The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-12-13
Belfasfs. Board of Trade.

The annual meeting of the Belfast Board
OF Trade was held at the Court House last
Friday evening with a good attendance
and from all the departments were most
encouraging reports received. In regard
to the new sardine factory which it was
expected to be located here, there were
encouraging reports and while there may
be nothing done this winter, it is very
likely that it will be one of the enterprises
of the spring. The promoters of the new
plant were in Boston and New York the
past week looking over the ground in re-
gard to machinery and boiler and find
that they must wait sometime in order to
have their needs supplied, owing to the
conditions in general with the manufac-
turers. Both Mr.. James H. Howes and
Mr.. A. P. Goodhue reported progress in
the situation and expected that the out
, come would be successful.
Secretary Orrin j. Dickey spoke on the
matter of the organization of the Third
Maine Regiment Company in this city
and of the coming of Adiutant General
George Meg Presson on Wednesday night
to meet citizens in regard to the same A
committee to assist him was appointed
consisting of Morris L. Slugg, Orrin j.
Dickey and c. W. Wescott.
County Agent N. S. Donahue of the
Extension Department of the University
OF Maine was present and spoke in regard
to changes needed in his room and the
matter was left with S. A. Parker
President Morris Slugg spoke on the
matter of funds for the war, camp and
recreation fund, that part was to have
been set aside from the Y. M. C. A. fund
and that the committee had not yet re-
ported on the same.
The committee on nominations, of
which Wilson Ellis was chairman, report
ed the following officers for the coming
year and the report was adopted and they
were elected: President, Clement W.
Wescott; vice presidents, Herbert I.
Field, Charles Bradbury and Fuller c.
Wentworth; secretary, Orrin j. Dickey;
treasurer, T. Frank Parker; board of
managers, R. F. Dunton, O. E. Frost,
Ben D. Field, James c. Durham, M. R.
knowlton, w. X. Keene, A. P. Goodhue,
Fred R. Poor, Maine Hills and Lynwood
B. Thompso
President Morris Slugg made short
address thanking the members for the
aid extended during his term, he spoke of
what had been accomplished and at the
close called president elect Wescott to
the chair. A vote of thanks was given
to the retiring president for his efforts in
the aid of the Board of Trade and Belfast
and Mr.. Wescott made a short address in
which he asked the aid of all in making
| the year a success.
President Wescott announced that his
committees would be appointed later and
that to the list he would add another
whose duty would be to look after any,
! thing that was not on the list of the 9TH
er committees
There was some discussion In regard to
the matter of extending the route of the
steamer Castine from Warren's Landing
to Hughes Point and Ryder's Cove, and
Mr.. Wescott was appointed committee
to confer with the Pendletons in, regard
to the price of wharfage.
T. Frank Parker as treasurer, made an
hat ho
Board of Trade had not been dormant in
the past year as regards the matter of
expending money and that quite a sum
had been collected, about $400 and ex-
pended for local movements of interest
to Belfast
Secretary Dickey presented his report
which follows:
The Secretary's Report.
To the President and Members of the
Belfast Board of Trade:
Another year has passed in the history
of this organization and with the COM
pletion of my third year of secretaryship.
there is closed one of its busiest years.
There has been volume of correspond
ence during the year, inquiries regarding
Belfast and vicinity coming from all sec
/ tions of the country, and to these we
have given time and information, believ-
/ ing each answer was boost and adver-
tising medium for Belfast.
What the Board of Trade has accom-
plished this year cannot perhaps be re-
| corded in these reports, but this organi-
zation has been by no means inactive,
even though at times there has been an
apparent lethargy, due possibly to pre-
vailing conditions and times
| Early in the year efforts were made
to secure the location of new shoe fac
! tory concern in the city, resulting in the
visits of several firms, and two trips to
Boston on the part of the secretary, but
permanent results were not obtained. A
! liberal subscription was made by the
Board toward the aid of the Good Roads
Committee. Officers worked hard during
the first of the year, with outside help, for
the location of some industry in the
Duplex building at The foot of Main
street, only to find disappointment in
! their efforts and the final removal of the
building.
! A resolution was passed and commit
tee sent TO Augusta during the session of
the Legislature, asking for liberal ap-
preparation for draw in the lower
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