Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-16
MAINE GOSSIP
Maine Again

smaeks the shore IN 6rlgat revieMIi
Toward a sky terrific blue.
Turn me loose along that coast line
Where the pine growth like hedge
Mf pdwa the sonT f6e ana G0u edse
Where the eighteen-foot dimension
OF swiftly sullen tide
Hits the upset reef or lighthouse
In the power of it's stride.
Spread before me that horizon
Where the lacking schooners come,
Cargoed deep, perhaps with lumber,
Cargoed, fikelier, with rum;
Where indented bays. resembling
Much the fingers of a hand,
Blend the blue and green of water
With the brown and green or land.
Shin me Somewhere East of Portland,
Where the elements but give
Successive spans of hardship,
And it's nip and tuck to live;
Where hardship breeds such humble
Into the hearts of men i
That through. Somewhere EAST OF
Portland
It seems God has passed again.
IL. A. r., in New York Herald
Tribune.
Senator H c.. Buzzell Of Belfast,
president of the Maine Senate. will go
to Roekland on Nov. 18th, and Will be
the speaker at the annual meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce. He Will
talk %on the development of Maine"
A pictorial bulletin entitled, Re
cent Concrete Structures Of Note"
published by the Portland Cement AS
ISOLATION of Chicago, contains pic
ture of section of the Bangor a.
Aroostook Railroad on which concrete
ties have been installed. 1.-The Growing
Scarcity of Suitable Timber is Lead
ing Railroads to Investigate the Use
of Concrete Ties" says the inscription
below the picture.
Among the thousands Of clippings
received from all over the United
States at the State of Maine Publicity
Bureau, Portland, telling Of Names
activities, an interesting one from the
Albuquerque, New Mexico Journal on
Sterling Fessenden who was born at
Fort Fairfield says: "The Lord Mayor
of Shanghai, Sterling Fessenden, is
Yankee from Maine. He rules over
100000 people and his orders are
backed up by the gun boats Of the
Japan and others. He was born in FIT.
Fairfield. and was educated at Bow
doin College. Arriving in Shanghai in
1908, he was one of hundreds of Amer
lean lawyers there. Fessenden is said
to be a keen administrator and well
fitted to handle the affairs of one of
the fastest growing cities in the
world.
The Millinocket Chamber of Com
merce has been working hard to Sc
cure a good safe road from that town
to Mattawamkeag and petitions have
been circulated and signed by the peo-
pie of that section Of the State. 1t
was the belief at the recent meeting
of the Chamber that the prospects are
brighter than ever before for securing
this State highway. 1t is probable
hat the committee from the organiza-
ton having charge of the promotion
will appear in person before the State
Highway Commission and produce
evidence Of the great need. giving the
commission the figures of the big
financial contribution from the towns
concerned to the finances of the State
in the way Of automobile taxes, license
fees, etc. The Great Northern for
years has spent large sums on the
road and in this year alone has spent
some $1,000.
Miss Carolyn Clay Havener, daugh-
ter of William ]. Havener of Port
land and the late Vannis Dolloff
Havener, who has been in New York
for several months writes a most en-
thusiastic letter to her aunt, Mrs.
Cecil Clay in regard to her speaking
part as college girl in Frank D. Cra-
ven's play, the "Kick-Off." The cast
is made up of about one hundred, prac-
tically all college people. 1t is under
the personal direction Of Mr.. Craven.
There are two football squads, a glee
club. a jazz orchestra and brass
band. Miss Havener appears In the
first and last act. She is exceptionally
well qualified in every particular for
the part. She graduated with honors
in June from Jackson College, where
she was exceptionally popular. She
inherits dramatic talent from her par
ents and has a most winsome and
pleasing personality.
That Maine apples are good and can
be raised profitably, but that there is
room for improvement. were the opin-
ions expressed by Professor A. X.
Gardner of Orono, crop specialist at
the University of Maine, and Howard
L. Keyser of Greene, former president
Of the Maine Pathological Society, who
addressed the Portland Farmers Club
the other evening. Mr.. Keyser en-
phasized the gradual disappearance of
the small orchards in Maine, which he
said were either being abandoned or
merged into larger establishments. His
remedy was a vigorous campaign for
spraying and better marketing. He
read government market report
showing that much better prices are
paid at the marketing points than are
offered by local buyers. Mr. Keyser
also criticized the grading law passed
by the last Legislature as imposing
a heavy and unnecessary burden on the
small grower. DR.. Owen Smith, chair
man Of the committee to urge the
ratification of the milk law at the COM
ing referendum reported what the
committee had done and of its plans
for publicity. He said that the law
was misunderstood and imposed
burden on no one.
Members Of the Portland Chamber
Of Commerce are anticipating a real
treat on Wednesday evening of this
week when they will be addressed by
John w. O'Leary, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. Mr.. O'Leary is one of the
foremost younger business men who
are taking a conspicuous part in Ma
tlonal and industrial affairs. Like Jul
llus II. Barnes and Richard F. Grant,
two former presidents of the National
chamber, Mr.. O'Leary rose to promi-
nenca In thu AIiddIo 1Ires+ A14Ias...,.