Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15

tafy Club, at a splendidly attended
meeting at the Augusta House. Fri
day evening, listened to a most COM
, prehensive resume of the New Eng
! iand railroad situation as presented
| by Herbert a. Folsom, secretary of
| lhe Augusta Chamber of Commerce.
| Mr.. folsom'S talk showed an exhaus-
tive study of the situation and he pre-
scented the facts of the various plans
Tor consolidation in such a manner
that his hearers We're enabled to be-
come familiar with this great prob
lem, which has been made the sub
Ject or searching study by specialists
and committees representing the
states concerned.
AT the opening of the meeting last
evening, which was the first since the
return to the old policy of holding
Friday evening sessions, six guests
were introduced by their hosts
Judge Albert y. Spear In a happily
Worded introduction presented John
+. Stevens, who was a native of a
farm in West Gardiner and a school
mate of the Judges. Who has devoted
his life to accomplishing big things
In the engineering world. first with
the American railroads. then since
the war on the Siberian railroad pro-
jcct
President Paul Sargent read a note
from Mrs. Harding expressing her APP
probation for the message of condol-
ence sent her by the Augusta Club at
the time of the death of President
Warren G. Harding. Chairman Win
Pope of the New England Conclave
committee reported that the present
indications We're that SOM % of the
local members would be in attendance
at the fall Conclave of the 31st Dis
trict Rotary Clubs at Poland Springs
September &c. 1t was the suggestion
Of chairman Pope and of President
Sargent that every member make Il
special effort to go to Poland with
their ladies for the afternoon and
evening of the Goth, when the Au-
gusta and Bath clubs viii furnish the
entertainment program for the ses-
siOns.
Rev. A. Francis Walch made a fine
minute report on the st. Louis con-
Vention of the Rotary international
/ which he attended as delegate from
the Augusta Club Mr.. WalCh en-
phasizcd the wonderful spirit of RO-
tary as evidenced at the asSemblaGe
of delegates from all over the world.
1t was announced that at the meet
ing two weeks from last night the
speaker would be Judge Benjamin f.
ClcaveS, Secretary of the Associated
Industries of Maine, who will address
the Rotarians on the 4S hour law,
which will he submitted to the peo-
pie for their approval or rejection
at the special election in October.
Secretary Folsom's talk on the Now
EnoIond railroad situation was in
part as follows
a, conferences of tho Governors of
Tho civ Nov, E,n~1onI cta+cs was
hold in limo 100 ot +hn state
4 JIoncn poeto, ,,1rcuont 70 an iny.i-
+a.ior r,.n,,, ~ ,ra1.o,,,,o, or I1aesa-
chnsn+ts f. consider what sbou1d be
tho ot+!trdo Of Vow E,ngIand in re1,-
ZION 70 enntion fvc If no Transnor-
totio, An+ Of 1o96 Witch liractod the
Tntnrstato Commences Conmiseion 70
..nronaro and adon+ , Man for inc
= cnrspIiLo tion Of ~ ,ai1,nad nroncr-
lice IF Tho rontjnentaI T-ni+cd States
in+o 1i,,,itod ,,,t,,,al. 90 eystcn,c.
AZ this conference if was agreed
mot tbo toyn,.,o5., ebo,,1d CocI, an
nn;,,+ con,,,,i+t0o of fiI-o co,,,noeod
IF rittzn,,e Of thnir rcsroc+iyo states
ord tho+ nc tlo nroh1cr, 1ros owl
Gn1tll. ono of common in+ernst thc
con1n3ittoos should vo,I, In harmony.
.I+ vas oIen aorood tbo+ cocb
a. state Committoc- Should nrocced TO
| hold ,,Ill,Iir Tr1,,inoS in its own
e,+ata ~ ,vos f,rfhor anrocd that a
eo,,nd concIugion nc to vrho+ form of
corroli1o+io, would ho hest for tho
! rnt,,ra v-oIforn of Now E,nc'and
COMA he reached only as INC result
of an intensive study of tho whole
t,ane s problem Of New Eng
Iard # WIS aIeo decided that tho
committee should study the present
,h'.siraI condition of our New Eng
Iand railroads and finally make 2
noinet1liiro examination into the cr-
fanti,.oroes of tho nrosant manage
mont of orr New England railroads
If woe oornod th3t when il came t.
tha rxamination and testimony "
the railroad officials the members
ebouId stt ne one Joint committee.
che nublic hearings in the soy
oval statos we're concluded in Oct.
ioir+ ,,b1ic hearing IN tho state
Uomsn Boston was then held. last
in~ thron davs omen TO all and closed
when If aDDcarcd that all wishing to
ho 1,nord bo3 hecn given the oppor-
unity AItooothor ono hundred and
Gf+1, i,di,,id,fo1s onnnorod bafore the
Committco ot its various hearings.
.,rrba roei,1ts Of thn Committees
Investigations is contained in a 1874
,,,,ro ,.ono,,t made to tho Governors of
~ ~ y Statoe ond MIGHT saw here
~ ~, oo,l;o. Of mic rcnort can he OBJ
+aincd at the Augusta Chamber of
CnIl,,,aorno neico If there Is ANYBODY
N'nt ,,.a,,Id He 70 have ono. We
III ,,,oii ONO mon rrouest or ono
WI ,,l"- n,,tainod hv calling at the
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