Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-21

thing of the sweep that is in motion
bringing people to the State OF
| Maine. 1t is now Of first importance
that these visitors shall be hospit-
ably received and counted as the
guests, in proper ways, of every cit
! iZen of the State of Maine.
One visitor from the middle west
alone has already contributed hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to in
| stitutions in this state. In myriad
ways we benefit from the opportuni-
| ties these friends present. These
visitors will become investors as we
show to them opportunities that are
| worth while for a healthy we'll
rounded life for themselves and their
| friends.
Over a million prospects are COM
| ing to Maine this year and they
constitute one of the greatest oppor-
tunities a Yankee trader could ever
ask. They are coming to substan-
! tial extent as a. result OF the adver-
, Using campaign which has been
| carried on through the contributions
| of over one hundred cities and
| towns and as a result also of the
publication by the state of data re-
garding the attractions of the State
| VI Mdlllt III OuSII lilS luili III
| ly provided by the last Legislature
| for this end.
In the past month I have travelled
from Kittery to Fort Kent and Maine
was never more spick and span
| along it's highways. as a result of the
| spring housekeeping that the wo-
| men have been carrying on with the
! hearty cooperation of thousands of
men, and particularly of the State
! Highway Police, who are doing a
most valuable service in cleaning up
| the illegal signs.
1t is now of supreme Importance
| that proper service shall be given in
| a variety of ways to make these
visitors feel thoroughly at home. For
| this function neither the cities nor
! the state can possibly provide. 1t Is
| an activity that must be carried on
| through voluntary organization sup
ported by interested citizens who
appreciate tie opportunity that is
at hand fer them to help themselves
and help the state.
The State of Maine Publicity Blu
reau is the premier organization de-
voted to this end and merits the sup
| port in generous measure of every
| citizen of our state who finds him.
| self in position to cooperate in the
| very worthy work they are carrying
| on. Thousands of letters must be
written each week and thousands of
| inquiries in person must be ans
wered at the Bureaus they maintain.
| Certain material must be published
which does not come within the
scope of the appropriations of the
| state or the cities or towns. The
! tremendous increase in our visitors
! has made their work pile mountain
| high and it is essential that we shall
render service of the highest effic-
iency in this opportunity to serve the
| interests of our state.
For this reason one cannot en-
phasize too strongly the opportunity
, which the State of Maine Publicity
Bureau presents for citizens desiring
to help through private contribu-
tons in the development work that
is now being carried on.
While stops will be made at a
number of seacoast towns, the pri-
mary object of this trip is to make
a firsthand inspection of the $780,
100000 project to harness the tides
of Passamaquoddy Bay on which
the voters hold a referendum in Sep
TENDER. Lieut.. Governor Todd OF
New Brunswick joined the party
here.
| The steamer is due at Lubec to.
morrow morning. The party will
leave Calais tomorrow night for
| Portland, via Bangor. The second
of the pilgrimages will be made in
August to Aroostook county; the
third through York county to Kit
terry, and the last through the
Rangeley Lake region in the early
| fall,