Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-20

raised by contribution from the diff.
Ierent cities and towns of the State
Governor Brewster said that there
We're three agencies through which
the work of advertising Maine could
be carried on: the people, to SUNNY
the money. the State to supply the
information, and civic organizations
Such as Chambers of Commerce and
Boards Of Trade.
FIFTY years ago scattered groups
We're forming in the Grange for COM
inuhlty welfare. Later a multitude
OIL civic and service associations
came TO manifest this spirit of or
San1zed helpfulness. Today all these
streams are uniting their varions
means to serve the common end of
a buster and better and more useful
State of Maine.
Hold fast what you have and
catch what you cam is the secret for
oul growth. Keep Maine money in
Maine by buying Maine products.
Yet more people to spend money in
Maine for Maine products-potatoes
and scenery and sweet corn and
crystal lakes and green peas and the
glow of health and juicy apples and
thousands of miles Of the most beau
thul seacoast in the world and San
ford plush and giant hills and long
lived shoes and endless forests and
50 ad infinitum.
Millions of Americans would love
to come to Maine to spend money
for these things if they simply real
lied their quality. their quantity,
and that they We're available on rea-
Scnable terms. The taste of Mr..
/ Rockefeller and Mr.. Ford for the
things Maine has to offer is common
to their fellow citizens and there is
room enough for all.
Let us all resolve to give Maine
products the preference in our pur-
! chases this coming year. Let us
standardize the quality of our fruits
and our diaries and our service of
every sort. Let us make Maine
mean prominence not alone in men
and women but in the joy and art of
living as well. If you can write a
better book or preach a better SER
mon or make a better mouse trap
! than your neighbor, even though you
build your hut in the wilderness.
the world will make beaten path
to your door, This is a mofound
truth pregnant with possibilities of
healthy development for Maine. 1t
is not worthy of our Yankee genius
for trading that we should send
away 1Uo,U00 cases OF eggs each year
and bring in 100000 cases from the
I west. Maine farmers pay the freight.
I'VE send millions of Maine shoes
into every State in the Union and
import thousands of pairs to fill our
own needs. The Maine shoe indus
try and Maine feet pay the freight.
In proportion as we learn to adver-
tise and to merchandise every COM
munity and every farmer and every
industry in Maine will grow"
! During the course Of the luncheon
! Rotarians and kiwanians sang songs
of their respective clubs and the
lusty roar of the Lions was heard.
The luncheon was served by the La
dies Aid of the Methodist church
and proved to be up to their usually
high standard.
! Following his address at the
luncheon Governor Brewster went to
the Senior high school, where he
spoke briefly to the students. The
/ meeting was attended by members
of the city government. The gov
ernor's talk had to do mostly with
the value of publicity to the State.
He likened the present time to that
! immediately after the Civil war and
| told his hearers that their opportun-
| ity for the future could not be over
estimated.