Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-06-23
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANOTHER INTERESTING MEET
ING AND BANQUET
Lucerne, Agriculture, Lafayette
Park and Fishways Receive
Attemtion-Next Meeting

Lucerne, Agriculture, Lafayette
Park and Fishways Receive
Attemtion-Next Meeting
at ''Sherm's"
The Ellsworth chamber of COM
merce held its monthly meeting and
banquet last Wednesday evening at
the Congregational vestry, with the
| ladies of that society serving q
delicious dinner. There were about
sixty in attendance, and the meeting
was a repetition Of the get-together
spirit manifested at the first ban
quet.
President Harold A. Robinson
presided at the after-dinner session.
Mr.. Buckley, of the Lucerne-in-
Maine development, told of the work
being done there, the wonderful sue
cess of the sales campaign, and the
plans for a big winter carnival next
winter.
County Agent Harry A. Bickford
told Of the growth and success OF
the cooperative creamery In ELS
worth. Starting with something ike
800 cows less than two years ago, II
now had cream from more than SOO
COWS. and a ready market for It's
product at good prices. He empha-
sized what it meant to this county,
and to Ellsworth as its trading CEN
ter. to stop the ebb-tide OF COW
population in the county and turn 1t
To a flood tide. This means improve
ment of agriculture generally; inc
building up of farms to greater
Productivity, so that they can sup
port still more cows, instead OF cne
running out of farms and the oe-
cadence of agriculture. This the
creamery had done.
Concerning the mooted question
Of a canning factory, Mr.. Bickfora
expressed the opinion that sucn
would be a success when 1t would
All an economic need, as the cream
ery had done, and not until tnen.
He inclined to the belief that CO.
operative control of such cannery
would be best, but that, II the neeo
existed, private ownership coulo also
make 1t success.
BENJAMIN l.. Hadley, chief ranger
Of Lafayette National Park, was tne
next speaker. He gave an intensely
interesting address reviewing Drlelly
the romantic history Of Mt. Desert
island. and the creation OF Lafayette
park. He explained briefly the
difference between a national monu-
ment and a national park-the hrst
to preserve, in it's natural state, some
mace of natural or historical inter
est the second to develop, Tor tne
interest of visitors, some tract VI
natural beauty. This fact IS OF
significance here, as it means that
the government will annually ap-
nronriate large sums for the develop-
ment of Lafayette National Park lot
the attraction of increasing NUMBERS
of visitors. He told what was now
being done in the way OF road Dullo-
ing. 80 oo
petition to the chamber OF COM
MERGE to take up the matter or nsh-
WAYS in the dams on Union river was
read by the president. w. n. THUS
told of an unofficial visit made to the
lower dam recently by State Fish ana
Game Commissioner Parsons, and
his statement, in anticipation OF the
petition then in circulation, tnal ne
would like to appoint a hearing at
a time when the water at the Jam
was at a low stage, SO tnat 'ne
ledge at the edSteIu oiuo ~
inspected Mayor Hodgklns spoke
briefly on the same subject: me
chamber of commerce Will nave
afidavits prepared regarding tne
freouenting of the river by alewives'
in support of the petition, which
will then be forwarded to the state
department Of fish and game.
o. w. Tapley brought up the
matter of better train service lot
eastern Maine, and urged an enort
in cooperation with the chambers
of commerce of Bar Harbor ana
washington county towns IN TINS
direction. The matter was referred
to the directors to get in touch WIN
other chambers.
It was voted to hold the next
meeting and banquet as an AFTER,
noon and evening outing at "Sherm.
Douglas Lamoine Beach dining
pavilion and hotel, on THURSDAY
July is, If that date was agreeable
to Mr.. Douglas. This Will be
ladies' day meeting. George r.
| Smith. Charles D. Wiggin and FRANK
J. Dunleavy we're appointed COM
mittee of arrangements.
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