Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-23
THE Maine STATE
BOARD OF TRADE
OFFICERS MEET
FOR DISCUSSION

Portland, Me. Nov 22.-Several i'm
portant committees were appointed at
the meeting of the Maine State Board
of Trade executive committee held at
the Falmouth Hotel N this city yester-
day and many matters of Statewide in
terest were discussed. Those in attend
ance were: President Charles F. Flagg:
Secretary Edward NJ Banding. Bangor;
Treasurer Timothy +. Callahan. Lewis
ton; George l.. Crosman. Portland; Har-
ry E. Plummer, Lisbon Falls; and Geo.
f. Bowley. Sanford
The following were the committees
appointed by President Flagg and con-
frmed by the executive committee:
Program committee-Prof. George T.
Files of Brunswick, Edward M. Bland
ing of Bangor. l.. 4. Jack of Lisbon
Falls.
Legislative committee-Pres. Chas. F.
Flagg chairman ex olficio): Secretary
Edward NJ. Blanding; Treasurer Tim
othy f. Callahan; Arthur Chaplin of
Bangor, George l.. Crosnlan OF Portland,
Cornelius Horrigan of Biddeford. Silas
J. Adams of Portland. c. S. HIGH
born of Augusta, Z. Ii. to9g OF houiion,
l.. A. Jack OF Lisbon Falls, hoy l.. Mars-
ton of Skowhegan, l.. 4. Cloudy OF Port
land, d. j. Callahan Of Lewiston, George
r. Files of brunswick, John e. Scates of
Westbrook, NJ. E. slugg OFF Belfast. L.
L. Boothby of Watervii.e. E. c. CARL OF
Augusta. G. K. Parker of Yarmouth, }.
p. Hutchinson of Eastport, Harry Manser
of Auburn, George q. Emery OF Sanford,
w. =. Ordway of Skowhegan. George X.
Bowley of Sanford and Arthur A. Head
of Waterville.
Council of Chamber of Commerce, U.
s. A.-President Charles f. Flagg and
Col Frederic E. Boothby of Waterviile,
alternate.
1t was voted to utilize the study of the
State board into the subject Of rural cred
it's and to appoint the president of the
board and l.. A. Jack, Esq. of Lisbon
Falls to promote the work of forming To-
cal farm loan associations for federal in
corporation as soon as the national farm
loan banks have been established.
The committee on available lands
for settlement or colonization IN
Maine reported that meeting was
held last week and progress was being
made in their investigation.
1t was voted to appoint a committee
of five on the request OF the Bangor
Chamber of Commerce to investigate
the abuse and possible remedy of re-
tail sales in Maine cities by out of
State firms.
1t was voted to aid the Portland
Chamber of Commerce in bringing to
the further attention of affiliated bod
les the proposed nationwide tour
May "a to July 4.
Under authority given the council
at the annual meeting of the State
board in September it was voted to
ascertain whether the railroads, street
railroads, power and lighting compa-
MES. the Maine State Grange, the
University of Maine, and various 9TH
er interests of the State would be
willing to join in the formation OF q
Maine publicity bureau of the state
Definite plans were considered for
the early work Of such a bureau, the
first being to advertise in effective
ways the notable progress in Maine in
agriculture, dairying and orcharding,
ard to inaugurate a farreachinG cam
l,1ign to bring more people into the ru-
raj districts of the State. Other plans
to follow in due course. This work of
organizing the bureau will be prelim-
mary to asking State aid in accord
ance with the vote at the Camden
meeting