DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS. I25 



You come from all parts of the Pine Tree State; from far 

 away Aroostook — that wonderful county of the north; from 

 Oxford and Washington and York ; from the fertile valleys of 

 the Kennebec and Androscoggin and Penobscot, the repre- 

 sentatives of great importance to the State of Maine — that 

 grand old Commonwealth of the northeast which we love and 

 in which we believe. No people are more loyal to their state 

 than are the people of Maine and yet, it might be said (and 

 perhaps with some truth) that we of the East do not boost for 

 our state and for our home towns as do our brothers of the 

 West; that we do not advertise our attractions among the 

 people of the world, and, if we should be lacking in this adver- 

 tising, it is because of the honest conservatism with which we 

 are imbued. 



No people, anywhere, have more to advertise than we — a 

 state old, yet little developed, great in area with some 20,000,000 

 acres ; today three-fourths of its territory is classified as forest 

 land. A state of wonderful natural resources, wonderful for- 

 ests of useful woods, great rivers with powers that when har- 

 nessed will form the backbone for unlimited industrial and 

 consequent agricultural development ; wonderful lakes and 

 mountains and streams invite those in search of health and 

 pleasure ; a rugged seacoast offers safe harbors and beautiful 

 sites for summer homes. Yes, our state is great in many ways, 

 but above all else is she fortunate in her citizenship, sturdy, 

 God-fearing, law-abiding people, breathing the sturdy honesty 

 of old New England. 



The sons of Maine have taken their places as leaders in all 

 walks of life, in statesmanship, in business, in finance and in 

 letters. We should boost for Maine always and we cannot 

 over-estimate her many advantages and possibilities. 



We people of Augusta are proud of our city. Augusta was 

 richly endowed by nature and has been builded well by man. 

 It is a clean town, conservative, yet steadily gaining. It has 

 good schools, good homes and good civic improvements. You 

 come at a time when the chill of approaching winter fills the air, 

 but our welcome is warm. We trust your meetings will be suc- 

 cessful and that you will return to your homes with kindly 

 feelings toward Augusta and her people. 



