Show Afton Livingston Writes from Maine Mission D Dear ar Editor Editor Editor- There Thero is something in the nature of oC alt all of us that makes us of those thos we eve know kno Nes Ne Ne s about the political industrial religious and social events e of those we are acquainted acquainted acquainted ac ac- with is always of d deep ep interest to us Probably you are a n little bit In Interested interested interested in- in terest-e-d terest about this part of the coun coun- try At present we are located in Lewiston Maine a city of about seven thirty se sen n thousand population two-thirds two of which are arc doubtless French-Canadian French and a Lions Lion's i share sitars of or what is left is Irish Lewiston is principally a a. cotton milling center altho aItho a number of other factories are situated d here Many lumber pr products ducts being turned turned turned turn turn- ed out This city has gown up since the Industrial Revolution and as late as the fifties It f t w-ns w only an Indian village and a cow pasture as one of oC the residence put it Parts of Maine Main however were settled earl early and some of the people claim the oldest chartered city i in the United States is in York County Count Maine The water power of the Androscoggin gin gln River seems to be th the natural resource that has done most to build up this city Coal is very expensive here and wood Is consequently consequently consequently conse conse- used extensively for Cor or fuel It Is located conveniently near the sea and transportation facilities are pretty good The Grand Trunk and Maine Central Rail Roads as aswell aswell aswell well as a number of electric lines connect with tho the surrounding territory territory terri terri- tory and the coast I Lewiston is the seat of Bates College College Col Col- lege enrollment for last wIn winter tel and summer combined d was Several high schools and a a. few state and protestant grammar schools are also important but mosi of the grammar w ork is done by the Parochial Schools of the Catholic Church whore where the work is done in III French and tho the students study En English English Eng Eng- lish Ush as we study foreign lang languages ages at home As would be bo expected this city is s strongly Catholic and altho wo we haven't the statistics It is doubtful that hat another city of this class Inthe in inthe the he United States has so 80 large a percent o of its population paying homage lomage to the Church of Rome Home Nevertheless most moat of or the l Protestant Protestant Protest Protest- ant churches are represented Auburn Auburn Auburn Au Au- burn just across the tho river and a cIt city about fifteen thousand is the Protestant stronghold and hal ances things up a little It Is a n shoe manufacturing center It is a aman aman man and Hollis Foss Lunn and Sweet Aul Ault Willian son on are some of the larger companies compani 5 The three daily daisy papers are published in inthis inthis inthis this cit city two of which are arc English and one Fench The Tho work is progressing nicely altho most of oC the people peole are ure In Indifferent iC- iC ferent to the work worl or else elso are arc Catholic and wont won't listen l. l With best wishes for Cor your success A. A DI M. M Livingston |