The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-06-25

| wi anu U0f name OF The contributor,
and when asked him if he sanctioned the Ian
guage he was silent-and by his silence he
sanctioned these charges against men whom he
has depended upon for the support of his fam-
| ~, although he lives in Deering and attempts
| to dictate to you in regard to this matter. The
General continued at some length to administer
most vigorous castigaton to the Argus, not
half OF which We are able TO report; and then
| proceeded to speak of the matter under discus
sion, referring to his career a Commercial
street merchant, and his experience pur-
chaser in the Western markets as distributor
He charged the Grand Trunk of being nimical
to the interests of Portland by proposing to
| the merchants east and west of Portland to lay
| down flour at their towns as low as it is done in
Portland; and turning to the Ogdensburg road,
he repeated his former pledges that it should
| be operated for the interest of Portland alone.
| Devotlng some time to consideration of some
OF the rules which govern the moyeinsnt of
| freight to expose the fallacy of the report that
| the business of the road would be run to Bos
| ton through roads which tap it, he passed to the
question of the cost of the road and related
| again the history of the contract and the care
| full examination of the route by the contractors.
| The terms of contract were given somewhat
| In DETAIL and the General denied the current
| report that the company would call on the city
for the whole amount ($2, 500000) authorized by
the act of the Legislature. The contractors
| have agreed to build the road for 81, 300, 600
half cash and half bonds, after deducting an
| amount of $3.50, 600 cash agreed on as a reserve
for land damages, etc. This would give the
| company control over only 81, 100 900 of bonds
to be exchanged for city bonds; the city to be
secured against loss by a surrender of all the
unissued stock, and the road to be in the hands
OF trustees-of whom Mr. George f. Emery one
OF the principal opponents is one. The General
spoke for an hour in his usual energetic man
| ner, and at the close of his remarks the meet
| ing adjourned with three hearty cheers for hi H.
The Anti-Ogdensburg Meeting.
The meeting in Fluent Hall was fuller than
on Saturday evening. Geo. f. Emery, Esq, on
taking the chair, made very candid speech
He urged that the Ogdensburg road in New
Hampshire was not yet located, and conse-
quently it was folly to talk about estimates
He had visited New Hampshire, had seen the
Notch, had talked with an engineer, who said
the first eight miles of the Notch, coming this
way, would cost $l,OOO,OOO, and other parts
would be equally as expensive There was
long viaduct to be built 100 feet high, and there
were grades of 1O5 feet to a mile He said he
had heard that certain of our bankers held the
Ogdensburg bonds at 30 cents an the dollar and
this loan would put them at par. The citizens
ought not to do it, and no such power should be
conferred by the Legislature.
Hon. VIM. W. Thomas said he was an origi-
nal stakeholder in the Ogdensburg road. He
wos glad it was built, and as far as it had gone
was necessity; but it should not swing off to
the Rutland route. He highly complimented
the honesty and ability of the directors but
thought it was much wiser to bide our time for
western connections which are sure to come.
He had aided all the routes running out
of Portland, and favors all roads and enter
prises that will build Portland up. He judged
that If the proposed loan was voted, the rate
of taxation would be increased to three per
cent, and thus real estate would decrease in
value. ..
Gen. j. D. Fessenden was the next speaker.
He said he should vote against every scheme
that took the property of one man to enrich an
other. No one had seen this contract so much
talked of. He would liked to have seen it. but
he had heard of no one who had seen it outside
OF the Board of Directors, beyond the small
part published. 4
Gen. Fessenden said that whatever the con-
tract was, the sum voted was really So, 500, 900,
and by the terms of the legislative act should
DE PAID In $50,OOO instalments in advance of the
work for the same He held if the loan was
voted, the bonds would be delivered as set forth
by the act.
Messrs. Munger, Fox, Jones, and others were
called, but did not respond. Mr.. Micah Samp-
son remarked that he was against the loan, and
hoped tie meeting would adjourn to spend the
day at the polls.
Mr.. Jonas Clark opposed loaning municipal
aid to any railroad.
Joshua I. Emery Esq. was next called. He
said he was a mechanic but that the chief me-
chanic of Portland, Mr.. G. P. Kimball, failed
TO attend this meeting and speak for their in
terests. He said the vote really meant a loan
of 81, 100000, 1t was that or nothing. He did
not doubt the honesty of the directors but he
had right to suspect the fallacy of their judy
ment. They had promised to build the road for
100000; they had failed, and want 81 100000
more and as security for the further loan pro-
posed to give mortgage on property that we
already own. Business is dull now-no build
ing is being done because men were apprehell-
sive of the heavy taxation Mr.. Emery con-
tinued at some length in decidedly forcible
and entertaining manner.
BY this time the meeting began co grow dull
and many We're leaving, no one responding to
the frequent calls for speeches, and here the
meeting would have ended, had not Charles L.
Jose, Esq, in a good natured manner arose in a
seat to correct certain mistakes relating to the
contract
He said the contract could be seen by any
person who desired at the Portland & Ogdens-
burg office, and he understood that the whole
contract had been offered to the city dailies for
publication, which Mr.. Witham on enquiry af-
forwards deni d. Mr. Jose urged the gentle
men present to free themselves from all preju-
dice and discuss the matter with candor.
Gen. Fessenden replied, and MI. J. T. Enl-
cry in the back part of the hall, where the
greater part of the audience had been drawn,
again spoke. He said Mr.. Jose had been very
willing to take part in their meetings, but he
ventured to say that the Ogdensburg people
would not allow free discussion in their meet
ing. The audience shouted and -cheered at the
expense of Mr.. Jose but he stood smiling
apparently the most satisfied man in the city
Said MIR. Emery, if these people-the capitalists
who are pushing this matter are so much in
earnest, why don't they give bond for the COM
pletion of the road. Let them do it and have
the fact announced, and the Ogdensburg loan
would get three-fourths vote.
Mr.. Jose here remarked that he was glad he
had come in for he had certainly given some
life to the meeting.
Col. j. f. MILLER was the next speaker He
is vigorous speaker, and he was in ecstatic
trim. He said that he inherited a part of
$1,000 Ogdensburg stock and wanted no more.
10 get full meeting they had employed trum-
pet and drum, marching from the Preble House
to collect the riff-raff. He said the directors
did not expect to build the road. If they did
they would ask and ask until five millions had
been swallowed up. Who owned the timber
lands and the iron mountains on the line of the
road? Bob Hastings, Sam Anderson, the
Browns, the Springs. Sam Anderson was paid
%ooVV W DIoW lol tuc OSutHSUuTg, ana ne mil
ler) would do it for the same. If the Supreme
Court was honest, it would declare the whole
thing unconstitutional. To secure votes for the
loan, General Anderson, without the city's per-
mission or the stockholders permission, with
borrowed cars and an engine not paid for spent
thousands of dollars in hauling to Conway aud
back every Cheap cuss," rag tag and bob-tail
that wanted to go. General Anderson was his
friend, but man that would do this without
the consent of the stockholders was a robber
Colonel Miller continued in this line to some
length.
Mr.. Jones made personal explanation re-
fiecting somewhat severely upon General An
derson, saying that his word was not good on
the street, which Colonel Bradbury Indignantly
hurled back tor his personal friend. The meet
ing soon after adjourned
The Blues Anniversary.
The 65th anniversary of the Portland Mechan-
ic Blues was celebrated yesterday by an excursion
to Little Chebeague Island. The company left
its armory at about quarter past eight O clock in
the morning and marched to the Preble House,
where the honorary members and invited guests
were received Thence the line of march wac