Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-20
Maine Real Estate Association
has Luncheon Session at Au-
gusta HOuse-Officers Elect
ed And Plans Discussed for
Participation In "Bo t
Maine" Movement

The newly formed Maine Real Es-
tate Association at its first luncheon
meeting held Thursday at the Au-
gusta House pledged its support TO
the plans outlined by Governor
] Brewster for the future development
of the recreational. agricultural and
| industrial resources of Maine.
The Association heard Governor
| Brewster, who was it's guest of honor,
tell how Maine shore and country
property was attracting summer Wis
| itors to its purchase, referring es-
pecially to the development at Sor-
| rento, in the Camden region and at
Monmouth. The governor was warm
| ly applauded as he told the realtors
of the Importance of the voluntary
association which they were inaugur-
ating.
Officers Elected
The newly formed Maine Real Es-
tate Association Thursday forenoon
elected the following officers:
President, Guy E. Flagg, Auburn;
vice presidents, l.. w. Benner. Rock
land; Amos H. Higgins, Augusta;
secretary AMI treasurer, A. r. Maxim,
Portland; executive committee, Will
liam M. Pencil, Portland; John
FrieI. Waterville; George A. Emer-
son, lewiston; George E. Allen, Cam
den: Richard A. Chase. Biddeford.
The organization was formed with
40 charter members. It's purposes
pere defined as aiding n the develop
ment of Maine and raising tie STAN
dard Of the real estate business
throughout the state.
Representatives were present at the
meeting from Portland, Lewiston, Au-
burn, Augusta, Rockland, Waterville
and Biddeford.
Covers were laid for SO at the din
ner and William NJ. Pencil, chairman
of the executive committee, presided.
Mr.. Pennell referred to his early ac-
| quaintance with Governor Brewster.
| who was a Bowdoin college classmate
of his son.
Gov. Brewster Addresses Meeting
'Tn the development which we con-
| f1dentIy anticipate for the state of
| Maine during the next few years, the
real estate dealers of Maine will play
most important part" said Cover
nor Brewster to the real estate men.
"The railroad. the automobiles, the
aeroplanes, the telephone and the ra-
| ulo nave Set iIllel Tree, StchlllS
happiness wherever. in the country
! 1t is most surely to be found" he
said, and added, "for every person %
years ago who could afford or would
desire to come to Maine there are a
thousand today to whom we may
with confidence appeal.
More and more these people are
becoming not merely visitors, but
home owners and farm owners with
in the State of Maine. They have
invested vast amounts in the last
decade in towns all over the State
| Of Maine and yet there is no reason
to doubt that this movement Is only
in it's infancy.
THE tax burden of everyone Of us
Is lightened by every dollar that is
brought within our bounds. A de-
| Veiopment project involving hun
. dreds of thousands of dollars in a
small town in the State of Maine is
being launched this week with the
mailing of 10000 most attractive cir
culars descriptive of this region to
every part of the eastern United
| States. This is sponsored by a New
York concern of ample capital and
very large experience in projects of
| this kind and is fully on a scale with
the great subdivision developments
which have been carried out at ST.
| Petersburg and Miami in recent
years.
Anyone who has visited the re-
gions, will appreciate the certain
charms upon which this development
| may be built. Something of the mag
n1tude of project may be realized
from the fact that it is to take a full
year in preliminary development be-
fore any sales will be made. This
| seems happy augury of the days
that are cose at hand when Maine
shore and country property is COM
| ing finally into It's own.
Maine will make its appeal to the
| Nation upon the things in which it
Is unique. and first among the fea-
| lures upon which we may perma-
nently and confidently build is hon
| esty in the presentation of the at
fractions that we afford.
| Competition from other states in
the manifestation of this quality Is
perhaps likely to be less keen. We
are in Maine. one of the last great
outstanding monuments to the New
England of other days. to whose
genius for leadership the Nation now
expectantly turns. We shall not sell
the bir,hright of our New England
conscience for any mess of pottage
| need to boast.
las real estate dealers in Maine,
you are necessarily the ambassadors
representing our state in dealing
with visitors from every land. Very
much of our reputation and pros
perity must depend upon the serv-
ice you render in the years that are
just ahead. Legislative regulation
OF your activities does not seem to
me to be practicable or wise. The
voluntary association or agents hold
Ing high the ideals of your business
seems best calculated to serve the
ends Of the development that we all
earnestly seek.