The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-08

Mr.. Dana announced the object of the meet
ing to be the consideration of increasing and
extending the business of Portland, especially
with the West, and including the establish
ment of forwarding house.
Hon. Israel Washburn, Jr4, referred to the
necessity at the West for enlarged transporta-
of the immense amount of grain and other
agricultural products awaiting shipment. The
improvement OF tbe Weliand Canal and the
st. Lawrence are to be. made at once by Cana
dian capital; the Allans are building large
| steamers and Increasing their American con-
nections; the Grand Truck Railway Co. is
| preparing for lake steam hip line, and an
additlonal ack for the transportation of
western freight to an ocean outlet in winter
Ihls will in time bring fortnightly line to
Portland in summer, and semi weekly line
in winter. The establishment of forwarding
house in this city is the first necessary step to
meet this Increase. The completion of the
Portland and Rochester Railroad to Concord
VIII open line TO Schenectady, and the COM
pietlon OF the Portland and Ogdensburg road
to Oswego, Potsdam Junction and the West.
Ohicago is trying to arrange direct business
with Europe without the Intervention Il
New York. Portland is on the shortest line
aud can be made great European shipping
port for Western products. The European and
North American Railroad will open up the
business of Eastern Maine and promote immi-
grafton. .f..-J ssII ss 50
Hon. John Lynch, and Hon. Johu B. Brown
followed in favor of The proposed enterprise
Mr. .Tobn h.
the Grand Trunk and steamer agent, said that
a company with large capital has been Or
ganized in England and that seven new steam
ships are being constructed to meet the in.
crease of Western business; also large vessel
company is being established in Montreal to
cake grain to Europe with large return car
goes. Increase of engines and freight cars are
being made to render shipment speedy The
Custom House business here is more prompt
and less cumbersome and expensive than in
New York. There should be forwarding
house here connected with Chicago and other
cities and with Liverpool. ar ' .. on"
Gen. John Marshall Brown thought it was
necessary first to improve the means of trans
portation and then we can derive a benefit
from forwarding house. The great point for
Portland is to finish the railroad enterpri al
ready begun and forwarding houses would be
a natural result - { te s.as.a
Hon. John B. Brown thought that the com
pletion of all our railway enterprises would in
crease the Western business and furnish bust
ness enough for all the railroads being built or
contemplated and the steamships in view.
They would be direct benefit to the Grand
Trunk. 'sna''' ai+ Vsa 5'I -ao.t-ri. 500
MIR. w. L. Brown advocated the establish
ment ct manufactures A cotton factory can
DC run as cheaply by steam as by water A
large cotton mill will increase the population
Eve thousand Yss, $40 -' ~
President Dana urged the extension of our
importing business. His own experience as a
small importer had show its bene it to trade.
Ii our people had the courage TO import more
largely large business might be speedily
built up. With our fast steamers it CAP be
done and save the commissions now paid to
New York and Boston importers
Mr.. U. E. Jose said that wherever the trade
would warrant it direct importations would
prevail. The Western cities now import d.
rect and become distributing points. A large
per centage of the business of Portland is in
domestic goods; yet in proportion to her trade
she imports as much as Boston. p, e...-
John Neal remarked that fifty years ago
Baltimore imported her goods through Phlla.
delphia. Now she is a distributing point for
foreign goods, and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad is supporting her importations. II
Mr.. Washburn referred to the Importation of
coffee from South America. Nearly all the |
lumber to the eastern South American ports
is shipped by Maine enterprise. Cannot they |
bring back coffee and distribute it to the West
A direct and fast line to Chicago would in |
crease our isales of fish and glass and West /
India goods in the West ~ "'-- iaA
Mr.. Neal offered series of resolutions in /
memory of the late John A. Poor, which were
referred to com nittee composed of Messrs. |
Lynch Washburn, and j. B. Brown, who re
ported them back with amendments as follows: |
hesotced, Ihat by the sudden death of JOHN
A. POOR, member of this Board, called away
on Tuesday morning last. in the tulness of his
uncommon strength, we, as a body OF Business
consideration OF our loss, and of our great OBJ
legations to the wisdom and foresight that
have always characterized his large railroad
enterprises. Ia
Resolved, That 10 reviewing our progress
from the day he first came to Portland, nearly
thirty years ago, we are forced to believe, and
are therefore ready to ack nowledge. that to his
remarkable foresight, unconquerable deter
mination and comprehensive views, we, as a
business community owe, in great measure,
our wonderful restoration from the discourage
ment of 1910, aud our surprising growth and
general prosperity, Notwithstanding the fire Of
1866 e.N[5ff
Resolved That we especially desire TO recog
nize and acknowledge the debt which the city
of Portland owes to Mr.. Poor as the protector
OF the Atlantic and st. Lawrence aud OF the
European and N. A. railways.
ReSolUed That while we ack ledge with
sorrow their great loss, and ours, we feel DIS
posed to congratulate his widow and his only
child, and every member of his family, that be
has been allowed to live so long, and do so
much for his fellow men, and that he wa.
called away in the fullness of his strength and
from the midst of his family without pain or
suffering. arH 51e u -
The Board then adjourned for two weeks.
GETTYsBURG.-The word itself awakens
most thrilhngly interested echoes! Is our
public aware that the scene OF this great battle
is placed before us all, with such explanations
as render the grand event a very spectacle and
drama to our sight? We have been surprised
| as well as pleased to see and hear the exhibi-
lions which our friends of the Sc A. r. have