Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-18

of Boston. Mr.. Lawrence was re-
elected head Of the council. Arthur
L. Aldred of Providence was elected
secretary, replacing Harry Trumbull
of Plainfield, Conn. Guy p. Gannett
Of ortland, and Dudley Harmon Of
Boston were reelected treasurer and
executive vice president, respectively.
In opposing the idea of federal con-
troll Of electric power. Mr.. Hoover
pointed out that only four per cent
of all power communicated is of in
terstate character, and declared that
the situation Is logically one for To-
cal authorities to handle.
In urging interstate compacts, he
explained that they are a cOnstitu-
tional function, which the states sell
dom avail themselves. Power matters,
he said, should be considered from an
engineering rather than an "emo-
tionaI' standpoint.
Discussing the report Of Harry r.
Lewis of Dayisville, r. L. chairman
of the committee on agriculture. Mr.
Hoover declared 'in the west we
have built up the reputation OF our
products and stated governments
have been rigorous In their control
of gradings. If you wish to repeat
their success you are in the exact
trail by which they have arrived in
Boston and have made a profit after
paying 5000 miles of freight"
The council plans for the coming
wear call for the following activities
on the part of various committees.
The agricultural committee will
work to secure better marketing
conditions for New England farm
products. The power committee will
work with state regulatory authori-
ties to devise an economical power
system and will endeavor to get pow
er into rural areas. The research
committee will investigate industrial
conditions. And the committee ON
public relations and community or
ganization will endeavor to raise the
level of community effort in New
England to give New Englanders
better appreciation of their excep-
tional advantages and to create out
side of New England a wider knowl-
edge Of the great industrial adyan-
tages of the section.
The report Of G.. O. Goss OF Wa
terbury, Conn.,, chairman or the
power committee, occasioned the
longest and most important discus
sion Of the meeting.
Julius Klein,~ chief of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce,
told the council, in answer to a ques-
ton as to the attitude of the federal
government, that various govern
ment agencies are now available to
aid the council and that these would
be thrown into activity whenever the
council desires them.
Commenting upon the recommen-
dation of the research committee be-
fore the Hartford conference that a
conference be called for the con-
firmation of research activities in
New England, A. Lincoln F'ilene, of
Boston. chairman, said the commit
tee believed the following matters
should be placed before such con-
ference:
Winter change of information on
successful methods of research; de-
velopment of standards for research
work; studies to determine how re-
search can avoid duplication activi-
ties; what research agencies can do
to sell research to New England;
consideration as to what research
ought to be carried on in New Eng
land. and how.
He. suggested an investigation of
the relationships between business
establishments and colleges and en-
cheering schools.
when a clear picture has been
obtained of exactly what the present
relations of Yale, Brown. Technol-
ogy, Harvard and other colleges are
in respect to research assistance rem
dered to individual concerns" he
said. 1--WE shall be ready to call a
meeting of deans of engineering and
business administration schools and
representatives of organizations of
| business men to draw up plan for
widening the scope of activities now
being carried on and suggesting new
activities"