Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-07-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Directors Discuss Many Matters at
Monthly Meeting

| Monthly Meeting
| The regular monthly meeting OF
the board of directors of the Ellis
| worth chamber of commerce was
held last Friday, with all but one
member present.
The chamber is giving it's support
| and cooperation to the boys and
| girls agricultural clubs of the county
AS was announced at the May meet
ing of the chamber, the State cham
| Der of commerce is financing the
| pilgrimage of $50 boys and girls OF
| the Maine clubs to the Springfield
exposition in September. These boys
and girls are selected by merit for
work done, and Hancock county is
the banner county of the State, with
the largest quota.
The directors voted to contribute
$40 to the fund being raised by the
state chamber. In addition to this,
il is hoped to have as guests at the
August meeting OF the chamber, the
sixteen boys and girls selected to go.
Each of these will be presented win
suitable badge or medal, showing
that they are from Hancock county.
A letter was read from
Secretary Cummings of the state
chamber, calling attention 10
the fact that as yet only six or
Hancock county's quota of seventeen
young men have enrolled in the
Citizens Military Training Camps,
and urging the Ellsworth chamber
to endeavor to fill the quota. The
camp is open to young men between
seventeen and twenty-five years OF
age. They receive free transpQrta-
ton to and from camp, and board
while at camp. They receive ath-
letic coaching and military instruc-
ton, under expert physical direction,
and learn lessons in discipline, obedi-
ence, courtesy, consideration, self
reliance, and democratic feeling
toward their fellow men SO necessary
in business or professional life.
Secretary H. G. Stratton of the ELS
worth chamber will give further in
formation to applicants.
Letters regarding the canning
factory proposition were read, show
ing that Secretary Cummings of the
State chamber had kept his promise
to take it up with Gamers. 1t was
pointed out that this would be
very bad year to start such FACTORY,
because of the lateness of the season.
Samples of direction road signs
were shown, but owing to the late
ness of the season, it would be late
July or August before signs could be
obtained, and it was decided to lay
this over to next year.
The chamber has taken steps to
protect Ellsworth's water supply. On
receipt of information that the Ban
gor Y. M. C. A. was to build
recreation camp on Branch pond, the
source of Ellsworths water, the
matter was taken up with the State
department of health through Health
officer Woodruff. In reply to letter
from DR.. Woodruff, State Health
Commissioner Kendall wrote:
Your letter in regard to the Y. M.
C. A. camp at Branch pond received.
We are very glad to get this infor-
nation, and will get in touch with the
Y M. C. A. through our sanitary 'ehsi-
neering department.
Director Campbell, of the sanitary
engineering department, writes:
II believe that your opinion in regard
ITO toilets and swimming at Branch
pond is correct; i. e., our present laws
do not allow us to prohibit cottages
and swimming at this pond, but IL
does give us authority to require
privies, toilets, ETC., to meet the re-
uuirements of the rules and regu-
lations A place like clubhouse, or
Y. NJ C. A. camp, or any puplic
camp. ought to have septic tanks to
take care of the sewage.
A placard, designed to be placed In
stores and offices of members Of
the Ellsworth chamber to protect
them from wildcat adpertising
schemes and irresponsible solicitors
for subscriptions to this, that and the
other thing, was adopted. These
will be printed and distributed to
members.