The Portland daily press., 1890-02-20

complimented the gentlemen from Canada
for their frankness. discretion and straightfor-
cluded with aSowng his belief that subscrip-
ton for half million could be had in Portland,
and that II there were those who would not sub
scribe In fair proportion to their interest and
property, lying by to speculate upon the necessi-
ties OF the more generous there might be found a
sgag to make them This intimation was received
Mr.. Moore, from Canada, then took the plat
form and ln a handsome speech thanked the peo-
pie OF Portland for their kind reception. and
avowed his intention to tell the people of Canada
on his return that noichere could they find hear
tier cooperation than at Portland. These re-
marks were received with repeated bursts Of APP
plause Mr.. Moore was followed by his colleague
Mr.. remover, who, protesting that he also was
unaceustomed to public speaking, and especially
before SO large and intelligent an audience.
thankt d the people of Portland for the encour-
agement they had given to the great enterprise;
declared that the arguments in its favor were like
the edge Of IA pair Of shears all on one side;
avowed the belief that non 10 aCoutd De carried
through, concluded with repeating; thank you,
having been Interrupted again and again by the
Both gentlemen were evidently averse to say
ing much, not from inability, as they had before
satisfied all who had seen them; but from wish
from determination to get back to Canada with
Judgements untranmelled, and with understand
ings accessible TO future evidence, come from
what quarter it might Their admissions, though
very guarded, were, nevertheless, frank, manly
and ftM Of encouragement.
Mr.. Neal was then called to the platform and
after declaring that he would not make speech,
that In bis opinion the time for speechmaking up
on ins subject had gone by, since the whole
proved by the Legislature having abandoned at
once, and he hoped forever their whole State pol
sy their se Les war upon the rights
meeting to the fact that he with these two gentle
men from Canada originated this most niagnif
cent enterprise only about three orfoav months
ago."
After the passage of a vote to publish certified
copy OF the proceedings of the meeting in the city
papers the meeting adjourned with three more
hearty and prolonged cheers for the gentlemen
from Canada, accompanied by a general wish for
their safe return to their families.
The importance of making good impress
sion upon the Canadian visitors is apparent.
Boston alarmed by the popular demonstra-
ton In Portland for railroad to Canada,
was making active efforts to attract the atten.
tion OF the Canadian people to the superior
facilities which 1t offered for the terminus of
a road between the St. Lawrence and the At
lantic, and Portland was alive to the danger.
war with printers ink soon began. The
portland papers sneered at Boston harbor.
1t was rapidly filling up and would soon be
unsafe for vessels of large draft to enter,
then 1t was constantly freezing up in winter.
Ii cold snap came on and ice formed any
where In Boston harbor, prying eyes discov-
cred the TACT, and ready tongues related 1t to
Portland editors, who with attractive head
lines Informed the world of the unsatisfac-
tory condition of their rivals harbor. The
following extracts from the Portland papers
OF February. 1916, can hardly be classed as
cheerful reading to Boston people:
Portland Har5or Not Frozen Over
With the thermometer at 16 deg. below zero on
the north side of the Rope Walk this morning at
sunrise, and at from deg. to 6 deg below zero
during the day In different parts of the town, our
single hour this winter. notwithstanding the ter
Iibl weather. Two vessels have gone out today
from the upper docks But how is it with Boston
selves
[From the Daily Advertiser. February s.l
Fellowship Clinton. Two of the Clinic ms
crew are sick and unable to do duty and the rest
nth TIE crew Of the Rochansbeou are frost bitten
tain Sturgis, in the Revenue Gutter Hamilton,
which vessel Is anchored In Nantucket Roads,
actn proceed tomorrow morning and place afresh
creD IN each Tesset to assist them up TO the city.
From the Boston Courier.l
The ice makes in the dicks and flats but the
harb0r ana channel remain unobstructed It is
the anniversary of the cold weather of last year,
when tne narDor was frozen over, and the passage
was cut through the ice for the February steam
er.
[From the Daily Mail, Feb. II
Our harbor is about as good. or rather about as
and it is with the greatest dicuty that passa"s
can De kept openfor the East Boston ferry.
There says the writer. II take it on
facts which speak for themselves" These
Items appeared while Poor was on his way
to Montreal.
The theory that Boston harbor was rapidlv
filling up has been alluded to. A single item
relating to this, may not be out of place
here. 1t appeared in the Argus and pur-
ported to have originated in Boston itself:
1t is well known that the sea. during every
Ease gae i making destructive nroads
posed altogether of diluvial materials The
Great Brewster is much exposed to the action of
tne waves, and unless the government adopts
some preventive measures very soon this great
and the ship channel will be filled
so far as relates to large vessels, and the formd
able and expensive defences on Georges Island
Will be rendered entirely useless.
These attacks amazed the Boston editors.
and they replied sharply to them; but the
TACT IL, mat the Boston editors were the ag-
Boston, paper published in the autumn of
lo44, which is but u single example OF the
methods which they took to belittle the Port
land enterprise:
RAILROAD TO CANADA.
We perceive that some OF the Maine papers
among them the Norway Advertiser, are drum,
ming up the Maine people to construct road to
command the travel to Montreal. We would just
readers have not sufficient enterprise and public
spirit TO accomplish such an object. While your
people are dlsputipg, we Of Boston and neighbor-
no0u, snail nave built a road We have got 1t
started and nearly finished to Fitchburg, some SO
miles. and have our charter and means raising to
which place TO Lake Champlain, the hardy and
enterprising VermOnters have charter TO ex.
tend tend t. and ii will early be- built.
the British North American capital, q road will
pc built even before the other Is finished. Thus
the little village Of Boston is likely to lay in the
direct road from London to Montreal, and our
road VIII doubtless have the conveying of the i'm
mense travel and trade between the mother coun
Try and her North American colonies.
Such articles as this only served to concen-
trate public efforts in Maine upon the pro-
Poor and their associates.
we have seen that Mr.. Poor started for
Montreal on February 9TH. and that he was
followed BY Judge Preble on the 18th. There
was another part to the programme, pre-
pared by these skillful managers, to arouse
the sluggish Canadians to action. Upon the
arrival OF the next English steamer in Bos-
ton, an express was to start from Portland
with the latest European news, and it was
hoped to get these news through from Bos-
usual Boston route. The steamer Hibernia
reached Boston on the morning of February
18th. a week after Judge Preble's Departure.
and while he and Mr.. Poor were still in
Montreal, and her news. together with the
latest European papers which she brought,
press to- Portland, reaching here between
and O'Clock on that day. These were i'm
mediately taken by D. II. Furnish and E. P.
Burbank, who at once set out with them for
Montreal In light sleigh, On the evening
OF the Goth, Kurdish and Burbank drove into
Montreal. Judge Preble had just concluded
an address to the Mercantile Library Asso-
citation OF Montreal upon the subject of q
railroad communication between that city
and the Atlantic, when "a striking incident
rod HapA l..~e u
and message was handed to him, announc
Ing the arrival Of the express with the latest
European news (which was not expected fol
week." The announcement of this to the
audience we are told completely electrified
the assembly and actually clinched the nail
the Judge had been driving" On the even
ing OF the 18th Furnish and Burbank reached
home ana were welcomed with enthusiasm
Mr.. Kurdish gave the time made by the
express as follows: To Gray Corner 16a miles
in one hour and two minutes; Norway Vii
lage AZ miles from Portland, two hours ani
ffty-five minutes; Bethel Hill 60 miles, foul
hours and ffty-fve minutes From here the
progress was less rapid, but Lancaster, III
miles from Portland was reached in nine ant
half hours, and Canaan, 152 miles In thir.
teen and half hours. Montreal was reached
at twenty minutes before nine o'clock in thu
evening, just thirty-0ne hours after leaving
Portland. Certainly this was most re.
markable ride. The express bearing the
Hibernia's news from Boston by way Of Con
cord and Burlington, reached Montreal sixty
two hours behind the Portland express
From this time meetings were held through.