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Department of Economic Development • Augusta, Maine • Lloyd K. Allen, Commissioner

Vol. 1 No 8 July-August, 1962 VISITOR'S BONUS The 2nd Annual Maine Products Show The MAINE PRODUCTS SHOW is, of course, by GOVERNORJOHN H. REED primarily a business proposition. But there's nothing in the contract to prevent Show I wish to express my appreciation for the 20 percent of the cars bore out of state visitors and their families from taking in effort and imagination which have been ex- registration plates. the wondrous sights of Bangor and the sur- pended to make this Second Annual Maine The Show also provides an educational rounding country while they're here. Products Show the success which it opportunity for our teachers and students; Not only is Bangor, itself, an interesting promises to be, and to commend the De- as well as a source of pride for all of us who place in which to browse, it is the hub for partment of Economic Development, its are priveleged to see, gathered at one time a veritable wheel of fortune of never-to-be- sponsor, and the other State Departments, under one roof, so many of the industrial forgotten side trips. North, south, east and the City of Bangor and the many indi- and agricultural products of our great State. west, uncrowded highways radiate from viduals and firms which have contributed It would be difficult indeed to over esti- Bangor like magic carpets to whisk the so much to it. mate the value of the national and inter- visitor into fairylands of mountains, lakes, The First MAINE PRODUCTSSHOW, held national publicity which Maine receives seashore and just plain rural scenery. in Augusta last year, was recognized as a from stories written by writers and editors We urge you to visit Booth No. 56 near nationally outstanding example of industrial of metropolitan newspapers and national the main entrance, where the friendly folk promotion by the Public Relations Society magazines who flock to the Show. These of the Bangor Chamber of Commerce will be of America when the Society awarded its articles appeared in important publications glad to suggest the best routes to the most highest honor, the Silver Anvil Trophy, to for many months after last year's Show, interesting places. the Public Relations Division of DED. and early reservations indicate that even which conceived and sponsored what I hope Meanwhile, here are just a few of the more writers and editors are planning to will be the first in a long series of annual activities which will be taking place within attend this year's "Showcase," including "Showcases for Maine Industry." a few miles of Bangor during the Show: twenty members of the foreign press from The MAINE PRODUCTSSHOW is designed, Washington and from New York City. Now Going On primarily, to afford Maine manufacturers the opportunity to exhibit their products and A Majt»' Promotion The Skowhegan State Fair, one of the to discuss business with procurement officers And, last but not least, the increase in biggest and best in the East, will be running of agencies and the purchasing Government retail business enjoyed by the host city is a full blast August 11-18, with harness horse agents and trade representatives who come well deserved bonus for the local officials racing and all of the fixin's that conspire to here for the purpose from many states and and business people who labor so diligently make attendance at a typical Maine agri- Canada - even from foreign lands. But the to make the affair a success. Just as hap- cultural fair a thing to remember. Skow- Show, I would point out, does far more pened in Augusta last year, accomodations hegan is about fifty miles west of Bangor on than this. in the hotels and motels of Bangor and Route No.2. And Lakewood, one of the first vicinity were reserved weeks in advance of summer theaters in Maine, and one of the Tourist Attraction the Show. best, is nearby. Held during the height of our summer I believe that the Maine Products Show, The Maine Women's Championship Golf vacation travel season, the MAINE PRODUCTS in. the short .space of two ye~.rs, indus- Tournament will be underway August ?s

SE 14 '62 Visitor's. Helping Hands Business Before Pleasure (from Page One) Schedule of Events by LLOYDK. ALLEN,Commissioner, DED Now before you begin to get the notion Procurement Clinics that the reason the public is excluded from The bicentennial is sponsored by the Deer and Agriculture and Maine Hereford As- TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 Isle-Stonington Historical Society, whose If the Maine Products Show series is the Show until noon is to allow the ex- members will welcome you with typical unique among state industrial promotional sociation personnel are managmg the huge Bangor Auditorium, 10:00 a.m. Federal hibitors and others who are connected with programs, and federal procurement officials barbecue. Sea and Shore also is providing Reception procurement officers and other purchasing it to sleep all the forenoon, let us assure downeast hospitality. its patrol boat Guardian, with? lobster s.t~w who deal with many states have told us PENOBSCOT VALLEY COUNTRY officials will have, until noon, an oppor- you that this is not the reason at all, at all. that it is, then the prodigio~s amount of and a sail on the Penobscot River for VISit- tunity to meet Maine manufacturers and ing press, purchasing agents and others. CLUB, 5:00 p.m.; 7 miles from Bangor As a matter of fact, and although neither Big Bridge time, effort and expense which other De- Auditorium in Orono on Route 2. The make contacts for contracts as they dis- partments of State Government, local .go~- money nor effort have been spared to make Also cooperating with the barbecue are 1962 MAINE PRODUCTSSHOW will be cover new sources of supply. the ShO\'\'a worthwhile attraction for sight- The Deer Isle-Sedgewick Bridge is said to ernmen ts and organizations and many indi- the Houlton Regional Development Corpor- launched at a festive reception with Maine viduals and business firms have expended to ation Penobscot County Civil Defense Unit, seeing Mainers and summer people alike, the contain one of the 25 longest suspension Governor John H. Reed as guest of honor. THE PRODUCTS SHOW IS OPEN principal reason for putting on the pro- spans in the world - 1080 feet, and it's toll assure the success of the Show is the one Bang~r Jaycees. Several Maine finns have Exhibitors, purchasing officials and rep- outstandingly unique feature of the entire TO THE PUBLIC FROM NOON UNTIL duction is to stimulate the sale of Maine free. You can use alternate routes going and donated items for the barbecue, and Maine resentatives of Maine and out-of-state products. coming from Bangor, travelling on the east production. potato processors will give away frozen publications, radio and television stations 10,00 P.M. AUGUST 15, 16, and 17. bank of the Penobscot one way and the west The cooperation DED has enjoyed from french fries to all comers during the Show's will join Bangor city officials, state gov- And this is why the general public is three days. excluded from the Auditorium until noon - bank the other, thereby seeing both banks of the many sources which have teamed up to ernment officials and other invited guests News Reception Maine's second-largest river. Ask the Ban- help put on the Augusta and the Bangor The University of Maine. the Maine at this kick-off event sponsored by the to allow the exhibitors and other Maine business people to visit back and forth among gor Chamber of Commerce folks at Booth Shows is nothing short of fantastic. I have National Guard, the Maine Dairy Council Bangor Chamber of Commerce. Out-of- Bangor House, 12;30 pm. Maine and 56, for route numbers. never experienced anything, anywhere, to are donating valued products or services,and state writers should register on arrival. visiting writers are invited to join panel- themselves and with the Government pro- equal it. so are the Bangor Chamber of Commerce Those desiring transportation from Bangor curement officers and the visiting purchas- And be sure not to miss driving to the ists, radio, and television personnel at a ing agents who will have flocked here from While it is true that the DED staff has and the State Chamber, the City of Bangor should contact Gordon Clapp at the Ban- reception sponsored by the Bangor Daily top of 1530-foot-high Cadillac Mountain and many individuals and companies of that gor Daily News by 4;30 p.m. other states and from Canada to see what near Bar Harbor - it's less than fifty miles contributed many, many gruelling hours of News. Maine has to offer that their companies or southeast of Bangor. uncompensated overtime work to put hospitable city. on these shows, there is not a member Barbecue agencies may want to buy. The Maine Port Authority has invited 13 News Luncheon There are so many things to see in and of the staff who does not recognize and ap- foreign trade representatives to attend the Also, it provides a breathing space during around Bangor that we can't hope to men- preciate the assistance which has been so BANGOR AUDITORIUM GROUNDS, which the visiting financial and business Show and plans to provide a craft for river Bangor House, 1:00 p.m. Sponsored by tion them all here. But the Bangor Cham- freely given, and who does not join me in trips. 6:30 p.m. Ticket holders will be treated to writers and the trade representatives from ber of Commerce people will be glad to saying that the results could not have been a tasty Outdoor Roast Beef Barbecue the Bangor Daily News. foreign lands can interview and talk busi- talk about them, for as long as you care to achieved without these helping hands. An official of the Bangor & Aroostook served by the Maine Hereford Association, ness with the Maine concerns. listen. Railroad has made his summer home and sponsored by the Maine Department of Exhibitors and Purchasing Nothing can impede the march toward the company's yacht available for enter- Economic Development and Department In other words, we've excluded the gen- economic betterment of a State which con- tainment of visiting trade representatives of Agriculture with the cooperation of the Officials Luncheon eral public from the Show until noon as a tains such public spirited citizens. and others. Houlton Regional Development Corpor- "business before pleasure" measure. DED has been engaged in telling the ation, Bangor Jaycees, Penobscot County Bangor Auditorium Grounds, 12;30 p.m. Other active Maine participants are the Free. Some of the exhibitors will be offering Buyers. world that the State of Maine has just Bureau of Purchases, Industrial Building Civil Defense and several Maine firms to prizes, but even if you don't happen to be about the best industrial climate available Authority, Development Credit Corpora- be cited on the Barbecue menu. Governor one of the lucky ones to lug off this loot (from Page One) for plant relocations. tion, Maine Publicity Bureau. Reed and DED Commissioner Lloyd K. Writers' Boat Trip your time will not be wasted. For there's Allen will offer brief remarks. invited to the Show, in one way or another. The many contributions of Maine citizens the biggest conglomeration of Maine-made 3;00 p.m. Visiting writers are invited things to see that ever was gathered together The DED sent out several hundred personal toward promoting existing Maine industry Spaghetti Feed letters of invitation. There were stories and through the MAINEPRODUCTSSHOWSproves Show Preview to board the Department of Sea and under one roof. There are things to interest pictures in Purchasing Week and the New it. Shore Fisheries' vessel, "Guardian" for a and entertain young and old of both sexes. The president of the Prince Macaroni BANGORAUDITORIUM immediately two-hour trip on the Penobscot River. And it's educational, too. England Purchaser, trade magazines. Manufacturing Company of Lowell, Mass. following the Barbecue. Many Maine concerns sent letters of in- Selling Maine has scheduled a spaghetti and meatball Well over 100 Maine-made products will vitation to the purchasing departments of luncheon for purchasing officials. Mr. be displayed, as well as na tional defense their suppliers. The Governmental agency An industrialist considering a plant re- Joseph R. Pelligrino also is a partner in location can not help but be influenced by WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 exhibits, a working model of the American exhibitors circulated thousands of invita- the Dane-T-Bits Biscuit Company of Mass- Telephone & Telegraph Company's satellite tions. Newsletters went to members of the this tangible evidence of good industrial achusetts, which is building a new plant in New England Purchasing Agents Associa- climate on so prodigal a scale. It is for this Auburn, Maine. News Conference Tours communications system you've been hearing reason that I shall recount here a few of the so much about lately, and a full-scale model tion and to its Maine counterpart. The American Telephone and Telegraph instances of the phenomenal cooperation we Bangor Daily News Auditorium, 10:00 Tours or individual visits to area indus- of Friendship 7, the National Aeronautics One large Corporation, General Electric, have received. Company is installing a working model of a.m. Commissioner Allen will serve as tries and installations by out-of-state and Space Administration's Mercury Project plans to send no less than eight buyers from its satellite communications system and the moderator of a panel consisting of manu- writers will be arranged by the Visiting its various Massachusetts divisions to the The entire state press, and this includes National Aeronautical and Space Adminis- space capsule that orbited Colonel John H. radio and television stations, has been most facturers and business executives who will Press Host Committee. Contact Gordon show. This company buys materials and tration is providing a full scale model of a treat the subject, MAINEANDTHE COM- Clapp, Bangor Daily News Public Re- Glenn into history, which are well worth generous in space used to publicize the Show. space capsule. supplies from something like 45,000 firms, MON MARKETCOUNTRIES. lations Director. travelling many miles to see. large and small, throughout the country. As this is written Special Show Editions are planned by the Bangor Daily News, Grange Among the most valued of the out of Don't! miss the opportunity to tell these Herald, Enterprise, Maine State Labor state participants are the six U. S. Govern- buyers ab~ut your company and its products! News, Maine Trucking News and Maine ment agencies which will have exhibits Stater. Bangor radio and television stations manned by responsible officials to tell Maine WABl and WLBZ plan special programs manufacturers how to obtain contracts and Government Contracts during the Show, including live coverage. services from their agencies. These include; Gordon Clapp, Bangor Daily News public Small Business Administration; U. S. And don't, whatever you do, fail to visit relations director, is chairman of the Visiting Department of Commerce; General Services the booths occupied by the Government Press Host Committee and the NEWS is Administration and Army, Navy and All' agencies, the world's largest buyers of just making its auditorium available for a panel Force. about everything under the sun. Experi- discussion and providing a reception and a enced officials will man these booths, and luncheon for visiting writers, editors and And so it goes, through a list so long that they are eager to talk with you and to ex- others. it is impossible to include every name and plain how you may sell your goods or instance here. But I believe that I have services to their agencies. Other Visiting Press Host Committee given you enough instances ~o indicate ~he members are Lorin AITlOld,dean of State many individuals and orgaruzauons which Here's a list of Government agencies, with House reporters, Bangor Daily News; have earned the gratitude of DED and the booth numbers; Howard L. Cousins, Jr., Bangor & Aroostook citizens of Maine through their efforts in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, 5, 6. Railroad; Peter Damborg, Maine State Em- making the "Showcase for Maine Industry" ployces Association; and Richard B. Bronson a success. Department of Commerce, 8, 26. and Charles Sias, WABI-TV and Radio, Small Business Administration, 22, 23. Bangor, and James Robinson and Irving You may be sure that those contributors General Services Administration, 24, 25. Hunter, WLBZ-TV and Radio, Bangor. whose names have not been mentioned here have not been Iorgotten or that their serv- U. S. Air Force, 27. ices are any the less appreciated. I shall U. S. Navy, 28. State Departments make an opportunity to thank each of these U. S. Army, 29. The State Departments of Agriculture and personally or by letter. National Aeronautics & Space Admins. Sea and Shore Fisheries have teamed up to Meanwhile - - - isn't Maine a wonderful tration, 54, 55, 57-61. provide an exhibit of processed Maine foods place in which to live and do business! Bangor Municipal Auditorium

BE14'62 2nd .Annual MINE PRODUCTS SHOW

Bangor Citu .Auditorium Bangor, maine

.August 15~16~17,1962

"Showcase for Iudustr u" 5Fonsored bJ maine DeFarlmenl of Economic DelJe!0Fmenl