Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-02

l found that they expected 10 use
month in compiling the book. "Au-
gusta of Today" giving the history
of all existing public institutions, or
CARNATIONS, stores. etc. Their in
come from such an enterprise would
be $4,000 for 1000 copies; their cost
for cuts and printing, 100000. Net
profit 81, 400 or 500 each. from which
of course the publisher" would
have to deduct travel and board. At
that rate they would be earning S.
400 per year. Augusta citizens are
fully capable of publishing their own
history. are. in fact actually working
on it at present time using only edu-
Gated, responsible people on its edi-
torial, staff, and they would not pre-
sumo to complete q single chapter
within the period Of one month, even
with all twenty of the staff working
on the chapter. I placed this pro-
position before a group of leading
business men and asked them wheth-
err or not they would like to see such
a book issued. If so, I volunteered
to organize a good staff Of writer's,
to put out the book in an authentic
and credible manner and to give the
merchants association full credit for
the work. Needless to say, in the
light of the other good work which
is being done in our city. they could
see no value in the proposition ex-
cept as a possible supplement or
year book to be issued after the Au-
gusta History is published. XXX
CapitaIizing Vanity
This class has to do with an appeal
to business men to have their photo
graphs and those Of their places Of
business published. This plan has
more recently been developed
through the use of moving picture
films. ! have in mind a novel idea
called. who's Who in Augusta"
which was proposed for our accep-
lance, represented as having been
which our mon refused to patronize.
We based our rejection on the
grounds that such a plan had no ad-
vertising value, was of no particular
value as a historical document, and
that our merchants did not care for
the publicity. We have some hand
some men in Augusta but we don't
want anyone to find it out.
1t was voted that the speaker be
authorized to draw up code of pro-
ceedure to which all organizations
should subscribe ana that this sys-
tenn when adopted should be uniform
all over Maine. This code will be
prepared, and presented at the next
meeting which will be held in Angus
ia during the winter carnival as hosts
OF the Augusta Winter Carnival
Committee.
The following is a list of those
present: George G. Clarke of Angus
Ia Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Flor
cnce Wallace. of the WatervilIe
Chamber of Commerce; Charles f.
Marble, of Winthrop, Secretary of
Maine Retailers Association. Leon f..
Tebbets, pres. of Waterville Cham.
Der of Commerce and Mayor of Wat
erville; Samuel Freeman of Water
vile. President of Retail Merchants
Association; Leslie f. Roberts, Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce.; Chas.
+. Mann, Lisbon Falls; A. +. Cyr of
Waterville, President of Community
Service; l.. Fl. Striley, Waterville;
Chas. C. Wright, lewiston; Ray
Haines, Waterville; w. D. Tabor,
Rockland: f. w. Mcdonald, Rock
land; Rev. John M. Rockliff, Water
vile; E. H. Edwards, Waterville. T
q. Gulnac. of Bangor; DIR. +. T. Hill,
Materville; Leroy Hills, Portland,
representing the Maine Central Rail-
load; Mr.. Whitney, Bingham: F. L..
Carter, Bar Harbor: T. l.. Roberts,
Par Harbor; DR.. Patten, Bangor:
Wiifred A. HennessT Bangor; Lee
Boutillien, Auburn.