Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS
GRANGE BODIES AT CLINTON
i'm MOST HARMONIOUS BANQUET.

matt6rs UP and Try to help out In this
matter. Mr.. Besse also spoke Of putting
the three fairs in the State into one and
making 1t q Today event.
Mr.. Watts then called on Mrs. Ella Ken-
nedy. who spoke briedy. saying that she
was pleased that Chamber Of Commerce
present and that she believed many good
suggestions would come out Of this meet
Ing. and called upon the master Of the
Grange and several others to speak for
the Grange.
Willis knights was then. called upon
and said he was deeply interested in this
meeting and felt it was for the mutual
benefit Of both that they get together
that they should cooperate to build up
both. Each was dependent upon tho
other. ~ ~
DR.. A. A. Shaw was called upon and
said but few words. declaring that Ne
was pleased to have the chamber come
to Clinton and that It would certainly
help both places. That it would stimu.
late the people Of Clinton to better things.
President Patterson then called upon
DR.. L. O.. Bunker, who spoke In part ~
follows: He was told that the best part
OF the Clinton Grange was the ladies and
he felt that 1t was correct. He expected
that he would hear about farming. but he
had not. except from one man and he not
farmer. That there Is no reason why
farming should not be talked up. Every
thing high now. am a farmer: these
others are not real farmers. In many
cases when things are high the farmer
does not have them. A man to make s.
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good man. The keynote Of this meeting Is
what we can do. and I tell you It Is to
buy and pay the price for their products.
What is needed is a cold storage plant in
Waterville. He then told Of some Of the
work Of the farmers and Of the difficulties
Of farming. Idon't like shipping 30 much
to Boston and back again, and believe
that 1t should be stopped by creating .
good market for the products which you
raise.
Hon. Frank Redington was called upon
to talk on good roads.
He spoke Of the fact that Maine has
no good continuous roads. He also spoke
Of the different methods of building roads.
All State road money is now gone We
all want good roads. 1t Is what we shall
do to raise money to keep them up. The
federal government has appropriated .
certain amount for good roads which
must be met by the State. Federal gov
eminent money must be spent on a con-
tinuous highway. People in this section
want this money expended between
Brunswick and Waterville to make "a
good road from Portland to Bangor. And
that this would be a matter Of business
He also spoke Of the good roads in other
places and said that Maine must not fall
behind in this matter and all the small
as we'll as the large communities want
these roads and they must be contipu-
Gus. He closed by reading a letter from
| John c. Scates regarding what Is to be
done to get new roads and appealing for
mill tax. -- ......
, The last speaker was Hon. Harvey D
Eaton. who spoke of the advantages to be
gained from progressive farming and the
successes that can be made by a man
who will apply himself to the best in
farming. He closed by telling story
Of the success gained by one young man
Of his acquaintance. :.
| Following the formal program short
social hour was enjoyed before the Wa
terville men left for their homes.