Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22
annual REPORT OF SECRETARY
OF CHAMb Err OF COMMERCE

dustrial prospects to whom we have
devoted considerable attention.
| We have taken a step forward. how
ever, as a result of our years work
AMI a committee of three of our d.
rectors has been appointed to work
out definite plan of campaign,
statement of what we, as city,
should do to assist new industries and
to act as an investigating committee
whenever prospects are ready to talk.
This gives the Manager the backing
| or three men of sound business
| Judgment and ought to be fruitful of
good results.
Plank 4. Advertise Augusta: Give
the advantages of Augusta nation
VICE publicity. Your manager is
kept constantly busy preparing ar
ticles for trade publications, maya
zines. and newspapers about Augusta.
| Photos of the various public build
ings. of the winter sports carnival,
and of the free tourists camp have
| been sent to many pu' LEGATIONS upon
request accompanied by short descrip-
tive. articles. The April number of
the Log Book Magazine. the June
number of the Automobilist. and the
May number of the Soc Wholesaler
are cases in point. We have had Au-
! gusta automobile signs placed on sale
and have urged our members to use
same. There have been almost daily
. articles about our Chamber of Com
mcrce YORK as we'll as editorial COM
ment giving us boost. The Kenne-
bee Journal has been our best booster,
a fact that We are glad to acknowl-
edge.
! The report also contains a sum-
| mary of work done on the following
pfanks: Garbage collection, side
walks. freight rates, street cleaning,
pure milk. transportations. trolley
service. daylight saving. rural rela-
tons and winter sports A large
amount of the report given on these
/ subjects has appeared at times in
the kennebeC Journal
| Projects still in discussional
stage arc outlined in the report I'M
der the head. Forum Program" OF
these, however. three have already
been accomplished: The organiza-
ton of the dental clinic and the
male chorus. and the establishment
! of free auto camp.
Other matters taken up by the
! Chamber. are covered in the annual
| report under the following headings:
| Employment bureau. information
bureau. merchants bureau. Grant
| Centenary. cleanup work. Boy
Scouts, Augusta History, Americana
cation. traffic. community tree. radio
club, old folks home, conventions.
Suggestions
In closing the report, Manager
Clarke makes the following sugges-
tions:
During the coming year we should
give careful attention to further re-
! tail expansion by studying the needs
and taste of our people. We should
cultivate a spirit of loyalty to our
| city so that every resident viii adopt
the 'I'll try Augusta first" policy.
| We should give careful thought to
making our city attractive to con-
ventions so that all of the small con-
ventions will consider Augusta as
their permanent annual meeting
| place.
We should provide better parking
| facilities by the elimination of ''all
day" cars. This can be accomplished
, if our business men will leave their
cars on the upper level, walking the
hills instead of parking on Water
street. Let us be hospitable to cur
visitors by giving them the first
chance at our curbing.
BY the proper use of oil and by
sprinkling frequently and by wash
ing Water street twice each week
the dust. that is so annoying. so un-
healthy. and so destructive of cloth
ing and property. can be largely
eliminated. 1t is quite possible that
a $3.50 arrangement with the city
could be perfected.
Another need is for comfort sta