Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-16
FAIRFIELD.
Boon Maine"T heInebet0e
Fairfield Board Of Trade

Walter Wyman and Carl MINI
!: ken Speakers al The Meeting
: Explain to Audience How Maine Is
To Be and VIII Be Doomed"
: A special meeting of the Fairfield
{ Board of Trade was held Friday eve
ming at the Lawrence High school AS
sembly hall. The meeting was some
{ what delayed because of the corpor-
i ton meeting but a fair sized crowd
Twas present.
Z Walter Wyman
President Burgess gave concise
4 history of the Maine Development
movement and introduced Walter Wy
man of the Central Maine Power Co,
: the chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Boom Maine organiza-
I ton. as a speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Wyman explained its needs. its
4 work and plans. He declared that it
twas hoped $4,000 members would
\ be obtained. Newspaper publicity is
~the first form of advertising. he said,
Sand circular letters. are sent out. Men
I in each town are needed to get men,
= bers and a man is wanted who will
4 take the position as a permanent one.
in comparison with the resources OF
y other states. Maine may be regarded
gas being somewhat backward. The
state of Wisconsin was compared
rwith the Pine Tree State. each state
4 having virtually the same climate
4and same opportunities, but Maine suf-
fers in the balance and was found to
Z be far behind Wisconsin.
Mr.. Wyman spoke of the water
{ power of Maine He declar
aed that Maine required more
ssrailroads and the only way to find out
what Names needs are is by dill
gent, industrious study and gradual
exploitation of her resources by men
who understand and can realize the
opportunities in our home State He
mentioned the fact that such man
as is needed for this must have suf-
ficient remuneration and that misery
economy would be suicidal to the or
ganization and would offer most Sc
rious handicap. OF course he explained
that the income of the organization
would come from nominal fees of the
members. To make the movement a
success Mr. Wyman said the individ-
ual must be depended on and for each
man to dig deep in his pocket for the
necessary fee.
Carl Milliken
President Burgess then introduced
arl Milliken of Island Falls, President
OF the Senate. Mr.. Milliken spoke of
the ever increasing Improvements and
the advantages of Maine and further
said that that which impressed him
most while in Egypt was the fact that
the same methods off everyday life
are used as were in use 5000 years ago.
He partially explained that was be-
cause they were living for selves alone.
. with selfish motive. THE people of
lcur country are helping each other in
daily life, although at times we do not
believe it, and We are all Progressives.
We are all mixed up together, wheth-
or we will or not. 1t never was more
true than it is today, that no man lives
in himself and no man dies in himself
Cooperation is the modern theory of
community life" declared the Presi-
dent of the Senate.
An informal hour of discussion of
tie movement by those present was
held.
Letters for the following are adver-
tised Friday, May Is. at the Fairfield
post office: Mrs. Hattie Cummings,
Miss vena Libby. Joseph Pooler, Sr.,
Joseph Morgan, Mrs. Mary Moulton,
Mrs. Sarah Nugent, Mrs Carrie NJ.
Priest, Carl p. Savage. Mrs. Arthur
Wilson, Miss Ethel Taylor. Mrs. A. r.
Asford, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Seel, Mrs.
Emery Singley. Elsie Cayonetta, Roy
Post care Chester Giberson.
The Lawrence High school baseball
team has practiced hard all the week
in anticipation of their game Saturday
afternoon. with the Gardiner team on
the West street diamond. Lawrence
will have practically their regular
team. and under the coaching ol
,Esggy' Allen the boys are IN mrs