The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-24
THE GRAND TRUNK.
THE COMPANY WILL ERECT a NEW
ELEVATOR.
The Rolling Mills to be Started Immedi.
ately.

A reporter for the PRESS called on Chief En-.
gineer Hannaford, of the Grand Trunk yes
terday morning, prior to the departure OF that
gentleman for Montreal, to inquire whether he
had anything of interest to communicate in
reference to the relations between his road and
this city.
Mr.. Hannaford spoke most feelingly of the
kindly relations that had always existed be-
tween the Grand Trunk and Portland. He
said that when the road was young and weak
~ the city came forward and gave it genuine
encouragement. Portland had evinced the
same interest and carried out the same policy
ever since, and now that the road was strong it
would do what was right. The road needed a
new elevator, and Mr.. Hickson had told him it
must be built. He had, therefore, to go to
work to collect his material. 1t would be no
small job to build such an elevator as was re-
quired. 1t would be necessary to go down
forty feet 10 lay the foundation. The elevator
would have capacity of 100000 bushels, and
would be SO constructed-with the wharf on
which it would be built-that two of the larg-
est steamships could lie on either side and be
loaded at the same time. Mr.. Hannaford had
not yet decided where the elevator would be
located, but that was a secondary matter at
present With the great and growing traffic OF
the Grand Trunk the first thing was to get
everything ready to build, then the location
would easily be determined.
1t is understood that the location OF the ele-
vator will be between the Great Eastern, or
Victoria, wharf and what is known as the
IN. oloI yl,ar 1.ora no
Circassian is now lying, and that the plans will
be substantially the same as those previously
submitted and reported. 1t is also reported
that 1t is the intention of the Grand Trunk to
proceed, when spring opens, and lay another
track of steel rails, SO as to have double track
to Montreal. By this means, and with the ad-
vantages obtained from her elevators here, all
further trouble arising from blockade of freight
ond from long side tracks filled with cars load
ed with grain, in transitat, will be avoided.
The return of the Allan line, in connection
with these movements of the Grand Trunk, Is
fraught it'll great importance to Portland.
This fleet is one of the largest sand finest on
the ocean. The Partisan, the latest addition
to the squadron, is only equalled by the City OF
Rome and Servia, the one belonging TO the In
man and the other to the Cunard line. The
Partisan will visit this port this winter, we are
informed on the best authority. We know
that our customs authorities will see to 1t that
the business of these boats is transacted, as far
as they are concerned, with the greatest prompt
ness and dispatch. In fact, it is well known
that when the Allan line first went to Boston
they had to send for parties here to go to that
city in order to get anything like the attention
shown here, as we'll as to have their Custom
House business transacted correctly. The
Grand Trunk, the a Han line and the Portland
Custom House had worked so long together
thoroughly understood as soon as made, and
where it was shown to be an error the Govern
ment quickly saw what remedy to apply. By
the Dominion Governments contract with the
Allan line the boats are compelled to stop at
Halifax, but many of the passengers and a
great deal of the freight will prefer this port
and take the Grand Trunk, and especially so
if our citizens and authorities use every effort
to make it an object for them to do so.
In this connection it may not be out Of place
to speak of the Rolling Mills, which have re-
rolled so many rails for all our roads and es-
pecially the Grand Trunk. 1t will be remem-
bered that the property was purchased the
other day by Messrs. Jose, Spring and MILF
ken. The new company will be organized in
few days, but large order having been re-
ceived from abroad the mills will be set to
work at once. A competent superintendent
has been engaged and the mills will be worked
to their full capacity. The business of the
company will be the making OF iron, and the
same sized force will be employed as in the
past. In few days we shall be able to give
the full plans of the company.