The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-28

| CoNsoLIDATIoN.-Them meeting last night was
quite fully attended, Hon. George w. Wood
man presiding, who read the ant-copsolidation
resolution.
| Mr.. Woodbury. S. Dana, President of the
| Board Of Trade, arose at the commencement OF
the meeting and said he would like to offer two
motions. First, that the speakers be confined
to ten minutes each; and the second, that at
ten o'clock the speech making should cease
and the resolution be put to vote in order to
| get at the sense of the meeting.
Mr.. John A. Poor said that he had statistics
| to make public that could not be well confined
| to the minutes. Mr.. Dana said he was willing
| to amend his motion so as to allow Mr.. Poor
twenty minutes, but what ne desired was that
the question should be taken this evening as
he felt that he only expressed the sentiments
of many of the business men of Portland when
he said that he thought that these meetings as
at present carried on did not express their
wanted to know what business Mr. Dana had
to pretend to speak for the business men of
Portland. He considered it downright impu-
dence in him to tell them how long they should
speak and when they should adjourn. The
motions were put and voted down.
MIR. j. l.. Farmer then said he would like to
have the statistics he had referred to on the
evening previous printed, but did not furnish
them.
Mr.. John A. Poor then addressed the meet.
ing. Az the conclusion of his speech, which
was quite elo1uent in some parts, the resolu-
ton was put and carried. The following is the
resolution:
Resolced, That the proposed railroad cousoli-
ton, which we have met to consider, involving
a change of gauge through our whole territory
east OF Portland, would be, in our Judgment
breach of faith toward the Grand Trunk Rail-
way and the British stock holders alike alarm
ing and preposterOus in itself, and dangerous TO
the State.
Mr.. John A. Poor then moved the following
resolution, which was carried:
Resolved, That a committee of 81 be appoint-
ed by this meeting to have charge of all mat
tiers by it considered, with authority to en-
ploy counsel in the matter, with the right to
call future meetings and prepare a memorial
| to the Governor and the Legislature, or both,
as may be thought expedent, with the right to
fill vacancies, add to their number, appoint a
clerk and other officers, and to confer with the
u. L. IL. Company or other corporations in ref
erence to the matter herein stated, and gener-
ally TO take such measures as they NAV deem
ests of the city of Portland in its connection
through the Grand Trunk Railway with the
Canadas
The resolution was carried and the following
were appointed committee of three to appoint
committee of twenty one, of which John
Mussey should be the chairman: Messrs Moses
Gould, John A. Poor and Edward Howe They
appointed the following committee: John Mus
sew chairman .Tohn Poor Rvron Graonourb.
j. L. Farmer, e. P. Kmball, John Sparrow.
j. B. Coyle, John Neal. Nathan Cummings,
G. w. Woodman, N. G. Rice, j. S. Winslow,
81. b. Hart, Eben Steele, Henry A. JONES' j.
w. Perkins, George F. Emery, Henry M. Pay
son, G. j. Walker, Charles Mclaughlin, Thos
B. Reed, Peleg Barker.
The meeting then adjourned. 1t will he seen
that the committee numbers twenty.two.