Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-31
A Paid Advertisement
for Those Who Wish
Real Progress
o Opportunities Being Neglected
That Would Give Employ
ment to Many and Greatly
Increase the Business Of This
Whole Section
ARTICLE NO. 1
(By GEORGE r. WEBBER)

awoke to the fact that 1t was ship
ping Its raw product away at a
miserably low price its business men
hit upon the idea Of converting this
raw material into the finished prod
uct thereby employing local people
who built homes, purchased their
needs in local markets and deposited
their money in loca, banks. The
town grew and the fame Of the
product grew and the local per capt.
ia wealth increased. all to the direct
benefit Of every person in the COM
munity.
From this immediate section of
Maine we annually ship hundreds Of
carloads Of apples. buyers come here
from far away and send our apples
to factories where they are turned
into the finished product of jam and
Jelly, cider and apple butter and the
other by products. Their factories
and their workmen reap the advan-
tages. their community is built up.
their product becomes known and
their activities cover the entire IL
months, while we sell the goose that
lays the golden eggs and after a few
weeks Of hustlins to sell our raw
material that we can send away for
others to fabricate and sell back 10
us at profit to them.
We read full page advertisements
OF the advantages to our district of
low priced electric power. It is an
asset only if used, it is no more an
asset than money hidden and for
gotten in a tree is an asset to the
owner OF the tree and his neighbors.
UNLESS WE ARE WILLING AND
ABLE TO PUT 1T TO WORK.
Why not jelly and preserve fac
tory located somewhere out near
Manchester. packing their product
In an attractive container and with
an attractive embossed Iabelo
Starting on not too large a scale and
feeling its way along, would soon de-
velop into a real industry to which
the whole community might point
with pride and likewise profit.
Other resources ard raw mater,a,
are either being shipped away or al
io"ed 10 go to waste. Just above the
dam. stacked in q. pile higher than
some OF our churches are tons and
tons Of cheap wood. Recently the
Augusta Lumber Co. advertised to
give waste wood to anyone who
would come and get it. / am not q
WOOD expect, and do not know
whether or not it would make
ciothesplns or nut-megs, but there is
bureau in Washington with a
corps of experts and we have a right
through our congressman to demand
their services and with this raw ma
tcrial now being wasted and pncti-
caiiy without value, plus our labor
ana our cheap power which we are
SO proud OF we could build a factory
and manufacture something which
would sell at O. profit. Other cities
nave no monopoly upon the manu-
1acture of wooden toys or articles of
usefulness. We may rs we'll deyelon
what we are wasting and increase
our bank deposits and our population
as to sit idly by and see them
washed away by the spring freshets.
Another opportunity which we are
overlooking is the manufacture of
automobile number plates. The State
annually contracts for thousands of
dollars worth Of these metal plates
which are made out Of the State and
shipped to us for distribution. Fac
tories IN other states reap their
profit, other mechanics are employed
and can build homes because we are
asleep to our opportunities. We have
our power and we want to use 1t.
We have our labor and want them to
make money so they can build homes
and buy good clothes and support
our churches and our schools. Why
not then organize a company for the
manufacture Of these number plates.
try to get a contract from the State.
and keep in the State some of the
thousands of dollars we annually are
sending away?
These are by no means all Of the
chances that we are overlooking. 7
am not q member of the Chamber
OF Commerce because, at the time of
Its organization I could not spare the
$50 from my business. Since then I
have not Joined because 1 like to
spend my money in ways that will
make it return me a profit.
Augusta is my homo and I shall
always live here. With my asso-
ciates we are building an industry.
AS this Is an advertisement. ond we
are paying for it I feel that / have
right to invite every automobile
owner who has electrical or battery
trouble to visit our station at 10
Dickman street and make use Of our
service. We specialize in Automo-
bile Electrical work and genuine Re-
placement Parts. We adjust and
focus headlights. charge and repair
Storage Batteries, repair Generators,
Starters and Magnetos and are now
completing FIRST class machine shop
equipped with modern machinery
and will cater to light lathe and
precision work and repairing Of any
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name and the address it is Webber's