Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-17

State Board of Trade. 4s
now pending in the United States
Senate is in danger of falling to pass
in that body, and
Whereas said bill contains promises
appropriating several hundred thou
sand dollars for the Improvement Of
rivers and harbors in our State, and
Whereas said proposed requirements
for improvements are important and
necessary to our commercial interests
and welfare of our citizens and the
other states of the Union, now, there
fore be it
Resolved, That the senators of
Maine are hereby urged to use every
of said bill and that a copy of this
resolution be forwarded at once to the
senator's.
A report Of the committee on by
laws was given as follows:
Mr. President and Members of the
Maine State Board of Trade-Your
committee appointed at the Water
Vile meeting with the instructions
to suggest revision of the constitution
and bylaws of the State Board of
Trade, recommend the following:
We recommend the amending of ar
ticles and so that they will read
as appended below:
Article 4, Sec. 1.-The officers of
this Board shall be a president who
shall not be eligible to election for
more than two consecutive terms. a
secretary and treasurer, one vice
president from each of the locN
boards in affiliation with the State
advisory counsel.
Section 2-The executive council
shall be composed of the president,
who shall be chairman, the secretary
and treasurer and four at large to
be chosen at the annual meeting.
Section 3-The advisory council
shall be composed of the secretaries
of the local boards in affiliation with
the state Board.
Article 6--The president, secretary
and treasurer and executive council
shall be elected by ballot at the annual
meeting which shall be held in the
month of September of each year.
Another recommendation to amend
Article so that Section shall read
as follows:
The regular meeting of the executive
council shall be held Immediately after
each regular meeting of the State
Board of Trade to consider and take
prompt action on all recommendations
referred to the State Board in general
session.
Section to read same as present
Section and Section A to read the
same as Section 8.
Memorial Arch at Augusta
L. A. Cloudy Of Portland introduced
resolution to establish a memorial
arch at Augusta in honor of the SOL
diers of the Civil War.
The report Of the 1920 committee.
which was to have been given by Carl
Rust Parker as general secretary, was
given this afternoon by Frederick e.
Boothby of Portland in part as fol-
lows:
Several meetings have been held, at
first well attended, but the last one
in January was light owing to the ses-
sion of the Legislature, although quite
a number We're present who were in
terested in the good roads movement
and as a result of that meeting the
present good roads bill was enacted
and the present highway commission
appointed to show the reason why
VIC have not yet carried out the orig
inal idea. The agricultural committees
work has been faithfully done by the
Patrons of Husbandry, who are on the
job all the time.
With the civic and social commit
tees l will allow there is chance for
Improvement In many OF our cities
and towns The different Boards Of