Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-31
ATTORNEY GENERAL SPEAKER
At BOARD OF TRADE Meeting


at issue. with the corporations in
| yolyed, we found that they felt that
| it was no more than fair that they
| should assume their fair proportion
! of the tax burden. l feel much in
debted to Mr.. Boston and the other
members of the special committee,
that in a delicate situation, the out
come was so satisfactory. 1t is my
opinion that the Board, the citizens
generally. and the companies thenR
selves, are we'll pleased that the mat
ter is finally adjusted. Through this
arrangement the city will receive a
considerable amount in taxes each
year and the Board will have a reg
ular income in lieu of rent.
| Pine Tree Pulp Company
! Here is an industry that will we'll
bear watching, for in my judgment. it
has the best possibilities and probab-
ilities of anything in the manufactur-
ing line started here in Gardiner.
since the Hazard factory. The Board
of Trade may well claim a large
measure of credit in obtaining this
new plant at South Gardiner. We
| kept upon the trail of the president
and secretary of that corporation, Mr..
Machette, until we actually saw work
commence. I want to introduce you
the man who made possible this ad-
I dition to our list of manufacturers
before you leave here tonight. He is
to be one of lis. With his dynamic
energy and. his mastery of details,
| coupled with his good judgment, he
! is sure to be a vital force in this COM
| munity. This mill is not only for the
! making of pulp of the ground-wood
variety, but it's big business is to be
| found in the manufacture of toys,
| dolls, containers, tic. I confidently
! expect to be alive when this develops
| into a great plant from this modest
beginning. The toy shop will be in
operation early in February and the
| pulp mill soon after. Keep your eye,
yes. both eyes, on the Pine Tree Pulp
company at South Gardiner.
kennebee Box, Company
Another proposition of much prom
Use is the plant of the Kennebec Box
| company at South Gardiner. Mr..
Hubbard, whom you all know, has To-
Gated his mill and box factory on the
old International pulp mill site and
has laid out for big things there in his
| line. When operating at capacity,
this company will employ from
seventy-five to one hundred hands.
Should Mr.. Hubbard desire any as
sstance of the Board of Trade in this
wonderful undertaking. 7. for one.
should feel very much like taking
hold with him. We should not only
encourage new industries to locate
here, but we should be ever ready to
| do all we can to keep in action all
! those we now have. Here's a live
| man a real business. Let's show that
we are really interested in having it
stay with us.
New England Bobbin, Spool and
Shuttle Company
| Early this winter some men inter-
ested in the manufacture of bobbins,
spools and shuttEes, came to us from
! Providence, and were interested in
building a mill at South Gardiner.
| We were to furnish = site and take
a certain amount of stock in the new
company, and they in return, agreed
to locate on land of the Eawrences.
! The matter has been going along
slowly, but we hope that it will have
q satisfactory termination. l under
stand that Feb. Goth has been set as
the time when we must show our
hands and let it be known just what
we arcable to do. The Board of Trade
in
and it will be no fault of it or its
members, of the project does not go
through. The requirements are con-
siderable and in order to meet them,
it is necessary to GO "a great deal or
work and raise a substantial sum of
money I shall take the matter up
with the executive board within a few
days and see just what: can be done.
Board Of Trade Fair
In order to obtain money to fur
| nish the funds to help in securing
new industries for Gardiner, it was
decided to hold fair at the Coli
scum. the latter part of November.
| The fair was held and something like
$500 was realized. One-half of this
sum goes to the Housing Company to
help build more houses.
Re- surfaeina Water Street
Early in the year the question of
! improving the pavement on Water
| street, was taken up by the Board
| and as result, the municipal au-
! thorities have made appropriation.
which with what can be obtained
| from the State and private contribu-
| tions. ought to insure surface which
| will be both safe and pleasant to
drive or walk over There is no ar
gument as to the necessity of this
! improvement.
| The Board of Trade has made pro-
| gress with many other things of a
minor nature during the last year.
| 1t has always seemed to me that
while Gardiner might grow to a linn
| tied extent at this end. if there is
ever to be a real city here. it must
develop in the direction of South
| Gardiner There are yet some good
! home building locations up here. and
| if we had electric roads running out
! in several directions, they would
! bring about a whole lot of building.
| AS it is, people will walk about so
| far to their work If VIC can get these
new industries at South Gardiner to
| the point where it will be absolute
" essential to build a lot of houses
! there, then l have little doubt that
| electric road connection between
/ Gardiner and South Gardiner will be
assures. The industries. the houses.
the people, then the electric road,
, cf