Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-02

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Federal Government, is doing every
thing in it's power to make the facts
regarding the disease generally
known, and to prevent serious dam
age by it in the State. Thcae efforts
can be fully effective. however. only
with the most complete participation
in the work Of control by town au-
! thorities and private owners general
ly. The insidious character OF the
disease makes prompt action inlrer-
ative. / urge your earnest concidera-
ton of the problem, with View TO
securing the adoption of measures
! which will safeguard the continued
| production of one Of our most valua-
bic timber trees.
l appreciate the fact that many OF
| YOU have made a considerable sacri-
| flee to come to this Convention, but
/ believe that you will find that Your
time and money has been well ex-
| pended and that you will return home
much benefited by an Interchange Of
| ideas, and with renewed confidence n
| the State of Maine. l hope to have
| the pleasure of meeting many of you
/ in your respective towns, because |
! believe that it is the duty Of the Gov
| crnOr to travel about the State and
| become acquainted with its people,
its resources and its needs. 1t per-,
| haps would be easier for the Govern
or to remain in his comfortable Of
| Co Is, vi lat hc
people come to see him. but 7 prefer
| to adopt the other plan and when the
weather is suitable propose to visit
! all sections of the state. If YOU AS
! SCISSORS have problems and troubles
| of your own in your various towns
and cities, you can imagine what the
! problems and troubles are that cCme
| into the Governors ONCE. | would
not have it otherwise however. and
| am always glad to face whatever
| comes to me, just as YOU face what
comes to YOU in your several, com
| munities. If we did not have trou-
! bles and problems in this world We
would soon become soft and easy
going, for Try surmounting one diff
| fculty We gain strength to carry lis
on and over tho5c that follow. Just
| as yOu Assessors are trying to give
! fair treatment 20 each ana every cit
| izen of your community, I am trying
to do so for the whole State and in
doing the States work have in mind
the welfare of all the people Of Maine
| regardless Of where they live or what
! they do.
While you are in Augusta I hope
each ana every one of YOU viii make
a personal call upon mo in my Office
in this State House, so that I may
greet YOU all, and l extend to YOU a
cordial invitation to come to, the
Blaine House tomorrow afternoon at
four thirty as I am to have an in
formal reception there in Your nc nor.
Nominating Committee Appointed
President Stetson announced the
appointment of a nominating commit
tee yhic,l will report at the morning
session today. Those appointed were
S. A. Smith Of Bingham. y. W. Lin
nckin of Boothbay Harbor, and G. $.
Wing Of Philips.
After the Governors address,
tHlpuSH IlS Nptti ttSN W LIZ 49,
Utilities Commission arrangements
had been made with the New Eng
land Telephone e. telegraph CO. for
the exhibition of moving pictures
showing the construction of the
transcontinental telephone line link
ing New York City with TIE racine
coast which was entitled "SpeS ding
the Spoken Word" A special dele
cation from the Boston Headquarters
of the comranv were on hand with
the outfit. headed by George +. Grant
OF that city.
The picture depicted the first start
off of the construction creT, consist
ing of hole digcers and pole hangers
vending their way through unhrokens
country and later followed by the
'eas burgies" all equipped with lines
and cables, encaccd in the first at
tempt to ling the cast with the west
The picture showed the scenes Of the
various crews engaged in tire work
through the different types Of coun-
try. across the plains. through the
difficult woodlands. over high alti-
tudes and across the great salt lake
until tho object was reached in the
heart Of the great city Of the Pacific
coast, San Francisco. 1t was pic
ture Of unusual interest. The scenes
were intensly interesting and fasci-
mating and We're whole evenings
entertainment.
There was another short reel en-
titled Tracing a Line" depicting
man who had received his telephone
bill later falling asleep and dream
ing. In his dreams he followed the
mechanism OF the telephone system
from his phone in the room through
the complicated cables of the UNDER
ground subways of the congested
city until he reached his number on
the switchboard of the lady operator
at the central office. There We're
also pictures showing the assembling
of the intricate parts Of the instru-
ment, all Of which proved their worth