Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
MADISON

The formation or federation of the
upper Kennebec Boards of Trade
and business organizations in the
towns of New Portland, Norridge-
wock, North Arson, Anson and Mad
ison became an accomplished fact at
a gathering held Thursday evening
at the historic Old Point Auto Camp
at the invitation of the Madison
organization.
The Federation organization is
the outcome of several meetings
held by. a committee from the sew
eral towns and first elected to meet
a committee from Skowhegan to see
if some adjustment could not be
made in relation to what seemed to
be unfair discrimination. At a
meeting held at North Arson a week
and a half ago a temporary organi-
zatioin was formed. A few days lat
er at a special meeting of the Mdd-
son organization plans were dis
cussed and perfected for big gath
ering at Old Point. Invitations were
accordingly issued to the other
towns.
A little before o'clock, the time
at which the baked bean supper was
a very animated appearance. A long
line was formed and at a long table
presided over by an efficient COM
mittee of which c. o. Flanders was
chairman, the refreshments were
served in regular army style to 400
persons in a most efficient manner.
During the supper hour and until
the commencement OF the program
selections were played by the Mad
ison Boys Band under the leader"
ship of C. E. Towne. At 1880
o'clock President George H. Viles of
the Madison Board called the COM
pany to order and introduced Judge
Charles o. Small as the first speak
er. Judge Small extended most
cordial welcome to the visitors and
gave a short but very interesting
historical sketch.
Frank Ames of the Norridgewock
Board Of Selectmen gave the res
ponse for the visitors and gave an
interesting account of the meetings
which finally led to the present To-
cation of the state road.
Following another selection by
the band, President Viles told brief
ly of the temporary organization and
asked what action the company
wished to atke. After brief dis
cussiion it was voted to federate
the business organizations of the
four towns. 1t was then voted to
elect a committee of five from each
community as a permanent COM
mittee with instructions to draft
bylaws including a provision for a
per capita tax on the members of
the several organizations. The COM
rIn tAI NJ n n
Fred Knowles, Chas. B. Clark, A.
Dunlap North Anson. A. E. Hamil-
ton, Benjamin Ella, Rev. S. w. Rog-
ers, DIR. H. L. Marston, and II II.
Marston. Norridgewock, Verne T.
Blaisdell, w. +. Brown, p. Thessell,
c. A. Moore and L. r. Folsom, Esq.
Anson, r. E. Gould, Walter Ray
George Walker, Fred A. Manter and
John l.. Tarr. Madison. George H.
Viles, f. w Wright, Evan w Ad-
ans. James NJ. Spence and Thax-
ter Small 1t was then voted to
make George II. Viles the perma-
nent chairman of the Federated
Organization.
Following a brief discussion 1t
was voted to accept the invitation
Of Norridgewock to hold the first
meeting of the committees from the
several towns at that place next
Mcnday evening. Following this the
meeting was adjourned amid gener-
al EXPIRE ssions Of satisfaction at the
success of the evening. In addition
to c:tizers os this section number
of out Of the state campers were
interested witnesses of the eve
ning's proceedings