Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-16


wooden mills of this country.
THE wooden industry has been the
football of politics since it began bus
mess in the United States, and it suf-
fered very severely by being misun-
derstood by the people of the country
in the last Presidential election. The
unfortunate reference to the industry
by President Taft, who was quoted as
stamping the wooden schedule as in
defensible,' has brought dire results
to the industry. 1t so prejudiced the
people that the industry is today con-
fronted by schedule absolutely I'M
fair in bearing hard upon the thou
sands of persons who depend upon that
industry for their livelihood.
THE schedule was cut too close, and
many manufacturers have suffered
much in their individual health in try
ing to meet the situation, in pitting
their brains against the foreigners.
There was no necessity for all this ply
steal torture, for the American peo-
pie do not want one of their most i'm
portant industries unnecessarily har-
assed. They are willing that the peo-
pie who invest in that industry and
the people who work in that industry
vestment and their work. The Ameri-
can people are a generous people, a
fair-minded people, and they would
prefer to see the home mills flourish
rather than to have their business go
abroad. They only need to be correct
ly informed.
THE wooden industry is a great in
dustry. 1t has had at intervals a few
nj, a.
were allowed to go ahead but it has
been seriously handicapped by being
made the football of politics We can
manufacture wooden and worsted
goods just as cheaply in the United
States as anywhere in the world If the
same conditions prevail. We are hand
icapped by labor item ranging any,
where from 100 to $50 per cent. high
er than that of Europe. l am very
happy to make this statement, for 1
believe in good wages and / like to
see people in America get them. want
to see them have the market which
enables those high wages to be paid"
In closing, Mr.. Wood said: It shall
be able to speak more exactly of the
influence of the present tariff upon the
wooden industry when we have had a
fair chance to try it. The greater part
of this year Congress has been in ses-
sion. Its legislation has been SO dis
turbing and has affected the country
to such a degree that we have been
unable to do business on the scale
necessary to prove just what the new
tariff can dc. The American market is
the most tempting in the world for the
foreigner. He has tried his best to
break down the wall of protection in
order to enter it, and like the camel
after getting his head through he has
succeeded up to the time the present
great war broke out in getting most
of his body through The war by af-
fecting the wooden and worsted mills
of Europe has given us, at least for
the present, protection, and 1 expect
to see the wooden industry of the coun-
try go ahead now in a wholesome way,
when the monetary conditions of the
country permit"
Hon. Carleton P. Merrill was the
POSTMASTER and was there with his
Astounding wit. The first speaker was
Gov. William T Haines. He was fol-
lowed by Harvey d. Eaton, Esq, of
Waterville, George w. Cover, Esq,
and Folsom Merrill of Skowhegan.
The banquet was one of the best ever
held here, Ned H. Lambert being the
caterer, and the whole affair was su-
pervised by the following committee:
Walter P. Ordway, chairman: E. C.
Butler, Arthur r. Jewett, Frank w.
Bucknam and Roland T. Patten. Mu-
sic was furnished by Towne's Or
chestra.
Indications are that the summer
homes at Lake Wesserrunsett will be
increased in the early spring by the
addition of several new bungalows
while one or more cottages are already
In the state of construction. Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. ]. Smith have their cottage
on the east shore completed while
Henry Mitchell has one we'll under
way. John II. Steward plans to build
In the spring and has begun excava-
tons for the same. +. c. Butler, Esq,
has begun upon perhaps the most orig
mai work. He has finished grading
strip of land with 210-foot wall lake |
frontage and a 70-foot wall on the |
brook upon which he will erect four
bungalows. These structures are to be |
completed not later than June Is. Mr.. |
Butler has practically completed his |
boat store house that contains nine |
stalls for motor boats.
Mrs. Ella N. Jewett left on the
morning train for Lynn, Mass. in |
response to telegram received last |
night from her daughter Miss Grace |
Jewett. who underwent an operation |
In hospital there Thursday. Miss
Jewett has been sick for several |
months but an operation did not seem |
necessary until Wednesday.
The following new books have been |
added to the Skowhegan Public libra |
ry: Complete set of Thackery and |
Mark Twain; Scandinavian Essays,
Baysen; Swedish Life, Won Heiden-
STAN; Home Life in Norway, Daniels;
The Clean Heart, Hutchinson; Wall of |
Partition, Barclay; Twenty fourth of |
June, Richmond; Auction Block. |
Beach; Henry of Navarro, Ohio Por-
ter; The New Clarion, Harlem
John O'Reilley. Jr., and his sister, |
Miss B. O'Reilley, had a narrow es-
cape Wednesday while on their way
to Pittsfeld with load OF bottled |
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