The Republican journal., 1892-10-20
Belfast People in the West.

railroad ride of over 5000 miles, crossing
wholly or in part twenty-one States and
Territories of the Union. besides a large
portion of the Dominion of Canada.
The trip was from Boston to Montreal,
thence via. the Grand Trunk to Chicago.
Here change was made to the Chicago,
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul, to st Paul and
Minneapolis: thence by the Northern Pa
citic across Minnesota, North Dakota. Mon
tana. Idaho, Washington and Oregon to
Portland, the objective point. The home
ward tlip was over the Shasta route to
san Francisco, and thence by the South
ern Pacific across California. Nevada,
Utah Colorado. Nebraska, Iowa, and IL
linois to Chicago. From the latter point
"trip. \ Journey of this extent necessarily
brings one in contact with many Maine
people. for large portion of the brain
and muscle Of the GREAT west is from the
Pine Tree State This sketch will relate
only to those from Belfast and Waldo
county.
At Boston we saw only Dr.. Charles P.
Bean and Mark Andrews The former is
at 800 fremont street, where he has hung
out his professional shnele and for a
young physician he is meeting with flat
tering success. Nh. Andrews is on sum
mer street. where his business, wholesale
clothing. is outgrov 'ng his present quart
ers and he will seek larger and better
rooms.
The next Belfaster encountered was MI.
Charles @. Clark. who is steward of the
Commercial Hotel at Chicago. a large
house of 300 rooms. Charles is supreme
IN his department and buys everything
nsed in the house. His employers have
the utmost confidence in ability, and pay
the bills without question. A compe-
tent steward in a hotel can easily save his
wages. Charles cannot forget Belfast,
and sends here for his ''B and L. tobacco
and clay pipes. In his room hangs pic
ture of the yacht Jennette, and on his
table is to be found the latest issue of the
Republican journal.
At 1873 South Water street. MI. L. c.
Pierce a brother of G. G. Pierce, conducts
wholesale fruit business. Nh Pierce
has been resident of Chicago many years
and has built up large and lucrative bus
mess. He keeps up his Belfast interest
by the help of the Journal.
MI. f. A. Dyer. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
David ". Dyer, is on Ogden Avenue. a
dealer IN wood, coal and general produce.
] ike all Belfasters in the West he is enel-
getic Industrious and bound to succeed.
At Minneapolis we met in one afternoon
three Betasters-W. X. Morrison. Ralph
Perry and W. NJ Brown. Mr. Morrison
store in the Northwest. His business has
grown to such magnitude that the past
season he has added a large extension.
Mr. Morrison now employs thirty two
people and his annual sales amount to a
quarter of a million of dollars. Next sea-
son his force will be increased to forty
people Associated with him is Mr. Louis
Pendltton, of Sealsport. Mr.. Z. c.
Quimhy, of Belfast. recently entered his
office MI. Morison'> family is pleas
tntlv Situated on one of the best streets in
fhe city and have every comfort and
luxury OF life MI. Morrison says that
next season his brother. f. j. Morrison.
viii be taken into the company. The
writer is under obligations to MI. Mort
son for pleasant drive about the beauti-
tut and busting city Of Minneapolis.
No Belfast boy has had more rapid or
better deserved promotion than Mr.. Ralph
Perry. son of Mrs. Joseph ). Thombs. A
few years ago Mr.. Perry sought employ
,nent at the West Hotel and was given a
subordinate position. He was promoted
20 Waterman, night clerk day clerk and
is npW cashier OF this great hostelry We
were Informed from reliable sources that
before many years Nh. Perry would have
4he management of the West, which is by
all odds the finest hotel i'll the Northwest.
Nh William NJ. Brown by industry and
worth has accumulated considerable prop
erty, and is an energetic young man. He
deals in real estate in addition to his regll-
lar business. We found him wearing a
red badge which signitied that he was one
of the local committee of Odd Fellows for
the entertainment of the members of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge then visiting the
city in body. When young man Mr..
Brown was employed in the office of the
Repubican journal and learned the trade
OF a printer
At Helena, Montana, we We're met by
Nh. Fred G.. Carter, son of MI. Everett S.
Garter. of Belfast. Mr.. Carter is also a
printer, formerly of the journal compos-
ing room and now on the Helena Journal.
which paper is owned by Russell Halri-
son. son of the President. The type on
the paper is set by machinery. and Fred
manipulates one of the machines The
Helena journal is the only paper in the
Northwest that uses machines in the COM
posing room. Mrs. Carter was Miss .Jen-
,lie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa F.
Riggs Mr.. and Mrs. Carter are pleasant