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RESPONSE TO ADDRESS OF WELCOME, 



By Dr. Geo. M. Twitchell. 



In coming in here and looking at this magnificent exhibit, we 

 "begin to realize that the State of Maine is awakening to its pos- 

 sibilties along this line. It is a pleasure to me, gentlemen, and 

 friends of Augusta, to come back to this city and speak in ac- 

 knowledgment of the welcome you have given us, because mem- 

 ory is active with me tonight. I cannot forget the hearty sym- 

 pathy and the spirit of co-operation and assistance which were 

 ever mine during the years I spent in business on these streets. 

 It is a pleasure to stand here and testify to this, — to that helpful 

 co-operation which ever aided me in my humble efforts while in 

 business here. It is a pleasure to come here and speak for our 

 work as an association, to express our thanks to you, Mr. Mayor, 

 for this cordial welcome ; and to you, citizens of Augusta, for 

 what you have done; and to you, Mr. President of the Board 

 of Trade, for making attractive this hall and adding to the effec- 

 tiveness of the work of this week; because, unless we stand to- 

 gether and are working together along these lines we cannot hope 

 for the best results. The evidences of prosperity seen on every 

 side in this beautiful city, the appearance of your business street, 

 the improvements in your buildings, the multiplying of beautiful 

 homes, the evidence of increased business in every department, 

 tell of that prosperity in the good old State of Maine which 

 brings joy, comfort and rejoicing to every heart. For unless we 

 are all united in this work of upbuilding agriculture, we surely 

 cannot measure up to the standard. 



Ladies and Gentlemen, while you are working in the city of 

 Augusta to establish its business prosperity others are working 

 out upon the farms and in the rural districts and in the homes, 

 seeking there to do what you are doing here, to plant upon a high- 

 er level the standard of the work and the achievements of the 

 good old State of Maine. We hear a great deal said about the 

 captains of industry, the men who have been working at the great 

 financial problems of the age, but we make a mistake when we 

 mark those men as the captains of industry. The real captains 



