The Republican journal., 1916-05-18
lou walt to get under the hide of few
people in the city of Belfast, and then alb

Aoo walt TO get under the hide of a few
people in the city of Belfast, and then ab-
sointeiy eliminate them for all time to
come'-those chronic kickers and knockers
VINO stand on the street corners and run thing.
oown,-thosr men who have never done q
! single thing to help Belfast, and who will try
" oiock anything that one of you men try to
oo' Ihat Is the type of people that want my
words to reach tonight. They are not here,
because they won't come to meeting of this
KIND, but they will hear of this. and I shall
escape on the morning train so they can't get
at me. want you to understand that we in
Portland want to see Belfast grow as big and
1ast as you possibly can. We hope the time
Will come soon that you are city of fifty or
one hundred thousand, because when that
time comes Portland will be Just little bit
larger. Portland always will be the big city
and the metropolis of the State of Maine In
gong up, though. we want every city to 90
with US. That is the interest that we in Port
land have for Belfast. The great trouble all
over the State is that we don't get together
very often and when we do. we don't stay to-
gether. Natural advantages never built any
city, because if it had Belfast would have been
one OF the biggest cities in the United States,
Tor you have many natural advantages.
He then cited case after case of cities built
IN the most unnatural location and yet far su-
perlor to others nearby which had every nat
ural advantage but not the men to push it, and
among them mentioned Duluth. Los Angeles
and other western, southern and middle west
cities. The business men did it, They never
miss chance to say what city they are from,
and every man is a walking advertisement for
his home town. No matter where you live
that city or town should be to you the garden
spot of the earth; if it is not, get out and get
out quick. What has made the western cities
great is he leaders of men out there, and six
out of every ten of those leaders are from New
England. What they have done out there they
could have done can do at home. Every
citizen of Belfast should be willing to wear
sandwich board and walk about the streets
advertising his city, "I'm for Belfast"
He spoke of Dallas, built up with northern
capital of Detroit with it's great automobile
industries, into which millions from the east
90 every year, making it the auto centre of the
world What men invest in the south or west
if invested at home would mean everything to
Maine; but where men will not invest dollar
in their own town they will buy all kinds of
stock in western mines and oil wells. "Invest
at home, gentlemen; little money given to
help the board of trade to secure new busi
ness to make your city grow, is far better than
sending it into other localities
He said he pleased to see that the Bel
fast banks were taking the lead in many
things; that it speaks well for the city. He
complimented Mr.. Wescott on his success In
raising 1920 easily and hoped to hear good
reports from it. He referred to the shipbud-
ing boom and said the Portland Chamber of
Commerce had referred several concerns to
Belfast. He gave brief summary of the his
tory of the Portland Chamber of Commerce
and drew from it lessons of encouragement
for Belfast, assuring the men present that they
could accomplish for city like this anything
they attempted. 1t is newspapers privilege
to encourage local industries and to speak
we'll of its city and citizens, and it is the citi-
zens duty to patroniZe them.
Throughout his talk Mr.. Moore introduced
many stories and told of his experiences and
OF what has been done in the many cities and
towns which he had visited At the close he
asked all the members of the board of trade to
rise. and then called for all who would pledge
themselves to become members in the inme-
diate future, ,and about forty five men st ood
Mr.. Moore's remarks created great enthusiasm
among his hearers and at the close he was
given round after round of applause.
The banquet was big success.