Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-01


] 3an4-lSfebi- 1879 marl4-2S
reported the list of directors which
were elected as follows:
Directors: George -. Allen. Cam
T den: q. j.. Alley, Bar Harbor. ALFRED
h. Ames, Machias; Ralph o. Brew
ester, Portland; Mable Blair Burns,
Haines Landing ARTHUR Chaplin. Ban
gor; Harry y. Chapman, Bangor;
John Clack, CT. Stephens. \. B.;
James c. Chute. Naples William r.;
Cobb. Rockland; Edgar f. Corliss,
Bridgeton; A. Y. Elmore, Camden;
Charles H. Fogg. Houlton; Harray A.
Furbush.. Rangeley; Guy 2. Gannett,
Augusta: Orville J. Gonya, Rumford;
Clifford S. Hamilton, Augusta: DIR. J.
Frederick Hill, Waterville: Lawrence
j. Hill, Belgrade: Percy V. Hill, Au-
gusta; George S. Hobbs, Portland; d.
w. Hoegg, Jr., Cape Elizabeth; Carle-
ton NJ. Holt .Skowhegan: James Z.
Hutchinson. PASSPORT; A. L. Laughlin,
Portland Ralph G. Libby. Portland;
Frank D. Msrshall, Portland; II. =.
McKenney, Lake Parlin; Henry f.
Merrill. Portland; A. Q. Miller Au-
burn; DIR. Walter NJ. Miner, Calais;
Willis j.. Parsons, Dover Foxcroft:
Robert j. Peacock. Lubec: Nathan F..
Perry, Pressure Isle: Elisha Pratt,
Rumford; Hiram w. Kicker, South
Poland Henry p Hines. Portland;
Perley +. Ripley. South Paris; T L..
Roberts, Bar Harbor: Joseph W.
Simpson, York Harbor: Arthur G..
Staples. Lewiston; William d. Tai
| bot, Rockland; 0. W. ITapley, ELS
worth; III. e. Wordsworth, Winthrop;
George J.. Wentworth, kennebunk
Beach George +. West, Portland;
William l.. White, Old Orchard; HUI
go S. WINNER. Troutdale; Herbert 8.
Wing. Kingfield; f. d. fIaines, Madi-
| son: NJ. J. Mari, Indian Pond: Walter
+. OrdWay, Skowhegan; William O,
Wright. Portland; Mrs. L. C. CiIley.
Bethel: J. Stuart. Maher; Portland:
Mrs. Luther C. Gulick. Casco: ]. C.
| Edgerley, Harrison; II "A. Weather
/ bee: Grand Lake Stream; George
Mel. Presson, Farmington Gustave
| Helm, Lowell: p. W. Hail. Greenviile;
| c. +. Woodland. Greenville Junct.
Judge w. c. Atkins, Gardiner; Saul
| Michaud. Eagle Lake: F;dwinM. Ora
ham. 0Bn%or; Edwin NJ. Foster; Wa
| terville: f. 4. Base, Bangor; Il. A..
| Rramhali. Belfast: George G. Averill,
| Waterville: Ernest Blaisdell, Dexter;
Ora A. Meader. Waterville.
AR. Marshall called for vote of
thanks to the citizens OF Waterville
to DIR. j. Frederick Hill and to Will
liam Cook of tho Elmwood for the
splendid reception that the Bureau
received in the city after which the
i meeting was declared adjourned. A
meeting of the directors followed i'm
niediately at which time the officers
were elected.
From Secretary's Report
Tourist traffic to Maine in 1923
was the greatest in the history OF the
State" declared Harrie Il. Coe. gen
erai secretary OF the State of Maine
Publicity Bureau in his report.
On the visitors register kept in the
main Office, at Portland. of the State
OF Maine Publicity Bureau there
SHOWS the signatures of people who
cailed at the Bureau in 1928 from
/ every state i'll the Union exceptiny
ldaho and New Mexico. In addition.
| ne said. we had people register from
Alaska, New Brunswick, Ontario, No
va Scotia, Quebec, Tasmania. Bonn
| bay, India, Paris. France. Glasgow
scotland, and London, England.
| There was distributed from the Blu
reau 72,400 pieces Of literature of our
| own publication and 1890 additional
| pieces furnished us by TRANSPORTATION
/! INES and the special resort edition of
the Portland Sunday Telegram. Be-
! sides this there were several thou
| sand copies of booklets and folders
/ sent us by the various hotels and
camps and placed in our racks for
! that purpose.
Up to November ! we received O. 003
| letters asking for information on va
cation subjects as a result OF our ad-
| Eertising! The number of letters we
received approximates a gain OF 81
| per cent over those for 1922.
On account of lack of necessary Of
| flee force we, could not keep a record
OF the actual number of people who
| called at our Bureau each day. We
| did, however, take what we considered
| an average day, which was August
| Is. 1928, and that day showed GIG
! people who called for information.
| Figuring &c days of the month as we
are not open Sundays, approximates
| 16,O94 people for one month or for
| the three months June 10 to Septem-
Der Is, 4S,2S2 people.
The number of automobiles carried
on the state ferry between Bath and
Woolwich from Jan. 10 November ] .
was S6,9S0 against "a, SEQ for the same
| period in 1929. 1t is interesting to
note that for the months OF Septem-
Der and October there were carried
| or this ferry 21,26S cars against 49,
500 in 1922 indicating a lengthening
of the vacation season.
The records kept by the Customs
Officers at st. Stephen, y B., show
, that 1862 cars entered New Bruins
wick through that port in 1923. and