advice. assistance
and their hearty cooperation with me,
i'm tals. tie iirst years business of the
xgatfrVllle Chamber of Commerce.
Respectfully submitted. 8
". II. K. ABBOTT.
Secretary.