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

free rural delivery, parcel post, tele-
phones, electric lights and, In many
communities, electric railways. The
next great Improvement will be better
State highways. 1t Is my belief that
money used on our State highways
benefits more of our citizens than any
other expenditure, possibly excepting
our schools. / believe If this State
should expend on her highways within
the next ten years five million dollars,
it would be a good financial invest
uent and be greatly appreciated by all
our citizens.
Do you realize that this amount
would be less than four per cent. of
the value of our great forests and our
developed water power? Possibly this
would keep some of our young people
from migrating to other states. I'm
proving our schools and our highways
should be our constant aim. The diff
ferent states in this country appro-
priated over $57,OO0,O00 available for
State roads in 1914. This is a great
national matter. Our State is in
splendid financial condition. In 1880,
our State debt was $6,67S,S00; in 1890,
1t was $5,642,000; and in 1918, it was
only s1,255, 900, which was S1.67 per
capita. In 1918, the debt of the forty
eight states of this country was 1882
per capita, while that of Maine was
less than half of this amount Surely
we are in good condition to improve
our schools and State highways.
Agricultural education for our farm
ers has been advocated for many
years and recently our people are hav-
ing more faith in the improved agri-
cultural methods which return salts,
factory results. This is one of the
advancements in our educational sys-
tenn which is sure to improve and Will
then be appreciated and encouraged
by all our citizens. | believe this will
soon be an important national matter
of great and lasting value to all our
people. In the end the work of coun-
try organizations must be carried for
ward by farmers and their associates,
but we must all continue to labor for
industry, honesty and uprightness
among all our citizens. This will
prove a powerful agency in maintain
ing success and advancement in our
State and nation.
1t is my belief that there are large
sums of money sent out of the state
each year for worthless securities ana
unfortunate investments. If before
making such investments the parties
and there are many-would consult
our State Bank Commissioner, Hon.
Harry NJ. Smith. | believe many losses
could be saved to our citizens and to
our State. Why not try this simple
remedy and thus save many hundreds
of thousands of dollars each year, The
willingness to get rich quick makes
many of our citizens easy for un-
scrupulous sellers.
Every active organization is great
benefit to our State and forms an i'm
portant part in the upbuilding of any
community in which it is located.
Most of our industries will be organ
TED or helped by such organizations.
In conclusion, | wish to thank the
delegates from the different sections
OF the State for the interest they have
taken in this splendid organization.
You have given freely of your vaiu-
able time, when your only possible re-
ward can be duties faithfully per
formed and the welfare OF your State
and the success and advancement OF
the largest commercial organization IN
| blaine. / also wish to assure you,
gentlemen. that | fully appreciate
your kindness in sending me as
delegate to the International Congress
al Paris last June. 1t was certainly
splendid gathering of the most ac-
tive. noted. and distinguished citizens
of the world, and l again thank you
for the honor of asking me to repre-
GENT this State Board of Trade and the
citizens from the Grand Old State of
Maine.
Sec. Bandine's Report.
The report of Sec. E. NJ Blanding was
lengthy and comprehensive document
/ covering fully the work of the year and
MANS for the future Extracts follow:
| Mr.. President and Members Maine state
| Board of Trade.
Twenty-fiye years ago this month the
| Maine state Board of Trade was organ
lied and the session today is the 2sth an
n,,al meeting. For the fifth time the
State Board assemblies in historic YORK
county. there having been during the
past quarter century three meetings IN
Biddeford and one in Saco. but during the
previous visits to Names southwestern
county the State Board delegates have
not gone beyond the valley OF the Saco'
only once has the State Board been fur
Their to the south and west than San
ford and that was in 1906 when we met in
midwinter session on Names natal day
in the State of Maine Clubhouse in Bos-
ton.
Since the annual meeting in September
last at Waterville dues have been collect
ed by the secretary as follows:
| Auburn Board of Trade 1914 $500. $12.
| Augusta Board of Trade 1914 Is. 4t
Bangor Chamber of Commerce 1914 5000
| Belfast Board of Trade 1913. SOC
| Piddeford business Mems Assn 1914 90
| Bingham Board of Trade 19l3..... 4.5t
! RoWdoinham Board of Trade 1914. $3.50
| Castine Board of Trade 1914........ 5oC
| Clinton Board of Trade 1913. ........ 400
| Clinton Board of Trade 1914.... 4ot
! Ellsworth Board of Trade 1914. sos
Fairfield Board of Trade 1913...... 72t
| Gardiner Board of Trade 1914....... 150t
| Gorham Board of Trade 19l4........ 96t
! Hallowell Board of Trade 1913 zoo
| Lewiston Chamber of Commerce
| 1914 ...............-.... 1900. TN
| Limestone Board of Trade 1914...... 45(
| Lisbon Board of Trade 1914. $50