Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-24

cannot invest $4,000 any better. The
fish and game department in the mu-
! scum down below, exhibit the fowl and
| the beasts that roam the woods or
Maine for the sport sMen, and 1t brings
to the State many sportsmen who have
| seen the exhibits there and had these
| things explained 70 them.
The State for the last season paid
! $1,000 for rental of flood space to the
| owners Of the main building there and
at that time could not get the amount
| Of space which was required for their
display and 1t was crowded. And there
| Is one reason more why we should do
something for ourselves. I have here
the bona fide orders for thousands of
dollars worth Of blankets, yarns and
cloth manufactured by the Maine Wool
Growers Association. Here is list
of where they go, into almost every
state of the Union. going to Texas.
North Carolina, Georgia. Alabama.
PENNSYLVANIA. New York. Ohio, Indiana
and all over the United States. which
shows to you that the people who go
there are not local people, they are peo-
pie who come from all over the United
States to view what they have at that
exposition.
Gentlemen. it seems to me to be
penurious at this time to deny to the
agricultural people Of the State OF
Maine the right to erect a building
there, helped by tho State and helped
lsy the industries.
Now in further reference to some
other remarks in the message, l wish
to state to the gentlemen here that the
man who represents the Eastern States
Exposition does not have to have his
bills paid here by the exposition. He
is a man OF some means himself. He
can afford to take q vacation, Ii he
secs fit, in the State Of Maine or in the
state of California. or anywhere else:
but he does think Maine is beauti-
full place because he has one thing
with him. the dearest he has in the
world, and that is his wife, who Is
State of Maine woman.
Mr.. EMERY Of Washington: Mr..
President, l want to add just word
to what the Senator from Aroos-
took has said. At the hearing on
this bill we had room full of peo-
pie. There was a large crowd pres
ent. And there was not single
word raised in objection to the bill.
Now If the Governor had any objec-
ton to 1t he could have been rep
resented at that hearing. Nothing
was said against the exhibition build
ing. Among those who appeared
for it were representatives of the AS.
ISOLATED Industries of Maine. the
Bankers Association. the Maine
Federation of Agricultural Associa-
lions, the Maine State Grange, the
Farmers Club, the Shoe Manufac-
turers. the Hotel Mems Association
and the president of the Maine Pub
Lefty Bureau. Now IL understand
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of those people and every one Of those
organizations represent taxpayers.
They are willing not only to pay the
very slight addition to their taxes in I
volved in this measure but they are
putting in $4,000 OF their own
money; they are backing their belief
in advertising to forward Maine by
their money. ana this building is only
going to cost the state of Maine
$4,000 and 1t Is going to be worth
$4,000.
Now as to the maintenance, the
committee went into that very care-
fully With the proponents OF the bill
and we found that the maintenance
charge on this building would be
practically nothing. 1t has to be
Of permanent construction, brick or
stone. and the maintenance charges
should be very small. Further than
that. the building will produce
revenue each year of something like
$4,000. and that means that the State
in the course of few years will have
it's total investment. and then will not
only have revenue but have enough
to take care of what maintenance
ehatges there might be.
I want to second also what Senator
Wilson has said about Mr.. Brooks.
II IS q matter Of personal knowledge
to me that he ispaying his own exk'
penses. ! believe 1t 10 possible for I
tesntinasd o. Pass s-eeI. u