Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-25
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AUGUSTA wins FIRST PLACE RIBBON FOR
ADAMS GO. IN new ENGLAND WEEK CONTEST

BY the decision of the judges
Tuesday evening. the D. w Adams
Company was awarded The first prize
for the window best representing
New iEngland products during New
England Week. observed the week
just past.
The Augusta Chamber OF Com
merceiR order to stimulate interest
in these window displays. announced
that they would award three ribbons
for the three best looking windows
exemplifying New England industries
and the products OF their manufac-
ture. These ribbons were awarded
by a committee consisting of Lester
nj. Hart. advertising manager of the
kennebec journal, as chairman. Ar
thur F. Tiffin, recorder of the Angus
ia municipal court and prominent
attorney, and Herbert \. Folsom, sec
rotary OF the Augusta Chamber of
Commerce.
The D. W. Adams Company had
one of the finest educational exhibits
that has ever been shown in Angus
ia. The window showed that eX-
treme pains had been taken to carry
cut in detail the idea of the week.
This window showed the products
ny tiiS -ANoAhS ~haA-
ufacturing Company of Augusta, and
showed them in every stage of man.
ufacture from the RAW cotton to the
finished product. 1t also showed the
bobbins, the cotton after it was
cleaned, the cloth as it comes from
the looms, after 1t had gone through
the cloth hall and received final in
spection, and the finished product
that Is placed on sale in the various
stores.
The variety of goods manufactured
by this concern was revelation TO
nearly everybody in Augusta except
ing those directly connected with the
company. The window was most ar
tistically arranged. and inasmuch
as 1t showed the products of an Am
erican industry. and the finished
product was typical of the goods sold
by the D. w. Adams Co. it probably
exemplified the New England Week
idea as we'll as any window in all
New England; and for this reason
the window was given the first prize.
The second prize was awarded to
La Breck and Lishness. at the Day
light Store. This window showed a
variety of New England products
which were representative of some OF
the leading industries of New Eng
land. Here was displayed silk and
cotton crepes made in Fall River and
printed in Connecticut: Ivy corsets
made in Worcester Mass: and
stamped rugs made In Portland, Me,
The third prize was awarded to
the Brooks Hardware. Company.
which had a very fine display of
Birds Neponset Roofing, together
with the different types of compo-
sition shingles and other Birds pro-
duets which are used with the shing-
les and paper: also pictures showing
the manner in which they were used,
and how they look after being put on
various types of houses. This is Il
typical New England product, made
by 4 New England concern, and
manufactured to withstand the New
England weather. This concern was
the pioneer manufacturer of compo-
sition shingles and roofing material,
and is one of the leading industries
Of New England. It's products are
continually meeting favor, and its
business growing.
There were many other very fine
windows arranged for New England
Week. and among those which should
receive honorable mention are the
windows of the QUALITY Shoe Store
Niiller's Candy Store. II. ". Soule
Emporium. Morin's Shoe Store. An
custa Food Shoppe, Augusta Flower
| shop, Taber 4 REID. j. l.. Farrell
Company. ]. +. Coughlin. Stackpole's
East Side Pharmacy. Swift e Turner
Company, Malcolm &; Dyer, ]. II.
Coean Company and Sections Drug
Store.
Although there were many win
Gows arranged for the observation OF
New England Week. there were a
. great many concerns which did not
enter into the spirit of the week in
the manner in which they should.
The grocery stores particularly had n
most wonderful opportunity to put in
! some Of the best windows that could
| possibly he arranged. There Is
: hardly grocery store in Augusta
/ that does not carry Maine canned
! goods, and this industry is growing
| to be one of the largest in Maine.
| New England Week gave a fine OPP
] rortunity To the merchants to intro
: 6uce Maine, canned goods to tho ~@u-
/ eral puhlic, and by acquainting them
! with the products to greatly increa Sc
their sales In the future: but as far