Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-20
PROPOSE Permanent ORGANIZATION TO
BOOST new ENGLAND PRDUCTS, RESULT
SUCCESSFUL week SPECIAL PUBLICITY

needed to stimulate the much de-
pressed New England business. They
realized fully the New England pro-
ducts were the equal-and many
times far superior-to the products
made in other sections of the coun-
try. It Is true. of course. that New
England cannot manufacture every
thing that Is needed, but a surpris-
ing amount and variety of merchan-
disc Is made In New England. Only
a limited number of the general pub
lie have ever taken any steps to nnd
out just what New England Is doing
industrially.
It was therefore the aim and pur-
pose Of this group to put on cam
paign which would show the people
of all New England the exceptionally
large number of articles manufac-
tured within its borders, and the
wonderful quality of nearly every
thing made by the Now England
manufacturers.
To successfully accomplish this 1t
became necessary to Sc cure the CO.
operation Of the merchants and man
ufacturers of every town In New
England. This was done through the
various chambers Of commerce,
boards of trade and merchants as
sociations, with the result that there
Is hardly a town Of any consequence
way of displaying and introducing
New England products to the public.
Augusta. in keeping with the other
live New England cities, has entered
into the general scheme with a great
deal of enthusiasm and with a full
understanding Of the great benefits
to be derived from the acquainting of
purchasers with the various New
England products.
Some especially fine window dis
plays are noticed on Augustus main
thoroughfares. The Augusta cham
Der of commerce, to stimulate inter-
est in these window displays, has Of
fered three ribbons Cor the best
three windows, and the result has
been an extra attempt by the various
window trimmers to receive the hon
or Of having the best window during
New England Week.
Many Of these windows are reve-
lation to the passerby, inasmuch as
they contain many things which are
not generally recognized as being
manufactured in Maine or New Eng
land. The New England states have
long been known as a shoe and tex
tile center. and this fact has firmly
impressed itself on not only the peo-
pie of this section of the country, but
all over the United States. and 1t Is
given recognition as SUCH. Wood
working has. for a Ions time. been
one of the larger industries. and of
late years a large amount Of rubber
goods has been made. To enumerate
the various articles would require
a considerable amount of space and
perhaps spoil the effect of many OF
the window displays II some of the
generally unknown articles were re-
vealed.
There seems little question but
that a permanent organization for
the boosting of New England and its
products will be formed in the very
near future. Those who are skepti-
cal of the value of plan such as
New England Week will without
doubt be ready to back any such
proposition after annaly zing the re-
suits attained by the displays during
the past week. There is little ques-
ton but that there Is going to be an
increased demand for a. large number
Of products. and this Increased de-