The Portland daily press., 1871-09-12
Portland and The We...

Portland and the West
Two very interesting meetings Of the Board
OF Trade have been recently held, at which
ihe subject Of the transportation facilities be-
tween this city and those of the West, has
l,een defeated. That the opportunities oil
Portland are great is patent TO every one
~ ~ she make them available 10 her grown
aud expansion?" is The practical ana the
present question. Other cities appreciate tue
Importance Of immediate action. Is there
not danger that Portland, more fortunate
than auy of them in her position, will over
l,ok the present need and neglect to walk IN
the only path that leads 10 success?
IL seemed to as that at the meeting in
Thursday evening, the special point made by
those who advoca ed a new departure so to |
speak, was not July apprehended, or if appre- |
hended, not sufficiently appreciated, by some
of the speakers.
The almost universal complaint by our mer.
chants and manufacturers is, that they can
not send their goods to Chicago, Milwaukee,
&C., IN so short time or at so small an ex-
pense as they can be forwarded fiom Boston
and New York. Hence the Portland mer~
chant and manufacturer stands to-day at a
disadvantage. He cannot successfully COM
pete with those OF the cities named, and solely
for the reason We have stated. There are
between those cities and Chicago four special
trains, express lines, &c, DC. They are regu-
lar and certain, and the merchants use them.
Even Portland has not unfrequently been
obliged to resort to them, but always, of ne
cesstty, at disadvantage. The result is that
the proper trade between Portland and the
West, Ito say nothing of transit business,) is
not one quarter what it ought to be and
would be did she enjoy the same facilities in
respect to quick, certain ard regular trans
portation that Boston possesses. Now, one
certain result OF the establishment of a for
wardlng house by Portland men, would be the
organization of special freight lnes-ouck
caltaiD, regular, cheap-between this city and
Chicago. With such lines our Western trade
would be mole than quadrupled. The West
ern cities would come to look to Portland for
their supplies OF. fish, West India goods and
other specialities of merchandise, as they now
do to LINN Tor shoes. 1t would be the point
from which they could obtain these articles
on the most favorable terms, taking into con-
sideration the joint elements of purchase and
transit.
With such lines the natural route for the
direct importations of Chicago for Europe, the
West Indies, and South America would be
the one from Portland. So large a proper
ton OF the vessels arriving from the last nam
ed countries come to Portland for their out
ward careoes, that this would be the most de-
sirable port for importations, could these be
here disposed Of
Until such lines are formed Portland re-
mains IN stdtu quo. Her water trade will
rather fall OF than increase, while other cities
feel and respect the law of competition, and
avail themselves of all the facilities and ad-
vantages that modern enterprise suggest,
Portland remains quiet, contented to do BUS
mess in the ways and by the methods of ten
years ago, She must keep abreast of the
times, and bring to her use the Improvements
which are successfully adopted by her CON-
petitors. She may boast of her harbor-ber
railroad lines-of her marvellous beauty, but
her trade and her industries will droop and
wither, unless she has men capable of en-
ployng these means of success upon which
other cities depend for their prosperity.
Last Day of the G. p. KimbaH Go $50 En-
terprsse fOr the Promotion of Gratui- :.
tOus Advertising.
A certain Allen at Augusta has obtained
wide reputation ON account OF the marvellous
enterprise he shows in advertising. Bonner
Helmbold and DR.. Aver have also become
cure famous in the same way George Fran
els Train, Gen. Butler and Daniel Pratt ad-
vertse themselves il a different way but one
that is quite as effective.
The men we have mentioned are all very
well in their way, but the vulgar fellows pay
Mr.. kinball, like all men of genius, surprises
the world by simple invention for doing an
old thing in new and better way. His can
didacy for Governor of Maine has proved a
great success as a scheme for obtaining an
immense amount of gratuitous advertis-
ing.
AT the very beginning of the canvass he
caused the Democratic cause to be thoroughly
identified with his business "Percie' begun
her famous career in his magnificent ware
AA"oSN vi OOh9iOoS oblCCt, WucIt Tue SOl6uD
array of many-shaped vehicles made deep
impression on her mind. From that hour
the rush and roar of Kimball's carriages
has been heard above everything else. Even
his confidential circulars have contained one
grain of Democratic doctrine to ten OF jump
seats. "Vote for Kimball, maker of the light
est wagons in America" has been the Demo-
cratic attIe-cry-"Jump-Seat Charley" the
Democratic campaign song. One has not
been able to move for two months past with
out "collIdiug" with some of Kmball's famous
carriages. The candidate and his party, the
new departure and the "nigger" himself, have
been completely obscured by these ever-pres-
ent was ons.
Meanwhile Tammany pays the expenses of
the campaign, and the cost to Mr.. K mba is
trifing.
1t may be that the great principle Of the
jump-seat has something in it that will make
it d permaneDcy in the politics of the future,
but at present we are skeptical. However, it
will be many years before the mind of the
average Democrat is disabused OF the notion
that politics is something to do with car
riages"
PERcTE! abandon political associations
with those shabby feowsl You have fought