Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-14
ALL FOR MAINE


press!ons broadcast at the confer.
ence with Governor elect Brewster
Thursday. for consideration of the
subject OF Maine publicity. Among
these were the following: a manifest
desire on Mr.. Brewstcr's part to en-
courage team work outside politics
fof development Of tho State as a
whole; an evident conviction that In
doing this bureaucracy must he
avoided, that II Is absolutely es-
sential to successful publicity for
each community. each individual
for that matter. to feel personal in
terest. and exert personal influence
and individually as well as COL
lectively become n salesman for
Maine. He has made a study OF
successful publicity methods In
states like California and Florida
and finds that oil the citizens OF
those states take 1t upon themselves
TO extend hospitality to visitors. a
very important feature of publicity
and furthermore that each thinks of
The state as n whole as we'll as of
his particular community.
Those who have experienced the
difficulties of arousing localities 10
state interests. of securing contribu
tiops from communities to be en-
naturally conclude that the process
OF securing such cooperation will be
slow. that meanwhile thS- State
should aid tho work. Indeed. the
prevailing sentiment OF the meeting
was that the State should con-
tribute something through the
established agency of the Maine
Publicity bureau. for which in
dividuais have given time and
money and have really accomplished
results very much worth while.
We are glad that Mr.. Brewster ex-
pressed this opinion: Neither the
legislators nor any agency which
they could call into being can care
for our visitors when they come.
That Is peculiarly and especially the
problem of the citizens OF our State"
We believe there Is a whole lot in
that: We infer Mr.. Brewster Is aware
Of what happens once the State
takes hold OF a project. whether 1t
be In the care of dependents or In
the building of our highways. Once
the State puts its hand to a work
the spirit of letting the government
do II seiEes upon every individual of
every community to greater or les
ser extent. usually greater. Man IL
built that way"
In view Of all this we believe MFR.
Brewster Ia right in stresslng what
seems to be the more difficult and
less productive method of enlisting
community support. Anyhow. It
aroused this common interest and
effort we need not expect TO give
Maine the publicity she deserves.
We will fall short OF meeting our
very gratifying that the next Cow
ernor Il coming to his duties i'm
pressed by the need Of a common de-
sire for the State as a whole which
shall transcend the desire for locality
or selfish ambition.
One of the speakers referred to
what his town already Is doing in
the way Of publicity for itself. but
even so would be willing to con-
tribute something to the general
work. Mr.. brewster spoke OF the
evident, interest manifested in pub
licity In the small communities which
he has had occasion to visit. Is It
not possible through some central
agency to coordinate the locality's
interests to common end: Is II
not probable that many communities
would like TO put forth community
effort for publicity but do not know
Just how to do this most effectively
and could be shown 90 that such ef-
fort would inurc to the direct ad-
vantage OF the community and to the
indirect advantage of the State? A
little Of the spirit Of rivalry might
prove helpful
There Is feature. which we be-
ueve, and that opinion was ex-
pressed at the meeting, the State
could probably work upon. We re-
fer to publicity of the States places
Of historical interest. Maine has
many attractions OF that nature that
appeal to large aumbers OF people.