Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-30
ANNUAL MEETING OF GAR
DINER BOARD OF TRADE

The annual meeting of the Gardiner
Board Of Trade was held Monday eve
ming at the council rooms at the CITY
| building. The reports of the secretary
and treasurer were read and accepted
| President T. S. Smith then spoke as
follows, giving a brief resume CT the
progress of the city during the past
year.
President f. S. Smiths Address.
Gentlemen of the Gardiner Board of
| Trade:
| The year 1916 has been kind to
Gardiner people in many ways. Ex-
emption from serious fires and con-
| tinued prosperity of our varied indus
tries. 1t is with feelings of regret at
the close of my first year as president
of the board that we are unable to an
nounce any new additions to the IN
dustrial life of our city. In many
ways Gardiner has not stood still, on
| the other hand has gone ahead OF the
| records of a number of years past IN
building activities. | Will call your at
| tention to some of the material gains
| for the past year. New post ONCE
| fine stone church of Catholic society
new Congregational church in process
of construction, James Walker and
son new and enlarged plant, also sew
! eral residences. The agitation lof
better school facilities, notably the new
High school building is receiving much
attention on the part of many OF the
citizens The sum of $4,000 has al
ready been subscribed as personal
gift by some of the interested public
spirited citizens toward a fund to help
pay the cost Of such a building. AT
the March meeting of the board q
committee was appointed composed OF
the following gentlemen. j. w. Berry,
E. w. Ellis. +. l.. Bussell, to attend the
Good Roads meeting at Bangor
April 13, 1916, at a smoke talk OF the
Board at G. A. r. hall we had as oul
guests Adj Gen. Presson OF Maine who
spoke on National Preparedness, and
Mr.. Paul Sargent who spoke on Good
Roads, both excellent talks and much
enjoyed by all present.
| At the June 6. 1916 meeting the
Board voted to assist the July 4th
Celebration committee by giving $10C
to their fund.
At the Sept 19 meeting the matter
of the roof at the r. p. Hazard Co
factory, f. l.. Bussell f. w. Ellis, F.
c. Bowler H. w. Lawton were ap-
pointed as a committee to meet the
representatives of the John Evansville
Roofing Co. and make a satisfactory
ARRANGEMENT with both Hazard and
the roofing company.
| The Board recommended that the
city government place nominal valu-
alton on the contemplated enlarge
ment of the plant of the James Walker
| & Son for a term OF years.
At the smoke talk of Dec. Z Prof.
Files of Bowdoin college spoke on the
subject of the Mill Tax.
| Pres Smith then called the atten-
! ton of the meeting to the desirablity
of an extension of the street railway
service and closed by thanking all who
served on the various committees for
the interest manifested.
The following were appointed as a
nominating committee f. w. Ellis, w.
c. Atkins, l.. c. Ballard. s. 6. Decker,
| While the committee was preparing the
nominations, Hon. f. l.. Bussell made
a strong plea for members of the board
| to interest themselves in the project
CT the new high school building. Sew
eral others followed, all speaking in
favor of the erec ton of ii new build
I ing. The report Of the committee re-
suited in the election Of the following
officers: Pres, F. S. Smith; Sec, Fred
| n. Boston: Treas, H. M. Lawton: vice
Pres. r. p. Hazard, F. f. Boston. f.
| W. Ellis. G. H. Gray, e. A. Leighton,
| d. S McNaughton. L. c. Ballard. E..
/ c. Bowler. S. G. Decker: executive
committee. f. A. Wagner, Geo. A.
Williams. j. W. Rafter, S. D Soule.
| w. G. Atkins, f. l.. Bussell, H. w.
| Potter. G.. A. Brawn, DR. G. J. Brag-
don, II. 3. Lawrence, John w. Berry
| Chas. a. Knight.
| The balance of the meeting was de-
voted to a discussion of ways and
means.