The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
MERCHANTS WEEK.
The Committees Working for a
Great Success.

A meeting of the general committee on
Merchants Week was held at the Board of
Trade rooms yesterday forenoon. There
was full attendance Of members of the COM
mittee and much interest was manifested In
the arrangements for the success Of the un-
dertaking.
A letter was received from Colonel Booth
by of the Maine Central as follows:
PORTLAND, Me, April IL, 1891.
George AZ Moore, Esq, 0'oer', Moore u Co., Port
Dear Sir-Agreeably to your request 1 would
say that after seeing the statements which are in
the newspapers we decided to comply with re-
quest named therein that excursion tickets be
sold within radius of 100 miles from Portland
modifying 1t so that 1t will take in Skowhegan and
all stations this side, and to include BARTLETT Inc
tickets which we shall sell other than on FRIDAY
lowing sale. On Friday and Saturday, however,
we make tickets good for return Monday, and on
sell from Bangor and ali stations this Side, also
from Reckland and all stations on the Knox q
Lincoln railroad. We cannot make arrangements
for the sale of tickets each day OF the week apply
from all parts of the road, but If any day will
be selected by parties interested we will for that
gay M t. ana snat lei bs good for return
wholesalers preferring such request that their
customers usually come at the time of the meet
ing OF the Masonic grand bodies, which Is the first
week in May when we do sell on Monday and
Tuesday of that week from every station on The
road at one fare tor the round trip. Would not
THIS then answer their purpose Just as w tI
f. e. BooTHBY, G. P. & T. A.
The committee voted to ask the Maine Gen.
trail to make Tuesday the day when tickets
will be sold at one fare from all parts of the
road.
The following letter was received from
Mr.. Edgar of the Grand Trunk:
MONTREAL, April 10. 1891.
q. y. Bd9tey, Esq, Editor telegram, Portland,
Dear Sir Yours of the 9th inst. wired our Mr.
Smith this day informing him that on the occasion
OF the Merchants Week in Portland it is our in
tentlon to issue return tickets at single fare for
inclusive good for return until day following date
OF issue also on April "a and 20, valid to return
until 9th. Tickets will be sold from our stations
IN the state OF Maine. l trust this arrangement
will prove satisfactory.
W. EDGAR, G. P. A.
The following letter has been received
from General Manager Furber of the Boston
81 Maine:
BOSTON, April g. 1891.
G. B. Ba9ley, Esq, IS Federal Street. Portland,
Dear sir-I have yours of April and referring
lou me same Will say that we VIII give you one
state OF Maine aud Portland during the week of
April POPS, inclusive. will put your letter In
eno nauus VI Jul pdcocuScI agent To-Day ana re-
quest MN TO arrange accordingly, onr. trn,v
JAS. I. FURBER. General Manager.
1t was voted that the special committee
from the city government be asked to ar
range for an exhibition of the fire depart
ment on Thursday of next week between
4.3O and $50 p. m. The entire department
will be summoned to some central box, say
the one on the Preble House. The firemen
will not know the exact time. Thus all WIS.,
itors can see the firemen hustle and witness
the rapid assembling of all the apparatus,
1t was expected meeting of the commit
tee on fire department would be held yester.
day afternoon for that purpose. but it was
not held. but probably will be called for this
afternoon.
Among the many attractions to be offered
Merchants Week will be grand concert in
City Hall by Chambers Band, furnished
free by the Atkinson House Furnishing Com
pany.
Manager Cooling Of the Casco Bay Steam
boat Company will give free excursions over
his line on Wednesday and Thursday to all
showing railroad tickets at the gate.
Owing to misunderstanding the commit
eappointed on the part of the city to ar
range for the celebration did not meet yester-
day, but IL Is expected that the meeting will
be held this afternoon. The time for action
is short and the members of the committee
are anxious to be called together.