Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-23
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memberships have been obtained by
these enthusiastic workers.
The teams reporting yesterday
were Team No. 4, with eleven new
members, Team No. 5, Captain G.. A.
Ellinwood, eleven members, Team
No. 6, Captain B. E. Bither, seven
members. and the following teams,
each of which reported two members:
Team No. Z. Captain G. H. Macon
Der, Team No. 8, Captain E. P. Hew-
EFT, Team No. 10, Captain Harry
Pierce; Team No. 10. Captain G. c.
Weston; Team No. Z. Captain Char
les M. Taber; Team No. 10. Captain
Ralph Herrick and Team No. 20, Cap
tain Frank Southland:
One new membership was reported
by Captain c. E. Purinton, Team No.
Is.
The leading division yesterday was
Division No. 2, Major Fred Lord.
with 20 memberships. Division No
3, Major Fred J. Hersey. had to its
credit &C memberships, Division No.
1, Major G. p. Kinsman, 5s member
ships, Division No. 4, Acting Major
Myron NJ. Davis, IS memberships.
Robert Crosby, campaign manag-
er. stated when the reports of the
day were all in that Augusta is run,
| ming true to form for cities that
start out to build civic commercial
organizations. the percentage of gain
for the third day being exactly what
was expected.
There are several companies and
business establishments in Augusta
that are yet to be heard FROM" said
Mr.. Crosby. r'Team workers will
make reports of visits to them to-
morrow. You have done excellent
work and your three days of effort
for the Chamber of Commerce has
given you experience which will
help materially in going after other
members"
Among the members of the execu-
tive campaign committee who were
present at the luncheon yesterday
were Guy P. Gannett, Frank G.. FAR
rlngton, Arthur N. Soule and Myron
NJ. Davis.
Results of the survey at the Cony
High school, conducted with the CO.
operation of Fred L. Nash. principal,
which will have great weight with
members of the new Chamber of
commerce when they decide upon
their program of work, were an
nounced by st. John Armes, publ
city manager. He told those at the
luncheon Of the great interest which
students took in the movement, once
1t was explained to them, and read
replies which the young men and
young women wrote to the four
questions that were asked.
Question and replies by the fut-
ure citizens of Augusta were of par
ticular interest to the men at the
luncheon.
This question read was: What do
you think is the first thing the
Chamber of Commerce should I'M
dertake for the betterment Of Au-
gusta"
Some Of the replies by young men
read:
l think the first thing the Cham
Der of Commerce should do is to i'm
prove Augusta so that people instead
OF going away will remain. Improve
the highways. Encourage building
homes for working people. Fix the
dam so that we won't have to use
so much coal. Reopen a freight
route on the river. Establish public
parks and Fairgrounds. Help Mr..
Gannett build the new park. Find
a place for young men to go to on
Sunday. Build state road from Au-
gusta to Waterville. Clean I'D the
streets, mostly around houses, so as
to get better health. Remove un-
slightly billboards. Build new the
atre. Remove ramshackel buildings
on business streets. Provide for
regular collection of ashes garbage
and rubbish.
Here are some of the replies by the
young women:
Repair and improve the roads.
Establish parks and Fairgrounds.
Build Y. w. c. A. Enforce law re-
garding school attendance Take up
the question of housing. Tear down
old business buildings and construct
new ones. Make better sidewalks.
Improve conditions of cross streets,
clean up ash dumps. arrange for
garbage collection. Take advantage
of water power at dam and build up
Augusta as manufacturing city.
Bring in outside trade. Wake up
Augusta-it has gone sound asleep.
Do things that would create pride
by the young people of our city. Find
positions for graduates of the COM
mercial course. Help the farmers.
Improve health conditions. Appoint
a park commissioner with full pow
er to develop a boulevard idea like
Paris. Plant more trees in many Of