Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

ALL MUST Give CREDIT TO AUGUSTA BOARD or
TRADE WITH FOUNDATIONS LAID FOR PROSPERITY AND
STEADY GROWTH OF CITY DURING THE COMING YEARS

that the city of Augusta stands in
better favor with surrounding sections
and with the State as a whole than
ever before and sees in the growing
favor toward the cssy the signs OF de-
velopments coming across the bust
ness horizon.
Augusta is a good looking city, Mr..
Ingraham says. and no one will gain
say his statement. 1t is much in the
advantage of a city to be good look
ing, the former president Of the Board
declares; it helps a city that wants
more men and more Industries as
much as good looks helps a salesman
where address and strong personality
are primary requisites.
The former president thinks one of
the greatest needs that should be sat-
isfied as soon as possible is a cold
storage plant for Augusta. IF we got
it here it would do much to encoura ge
the agricultural population" Mr.. In
graham declares; more than anything
else 1 can think of that we need here
just now" 1t would cost 5000, how
ever, and Mr.. Ingraham is not ready
to predict just when nor how the cold
storage plant will be realized. Aside
from the present need Of such a plant,
Mr. Ingraham believes that there will
presently be a greater need for it
through the augmented industry of
beef raising in Maine. And there is
nothing which would SO encourage the
raising of beef in our own herds for
our own consumption. he thinks, as
the provision of cold storage plant
to handle the beef product. The cat
tie raiser can easily arrange his
slaughtering, he declares. but meets
serious obstacle when he begins to
search for storage for the product
Mr.. Ingraham points to the fact that
Augusta has few wholesale houses and
offers the opinion that it is not likely
to have more within the near future
1t appears that though the city is
large enough SC far as Wholesale inter-
ests themselves are concerned, it is
nevertheless true that buyers look ask
ance upon wholesale agents from small
cities and wonder why they consider
it possible to operate wholesale bust
ness in a small city. Thus it happens
that in esta blishing in small city like
Augusta the wholesale merchant has
unequal resistance to combat at first
even though he may eventually sue
coed. Mr.. Ingraham failed to mention
it himself, but the Fuller-Holway
Company for which he is part sponsor
is an excellent illustration of what
wholesale lines even in a small city
like the Maine capital.
! And by the same token, Mr.. Ingra
| ham points to the excellence of the
retail business in Augusta. There il
no room for poor stores here, he says
| for the good are large enough anG
| good enough to fix standard tt
which those who might be slack must
keep up if they wish to maintain theil
| business year in and out. He declares
there is no reason why a citizen OF
Augusta should go outside the city t!
, buy, for in Augustus splendid retail
stores one may find all that Is desir.
abba and at price within reason.
And there's one other thing" says
Mr.. Ingraham: Il don't know just how
it can be done nor just when it vii
! be done, but as soon as we can we
must improve our river banks. They
| are both unsightly and unsanitary
they should be beautiful. We must
attend to them"
And so it appears that the Augusta
Board of Trade is not only live or
| ganization but ready one, with an
ear to the ground. with an eye on IT.
self, always seeking to improve the
city and always watching for an op-
portunity to introduce to the improved
city men and industries which will
serve to increase it: and in years to
come the Board will be we'll satisfied in
one of the most beautiful and prosper
Gus cities in New England.