Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-09

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The general purposes for which the
associates was organized may be sum-
med up as follows:
1. 10 create through membership
wider individual interest and sense
Oh responsibility in the hearts of our
citizens regarding the problems with
which Maine is confronted and the adj
vantages which Maine has to offer to
people both within and outside the
state. This purpose in brief is "the
awakening among our citizens of
consciousness of Maine"
q TO effect through the executive
committee of the Associates on which.
as l have stated, is represented each
Of the four agencies actively engaged
IN the promotion of the welfare of the
state, better coordination of the ef-
forts of these agencies. The result of
! such coordination 1t was hoped would
oe the elimination of duplication of eff
| tort, greater efficiency and reduction
of overhead expense.
A most constructive step along this
| line has been effected through the crea-
| ton Of joint budget of about $4,000
| covering the needs, other than those
provided for by the Legislature and by
the cities and towns of the component
| organizations of the Associates, the
| Associates themselves. and the Maine
| Council of the New England Council
This will be in the nature of COM
mun1ty chest for the State activities.
The action of such common action
! are several fold:
| CAP An individual or corporation
will be solicited but once for contri-
buttons to the development movements
| of the State and New England,
CD The contribution to all the or
| carnations will show to the outside
world that Maine is acting as a unit.
This cannot but tend to create
most favorable reaction.
! (c) BY including the needs Of the
Maine Council of the New England
| Council in the general budget, Maine
will be showing the way to the other
New England States in adopting the
slogan that Names problems are
closely bound UP with the problems
Of New England.
| General Hersey was called back to
his native State of Maine to assist
in the accomplishment of the coordi-.
nation and has aided materially in
bringing it about. Now that this
| phase of the program is well on the
way to success, he is leaving shortly
for Washington. There he will con-
tinue to act as Executive Director
of the Associates and through his
contacts with the various Federal
Departments and the United States
Chamber Of Commerce will render
| further valued assistance in bringing
| to pass the third purpose OF the AS
| sociates.
| go To encourage among the diff
ferent groups of economic efforts in
the State the organization of associ-
| atiOns covering each of the important
branches. of agriculture. industry and
recreation. with view to making the
product of each pursuit of better
quality, and better presented for
marketing thai that of any other
State. This is without doubt one of
the most i-iportant purposes and
functions of the, Associates.
1t may interest you to learn what
has been done along these lines.
First. A preliminary conference
has been held between members of
the States fishing industry and mem
bers of the Bureau of Fisheries OF
the United States Department OF
Commerce. Further conferences are
to be called.
! Second. With the cooperation of
the University of Maine and the Elk
detrimental Station at the University
pamphlet on apple growing in
Maine is being prepared. This covers
q; questions of horticulture and mar
keting and it is hoped it will serve
a. purpose both for our present apple
growers and those who may be in
terested to become growers. This is
but a preliminary step in the devel-
opment along sound economic and
AGRICULTURAL lines Of this industry.
Other phases of the industrial and
agricultural life will be treated SIM
ilarly from time to time and will 1ol-
low the lines initiated some time ago
by the Maine Hardwood Association,
which is rapidly completing a sur
vey of our hardwood resources, with
view
1. To putting these resources to a
broader use.
2. To assist primarily our present
hardwood industries to become pros
porous and
s. To encourage new hardwood
industries to come into the state.
I will not however go into more de :
tail now but will leave to General
iHersey, who has acted most ably as
Executive Director of the Associates,
the detailed explanation as to how
far the Associates have progressed
on their progrm during the past year.
! The program was ambitious. Ihere
! were many questions TO pc 1roheu
ont. All this takes time, but L con
slider that much has been done ana
a really constructive forward step
has been taken, given the magnitude
of the questions and the varied IN
terests involved.
Governor Brewster Speaks
Cocernor Ralph O. Brewster was
then called on by Chairman Stetsoh
and in opening his talk stated that
the last Legislature inaugurated tne
new policy of appropriating $25,ooo
for each fiscal year for the purpose Oh
assembling and publishing data re,
garding the agricultural, industrial
and recreational resources OF maine
and placed it's expenditure under tne
direction of the Governor ana Coun-
Gil, which body has been pleased 10
participate in this enterprise
Tn the compiling of statistics. the
Governor and Council has worked
! with the Maine Development Asso-
citation and other organizations ana
the effort has been harmonious. Inc
Governor expressed his confidence
that the maximum results have peeh
secured and these would warrant the
continuance of the program.
Attention was called by the Gov
ernor to a suggestion made that all
of this work might well be carried on
by the state with no assistance firm
outside sources, but the Governor
| stated that while this might be "A
! gain as an equitable proposition the
most precious thing would be lost
since the cooperation of the var.
ious committees is more important
! than any sums Of money. 1t has peen
this side of the three sided program
that has commended itself most TO
be, he declared.
When contributions are secured
from citizens the vital interests OF