Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27

1nspirational address by William
Clendenin, of Chicago, on the incom-
parable advantages of the Capital
City or Maine, an enthusiastic as
sembly of Augusta Rotarians and XII
WanlanS acted upon the advice of the
dynamic speaker and took the frs:
step toward boosting Augusta into
Its rightful place in the sun at the
Augusta House Friday evening, when
they went on record for an organiza-
ton to be sponsored by these two
service organizations to function as
an up-to-the minute Chamber of
Commerce.
On motion of Rotarian Willis E.
Swift, the presidents of the Rotary
and kWaniS Clubs were instructed to
each name three members to a COM
m1ttee of six to further investigate
the project and report recommended
lions at meeting to be held in the
near future.
The joint meeting of the two SER
vice groups was largely attended
and was held in the main dining
room at the Augusta House at Z
o'clock last evening. A buffet style
luncheon was a unique feature and
served to promote the proper degree
OF good fellowship amongst the rep
fesentative citizens, to make them
receptive for the splendid message
by Mr. Clendenin.
Faith in Maine
THE tourist tide of 1927 will be
headon into this State before you
know it." said the publicity special
list. Three million visitors next
year, you watch it! 1t is up to Au-
gusta to take the city leadership of
this state and turn this state propa-
ganda into a veritable blaze of en-
thusiasm. Take the rail, l say, get
off in advance and the rest must and
Will follow But its Augustus pro-
cession once you leap to the front,
with all the resulting credit, prestige
and glory. And it's yours this night,
to reach out and take it if you once
organize and hit the line hard.
Augusta has the best advertising
and publicity case in the State of
Maine. Your State bureau cannot do
your special pleading for you. 1t is
up to Augusta to throw away the
hammer and get out horn and blow 1t
for Augusta.
There is no magic in putting Au-
gusta in the limelight. Three things
will do it.
"First-To be sold individually on
your own city-and know why.
"Second-To get together and tell
the truths about Augusta to the
world.
~Third-And keep on telling them
Sell yourself
Sell yourselves.
Sell the nation.
Lomlroso:
'Kipling says:
1T amt the arms nor armament,
Nor the Army as a whole,
But the Everlastin' team work
OF every bloomin' soul"
Somebody else put is differently,
but to the same effect:
This is the Law of the Jungle.
! This is the Law of the Track,
And the wolf that heeds it will pros
per;
And the wolf that doesn't will
lack;
For the Strength of the Pack is the
Wolf, %
And the Strength of the Wolf is the
the Pack"
'Forty-four American cities. big,
and little have advertised success
fully in the past five years. And
some of them with mighty little to
talk about. Augusta has more pub
lefty dynamite on hand right now
than all of 'em put together. Why not
put it to work?
The arguments for Augusta 100
years ago still tell the story perfect
ly, as evidenal in the following quo
tatlons from the delegates of 1926 on
location of Names State capital:
The most CENTRAL the most
suitable" the most accommodating.
the most accessible" the most
beautiful "the most pleasing to the
eye" "the most commanding in
prospect, "the most advantageous in
every respect"
Augusta won a century ago in
1926 against all competitors and her
sons put her in the leadership then
why not now in 1926? | challenge
yOui
Success is like the "sinker,"
And it's true from pole to pole.
The Booster gets the doughnut
And the Knocker gets the hole"
1T is high time for Augusta to
organize her kickers; to organize
them on the football basis that if YOU
must kick, kick toward the goal.
"A Chamber of Commerce
or
New Chamber of Commerce
or
Augustus Thousand Leaders
or
Call 1t what you will, but set I'D
something, call it something, and go
Six million dollars for city adver-
Using in U. S. Not dime for Au-
gusta? Are you going to stand for
that? Augusta the CaDitaJ OIIaan Of
all cities?
Health
"What about Augusta as a health
Center? Vital statistics of the U. S.
bureau of the census shows that the
average length of life in U. S. for 1925
was 44.9 years-for Augusta and
Maine 52.5 years, or lead of rs years
for this city and region. Death rate
here from all communicable diseases
1924) was Ito of 1 per cent.-lowest
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