Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-01-18
South Paris Board Of Trade Banqasts


| south Paris Board Of Trade Banqusts
PRESIDENT GULNAc OF STATE CHAMBER
SPEAKS OF ORGANIZATIONS WORK.
A straightforward business talk BY
James @. Gulnac of Bangor, president o.
the State Chamber of Commerce ant
Agricultural League, was the principa
feature OF the banquet of the South
Paris Board OF Trade Thursday evening
| In addition, several matters OF local anc
immediate interest received attention.
| The banquet was served In the dining
room of Paris Grange, and was prepared
and served by the grange. The menu
included mashed potato, cold ham and
pressed meat, hot biscuits, salads, pies,
cakes and the adjuucts. About seventy
were seated at the tables.
After the cigars had been reached,
President Perley F. Ripley Of the board
called to order for a short business meet
| ing on some matters of immediate i'm.
portance. To Introduce the first, he
read letter from F. r. Penley of West
Paris, saying that citizens meeting at
West Paris had voted to take steps to-
ward dividing the town, and suggesting
q committee from this village to work
with the West Paris committee on the
matter.
As matter of explanation, Walter l..
Gray said he understood that the West
Paris people are asking for the ten up
per tiers of lots in the town, which
would bring the line across Stearns Hill
between the farms OF Richard Gates and
Clarence Stearns, putting about 81 IL
per cent of the town Into the new town.
There was more or less discussion,
largely informal, over the details of the
proposition. A motion was then passed
for the appointment Of q committee to
Investigate the matter, and report to q
mass meeting of citizens. 1t was also
decided to have this meeting the follow
ing Monday evening at Grange Hall.
By motion of Walter L. Gray, President
Ripley was made a member of the COM
mittee, and he appointed Is the other
members Richard b. Gates, Leslie l..
Mason, Charles w. Bowker, o. Z. Cliff
ford, and j. Ferd King.
A straw vote called for by the presi-
dent on the general proposition of divis-
ion showed considerable number favor
ing it, while two voted against 1t.
Another matter then presented was
that of village mail delivery, and the
decision OF the post Office department,
Just received, was read by Mr.. Gray and
explained by Postmaster j. A. Kenney.
The department will put on one carrier,
to make two deliveries day, forenoon
and afternoon, over q territory as far
north as Nichols Street, as far south.
east as Oxford Street and Highland
Avenue, as far west "a Gary Street.
Numerous questions were asked, and
the details were discussed at length. A
straw vote on the question whether this
amount Of delivery would be considered
a good thing for the village, showed
large number of hands in the affirmative,
and none voted in the negative.
President Ripley then introduced Pres
ident Gulnac of the State Chamber OF
Commerce and Agricultural League,
who spoke at some length, without dis
play of rhetoric or oratory, but with the
close attention of all his hearers. Every
community, said he, should have as
large and as good an association OF bust
ness men as possible. But the work of
these associations is broadening out into
much more than q simple business or
ganization. The work of a chamber of
commerce or other organization OF the
kind should be as broad as the COM
munity life. 1t should include the wom-
en-, who are now doing some of the best
work of these organizations, especially
in the home directorate. We must solve
our problems through the organized
work of the community.
he then enumerated the several d.
rectorstes of the State Chamber of Com.
meIcs and Agricultural League, and
told of some of the work that had al
ready been done along business and other
lines. We have big state, wonderful
state. with large undeveloped resources,
but we ought not to be proud that those
resources are so undeveloped.
Two things of vital interest and i'm
mediate Importance he mentioned-the
agriculture of the state, its greatest
asset, and the present condition In which
the railroads find themselves, and which
calls for relief. The condition of the
state to-day spells great big Opportu-
nifty.
Following Mr.. Gulnac, j. A. Kenney
spoke briefly of the men of the COM
munity who had made its progress pos
sible since he came to town in 1878;
Su perintendent of Schools A. B. Gar
celOn called attention to the fact that
something must be done at the annual
town meeting to relieve the present
school housing conditions; and A. E.
Morse, being mistakenly called upon,
gave some of his best readings to close
the program.