Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
TO BOOST MAINE.
Ellsworth Hears Something of the
Publicity CamNaign.

That was the substance of the
| Maine publicity campaign meeting
| that marked the opening of the food
fair in Hancock hall Monday after
noon. Or as Hiram Kicker, president
of the Maine Publicity Bureau would
| have put it if he had been here,
Bring into Maine all the new money
you possibly can, and keep all you
possibly can of it here
Mr.. Kicker was scheduled to speak
! here. but it seems that the date was
| made without consulting 'hin, and
| a previous engagement made il I'M
possible for him to come. In his
place, Harrie B. Coe, general secre-
tary of the bureau, spoke. The meet
ing was under the auspices of the
Maine DEVELOPMENT Association, and
was held in connection with the food
fair opening through the courtesy OF
the Hancock County Fair Associ-
alton. O. w. Tapley, Hancock
county chairman of the Maine
Development Association, presided at
the meeting after Representative
Foster. OF the Ellsworth boosters.
lad turned the meeting over TO the
Maine boosters. The other speaker
of the day was Hon. II. c. BlzzeH
of Belfast, president of the Maine
Senate.
Mr.. Coe was the first speaker. He
devoted his remarks largely to
statistics, showing what other states
were doing in the way of advertising
for tourist business, and the splen-
did returns they were getting for
their investment. Last year, summer
tourists and visitors left 100000 900
in Maine. 1t is Names largest in
dustry. He believed that the
expenditure of $4,000 in advertis-
ing Maine would double this income
from tourists within ten years.
Mr.. Buzzell had just read an
article in a Bangor paper written by
a man in his home town of Belfast,
attacking the Maine publicity plan.
1t had kindled his ire, and may be
said to have formed the-text of his
ire With keen but delicate sarcasm,
only occasionally reverting to more
heroic cleaver, he proceeded to strip
the cuticle from his fellow townsman,
and bare him to the audience as one
of the kind of men who was holding
Maine back.
Mr.. Buzzell said a lot of nice
things about Maine, that we all know
but fail to appreciate and of which
we tell too little to strangers. He
characterized Hancock and Waldo
counties, combined, as the 'Switzer-
land of America Incidentally, he
had some pleasant things to say
about Hancock county's delegation
at Augusta this winter
He told of the advertising plan of
and of Governor Brewster and the
legislature, and of the provision
made for towns in the State to help
in the campaign by imposing tax,
not exceeding one mill on its valu-
alton, for advertising purposes.
He called attention to the fact that
for nearly every one of the 10000
permanent residents of Maine, sum-
mer visitor or tourist comes into the
State each year, and they leave $751;
100000 here, What do we do with
that money!" he asked, and then
answered himself: I'VE send about
half of it-$25,OOO,00 each year,
to mail order houses, who do not pay
one cent of taxes in Maine"
This led him to the discussion of
Maine industries and Maine pro-
ducts, and the advantages OF buying
Maine made goods and Malne-made
products when in competition with
out-of-the-State goods.
He deviated somewhat from his
subject to refer to Names greatest
product-its boys and girls-and TO
express the hope that the present
legislature would make suitable
provision for the University OF Maine
to the end that medical and law
schools could be established tnere
and our Maine boys who desire to
enter these professions be kept at
home.
After the meeting, the speakers
were guests of the board Of trade at
an informal dinner at the Hancock
House.
ra,,o,< Education.