Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-23
Secretary's Report

Mr. President and Members Of the
Maine state Board Of Trade:
The Maine State Board of Trade
assemblies today in its twenty seventh
annual session. For the seventh time
the State Board meets in Bangor.
During the year there has beer an
other break in the ranks of the nine
teen who participated in the State
Boards initial mesting in 1889. and
this time. it was the dean Of the sur
vivors. Levi Wyman Weston passing
away AT his Skowhegan home at the
age of 80 years. The deceased was
not only the oldest lumberman Of the
upper Kennebec but he was a direct
descendant of the first settler Of
Skowhegan. And within a few weeks
there passed away one who has for
many years been active at State Board
sessions ami likewise prominent in
furthering the development of Maino,
While B2ngor occupies a far more
prominent place on the map of prog
reSs because of him. Long will the
memory and achievements of John r.
Graham he highly cherished in this
seen monuments to his genius, enter
prise and public spirit
Names commercial bodies have had
year of activity. The Portland
Board of Trade after long and hon
orable career covering period of 81
years has been succeeded by the
Portland Chamber of Commerce with
a membership Of 1885 and a large
staff Of paid officials headed bv Exc
cutive Secretary Walter B. Moore
who came to Maine early in the year
and is on the official program for an
address at our afternoon session. In
Brunswick the Board of Trade ana
Business Mems Association have been
merged into the Brunswick Chamber
of Commerce Old Town has a new
commercial organization known as the
Old Town Business Mems Association
and with ex-senator Richardson a.
its head. The newest organization is
the Wilton Chamber of Commerce,
which was successfully launched at
an enthusiastic meeting July 30. and
with A. F. Hinckley. Esq. as Presi-
dent.
The Maine state Board of Trade
is in membership with the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States of
AmericaEend was represented at the
annual Meeting in February at Wash
ington, u c., by exPresident Fred
eric E. Doothby who is the State
Boards 14ouncilor and he was also
chosen lin as director of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
of America. Maine was represented at
the annua1 outing of the New England
Association Of Commercial Executives
by Secretary Edward NJ. Blanding
Providence. R. l., being the place OF
meeting and the date Sept. 3. Fifty
of New England's commercial score
taries were present and were the
guests of the Providence Chamber OF
Commerce.
The forthcoming annual meeting OF
the National Association of CONNER
cial Executive which convenes next
week in St. Louis. Mo-. will be an oc-
casion Of exceptional interest because
a committee appointed at the annual
meeting last year in Cincinnati will
report on state and Sectional Organ
izations'' The Maine State Board OF
Trade was pioneer among state
commercial organizations.
There is opportunity at this time
for only a cursory review of the &C.
Invites Of commercial bodies in affil-
iation with the State Board but a few
concrete illustrations are referred to
indicating that business organizations
in widely different parts of the state
have been busy during 1915 The
Aroostook Board of Trade forwarded
an entire trainload of potatoes for af-
fiicted Belgium. The Augusta Board OF
Trade raised in brief time the nee.
essary funds and has built substan
tial brick shoe factory 25Ox44 #. in
size, the same to be occupied by |. A
Crossett, shoe manufacturer from
North Arlington. Mass. The Auburn