The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-12
THE FISHERMEN.
Close of Most Successful Fishing Sea-
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The fishing season is about over, and the
captains and owners of the many schooners
hailing from this port are counting up the
earnings of most successful seasons work.
1t has been this best season for them for many
years, and many large fares have been taken
At present it is impossible to give much OF an
idea, only in general way. of the amount
taken, as the season is but just closed and
work on the books hardly commenced. A
large dealer informs US that 1t is safe to say
that there has been 100000 barrels of mackerel
packed here this year, an increase of 10000
over last. The business is rapidly increasing
and never before has it reached such propor-
tions as at present. An immense amount of
money is invested and visit to the wharves
in the height of the season well repays one for
going. Among the schooners that have taken
the largest fares are the Alice, Augusta G.
Herrick and M NJ. Chase. They are called
shigh-liners'' and the Alice rather takes the
lead of the three. The other schooners have
stocked all the way from 5000 to $4,000
each for the season, dividing from $3.50 to $500
per man. The best trip of the season was
made by the schooner Alice M. Could Capt.
Clark Jswett, of Ferry Village. She left this
port last Saturday noon and returned Thurs
day, bringing over Al, 900 pounds of fish. She
went to the La Have banks, near Nova Scotia,
a distance of about two hundred miles. She
stocked over $1,000, dividing to each man
about eighty dollars, or sixteen dollars per day.
This is the quickest run and most successful
trip made for years. She sprang a leak on her
return voyage, and it was only by constant
pumping that she was kept above water. This
of course delayed her some, making the trip
all the more remarkable,
The boats are now fitting for winter fishing,
which also is on the increase. A few years
ago only small boats were sent out in the win
ter, the larger ones being hauled up. Now all
are used and quite business done.
junction Railway Company of Portland.
By an act of the legislature of 1881. Samuel
e. Spring. George E. B. jackson, Jacob Nc
Lellan, Samuel j. Anderson, Horatio N. Jose
and Philip Henry Brown were created a COR
poration under the name of the junction Rail-
way Go. of Portland with capital stock of not
exceeding two million dollars with authority to
build and operate railway in or through the
towns Of Deering, Cape Elizabeth, Westbrook
and Portland or parts of them, and with other
powers defined in the charter The first meet
ing of the corporators was held yesterday after
noon at the Office of the Portland and Ogdens-
burg Railroad Company when it was voted to
accept the act of incorporation and to associ-
ate as corporators the following named gentle
men: L. D. M. Sweat, George S. Hunt, John
NJ. Brown, Jacob S. Winslow, Almon A.
Strout, Hanson J. Libby, Edward H. Davies,
George P. Wescott and Ardon w. Coombs
The meeting without the transaction of any
further business, was then adjourned to Fri
day, Nov. 18th, at the same place, at 8 p. M,
when it is expected that the organization will
ba completed