Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-26

Maine in announcing the EXTENDED
functions of the office.
Banquet ct Augusta House
The discussions of the afternoon
were continued at the banquet OF the
association held in the evening at tne
Augusta House. Joseph F. Young OF
Augusta. federal agent. Internal rev
enue, and former member of the state
board of pharmacy, was toastmaster,
and the speakers were Hon. Albert ].
Stearns of Norway, president of the
Maine Development Association, ana
Hon. Blaine S. Viles of Augusta, Tor
mer State forest commissioner.
Address of Blaine s. viles
Hon. Blaine S. Viles was introduced
as man who is we'll familiar with
general affairs of the State, having
served In the Legislature, on the fish
and game commission, as forest COM
missioner, and rs mayor Of Augusta,
and having many business interests In
Maine, being interested in banking,
hotels, wholesale and retail merchan-
dising, numbering and timberlands.
| Mr.. Viles spoke of the great natu-
raj advantages Of Maine, dealing with
the ever increasing summer business,
/ and pointed out the necessity Of bring
ing to the State industries which will
/ operate all the year round and form
! the real nucleus of stable and perma-
nent prosperity.
The speaker is the president of the
Maine Fish and Game Association,
which he hopes to see prosper and be-
come an important factor in develop
! ing and regulating these important in
/ terests.
Hardwood Resources OF State
| At the present time, Mr.. Viles be-
| lieves, the greatest opportunity for In
! dustrial expansion lies in the develop
ment of the great hardwood resources
Of the State, which are at present prac-
| tically untouched. "All through
Maine," said the speaker, 1--WE find
hardwoods going to waste and decay
for want of market, and it is along
the lines of hardwood utilization that
all Of us interested in timberland mat
! tiers and the development of the State
are working. 1t is in this direction
| that the next great expansion in for
est utilization will come. The supply
| is immense, probably some IL to Is
billion feet, and 1t Is to this great
| body of timber that the hardwood
| users of the country will come If We
! but furnish them with information as
| to the quality, quantity and available
| ity of this supply. Today 1t Is prac-
| tically northeastern more than
this, for 1t Is taking the place that
might be occupied by softwoods. If it
were removed: and we thus have a
! two-fold object in hardwood utiliza-
ton.
Mr.. Viles believes that great posi-
bilities exist for development along
our coasts and inland lakes, and pre-
diets activity in these sections where
people from outside the State will
come to make their homes for a part
of the year at least Mr.. Viles coun-
sells spirit of fair play and hospitali-
ty, which he feels sure will bhe prac-
ticed both by private citizens and pub
lie officials, and which will result IN a
steady, substantial and healthy devel-
opment of Maine.
I'VE have millions of trees, each
producing something each year for
the welfare and benefit of our State
each tree producing material and ben
eft for the common good. The tree
is not bad example to emulate" said
Mr.. Viles in conclusion.
Albert J. Stearns Speaks
Hon. Albert j. Stearns of Norway
in a rafting speech said that there
is every reason why there should be
a close relationship between the re-
tail druggists of Maine and any or
ganization having for it's purpose the
development of the state along any
line.
you are In a tactical position"
continued Mr.. Stearns.
You not only have contact with
the people of your several commune
ties, but you have closer contact
with those who come to us from
abroad or even those within our bor-
ders travelling from place to place
than any other group of citizens If
anyone drives into town, just pass
ing through. they usually call at the
local drug store to make purchases
and all sorts of inquiries, either about
the town or adjoining towns and tie
best roads here and there. If they
come to town for the night, after To-
eating at hotel, they are apt to in
quire for the nearest drug store.
think it is true that the druggists of
Maine have so cultivated the fine art
of courtesy, urbanity, refinement ard
geniality That hose contacts make
friends for the community and a most
powerful agency for good in any
movement which is so fortunate as to
enlist their support.
There are those who criticize the
emphasis which is being placed on
the tourist business and they tell us
that we are advertising Maine too
much as summer resort and losing
sight Of our agricultural and indus
trial development. But the theory of
those who have been guiding our poll
icies has been that we could get
quicker res ults from advertising
Maine as a playground. and that it
properly should be emphasized at the
beginning. following it up with adj
vertising along industrial and agri-
cultural lines.
"The most of the towns hold their
annual meetings next Monday. Our
organization has made an effort to
get an article in everv town warrant
in every town in the State of Maine,
to give the citizens an opportunity to
vote upon the question of raising
money to carry on this work. pre-
dict that with the assistance of t,
druggists of Maine the number of
towns to appropriate money this year
will be double that of last year, as an
indication of the added interest which
the peNNle of Maine are takjno in