Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-03-22
GOVERNOR ENDORSES
PUBLICITY BUREAU
District Advisory Boards Are Being
Organized All Over State

That the Maine Publicity Bureau
is attracting wide attention is mani
tested by the fact that already twenty
five inquiries are received every week
requesting information relative to the
State. The Bureau has only been in
the process of formation for less than
month, and the interest already
shown would make certain that when
National Advertising is put into eff
feet that thousands of inquiries will
be received relative to the Recrea-
tlonal, Agricultural, Industrial and
Commercial opportunities in the State.
District Advisory Boards are rapid
ly being organized all over the State,
and as soon as every district is or
ganized, the Bureau will commence
functioning in large way.
Each District Advisory Board will
have equal representation on the Ex-
ecut1ve Board and also the privilege
OF desk room in the Main Office Of
the Bureau at Portland. In that way
every inquiry received will be referred
to each district, so that all have the
opportunity to benefit from the pro-
gram.
Each district will raise its proper
tionate share Of the Budget of $751;
900 year for period of three years
to carry on this work. $55 900 will be
spent to nationally advertise every
interest in the State, and $40, 900 for
the maintenance of information bu-
pertaining to every district in the
State.
This movement has been endorsed
by the State Chamber of Commerce,
and Agricultural League, Maine Hotel
Association, Maine Automobile Asso-
citation, w. ]. Thompson, Master of
the State Grange, and other organiza-
tons.
March 18th, the anniversary of
Names admittance into the Union will
be observed as estate of Maine Day"
iI all of the Schools of the State.
March 10Th to 25th, will be Estate Of
Maine Week" and during that week
every effort will he made by the va
rious district advisory Boards, to
raise the necessary funds to finance
this movement.
Governor Percival P. Baxter has
endorsed the Maine Program and writ
ten to the State of Maine Publicity
Bureau as follows:
1.-THE Program your Bureau has out
lined for Estate of Maine Week" will
give our citizens an intimate know
ledge Of the natural advantages of
our state. ! want our people to be-
come alive to the opportunities that
exist for the development of our agri-
cultural. industrial, commercial and
recreational resources.
Maine owes it to the rest of the
Country to let those beyond our bor-
ders know about our boundless pos
sibilities. The campaign that is about
to be launched BY the Maine Public
ty Bureau is destined to accomplish
much for our State and l believe
that Or own citizens as well as those
of our sister States will be benefited
by the work you have undertaken.
(Signed) PERCIVAL p. BANTER,
Governor of Maine.
The Program of the State of Maine
Publicity Bureau is for Maine, and
every one in the State who believes
in Maine should Go his part to make
iris movement success, in order
tina, it may be possible to advertise
the recreational, commercial, indus
trial and agricultural possibilities and
opportunities of Maine to the entire
Nation, and truly make Maine a
Mecca for Mankind.