Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-28
Small Towns Want
To Know How to
Organize and How
To Go Ahead
Subscriptions Pouring H.
Success Is Now Assured

Subscriptions for membership are pour
ing into the headquarters of the Develop
Maine Movement in this city. There is
no longer any doubt but that the move
ment will be a huge success and that
much will be accomplished for the bene-
fit of business In the State of -.aine
Many citizens are joining the movement
by sending their subscription dollar d.
rect to the treasurer, w. E. Lawry. at
the headquarters In Augusta. but by far
the larger number are getting their GER
tificates of the local solicitors.
A great many subordinate oranges
have discussed the matter in their meet
ings this week and many have given the
movement favorable consideration. In a
few cases. lack of authentic information
has led to postponement of action. Sew
eral boards of trade have held meetings
and given the movement their endorse
nent More meetings of this character
will be held during the next two weeks.
The headquarters officers have been
flooded with letters asking for informa-
ton as to how small town organizations
may help. who will spend the funds
raised, how they will be spent and what
good the movement will do the home sec
ton of the writer's. These questions are
easily anwered. Small town organiza-
lions can help best by encouraging
spirit Of optimism, boosting their own
sections and making certain that a COM
plete description of their resources and
advantages is placed on file with the De-
velop Maine movement, as well as by
getting every member of the organiza
ton to join the big movement.
The money raised by the Develop
Maine movement will De spent by ex-
perts in publicity, development, adver-
Using and the solicitation of new bust
ness, under the direction of the officers
and executive committee. The officers
are. president, former Governor William
T. Cobb of Rockland; LIST vice president,
John c. Gerry of Lewiston; grand past
councillor of the grand council of New
England Of the Order of United CONNER
cial Travellers of America; End vice presi-
dent, c. s. Stetson of Greene, master
of the Maine State Grange; Bird vice
president, Mrs. F. p Abbott, presi-
dent of the Maine Federation of
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of Waterville, layman's secretary of the
State Y. NJ. C. A.; treasurer. w. E. Law
ry, secretary Of the Maine Senate: and
an executive committee consisting of
Walter S. Wyman Of Augusta, Capt. Roy
l.. Marston of Skowhegan, Silas B.
Adams Of Portland John r. Graham of
Bangor, State Assessor Bertrand G. Nc
1ntyre of East Waterford, President
Carl r. Milliken of the Maine Senate,
former Senator Jasper Wyman OF NIL
bridge, DIR. w. L. West of Belfast, and
Louis B. Goodall of Sanford Friends of
the movement feel that this list of off,
GERS is sufficient guarantee that the
money will be spent to the best advan-
tage OF the State of Maine
The funds raised will be used in main
tanning press bureau which will spread
the glad tidings about Names advan-
tages and opportunities by means of the
newspapers Of this and other states; the
best advertising mediums, approved by
experts. will be used for paid advertising
matter In all parts Of this and other
Countries an expert who can represent
Maine in person among the big financiers
@ho puoihoSS nieh VI the Wofiu In ferret
ing out new business and new money for
Maine will be employed; an informa-
ton bureau will be established at Au-
gusta where complete and accurate
description OF all the natural resources.
opportunities and business Inducements
as well as individuals desiring to enter
tain summer visitors. will be gathered
and disseminated: and. in fact, every
plan or suggestion for improving pres
ent business and inducing new business
10 come to Maine, will be Investigated
and. II worthy. encouraged
The movement will benefit every viii
lage and cross roads in Maine indirectly,
1t has already done so in that ii has
stopped the senseless faulthnding, apollo
slsipg and .kRockinsy which has hereto
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