The Portland daily press., 1879-08-07
PORTLAND PENCILLINGs.
The Campaign and the Prospect.

"Rust' writes an entertaining letter from
this city to the Boston Traveller, excerpts
from which we give below:
RAILROAD ITEMS
In recent conversation with Manager Hos
ford, OF the Boston & Lowell Railroad. in refer
ence to the through business to Boston which
came "a IN over the latter road from the Portland
q Rochester road, he said that when Mr.. Tur-
ner, the superintendent of the Nashua and
Rochester division, came to him to make
arrangements for running q through passenger
car from Portland to Boston, he finally con-
sented to do SO, though ne looked upon it as a
mere experiment, to last but two or three
months. But instead of an experiment it soon
came to be settled arrangement, as the pas
Sehgef traffc soon became more than twice as
much as the most sanguine had expected, even
before they began the issue of limited tickets
at reduced rates, and that the business was in
creasing.
In respect to the freight business he said he
was astonished, and, taking up at random a
schedule OF the amount of freight hauled by
the Lowell road for the various roads that come
into Boston over its tracks, he showed that the
amount OF local freight to Boston carried by it
Tor the Portland q Rochester road was double
the amount carried by it for the Central Yer
mont and he furthermore said that it would
average more than double which was good
showing
THE PORTLAND & WORCESTER LINE
The business of the Portland & Worcester
line, of which the Portland & Rochester is the
Eastern division, is steadily increasing. This
line runs three through cars to the mountains
now, running two cars through to Providence
there connecting with the Providence line for
New York. drawing-room car from Provi-
dence over this road runs to the Fabyan House
by the Boston, Concord & Montreal from
Nashua and another runs to the Alpine House,
Gorham, via Portland, by the Grand Trunk,
and third connects at Rochester with the
Eastern Railroad for North Conway and the
Mountains. While commenting on the in
crease of business on the railroads, the in
crease OF business of all kinds cannot be passed
over.
The general tone of business of all kinds in
this city is steadily improving. The Dealers
both retail and wholesale, report pleasing
gain in the amount of sales of this season over
the past seasons since the panic. Not merely
one branch but all branches of industry. man.
facturers as well as traders, give the same report
AS indicating that the times are not so bad as
the Greenback orators would have us believe,
but that people have considerable money to
spend for luxuries, it is but fair to mention an
industry that has lately been introduced here,
namely thai OF manufacturing cocoanut cakes.
Commencing upon a small scale less than a
year ago and employing but one person, this
enterprlslng firm now employs five persons,
uses l25 cocoanuts and manufacturing forty
two hundred cocoanut cakes daily, and is be-
hind its orders. The cakes are so toothsome
that larger demand than can be supplied
has been created for them
building is quite active, and there is large
demand for small houses, which indicates that
the working classes and people of small means
generally are;better off than for long time
past. In conversation with real estate broker
he said that he had larger demand for small
houses and rents than he could possibly sup
ply. All these indications are very interesting
at the present time, when the Greenbackers
and their orators would have us believe that
the contrary is the fact.
Notwithstanding the boasts of the Green
tall, the contrary will undoubtedly prove true
II the present indications can be trusted.
CAMPAIGN NOTES.
The campaign has begun in earnest and
promises to be both hot and exciting The
Republican and Greenback speakers have an
nounced some speakers, having recovered from
The lethargy that had apparently taken pos
session of them; and instead of remaining pas
sive or uniting with the Greenbackers where
ever possible, they begin to show signs of ac-
tlvlty. Whence comes this awakening? Why
did the Bangor Commercial drop Garcelon's
name from Its columns, and why has it recent
ly put it at the head of its columns again?
Those questions are easily answered when it
is known that the Democrats of this State have
word from the leaders in New York and the
other States that the Greenbackers must not be
allowed to carry this State this Fall under any
consideration, for if they do So it will give such
an impetus to the movement as to utterly de-
feat the Democratic party in 1880, if it does
not destroy it. If the Democratic lamb and
Greenback lion lie down together this Fall,
when the lion gets up the lamb will be missing
and realizing that fact the Democrats are in a
dilemma and don't know which horn to choose.
1t is rather amusing to watch the antics of
the Argus the only Democratic paper in this
city, as it tries to keep its balance astraddle the
Democratic and Greenback platforms. What
1t Will do under the new order of things that
must ensue, ii the leaders are to be obeyed re-
mains to be seen. Several prominent Demo-
Gratis already concede Republican victory, for
they say that the Democrats will not work for
the Greenbackers now, especially as it means
death to them, nor will they work for them
selves as it would be of no use, and that they
have eaten crow enough, and, what is more,
that II the Republicans had nominated more
prominent man than Davis they would vote
for him, and are tempted to as it is.
Mr.. Davis, the Republican candidate for
Governor, was comparatively unknown in this
section of the State before the convention, but
is now speaking daily and is making a most fa-
vorable impression wherever he appears Re-
publican campaign clubs are being formed all
over the State, and the most cheering news
comes from all sections.
In this County the fusion party have ma
iority of nine hundred, but the Democrats al
ready concede this city to the Republicans, and
the latter have strong hopes of wiping out that
majority and Of constructing one on the other
side of the slate The second week of the
campaign ended more auspiciousy than the
first.