Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-24

/. III general those who nave noun
ing to say
Contrive to spend the longest time
In doing it,
Lowell reminds us. He needn't
hav9 reminded Maine. however,
Maize that has so long left it to the
outsider to discover the beauties OF
her scenery. the wealth Of her re-
sources, the life-giving qualities OF
her climate. Again and again her
friends have admonished her to
break away from her taciturn
habits, to speak out in this day ana
geniration when there is SO much
shrieking from the house-tops. Even
now some will say we attract more
attention by reason Of the contrast
in keeping still. # is not SO. There
seems to be not enough OF attention
to 10 around among those who are
clauorins for it, who crowd and elbow
about the listener and shut of con-
sidetation Of what may happen out
side: the clamor.
Sd Maine has turned over a leaf.
just one leaf. but a promise of other
leaves waiting to be turned. Maine
people have decided to speak out IN
meeting when occasion arises, to
make an occasion in event it doesn't
come Of its own accord. Note our
participation in New England at
fairS at Springfield. We may be
down casters" or up casters. we are
not possessed Of the oriental mind to
which Lowell referred. Names
destiny il very closely bound up with
that OF New England, with that OF
the entire country for that matter.
Il IL not enough merely to realize
that fact but to act upon 1t. mean
while looking out for ourselves,
which the rest Of the country cannot
be expected to do. though we oc-
cssionally get considerable help
from that source. For instance. out
side enterprise has come down here
with q development project at
ouoddy Bay. We were asked to per-
nit the promoters to 60 ahead. We
gave that permission. whereupon the
name Of Maine has been frequently
in the mouths Of people everywhere
the past ten daysF Not costly adj
vsrttsins but It al helps SO long as
We can back it up and do so. Bally-
hooing ID not Names way. but keep
ing the goods up to sample is.
Already fruits are seen from ef-
forts made under the stimulus Of
Governor Brewster and those as
sociated with him IN the publicity
campaign Of the past year. And
these do not alone consist in the
quicksned demand for real estate
the increase Of summer visitors and
number Of cars touring our high
ways. We have acquired something
less. tangible but none the less real
and valuable, something which per-
haps may not be accurately de-
scribsd. something like that posses
ssd by Z neighbor Of the writer.
whose whistle sounds clear and
mu4cal these snappy mornings Of
the early Fan, whose greeting some
how psrtakes Of qualities one notices
in His whistle. He conveys the i'm
preston that he IL going to master
the days work ahead Of him. his at
titude bespeaks confidence that he
will: do II ana from 1t his associates
acquire confidence and assurance.
souiething real in all that. SO is
there something real in what Maine
folkb are attempting to do in the
spirit Of Sco operated effort. in the
thoughts we are thinking about pos
sibilitits here in Maine. about our
share in the responsibilities. in our
rscosnitions Of the fact that Maine
deserves our best. Get into step.