The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-21
AID FOR EASTPoRT.
Will the SardIne Factories Be Rebuilt
of Iron.
Additional Contributions Reported
Yesterday.

Mr.. John L. Shaw, No City Building, re-
ceived contributions of clothing yesterday
from the following persons:
Mrs. j. Fl. Harmon, Samuel Rolfe, George
Walker, T. L. Lunt: +. Q. Bailey d Co,
Geo. G. Shaw. J. E. Pember, Mrs. c. H.
Green, Mrs. E. N. Webb, G. R. Berry, Mrs.
c. A. Moxey, Mrs. 0. NJ. Shaw, box of cloth
ing; Mrs. Prentiss Loring. box of clothing;
DR.. E. Bacon, box of clothing; Mrs. A. b.
Jackson and Mrs. Barnes, box and barrel of
clothing Mrs. II. M. Hart, Mrs. Chas. Car
ter, three bundles of clothing; Mrs. J. H.
Webster, three bundles clothing; Mrs. M. N.
Rich, clothing.
Mr.. Shaw shipped five cases, one barrel,
and three bundles of clothing to Eastport by
steamer last night.
Master Lewis B. Randall No. 96 Emery
street, says that if parties living in the west
ern part of the city have bundles they would
like to send to the City Building for the
Eastport sufferers and will send postal
card to the above address, he will gladly call
for them Saturday
Mayor Chapman authorized Collector Mutt
yesterday to draw on him for $500 mole, and
advised him that he thought the amount con-
tributed by Portland in money and supplies
would aggregate when all the subscriptions
were in, about $4,000. He authorized Mr..
Mutt to draw on him for another thousand
dollars today.
The committee to solicit subscriptions
| from Rev. E. G. Cummings $50, which
amount included $40 from Mrs. William
| Goodenow. They have also received from
| Rev. Drs. Bashford, Dalton, Hill and Small,
and from Rev. Messrs. Bayley, Blanchard,
Crosser, Durham, Dunn, Hallock, Lowden,
| Tinker and Winter $44, making a total of
| $74. The committee found that several min
| listers were absent from the city. Those
whom they have not been able to see are re-
quested to send their contributions to Mayor
Chapman.
A special to the Boston Journal says SIT
| has been intimated that the sardine factories
will not be rebuilt or that if rebuilt it VIII
be at distance from the village, or else that
| it will be in so expensive a manner that
number of those burned out will not be able
to continue in the business. The reason for
this uncertainty regarding the factories is
the uncertainty that prevails regarding in
surance. The insurance companies have the
future of this town in their hands. If ar
rangements cannot be made for the rebuild
ing Of the sardine factories in such a manner
that their proprietors can obtain insurance
at a moderate rate, they will not be rebuilt.
| Such factories as have heretofore existed
| will either be denied insurance in the future
or such exorbitant premiums will be charged
| that the business will be Improbable. As
| about the only business in town is that of
| sardine packing, one can easily see how vital
| nf 10 I'm tn
general interests of every resident. The
proposition of Mr.. Wolff to rebuild of iron
was yesterday announced, and there is
little doubt but that it is the only manner in
which his factories will ever rise from their
ashes. Mr.. Wolff to-day stated that even
such action on his part will be contingent ON
what his neighbors do. Mr.. Capen, in whose
factory the fire originated last Thursday,
| said tonight that he should not rebuild in
the same locality. If the other factories in
the same neighborhood decide also to change
| their location or to build in the same man
| ner as Mr.. Wolff, the business of the Eagle
Preserved Fish Company will be renewed
| with the opening of next season as Mr..
| Wolf will erect factories satisfactory to the
insurance companies, and which will present
very little danger to the town. The other
sardine packers will have to take the same
| precautiOn against fire, or get no insurance
The effect of the fire has been to nominally
increase the price of sardines in New York
dollar case, and it is not estimated that
there are more than $4,000 cases now on the
market. This advance will not probably be
maintained, for from now till Dec. 18th is
the best time of the year for packing sar-
dimes, and the remaining factories will push
their works to the utmost capacity during
the next two months. During the fire of
Thursday vessel loaded with 1900 cases of
sardines was burned at the wharf. Yester-
day the cargo was sold at auction for $500,
and it is estimated that theEpurchasers will
make $4,000 by the operation, so little had
the cargo been damaged by the fire. One of
the amusing sights this morning was the
opening of business by the Frontier National
Bank. As no safe has yet been secured for
the temporary funds of the bank at the
armory the Cashier still keeps his funds in
the burned building. When he went there
this morning to get some money for the day s
business he was followed by a number of
business men, who stood in line amid the
ashes and received the cash for checks held
by them as it was handed out from the vault
by the Cashier All the securities belonging
| to both the Frontier Market Bank and the
Savings Bank have been forwarded to Bos-
ton for safe keeping"
The following additional subscriptions
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