Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-20
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Hartford, Conn, Nov. 19.-(P)-New
England is not only being criticized.
but is receiving pity from other parts
of the country, and 1t Is New Eng
lands own fault, delegates to the Sec
ond New England conference were told
today by Colonel Frank Knox of Man
chester, N. H.. newspaper publisher.
Reporting for the New England
councils committee on public rela-
lions, Colonel Knox charged that pes
simistic reports are being broadcast by
New Englanders themselves and that
these are being enlarged upon by 9TH
err sections of the country.
Thirteen new members will join the
council during the coming year, state
delegation elections being held today.
Fifty-nine members who served dur
ing the past year will continue to
work for the good of New England as
members of the council during the
next II months. Each state elected
IL members, six to serve for two years
and the others for one year.
The conference program came to a
10-mnute talks on various activities
of the northeast states.
New England's attitude of mind has
cost the section enormous sums in lost
business, Colonel Knox said. Talk
back" to those who persist in spread
ing unfavorable reports about condi-
tons not in accord with facts, was his
recommendation.
f. NJ. Statler of Statler Hotels, Inc
of New York, warned that individual
attempts to make things hum in ones
own backyard are bound to failure
nowadays. Praising the New England
council, he said that the New Eng
land conference seems to me like a
great power dam which gathers to-
gether the otherwise feeble streams OF
individual effort and gives them force
to keep wheels turning and men al
work"
In connection with the possible flu
ture of the textile industry, William
3. MacColl of Pawtucket, r. l., pres
! ident OF the National Association OF
Cotton Manufacturers, gave figures on
what the research committee on cotton
dress goods had found in its inyesti-
cation.
His report pointed out that more
than 100000 yards of piece goods were
issued last summer throughout the
country and that pattern companies
sold 50,000,000 dress patterns
No branch of the textile mills has
undergone more changes during the
last 10 years than the hosiery bust
ness, according to Ernest V. Alley of
Barrows, Richardson & Alley, New
York.
The industry has gone from cotton
to silk to rayon, he pointed out, and
has followed the trend of the times
from black and few plain colors to al
most every shade of the rainbow.
The Maine delegates elected the fol-
lowing as members of the council:
Two years, w. s. Libby, Lewiston; J.
w. Warren, Westbrook; Fl. +. Merrill,
Portland: G. Z. Gannett, Portland; j.
W. Leland. Dover-Foxcroft: H. w.
Kicker. South Poland. One year
Charles Ault, Auburn; o. II. Brown,
/ Eastport; w. I. Cummings, South Ber-
wick; Z. T. Savage, Bangor: c. c.
Stetson, Bangor; ". s. Wyman, Au-
gusta.
New Hampshire: For one year, w.
s. Rossiter. Concord; r. p Bass, Pc
terboro; NJ. A. Dickinson, Keene; A. L.
Felker, Concord; q. NJ. Putnam, Hop
kinton; C. w. Tobey. Manchester. For
two years, Col. Frank Knox. Manches-
ter: G. A Wood. Portsmouth; F.. P.
Murphy, Nashua w. A. Barron. Craw-
ford; ]. u. Upshaw, Claremont; +. C.
Hirst. Concord. The last five are new
members.
After a discussion of the budget,
which will be increased next year to
100000, the Massachusetts delegation
pledged $4,000 as its contribution to
the sum