The Republican journal., 1915-11-11
lavish with applause during the post prandal
exercises and were particularly demonstrative
when the toastmaster got on his feet.


exercises and were particularly demonstrative
when the toastmaster got on his feet.
At p. M. Memorial hall was filled to- listen
to fine concert by the Belfast band, which
they very generously contributed, courtesy
thoroughly appreciated by every one. John
c. orcutt. secretary of the Agricultural Com
mittee of the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
gave very interesting illustrated lecture on
Marketing. He began with the products, the
channels to the markets and the people in the
cities where the products are largely con-
sumed. The greater part of his address was
devoted to the dairy industry, particularly in
Msine. The Berry dairy farm in Troy was
shown as one of the best in New England, and
also the two creameries in Unity. The scen-
tific handling of milk from the time it is put
into the cans in the farmers homes. the
creamery processes, the exterior and interior
OF the refrigerator cars in which the milk is
carried to the city depots, then to the traders
and lastly to the consumers, were illustrated
and explained. Mr.. Orcutt spoke briefly of
other lines of farming. and showed pictures of
the farming sections of the west and middle
west.
Prof. Mitchell followed with an illustrated
lecture on the Agricultural Club Work in
Maine and in different sections of the country
where it has been wonderfully successful
Several attractive pictures of the Campus
and buildings at the University of Maine were
shown and at the close of the address num-
ber of government slides of club work were
explained.
AT o'clock all adjourned to the Opera
House. where they were guests of Manager
Walter j. Clifford at moving picture show
AT s a. m. the boys gathered in Memorial
hall to hear the reading of the prize essays
and the awarding of prizes by S. A. Parker,
representing the Belfast Board of Trade. The
three local banks offered 5000 for the best re-
suits in potato growing and the boys exhibited
specimens, with essays on the method of culti-
vation, cost, etc. The prize essays were read
by Clifton Hamm, Jesse Bangs and George
Weed The prizes and points scored were in
the following order, the prizes ranging from
SIS to 81.
lst. George Weed, Thorndike, ssA.
I'd. Clifton Hamm, Monroe, s6b.
Sd. Raymond Hall, Brooks, &c.
4th. Jesse Bangs, Freedom, 80.
5th. Wesley TIbbetts, Freedom 79b.
9th Joseph Bacon, Freedom, &C.
7th. Gardner Tibbetts, Freedom, 751.
sth. Cecil Thomas, jackson, 721.
9th. Harry Hartley, Monroe, II.
10th Fred Mckinley, Jackson, 691.
llth. Nealand Hall, Brooks 65
18th. Frank Riley, Monroe, 64
18th. Raymond Leonard, Freedom, 81
14th. Collins Taylor, Jackson, 56b.
18th. Millard Roberts, Jackson, Sc.
10th. James Roberts, Jackson, 545
18th. Dannie Could Jackson, 49,
18th. Edward Leonard. Freedom, 40.
18th. George Riley, Monroe. 49,
goth. Ralph Riley Monroe, AZ.
At o'clock the visitors and the Boy Scouts
collected on the steps of the postoffice and
were photographed in a group Then under
the escort of Mr.. Dickey they visited the
Thompson Mfg. Co, the plant of the Saco
Valley Canning Co., .he Lubec Sardine Com
pany, the Leonard & Barrows shoe factory
and the Mathews Brothers mill, and were
given ten minute talks at each place. The
boys were much interested, as we're some of
our own boys who had never visited these
busy plants and factories, upon which the
prosperity of our city depends.
The visitors departed for their respective
homes by team, auto or train, and we trust we'll
pleased with their sojourn in Belfast and we
hope to see them again with US, and many
others, next year.