The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-10-05
Belfast Board of Trace.
Arranees for Entertainment OF the u. "A. X

was large number n aCtenoance' Aneie was
a general discussion on the matter OF enter
tanning the members Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, who hold their State
convention in this city, Oct 18Th aud 18TH, and
of the part that the Board of Trade Will take In
the entertainment. 1t was decided to give
the delegates an automobile ride to some near
by interesting point and to ask the residents
of the city to provid automobiles Tor the trip.
James H. Howes was appointed committee Of
one to see if the Country Club could be visited
on that occasion. Messrs. Morris L. Slugg,
Virgil L. Hall and Clement W. Wescott were
made committee to look after securing suf-
ficient number of automobiles for the outing.
There will be sessions of the D. A. K, We'd
nesday afternoon and evening and Thursday
forenoon in Memorial Hall. Thursday after
noon it is proposed to take the delegates to
some point by automobile, and in the evening
there will be reception to the delegates. in
which the Board of Trade will have prominent
part The annual banquet will take place on
Wednesday evening. The committee appointed
to look after the hall and orchestra for the re-
ception are Messrs. Ralph l. Morse, Rev. Horace
B. Sellers and Elon B. Glchrest. 1t is expected
that McKeens Orchestra will furnis h music for
the reception and that there will be number
of vocal and instrumental selections, among
them vocal solo by Mrs. C. W. Wescott.
Orrin j. Dickey wa5 made committee in
charge of the work of the Boy Scouts and they
will be used as guides for the delegates, and in
making the assignment of rooms will act as
Stant ts to n charpa
The matter of having the stores and some
of the principal buildings in the city decorated
during the two days was considered and it
was the opinion of the Board of Trade that
every merchant should make some decoration
for the occasion, and the following committee
will call residents and merchants and ask
for bunting or flag decorations for the two days:
Messrs. Bertrand L. Davis, Ralph D. South
worth and Wilson Ellis.
Il was voted to sue the C. and C. Raincoat
Company for breach of contract on the
ground that their agreement to remain in the
city for period of six months for trial of
the local work was not kept, and further that
they had not employed the number of help
they had agreed to do. In bringing the suit
H. C. Buzzell was instructed to attach the eff
fects of the company now in the city and se-
cure payment, if possible. in whole or part
of the amounts the Board of Trade had paid
out in the interest of the factory. The matter
is already in process of operation. The Bel
fast Board of Trade did much toward making
the stay of the company in the city success
and had it not been for the work of the union
in Massachusetts, which demanded the close of
the factory here. there is question but tha t
the local factory should have been a success.
The pressure brought to bear on the manage
ment was, however. too much for the COM
pany and they withdrew from Belfast and set
tied their troubles with the Union.
| report was received from Wilson Ellis.
treasurer of the Belfast Food Fair, which was
run under the management of the Belfast
Board of Trade last winter, in which the total
amount of the receipts was given $l2O1 81
with disbursements of s1010 ID, leaving a net
balance in the treasury of the Belfast Board
OF Trade of $l91 81. There is also $40 due in
rental. The receipts were divided follows
admissions, $785 So; confetti $57 81; prizes
$52 10; booth space, s23s; dollar sale, $67 So
merchandise returned, 81 10; total, $12Ol 81
The disbursements were as follows: rent, $13O
advertising, s99 25; music. s244 6S; labor, $l45,-
So; supplies, S162 81; miscellaneous, 1927 85
total, $l010 ID.
Mr. Slugg reported in regard to the hote
proposition that the situation remained abou
the same and that nothing had been done
President Coombs stated that he had been in
formed there were parties who were willing
to 60 ahead with hotel in case the lot could
be bought right. There general discus
sion in regard to the matter of lower insur
ance rates in the city and the statement was
made that owing to certain conditions here VIZ
are in the same classification as the towns o
Searsport and Winterport. Chief Enginee
Shute, Judge M. W. Lord. Mayor Keene ane
others spoke at some length in regard to tn.
matter.
Some remarks were made in regard to gooc
roads and with the hope of having something
done on the section of road between this cit,
and East Northport the following resolution
was introduced by Orrin J. Dickey. and was
adopted:
Resolved by the Belfast Board of Trade, ,tha,
the Belfast-Camden highway, covering thai
section on said read between East Northport
and Little River Bridge, so-caIled. is of utmost
importance, not only because of the heavy
travel on this highway. between Bangor. Rock
land and other points, coming east from Port
land, but also because of the stopping of work
over a section of about one mile means a short
section of bad road in both spring and fall, q
section which can be built with very little ex-
pense by the State and will be connecting link
in the highway, and if not built will result il
material loss to the State. county and this
city, because postponement of the completion
of the work beyo the coming springtime will
make necessary the obstruction of the highway
for a considerable period during the season
when the greater benefits from the summer
travel are reaped through this section of Mane
Resolved, that an official commun ication be
transmitted to the Governor and Council for
their consideration, and that similar copy be
filed with the Maine State Highway Commission
and the Maine Automobile Association, urging
upon them the Importance of the completion OF
this section of the road in the early spring
months, before the .rrival of the summer
| travel.
The Board held another meeting last Mon
day evening to consider several matters which
had been brought to their attention. M. R
knowlton appeared in the interest of the
Crane Nut-lock Company and explained that
the company were preparing to organize in
this city, capitalized. at 100000, with the
of o.