The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-11-25

more, and over 1900 more abandoned
larms than ten years ago, surely some.
'hina Is wrong somewhere, somehow -
l was at meeting recently of the
otate Chamber of Commerce and Aqri.
cultural League, where the president OF
tnis organization in his remarks said in
substance: I'VE boast of our great State.
OF its natural resources, It's natural sum.
mer resorts. its fertile soil, its wonderful
water powers; we point to our State with
pride. but" said he, ''that is all
wrong. We should rather be ashamed of
our State, not of its natural advantages
ana resources, but of the fact that we, as
cleizens OF this generation, have not made
more OF them." And he is surely right.
PRESIDENT elect Harding said the other
day in his Texas speech, "Who dares to
prophecy In quaffing from the cup of
optimism what the future has in store2
One needs only to see this mystic valley
with Its possibilities not yet touched to
see where prophecy falls short.u Nav
not this be equally applied to Ma;nea
VINO dares to prophecy the future of
Maine? One needs but to see our un-
touched resources to see where prophecy
falls short. He said Texas was annie for
an empire of $4,000, 90 of people. May
not Maine be ample for an empire of
many millions of people? He further
SAID, Il like to think Of an America
whose citizens are ever seekinp the pr.at-
er development, enlarged resources and
the widened influence of the Republic. !"
DO not we of Waldo county like to think
of Waldo county whose citizens are
ever seeking the greater development,
enlarged resources, and the widened in
fluence of this county in the counseIs and
activities of the State?
we expected to have with US tonight
the Secretary of the State Chamber of
Commerce and Industrial League, the
power behind the throne in that orean-
lzatlon, who would have told you many
interesting things regarding what this
society has done and purposes to do in
the State. They are calling for $40, OGO
apportloned among the different counties
TO carry On their work and Waldo County
has agreed to contribute 5000 of this
amount. Some of this, perhaps not a
large amount, should be contributed by
brooks, for Brooks will benefit with the
rest of US in the expenditure of the
money.
One thing they expect to DO is to dou-
BILE the population of Maine in the next
I ten years. What part then shall we OF
Waldo County play2 What is to be done
here to correct the conditions that have
obtained? How are we to increase our
population, industries, agriculture and
trade? Is there any reason why the pro-
! ducts from the farms of your town can
not be increased two, three and fourfold?
The land is surely here ready to give up
its wealth. This is for you people of
Brooks. Belfast can assist you, ut
yours is the major work. Is there any
reason why the City of Belfast should
not be twlce its present size? Certainly
its natural advantages for City of much
larger proportions are not excelled That
is tor the people of Belfast to do, the
gentlemen here tonight. You of Brooks
can assist US, but ours is the ma jor work.
1t cannot be done by sitting in the CHM
bo
getting the tomorrow. We must think
and plan for the tomorrow, that its ac-
complishments may be greater than
those of today. This is large and wide
subject and | haven't time tonight to en-
ter into a further discussion of it. | am
passing it on for your thought and con-
sideration.
There is, however, one factor gnawing
at the very vitals of our prosperity, TO
which i wish to particularly call your
attention-the mail order houses. They
assist in no way in our development; are
not interested therein; in fact, prefer that
we remain where we are and pay to them
yearly tribute. Following with the
thought of Lincoln, when you send dol
lar to mail order house, the mail order
house has the money and you have the
goods, whatever they may be-You dc
not know until you get them; but when
YOU pay that dollar to your local mer-
chant you have both the goods and the
dollar in your town. Every dollar sent
to mail order house carries with it a
certain percentage of profit. All profit
means additional capital. Additiona