Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-21
The Glories Of Maine
(Boston Transcript


1t is a part Of the Americans eco
nomic and social faith that if one
thing cannot be made to pay, another
can. obeyins this principle, the typi-
cal American turns readily from a
failing or dwindling occupation or
diminishing source of income to
something more profitable. AS it is
with individuals, so it is, or ought to
be. with States. Massachusetts, re-
placed agriculture, ocean commerce,
slave-trading and whaling with man
ufacturing. New Hampshire replaced
agriculture with manufactures and
theSwitzerland- -of America business.
Vermont still clings to agriculture
and quarrying, but tends more and
more to the summer resort industry.
Maine, beginning with agriculture
and numbering, has made herself, by
the use of her natural facilities, the
chief summer resort State of the
Union.
Yet it is not part of Names pro-
sramme to put all her eggs in one
basket. In spite of climate highly
unfavorable to banana and grape
fruit cultivation, she still develops
her agricultural resources with bril-
liant success, making Aroostook
County, in particular, known to all
the world; the residue of her timber
resources is exploited to advantage.
Manufactures are favored by her
magnificent water power which she
sedulously conserves and organizes;
but above all she shines Just now in
the splendid use being made Of her
natural attractions. Possessing the
best possible thing in this line, Maine
believes in advertising it, and the ad-
vantages and attractions of the State
are now being made known, with
consummate skill, in every part of
the Western world. One will find at
the sea shore and lake and mountain
inns OF Maine, at this season, sojour-
ners and visitors net only from every
State in the Union, but from Mexico,
Central America. Japan, China and
India. In certain pleasant hotel on
the coast the writer of these words, a
year or two ago. encountered a we'll.
pleased Mahome.an gentleman from,
Afghanistan.
The summer resort publications of
the State of Maine are rapidly ac-
quiring a position in literature. Few
brochures are more Inherently inter-
esting than THE Maine Woods" is
sued by the Bangor & .Aroostook
Railroad. The leading newspapers of
the State have taken to getting out
illustrated supplements in celebration
or the beauties of the State, which set
forth alluringly the attractions of
their sections. The Portland Sunday
Telegram is the latest to perform this
service for the whole State Of Maine.
Its Maine resort edition for 1922 is
practically history as we'll as a pic
ture gallery and an euIogiun, of all
Maine. We see the capitol at Angus
ia as we'll as the does and fawns
grazing in the depths of the Piscata-
quis. We read the inspiring list of
Names sons and daughters and mar
vel at their eminence in every field of
achievement. We are reminded that
some of our greatest Massachusetts
men were born in Maine-Longfel-
low and John A. Andrew, for exam
PIE, and we still claim them quite
freely, seeing that Maine herself was
born in Massachusetts," The essen
tlai features not only OF Names play
grounds but of her work places are
attractively presented. One learns
where and when to fish and hunt, and
where and when not to fish and hunt.
One1s introduced to couple OF hun
dred thriving towns. The woods and
the waters and the .sles and coyes OF
the sea, open as it were. their arms to
us. In the way Of pictures. what
could be more glorious, more aston.